Virat reached near Rishabh's room. He saw Bhuvi sitting outside the door talking to him.

Bhuvi : "Rishu plz stop crying .. it was an accident. It is not your fault. Dont blame yourself. Please open the door."

Virat moved towards the door. Rohit also came there. Bhuvi immediately stood up seeing Virat there. He didn't say anything. Virat told him : "Let me try once". Virat knocked the door and said softly : "Rishabh it's me Virat... open the door." Suddenly the door was opened and Virat saw a devastated Rishabh standing there with tears in his eyes.

Rishabh was shocked at first and then saw his Virat bhaiya standing there. He saw his hand bandaged and again got drowned in that guilt and blaming himself. Virat moved towards him but Rishabh just moved backwards mumbling : "Don't come near me Bhai .. I will hurt you again" .. he slided down against the wall crying again.

Virat and Rohit went towards him. Virat took him in his arms rubbing his back to calm him down. Virat said him softly : "It's not your fault .. don't blame yourself. Aise toh kitne baar hua hai training sessions and field pe .. teri koi galti nahi hai Rishabh"

Rishabh just kept crying harder and harder. Virat was consoling him and hugged him after so many days so he got more emotional. He was blaming himself for not believing his bhai who was here to support him.

Virat tried consoling him again : "Rishu .. kiddo .. please dont cry. Teri tabiyat kharab ho jayegi bacha." .. Rohit also tried : "Virat is right .. Rishu chup ho ja bacha .."

Rishabh said while sobbing : "I am very bad Virat bhaiya .. I am very bad .. First I didn't beleive you and then I hurt you. I cannot forgive myself. I am so sorry .. I cannot ask forgiveness because I don't deserve it .. but I am really sorry"

Virat looked at Rohit helplessly. Virat said softly : "Rishabh stop crying this instant .. you are gonna make yourself sick now. I forgive you bacha .. Please stop crying" Rishabh broke the hug and asked : "Really .. u forgive me?" .. Virat answered : "Yes". Rishabh asked Rohit : "Ro bhaiya u also ?" .. Rohit answered : "Yes Rishu .. Now come on get up and get freshened up .. You didn't had lunch .. we will have it together."

Rishabh went to get freshen up while Rohit brought their lunch in the room. He saw Virat standing in balcony and went towards him. When he stood near him he saw tears in Virat's eyes.

Rohit asked him concerned : "Kya hua Vi? Kya soch raha hai"

Virat wiped his tears and said : "Kuch nahi .. bas Rishabh was regretting his mistake so much of not trusting me .. I could forgive him but I don't know if I will forgive the seniors or Mahi bhai soon".

Rohit said softly: "Tu na jyada mat soch .. one step at a time okay !! Waise bhi tere pass itna dimag nahi hai toh usko stress mat de (tried to lighten the atmosphere)"

Virat smiled after so many days hearing that. Rohit patted his back and they went in the room to see Rishabh staring at lunch plate sitting silently.

Virat sat beside him .. took a bite from the plate and forwarded it to Rishabh. Rishabh was staring at him.

Virat gestures him to have it. "What's wrong .. u still look stressed Rish" asked Rohit as Virat was feeding him.

"Nothing bhai my head is aching" said Rishabh looking down. Rohit said : "Ofcourse it would .. who cries so much .." .. Virat made him lay down properly giving some pain killer. Rishabh just shifted himself in Virat's lap. Virat was running his fingers through his hair. Rohit and Virat were talking to him and eventually he fell asleep.

Mahi was watching all this from the door how Virat was feeding Rishabh and Rohit was talking with him to lift his mood. The whole scene just reminds him of Mahi feeding Virat when he is sick and Rohit taking care of him.

He was regretting it so much that how he destroyed everything.. this beautiful relation by his own hands. Why did he do it? He just did not think for once. He left from there.

Rohit and Virat came out of Rishabh's room and found Rah,Jassi,Hardik,Kuldeep and Yuzi there. They stood up seeing them.

Jassi took a deep breath and said : "Please forgive us too bhai .. we made a grave mistake. You give us any punishment.. we will take it. But please don't be upset with us. Talk to us plz .. we are extremely sorry bhai"

"please forgive us bhai .. whatever u say we will do it .. run laps do the gym .. anything u just say .. but plz talk to us" said Rah pleading

Kuldeep dropped on his knees folded his hands : "we cannot forgive ourselves for what we did to u but please give us on last chance plz bhai .. plzzzzzzzz"

Everyone followed Kuldeep and got on their knees with folded hands to gain forgiveness ..

Virat said them sternly : "All of u get up from the floor"

They stood up with their head hung low. Virat said softly: "i just want to say that never do this again .. you should learn to establish trust within your team and friends.. it will help u in life that no matter what happens they will stand by u ... now I forgive u all .."

"We are really sorry bhai we will never do this again" all of them said. Virat and Rohit hugged them .

Rohit : "Come on then off u all go .. you are having gym session in an hour. Rah,Jassi stay with Rishabh .. his head was aching. Don't let him go to gym session okay"

Rah,Jassi agreed and they went into Rishabh's room along with other juniors.

Rohit : "Chal hum log bhi lunch khatam karte hai .. mai room mai Lata hu tu ja"

Virat : "Okay thanks Ro .. mera kitna dhyan hai tujhe 😉 tu nahi hota toh mai kya karta 😁"

Rohit : "Chup kar dramebaaz"

They had lunch together. Rohit strictly instructed Virat to take some rest and not go to the gym not wanting to increase his hand injury more. Virat reluctantly listened to him.

Virat slept taking the painkillers while Rohit was sitting in the balcony.

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