Rohit and Virat were in the room after dinner. Mahi and others were chitchatting in the hall. Virat was tired because of the whole day they were doing one thing or the other. And he did not rest at all. Mahi sternly told him to rest after dinner without leaving any bit for argument. Rohit went with him as he wanted to spend time with his best friend alone.

Rohit made him have the tablets. Virat was resting his head on headboard thinking something. Rohit sat beside him and nudged him.

"Kya soch raha hai Vi?" asked Rohit.

"Pata hai Ro .. Mai jab bhi Mahi bhai,Yuvi pa, Sach pa,Jammy bhai aur Dada ko dekhta hu na .. ek alag feeling aati hai to see so much trust and the bonding between them" said Virat starting to tell him what he was thinking.

"Ha wo toh hai .. par tu yeh kyu soch raha hai abhi" asked Rohit not understanding where the conversation is heading.

"Mujhe yeh abhi tak samaj nhi aa raha ki .. where I lacked to gain trust of the team. Why did the team didn't believe me ? Matlab tu imagine kar just for a sec .. ki agar mai yeh nhi karta toh Bhai pe blame lagta .. team would have believed him. But I can't understand that why it is so hard to believe me ? Jaddu,Bhuvi,Shikhi,Ash .. no one believed me." said Virat having tears in his eyes.

Rohit side hugged him and Virat rest his head on his shoulder crying softly. "I don't know what to say Vi .. Mujhe bhi nhi pata .. mostly about Jaddu,Bhuvi,Shikhi,Ash. They should have believed you .." said Rohit not having a clue for the first time what to say to Virat because he was very angry on the team.

As Virat's tears were soaking his shoulder, "Vi tu yeh sab mat soch .. dekh mai tere sath hu .. Mahi bhai hai .. Yuvi Pa and Sonu came all the way there and Dada,Sach pa and Jammy bhai trusts u so much. So dont think about the team. They don't deserve you." said Rohit trying to console him as well trying to assure himself that about the team.

Rohit just hugged him tighter to console him where Virat's tears were still flowing. Rohit also had tears in his eyes seeing Virat so emotional. He also got to think if he was at Virat's place .. then what team would do .. will they believe him ? He had lost the trust now same as Virat.

Mahi came at that time saying from the door : "Cheeku tablets le liye tune .."

They both got up hurriedly composed themselves by rubbing their tears off. Mahi saw them both wiping their tears. Mahi went near them and sat infront of them. He asked : "Kya hua tum dono ko .. Cheeku is the wound paining ?"

Virat answered : "Nahi bhai .. itna nahi"

Mahi knew something was wrong but he focused on Virat's dressing first. He said : "Chal phir we have to clean the wound and phir se bandage karna hai .. jaise doctor ne bola hai" .. Mahi took the dettol and cotton to clean it.

Virat whined : "Bhai please bahot jalega wo" .. Rohit hold his hand to support.

Mahi said : "Cheeku 2 min mai ho jayega .."

Virat hissed as the liquid touch to his forehead. He gripped Rohit's hand tighter. Tears were making its way from his eyes. As he was already crying .. it just came out naturally being overwhelmed with the care of Mahi bhai and Rohit .. the pain give by the team and the pain of the wound.

Mahi seeing his tears asked him softly : "Kya hua Cheeku bahot jyada pain ho raha hai kya ? bas ho gaya hai abhi" .. he covered the wound with the bandage and wiped his tears.

Mahi sat infront of both of them as they were very silent thinking something. Mahi asked them : "Ab batao kya hua hai .. kyu itna pareshaan ho tum dono"

Virat immediately replied: "Kuch nahi bhai aise hi soch rahe the bas nothing serious"

Rohit also said : "Ha bhai kuch nahi hua"

Mahi didn't push further as he thought when they will need to share it they will. Mahi was about to say something till Virat's phone rang. It was his brother.

Rohit and Mahi left the room to give him privacy.

Virat excited : "Hello bhai"

Virat's brother: "How u could do this Virat ?"

Virat's excitement vanished completely hearing the indifference in tone : "What did I do bhai ?"

Virat's brother: "U have the audacity to ask me that .. Because of you we have to face all this .. how could u sell out your team .. for some money ! Or what ? We are so ashamed right now !! I really don't what to say to you .. I never expected this from u .. u disappointed our father .. his dream to see u at the top .. I am so disgusted right now with u .." saying this he hanged up the call in frustration

He said this not giving time to explain Virat anything . Virat was numb listening to all that. He was in state of shock .. His own family didn't believe him. What did he do deserve such distrust from all the people he loved ? He just expected everyone to trust him ..

Virat mumbling to himself while having tears in his eyes : "yahi galti ho rahi hai mujh se .. I am expecting from everyone so much .. expectations hi nahi rakhne chahiye .. My own family doesn't believe me .. Kaha mai dusro se umeed rakh raha tha .. I don't deserve to be trusted .. to be loved .. mere sath jo log hai unhe bhi sab kuch face karna padh raha hai .. I am the culprit.... It's my fault .. everything is happening because of me" thinking all this he started breathing heavily. As he already got panic attack previously.. it got triggered again .. He got up trying to gasp from breath ... He tried to get the water but the glass slipped from his hands and broke in pieces as they were shivering so much .. he just collapsed on ground giving up .. His hands got hurt by the glass pieces as they landed on them.

His thoughts while giving up to try to breathe.. where this whole situation led him .. he never regrets a bit what he had done for his Mahi bhai .. but he also got to know how people he thought he loved betrayed him by not trusting him .. As now he got to know that his family don't trust him .. how disappointed would be his father as his brother said .. he doesn't care about anything more now .. he just wished peace .. he fell unconscious due to loss of blood on his hands and due to exhaustion not able to breathe .. as he was already weak .. this affected him more ..

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Rohit came to check on him after almost an hour. He went in the room to find Virat collapsed on floor against the bed. He rushed to him panicking. He saw glass pieces there which has hurt him.

Rohit worriedly tapping his face : "Vi open your eyes .. Virat !!" He sprinkled water on his face but he didn't get up .. "Wake up Virat .. open your eyes Vi" but Virat didn't respond.

Rohit shouted: "MAHI BHAI !! MAHI BHAI ! COME FAST !!"

Mahi and others arrived there hearing Rohit shout so loudly. Mahi saw Virat in that state. They helped him to get on the bed. Sonu called for the doctor.

Jammy bhai worriedly asked : What happened in an hour of time ?

Rohit and Mahi were too emotional and shocked to answer. They just sat beside Virat wiping his face which was full of sweat and tears. Rohit was cleaning the blood of his hands.

Doctor arrived and checked him. He told : "He collapsed due to stress and anxiety. And also due to blood loss." He gave him injection and prescribed some medicines.

Everyone was just waiting for him to wake up which happened two hours later. Virat woke up and saw Mahi and Rohit by his side. He tried to sit up ... they helped him to sit with the support of the bed. Rohit helped drink some water.

Mahi softly asked : "Cheeku what happened bacha ?"

Virat just remembered the conversation with his brother. He was just sitting there staring into nothing. He did not respond to Mahi as his voice was not reaching to him. The words said were repeating in his head.

Mahi looked at Rohit to say something. Rohit tried : "Vi kya hua ? kuch toh Bol" but Virat didn't answered him too. He was just sitting there numb.

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