Ash, Jaddu, Bhuvi and Rohit were sitting on the terrace having some tea as Virat was still in deep sleep. Mahi was by his side. Ab was talking to his family.
Ash suggested coffee but Rohit denied it.
They were sitting in silence. Yes, silence! Strange it was with these four let alone ICT sitting in silence but the thoughts and all the emotions were still not absorbed by them. It was difficult with everything that happened.
"Yeh Veer itna gadha hai na", Jaddu said breaking the silence.
Rohit and others looked at him and broke into laughter hearing that Gadha (donkey) from him.
"Aur nhi toh kya? Superhero ban ne jaata hai humesha aur hume CID bana ke rakha hai! Ki search where am I and what I did?", said Jaddu and they laughed so hard.
They literally had tears due to laughing.
"What to do when we have a caring idiot as our friend who would go to any lengths to protect his loved ones", said Ash.
"Abhi yaha hota toh bolta ki 'tum meri tarif kar rahe ho ya insult' and would have puffed his cheeks like a balloon", Rohit said wiping his tears which had come out due to laughing.
Bhuvi, "he did so much and still we managed to hurt him now", he said being guilty as he was angry with him.
"It's okay Bhuvi, it was normal to get angry on him. Tell me you are angry for not telling you or because he was hurt and in pain", asked Ash.
"He was hurt, he was alone Ash screaming for help", Bhuvi said with so much pain in his voice for his friend.
Rohit got up and stood gripping the railings taking deep breaths so that they dont see him panicking. As Bhuvi said that he was alone, Rohit could feel the same feeling again.
"You guys have to accept that he is here now, with us! He needs us more than ever! So please try to overcome this, I know it is difficult for us and him but we can try together right?", said Ash explaining them.
They nodded at that. While Rohit felt himself calming down as the conversation progressed.
"Waise Rohit, how is Ab?" asked Bhuvi this time.
Rohit turned a little surprised by that question.
"What? You are spending so much time with him" said Jaddu teasing him also to lighten the atmosphere.
"Aise kuch nahi hai, this all mess could not be solved without his help! He was the one who called me when he found Virat in SA", Rohit said taking a seat beside Jaddu.
"He called you?" Bhuvi asked.
"Ya he did! Then after that we went to hospital and stuff" Rohit said remembering how they had spent last month when Virat was completely stranger.
"He must be also disturbed like us right?" Ash asked.
"Ya he is very close to Virat" Bhuvi said.
"He is disturbed but more than that he is very hurt, I don't think he realises how hurt he is", Rohit said remembering the times how empty he sounded when he would talk about this whole thing.
Jaddu noticed that he was very lost in thought and sad.
"Wow Ro, feelings sharing and all with Ab ha? Bahot hi close ho Gaye ho shayad", Jaddu teased him.
"What? Kuch bhi.. Shut up" Rohit said back.
"I would never imagined that you and Ab, oh god!" Jaddu said and this time Ash, Bhuvi joined him in chuckling.
"Ja re tu" Rohit said pushing him.
"On a very serious note" Jaddu began to which they stopped and looked at him listening to his serious tone.
"We know you related to Ab more as he found Virat and you worked together and all that. Listen carefully and keep this thing in mind.."
"What thing Jaddu?" asked Rohit confused.
"Jyada Fevicol ban ne ki jarurat nahi hai, chipak hi gaya hai! hum Abhi zinda hai aur sun bhi sakte hai the things and feelings apparently u are sharing with him" said Jaddu seriously.
"What? I am serious" Jaddu said and Rohit saw other two looking at him with some look.
"You are jealous, oh my god" Rohit said laughing at their jealous faces.
Jaddu just put his arm around Rohit's neck and tried to squeeze it playfully.
"Arey leave me! Jaddu pagal.. ha okay! I will talk to you! Ae Rajput.. Leave" Rohit said pulling his hand off.
Rohit took a look at Jaddu being Jaddu and just hugged him tightly feeling that comfort. Ash and bhuvi joined them shortly.
Jinks who had come to meet Virat saw that. He came to talk to Ash or Jaddu at least but now all he could feel was that, he lost them.
He left from there seeing them hugging and smiling in the group hug and among themselves.
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