Rohit came out of the cabin and saw ICT together. They were discussing how they are gonna plan for upcoming series. He saw Virat pacing in the cabin.

Rohit stood there and saw how happy ICT was with each other. Rishabh was whining to Mahi bhai about something.

Shreyas - "Bhai Mujhe ek over bowling karna hai pls.. aap Rah ko bolo na"

Rahul - "No Shreyas, nothing like that will happen. Aur waise bhi we have enough bowlers in the team"

Rohit could not hear more as it reminded him all of the memories they had with them. He went into the cabin closing the door.

He just sat on the couch thinking that how difficult it's gonna be .. was bhuvi right ? We were trying too hard and we are pushing ourselves .. and now it is starting to hurt us again ..

Virat too sat on his chair .. kept his head on the table trying to calm his nerves.

After sometime Rohit's train of thoughts was broken by Virat's voice .. "Ro" he called.

"Ha Vi ? All okay" he asked seeing him disturbed.

"I think I should go away for sometime" he said in low voice not sure about what he was saying.

"What do u mean by go away ?" Rohit asked just to confirm what he heard.

"Ro, u know I have no control over my anger .. And I think if i go away .." said Virat but got cut by Rohit's voice.

"What the hell are u saying ?" yelled Rohit in anger.

Mahi saw from outside that Virat and Rohit were arguing over something ..

"Ro what if I took my anger on You,Nush , Rits and for worse case Sammy .. i dont what that .. u know how am controlling my anger these days .. " he said and tried to make him understand.

"Vi u dont have to go away from all these .. we can take professional help" said Rohit.

"Ro I am not crazy" said Virat.

"I know that Vi, can we just meet and talk about the stuation" said Rohit calmly.

"Ro u know I cannot talk to any random person .. and there is no need of that" said Virat irritated.

"Toh ja phir .. jo karna hai kar.. I am going home" said Rohit and left the cabin angrily.

"Rohit .. Ro .. baat sun pls" said Virat back.

Mahi saw that and heard Virat calling Rohit .. he stopped Rohit when he was going ..

Mahi - "Kya baat hai Ro?"

He asked in concern.

Rohit - "Bhai, I dont want to talk now"

He said and left the office.

Mahi saw Virat in the cabin .. sitting on the chair with his head rested and eyes closed.

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KL called Anushka ..

KL - "Hello Bhabhi, aap busy ho?"

Anu - "Nahi Rahul bolo"

KL - "Bhabhi kya karu, Harry toh baat hi nhi kar raha hai"

Rits - "Rahul u can start ur normal conversations na"

KL - "Rits bhabhi maine kab harry se normal baat ki hai ..?? do u think harry se kabhi normal baat ho sakti hai"

Rits and Anushka chuckled at that ..

Anushka - "I have an idea but mujhe nhi pata kitna kaam karega"

KL - "Bhabhi ek idea nhi hai mere pass ... abhi kuch bhi nhi hai mere pass .. dimag khali hai mera"

Anushka told the idea to Rits and KL .

KL - "Bhabhi aap sure ho yeh work karega?"

Rits - "Yes Rahul .. it always works .. we have seen it for 6-7 years"

KL - "Okay mai try karta hu .. Bhabhi agar yeh work nhi kiya toh dusra kuch soch ke rakho"

Rits- "Yahi work kar jayega Rahul, dont worry"

KL - "Thank you Bhabhis"

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Jassi knocked Virat's cabin after sometime .. Virat was engrossed in work for outside .. but he was thinking that what Rohit said ..

Virat - 'Jassi come'

He said looking up from laptop.

Jassi came in and sat infront of him.

Virat - 'kya baat hai jassi ? all okay'

He asked concerned

Jassi - 'ya all okay .. its just that ..'

Virat - 'kya jassi ?'

Jassi - 'bhai i am scared ..'

he said being nervous

Virat - 'scared why? about what?'

Jassi - 'that this is all jjust a dream u know .. we will wake up and u will not be there with us again .. and we will be back in that black guilty hole which we were in'

He said nervously with moist eyes.

Virat - 'Jassi why are u thinking like that .. dont let that thoughts come in ur mind'

He said and hugged him sideways.

Jassi - 'Bhai but ..'

Virat- 'Jassi u have a match in two days, focus on that okay'

He said softly.

Jassi calmed down .. he asked nervously-

"Will u watch our match ?"

Listening to that Virat broke the hug .. he didn't know what to say on that .. Jassi was looking at him for answer but their conversation was interrupted with knock ..

Mahi knocked the cabin and asked - 'May I come in?'

Jassi left the cabin with dejection.. he knew Virat was not going to watch the match

Virat turned at the voice and said - 'Please come in Bhai'

'are u okay?' Mahi asked the first question as he entered.

'Yes, all good' he said back.

'wo I was thinking may be we could have dinner together .. i wanted to spend sometime with u,Ro,Sammy,Vami .. and rits,nush .. only if u are comfortable' said Mahi nervously.

'ya sure .. I am leaving for home after sometime .. we can go together' said Virat not able to deny him.

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Rohit came home went to his room to rest for sometime .. all this had become so exhausting for him .. and now on top of that he and Virat was arguing on every single thing.

In the evening Virat arrived with Mahi .. Mahi sat in the living room when Sammy came with Rits and Nush with Vami.

'Bade papa .. aap yaha' said Sammy excitedly.

'Ha I was missing u a lot na .. so I came to meet u' said Mahi smiling at her ..

Rohit came down after freshening up .. he was feeling a bit better now . .he saw Mahi bhai chatting with Sammy .

"Bhai, aap yaha" Rohit asked seeing him.

"ha I thought we could all do dinner together.. so I came with Virat" said Mahi

'Vi, he came home?' Rohit asked

Virat came down .. and went towards Sammy ..

Vi - 'Sammio see what i brought for you'

He said handing her gift

Sammy - 'what is it ?'

She asked.

Vi - 'your fav .. open and see it'

Sammy opened it and saw her fav I ❤️ dad nightsuit which she wanted since long time.

Vi - 'do u like it'

He asked hesitantly.

Sammy - 'I love it chachu .. how do u know i wanted this.'

She asked him ..

Vi - 'i know everything about my princess .. go and show Dada ..'

Sammy - 'see Dada its so beautiful na ..'

She showed the print to Rohit.

Rohit got emotional seeing that print all over her nightsuit .. he hugged Sammy close.

Vi - 'Now am i forgiven Sammio .. will u talk to me'

He asked as she was not talking to him

Sammy - 'Yes i will .. but u have to promise me first that u will not deny Dada if he is saying something'

She asked

Vi - 'I promise'

He knew that this was not only one thing .. but he needed to talk to Ro ..

Sammy - 'SammyVi promise ?'

She asked again.

Vi - 'Yes SammyVi promise'

He said holding her pinky finger

Sammy hugged him and sat on his lap admiring the night suit .. "yeh kitna acha hai Vi chachu .. u should also get like this .."

she said cutely to which Virat and Rohit chuckled and Virat kissed her cheeks making her giggle.

After sometime Sammy went in her room and then Mahi saw how Rohit and Virat were not talking to each other ..

Mahi Recvd call from Jinks .. saying him to come there .. as Bhuvi was not eating anything.

Mahi - 'I have to leave urgently .. bhuvi he is not eating anything ..'

he said reasoning.

Virat - 'ya sure no problem'

He said though he had a stupid nagging feeling in his mind.

Rohit saw Virat's expression of hurt as Mahi left ..

Rohit - 'u okay .. as bhai left'

Virat - 'ya what will happen to me .. he has other priorities.. i get it'

He said and left from there

Rohit saw Vamu playing with her toys .. he sat beside her ..

Vamu - 'Ro cha ..'

she said indicating to pick her up.

Rohit picked her up and made her sit in his lap. Vami was playing with his cheeks making him giggle.

Ro - 'u know ur dad is an idiot .. never listens to me .. and see how good u are .. always listen to me'

Vami giggled as if she was understanding it.

Ro - 'What do I do with ur dad Vami ..'

Vami just snuggle close to him and sleep comfortably.

He was thinking how to talk with Virat without losing his own cool .. He also felt bad today listening to Shrey and KL conversation and then Mahi bhai leaving ..

Virat was on terrace sitting on the swing .. thinking about what Jassi asked him .. He could not answer that question at all .. he never wanted to be close to the sport again .. never in his life.

Rohit came on the terrace and sat beside him. Virat rested his head on his shoulder sensing his presence. He knew Rohit was upset with him about the argument they had in the office but now he didn't had any energy to fight again.

'U were right Vi' Rohit said after sometime.

'About what ?' Virat asked

'It's too damn hard .. Bhuvi was right .. we are forcing ourselves' said Rohit tiredly.

'Hmm' said Virat.

'Think of us sometime .. we were searching for u both in whole house' said Anushka coming with Ritika upstairs.

'And u both are here' said Ritika coming with dinner.

Rohit and Virat composed themselves. And they sat making arrangements on terrace.

Vi - 'Sammy and Vami done with food ?'

He asked first.

Anu - 'Yes they had .. don't worry'

She said informing both of them.

Rohit - 'Rits did u have any nightmares in recent days'

He asked while eating his food.

Ritika - 'No .. thankfully not'

She said assuring him.

Anu - 'KL called us like for helping him to get back his relation normal with Harry'

She said.

Virat just nodded at that.

Rohit - "It's nice atleast they are getting back to normal"

He said.

Rits and Anushka frowned at the sentence not understanding what he was trying to say but Virat understood.

"U both are coming downstairs' asked Ritika after dinner.

"Give us sometime .. will come in half hour" said Rohit.

"I think we should go with the flow Vi, we should not push ourselves more. Like how KL and Harry will get back to their friendship.. ict is having happy env in the team .. may b we could get back to our happy selves'

Rohit said softly.

'U know i badly need a drink today' Virat said out of nowhere.

'U know u can't Vi ..' said Rohit though shocked as he said it.

'Ya I know' said Virat sighing.

'And even I feel the same that we could use a drink to calm our nerves .. I also can't' said Rohit understanding him.

'Doctor ne nhi bola hai' said Virat.

'Ro, I don't want to meet any random person and share my feelings.. please I have u na' said Virat like a child.

'But Vi they are professionals ..' he said trying to make him understand.

'Please na Ro' said Virat again .

'Kal baat karte hai is baare mai okay' said Rohit softly.

Virat put his head on his lap and held him. He dozed off after sometime.

Rohit was thinking how will he help Virat .. and he had to help himself too .. how will he manage everything without loosing his cool on Virat's stupid thoughts.

He just caressed Virat's hair and slept off too. Ritika came to check on them and saw them sleeping .. she put blanket on them and pillow behind Rohit's back.

"When will they be responsible towards themselves" she thought seeing them like That.

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