"Wake up Ro, please don't leave me like this." Virat pleaded to Rohit.

"Vi !!! Do something ! He is not waking up. I cannot live without him" Ritika cried hugging Virat.

"Vi chachu what happened to Dada, you were there na with him" Sammy cried.

"Please wake up Ro, don't leave ur idiot best friend like this." Virat pleaded to Rohit's unconscious form.

"Don't leave me ! Please someone help me. He is not waking up" said Virat crying.

"Do something Vi plz" said Ritz crying and pleading to him.

"Chachu" said Sammy scared.

"Bubs my brother" said Anushka.

"Ro I will die without U please don't do this to me." Said Virat crying hysterically.

"Ro don't do this to me" pleaded Virat.

"Wake up Vi, it's not real. I am here" said Rohit shaking him out of his dream. Virat was sweating and shivering in his dream.

"Ro bhai do something plz" said KL and Jassi scared to see Virat like that.

"Virat !" Yelled Rohit in worry to which Virat woke up with jerk.

Rohit had held him when he swayed on his feet. Aman booked a room at the hotel for them even when the kids insisted they would stay in their room.

Rohit was sitting beside Virat and Aman standing on other side. Others were standing and sitting with support wherever space they found.

Rohit suddenly heard screaming of Virat. He tried so hard but he didn't wake up and then he yelled which caused Virat to get out of his nightmare.

"I am here Vi" said Rohit when Virat had registered his surroundings.

Virat nodded and sat properly with the support of the bed.

"U okay sir ?" Asked Aman first.

"Ya" said Virat.

"U are angry with me ?" Virat asked looking at Rohit.

"No I am not, I was so worried" said Rohit in concerned.

"Sorry, I just couldn't take it anymore" said Virat tiredly.

"U could have informed me" said Rohit.

"Sorry I could not control anymore. I didn't know what to think..But I didn't do anything wrong as promised" said Virat.

"Ya just don't do anything like this again. It scared the hell out of me" Said Rohit.

"I scolded Aman for that" said Rohit looking at Aman.

"It's fine sir" said Aman.

"Sorry for worrying u too Aman" said Virat.

"I am glad u r okay sir" said Aman.

"Are u really okay?" Asked Mahi worriedly.

"Yes I am" said Virat.

"Sir, I will take ur leave" said Aman.

"Thank you so much Aman" said Rohit.

Aman acknowledged that and left from the room.

"Virat we .." began Jinks.

"Please don't.. don't say sorry again" said Virat interrupting in between.

"I know u are guilty and I have heard everyone including MS on the terrace." Said Virat.

"You were there ?" Asked Mahi shocked.

"Yes, I was. Strange u didn't recognise my presence like before." Virat said and remembered something.

Virat looked at Mahi seeing that he broke his promise. Virat looked away and said -

"But I understand situation has changed no one is same anymore."

"Don't say like that bhai" said Jassi.

"It's hard to keep promises." Said Virat sadly.

" Cheeku plz" said Mahi sadly

"U have to accept it I can't be same like before because I am changed" said Virat.

"Virat bhai is it because of me. Please am sorry" said hardik being guilty

Virat closed his eyes for a sec hearing that sorry again and the guilty tone.

"Please don't say sorry again now" said Rohit seeing Virat.

"Hardik it's not because of you. I am sorry for whatever u guys went through. I know it have been so hard for u guys. I will not say that I understand because it's a complete different situation."

Said Virat.

"From past 2 days We listened everything u all have gone through and I felt so guilty about it." Continued Virat.

"But there is nothing for u to guilty about it. It was nowhere ur fault" said Mahi.

"Ofcourse it was, I took Ro away from u. All the decisions were taken by me. Rohit just trusted me with it and we left from here" said Virat.

"Stop please Vi" said Rohit not wanting him to self blame again.

"I won't okay, don't get angry" said Virat as he didn't want Rohit to be worried.

"I always thought that this team is a family. But I was living in a illusion. Because family doesn't betray each other" said Virat which made everyone sad.

"And We know u have suffered enough because of that" continued Rohit seeing their sad faces.

"But u don't how much I had to suffer. I had to see my best friend in a critical condition which I cannot forget in this life.It has marked my heart" said Virat remembering that.

Rohit held his hand hearing that to which Virat gripped it.

"It has been too hard for us" said Rohit understanding Virat.

"May b u had each other or not but atleast u had the physical presence of each other but me I had to literally watch him laying lifeless" said Virat emotionally.

Everyone had tears listening to that. Kids were shocked to hear that. Mahi was feeling that helplessness which Virat felt.

"The fear of losing him, fear of not seeing him again. I had to see in that fear and helplessness in my sister's eyes."

Virat closed his eyes remembering Ritika's face when she tried to be strong infront of him and how she cried secretly when he was not looking.

"I tried really hard to get past that all but I am sorry I cannot forget that. I don't think I will ever forget that In my this life. May b if I die .."

Virat said tiredly.

"Vi shut up" said Rohit angry.

"Cheeku,bhai" said Mahi and others

"Sorry Ro" said Virat.

"U don't know how much time it took for the scars go from the mind and body. It was really hard" said Rohit.

"And then our family... Nush who was suffering too. Virat had to be a pillar for us. He was the one who stood strong for us .. and Ritz too"

Rohit said being proud of them.

"Cheeku, Ro we understand .." said Mahi but stopped hearing Virat's voice.

"U don't .. U don't understand. I am empty from inside. I don't have that strength to trust again, to forgive again" said Virat.

"I really felt so bad when I heard Jassi, KL and Hardik how they suffered and how they feel"

Said Virat.

"We could literally feel Jassi has become like Virat .. we know how u felt .. but it's too hard" said Rohit

"I felt miserable when I heard MS crying and saying sorry" said Virat.

"But Ro I can't forget everything" he turned towards Ro and said that.

"I am sorry u need forgiveness I can't give u that .. I can't do it anymore Ro.. I can't"

Said Virat crying.

"The dream which I saw was the same where Rohit is not waking up and I lost him in front of my eyes"he said sobbing.

"Please I can't do it ... I can't forget everything.. I am sorry if u feel I am being selfish ... but my emotions and my mind is stuck .. I cannot get over it" he continued.

"If I feel anything is just anger .. that I can't get hold of my emotions .. I was so good at that but now I cannot" said Virat.

Rohit pulled him in a hug and Virat cried hysterically along with Ro who also could not control his tears.

Everyone else had tears in their eyes seeing them like that.

They didn't know the magnitude of their suffering now they get that .. Virat was right they cannot understand it.

He said it right that they had each other. Even if nothing was going right team was together. Mahi bhai was with them.

They never thought what would have happened. They understood it now how alone they were. And how much they suffered.

"I am so tired. I can't do it .. please don't force me" said Virat in his sobs.

Mahi took the courage and went towards him. He held his hand with utmost care as it was hurt.

"Cheeku, no one is forcing you. Whatever u feel like u do it bacha."

Mahi said softly.

"Really??" He asked like a child hiding him in Rohit's arms.

"Yes kiddo. No one is forcing u and Ro to forgive us. You don't have to if you don't want to"

Said Mahi softly caressing Rohit's hair and caressing Virat's hand.

"Ro please don't leave me" said Virat cuddling to him as much as he could.

"I am not going anywhere, I am here by your side" said Rohit holding him.

Virat unknowingly held onto Mahi's hand too.

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