Virat parked his car and went into the house. He went into the kitchen to find something to eat. He hadn't eaten all day as according to him his thoughts were eating his head all day.

Ritika and Anushka came downstairs and found him in the kitchen.

Anushka - "Vi"

She called

Virat jumped by the voice .. "Ohh u scared me"

Ritika - "Food is in the microwave Vi .. Good night"

She said and left from there.

Anushka served him food and sat beside him.

"Sorry I got late .. why u both up till now ?" Said Virat.

"We were just having coffee" she said.

"Are u okay Vi ?" She asked softly seeing him lost.

"Ya I am fine" he lied obviously.

"Do u ever think of leaving me Nushkie and living a peaceful life somewhere when all that happened?" Virat asked her out of nowhere.

"WHAT ????" Anushka asked shockingly. Virat didn't say anything on her shocking reaction.

"Why are u saying like this Vi ? Why will I leave you ? I can never leave you Vi." She asked keeping her hand on his.

"No reason just a thought came in my mind .. Sorry I asked" He said.

"Bubs do u want share something with me ? U know I am right here" she said softly.

"Ya I know" he said and got up to keep the plates.

Anushka sighed at his stubborn nature of not sharing things or whatever he is feeling. She was more determined now to convince Ro to talk to Mahi bhai.

Next morning Rohit and Ritika both noticed Anushka tensed. Virat was sleeping as he slept very late.

Rohit asked her seeing lost - "Kya baat hai Sharmaji why are u so tensed in the morning?"

Anushka said sadly - "You won't believe what Vi asked me yesterday ?"

Ritika asked concerned - "What did he ask Nush ?"

Anushka said - "That Did I ever think of leavimg him after whatever happened and live a peaceful life somewhere?"

She said being sad thinking why did her Bubs say that.

Rohit asked shockingly - "No way he would have said that"

Anushka said - "He did Ro ! And he was so lost at whole dinner .. and abruptly he asked me this .. I am really worried Ro"

Ritika said - "If u notice this questions he asks and him getting lost is happening after he met ICT and mostly when you both went to pick Mahi bhai and saw him like that"

Rohit was also thinking how Virat was getting affected. He remembers how he asked that they can go back to Mussoorie.

Sometimes Rohit also thinks how peaceful things were there but he could sense that emptiness because they never got closure. They just left.

Ritika and Anushka noticed that now Rohit was lost in thoughts.

Virat came there and said - "What are u all discussing in the morning ?"

Rohit came out of his thoughts and said - "That how lazy you have become .."

Virat said - "Me and lazy .. please talk about urself"

Rohit was going to argue at that but stopped hearing Virat's phone ring.

"yes Aman ?" He said picking up the phone.

"Ya I will be there in one hour" Virat answered and hanged up the call.

"Need to go to the office .. u coming Rohit ?" Asked Virat while having breakfast.

"May b later .. if anything urgent then I can come" said Rohit

"No just checking the new office work ..Aman was telling that we could meet the interior designer .." said Virat.

"Ohh whatever u decide.. I will come by evening" said Rohit.

Virat left for the office. Ritika and Anushka went to the restaurant.

Rohit was thinking about whatever they talked about yesterday. He went meet Mahi at the ICT hotel.

Rohit reached the hotel and asked for Meeting MS. Hotel receptionist recognised him and agrees immediately.

The receptionist directed him to the team room. Rohit saw everyone was talking among each other.

Rahul and Hardik were sitting with Mahi in between which reminded him of Vi and himself when they used to whine for his attention together and he used to just sit in between and then they used to cuddle to him.

Kuldeep and Yuzi talking to each other on god knows what important as they whispering among each other. They also reminded him of Vi and himself whispering and gossiping about one thing or other.

Jaddu, Bhuvi, Ash and Jinks were talking to each other .. the senior guys their friends .. the 2013 batch .. they were always with each other in their highs and lows but they left him and Vi.

Jassi, Rishabh and Shreyas were discussing about latest watch .. He remembered how Rishabh and Jassi would whine to him And Vi to get their attention.

He stood there for a minute and just got a flashback when he and Virat were here and happy .. didn't have to worry about anything because they had their Mahi bhai with them.

He still remembers how Virat used to show his puppy eyes to him and Mahi and just sit in between them just to cuddle like a child.

"Mahi bhaiiiii please na .. I am ur Cheeku na .. please Aaj sleep here only with me and Ro"

Virat jumped in between Ro and Mahi bhai. He kept his head on Mahi's chest cuddling and in the morning the would find him cuddling to Rohit and his One leg on Mahi.

Rohit used to always think that what is this weird position. But it was his best friend who used to be a child with them ..

A lone tear came out of his eye.. he wiped it and came back to present as he need to find that child in Virat again.

Rohit knocked the door to get their attention. Everyone looked at him and went upto him immediately.

Mahi - "Hi Rohit u here ? Didn't know we had a meeting today?"

He said and searched for Virat alongside him.

Rohit understood that he is searching for Virat.

"There is no meeting .. actually I came to meet u MS. U know after yesterday"

He said reminding him.

"Ya sure" Mahi said and they both left from there to the cafe at that terrace. All where confused regarding that but didn't ask or say anything.

Rohit saw Mahi was nervous and that was the first time he saw him nervous apart from whenever he or Vi used to be sick.

"So all okay at home ?" Mahi asked breaking the silence.

"Ya all good" he replied.

"When did Virat reached home ? We were there till 10 but he was still working. Only if u want to tell" he added at the end.

"He came at 1.30 or 2 I guess. He dropped Aman and then reached home" Rohit said.

"But why he was working so late ? Was the feedback forms so important ? Means he could have done it today right ?"

Mahi asked wanting to know the reason behind his overworking.

"It was not that urgent ., it's upto us only when we want to review it .. but he was just distracting himself I guess by burying himself in work"

Rohit said trying to get the conversation going.

Soon their coffees arrived and the conversation stopped again.

"Why do u want to know now ? Like how we are or how we were ? Why do u care now ?" Asked Rohit finally.

Mahi turned silent at that questions.

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