It's Okay To Not Be Okay

Chapter 11

He found virat sitting beside him on a chair with bowl of cold water and placing the damp washcloth on his forehead. "Ash is calling the doctor... Any response?" he apprised, "No" virat mumbled dumping the washcloth again and keeping it back on his forehead.

They sat in silence waiting for the doctor who soon came with ash on toe behind him. He did the check up and gave him an injection before turning back to three standing behind him, staring at him impatiently.

"High fever and is he not having his meals on time?" the doctor enquired, "All I remember is him having his breakfast with us" virat said with frown trying to remember if he saw him having anything after that "Didn't saw him having anything after that" ash  shrugged with the same frown on his face.

"Dinner?" Rohit asked, because by the time they were back most of them were already asleep. "He skipped?" ash said or more like questioned looking kind of uncertain, he remembered jad telling them that he will have it later but if the doctor is asking about his meals he definitely must have skipped.

"Make sure to take care of his meals and give him meds on time, I will check him again in a few hours to see if needs another injection or not, the fever is quite high" the doctor informed them while writing down some meds. He gave the meds and prescription to Rohit who was near him and made his way out.

Just then Bhuvi entered there with concerned frown as the doctor from there. "Here you are we had been searc- jad? is he okay?" He immediately made his way towards him. "High fever" ash explained, while virat stared at blank space deep in thoughts. "What happened yesterday after we left?" Virat asked suddenly, his voice stern making Bhuvi gulp. "Nothing?" He muttered shifting uncomfortably on his heels, scared that virat might blame him for jad's health as it was his idea to send hardik to call him and jad obviously looked too off after that.

"Call everyone here" this time it was Rohit, ash and Bhuvi nodded they made their way to the balcony to text or call everyone there. "It wasn't your fault don't worry" ash said to Bhuvi, knowing he must be thinking himself guilty for his condition. Bhuvi nodded with a reassuring smile.

Bhuvi called hardik who picked up on the second ring. "Hello?" Hardik answered confused as he just left the room a few minutes back, "Vi is calling everyone in jad's room" he said getting straight to the point.

"I am not coming" he replied firmly, as he expected. "Harry-" he tried to explain gently but the other one doesn't seem to be in the mood to listen to anything "I am not coming there".

"He is not even conscious so just shut up and come here" Bhuvi almost growled, hardik went quite, shocked at the tone and realizing what he said. "O-okay" he stammered.

Soon everyone gathered in the said room looking equally confused and concerned. "What happened yesterday after we left?" Virat asked getting straight to the point, he knew from whom he would get answers but he still wanted to try.

"Nothing?" Rahul replied or more like questioned when no one answered. "Something-" before virat could continue they hear another voice, familiar yet unexpected,

"Is everything okay?" Everyone turned back towards the door to see MS standing there looking confused just like them. "Bhai? You here?" Virat asked, getting up from the bed. "Came a few days earlier to surprise- Jad? What happened to him?" He asked, immediately rushing to jad's side. "Found him passed out here with high fever" Rohit explained passing him a glass of water.

"How-" before he could even finish his question virat exploded, "That's what I am trying to find only if they open their mouth" he said fuming in anger.

"What did you say to him Harry?" He asked him straight forwardly, he noticed how he was avoiding eye contact ls and trying to hide behind and the doubt he had before calling everyone in was cleared right away.

Bhuvi came forward hesitantly one no one spoke anything "I sent him to bring him back thinking they might you know talk out their thing" he explained nervously,
"But it backfired?" Rohit asked but his eyes were fixed on hardik as if trying to make him speak "Yeah I guess-" he mumbled but virat cut him off, "Hardik?"

"I have an important call to at-" he tried to come up with some excuse, even though he knew it won't work with them. "Just say what you did and you can leave" this time it was mahi bhai.

Hardik closed his eyes taking a deep breath, mentally reminding himself that whatever he did was even though his heart was denying and he was feeling guilty "I yelled at him" he finally told them. "And?" Rohit pressed guessing there has to be something more into this, "Kind of told him to..." He went silent, his heart clenching but he won't let it know. "We don't have the whole day Harry" said virat already running out of patience. "Retire" he said and suddenly there was pin drop silence in the room.

"How many times do I have to remind you he. is. your. senior, he doesn't answer you back doesn't mean you're allowed to insult him and tell him whatever you want" virat snapped,

"I was just annoyed and wanted to come back and rest but by the way he was packing it slow it seemed like he was doing it deliberately" hardik tried to defend himself even though he knew somewhere inside that he was at fault. "You-" before the argument could go further mahi bhau decided to step in, "Enough".

"What's you problem Harry?" He asked rather calmly
"Noth-" before he could complete he cut him off,
"Him?" He asked.

"Yes or no?" He repeated in a simple way to make it easy for him. "I am taking it as a yes" he declared, "So from now on it will be my responsibility to keep him out of your sight as much as I can and I request if you don't like him just ignore him" he continued and hardik could feel his heart beat getting faster, having inner debate. This is what he wasnted right? Then why his heart is beating so fast? He didn't wanted to feel guilty but why he was feeling like that? Feeling bad?

"You guys can leave you have practice right?" He asked, turning towards others.

"But-"

"No buts cheeku you're the captain" he said cutting him off, he knew virat would oppose. "I am here with him don't worry" he reassured.

Slowly everyone agreed to leave for the practice even though they didn't want to, they knew mahi bhai would take better care of him but they still wanted to stay beside him.

"What are you going to do about him?" Rohit asked once everyone left and even virat left to get ready. "He will apologise to him by himself one day" mahi bhai replied, deep inside praying for that day to come soon.

A/N-

I am really sorry for the late update but my life have been mess. Too many thing happened some good and done bad and I am still trying to get everything in control also my college started so from now on updates will be slow.

Dw i won't abandon this book even if I do either I will post a note before or just simply delete my acc so dw even with slow update I will try my best to complete it.

PS- someone gave this idea of sick jaddu but I forgot who it was that's why I couldn't tag that person (you can comment here if you're still reading this book so I can tag you for your idea)