Virat woke up to find himself in an empty room. Panic rushed into his system as fear engulfed him. The four walls painted in pure white has nothing to do with his fear but the Silence and desertedness of room have. He looked around to find someone. He wanted to scream out, call someone but his voice abandoned him. He wanted to run out this scary room but it's like his body has frozen. it felt like a soul entrapped in a stone statue.

Much to his relief, he found a figure standing at the corner of the room walking towards him from the unknown darkness.

"Nuskie..." he whispered signing in relief as her face into clear view.

"It's all over Virat. You broke me. You broke us. It's all over now." She said in a broken tone with tear-filled eyes as he started stepping back into the darkness.

"No...No... No... Don't say that. Nuskie...Stop...No..." Virat shouted frustratedly. He wanted to run and stop her but his body wasn't moving.

"Why are you shouting now? Isn't that what you always wanted." Came Rohit's taunt from the opposite corner.

"Ro..."Virat cried feeling little relived. "Be here Ro. It's scary...I...I'm scared."

"Why would you want a selfish jerk like me near you Virat?" Rohit asked amused making Virat shrink.

"You asked me to show some self-respect and Walk away. Now, I'm walking away."Rohit said in a teary voice as he stepped back into darkness.

"Ro...Ro...Ro...Stop..." He shouted but there wasn't anyone to hear.

"Bhai... Bhai... Ask him to stop..."Virat screamed as he saw MS standing there.

"I learnt not to interfere in your life Virat," MS said in an emotionless tone.

"No...Don't say that...I need you...your Cheeku needs you...please..." Virat cried breaking down. he felt drained. he felt... Dead.

"You don't need anyone Virat," MS said in the same tone as he stepped back. This time Virat didn't scream out to stop. He had no energy left.

"Mummy..." he whispered tiredly as he saw his mother standing there with his brother.

"Why did you say all that Virat? Why did you make me feel like I'm talking to celebrity Virat Kohli...Not my baby brother Virat? Why?" His brother accused him.

"Mumma..." he whispered again as tears flow from his eyes. She was his only light. He wanted to her to hold him, assure him and protect him like always.

"Its too late...puttar(son). You have messed it bad this time." She said crying as she walked away with his brother.

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Virat Screamed with every bit of energy left in him making his body ache as the darkness began to engulf him

"Cheeku...Cheeku...Bhacha...What happened... Cheeku." he heard a familiar voice as he felt warmth around him.

"Maa..." he whispered again wanting to find her.

"Cheeku... What happened Bhacha? Wake up... open your eyes Cheeku...See I'm here." Came the same warm concerned voice again.

It sounded like Mahi Bhai...But hasn't he already left? Wait did he ask me to wake up? Am I not already up.

Virat's thoughts were broken as he felt someone violently shaking his body. With a jolt, his eyes were opened as he felt sweet all over his body. The moment he saw the hospital room with worried MS looking at him anxiously he realised it was a dream... rather a nightmare.

"Bhai..."He cried in relief pleaded MS with teary eyes to hold him.

Next second MS took him into a bear hug assuring him.

"Bhai... Maa...Bhaiya..." Virat continued to say broken words trying to assure himself that everything is fine.

"What happened Cheeku? Maa is fine Bacha... You wanna talk to her? Should I bring the phone?" MS asked. He don't give a damn about hospital rules if anything in th world would make Virat look less traumatized than he is now... MS WOULD do that.

"Don't Go... Please..." Virat managed to utter.

"I'm here Cheeku...with you." MS assured wondering what might have gotten Virat so scared and Why was he muttering 'Maa...Maa'

After 5 minutes Virat was back to normal.

"It was just a bad dream...Bhai. I'm fine now." Virat assured smiling as he came out the hug.

"Why were you so scared? You were sweating so much." MS asked concerned.

"It's just...I... Leave it na Bhai... It's just a bad dream. I don't want to talk about it. Not even think about it." Virat said.

"Acha... Fine. Let's not talk about it now. you want to talk to your mother?" MS asked as he saw Virat is still a little worked up.

"Can I? Hospital rules? Will you break them?" Virat asked excitedly. Breaking the rules along with Mahi Bhai gave him a new sense of excitement.

"Maybe I will," MS said frowning at Virat's misplaced excitement.

"Ok...Let's call." Virat said excitedly when his eyes fell on the clock showing 2:30 "But Mummy would panic for no reason if we call her now and she may give a good dose of scolding also tomorrow." Virat said dropping the Idea.

"So no Phone calling," MS asked to confirm.

"Bhai...We can call Ro." Virat said excitedly. "And disturb his sleep." were his unsaid words though MS did understand them.

"No... We are not calling anyone now. You go back to sleep without any arguments." MS ordered as he remembered the doctor saying how important it is for Virat to sleep.

"I'm here Cheeku." He assured.

"Hmm... You sit here." Virat said indicating little space on his bed as he moved aside. Virat slept snuggling into MS as he obliged.

Thankfully Virat had an undisturbed peaceful sleep, unlike every time he got the nightmare in past days.

 He only woke up when the nurse came to check his blood pressure and other things early in the morning and went back to sleep the moment she left.

"He had lost the right to taunt me for sleep with he himself sleeping like a log." Rohit's complaining voice broke Virat's slumber. Sun was piercing in through the window proving why Rohit had come up with that statement.

Kul might have left as soon as Ro came like always. Generally even MS leaves and return back along with entire team by noon... But it's seems like he stayed to day... Not that Virat is complaining...

"Do you really think he is anywhere near giving any competition to you?" MS teased Ro making Virat grin automatically.

"Why do always  have to take his side."Rohit sulked.

"Simple, because he loves me more." Virat boasted gaining their attention 

"Dream on..." Rohit said not wanting to lose the argument as He and MS walked towards Virat's bed.

"Good morning Virat...and No...you don't start an argument on that now. Fresh up fast and a have your medicines without any tantrums. Ro and I have to leave." MS said in the stern tone he generally uses when he had to stop the fight.

"Both of you has to go? Why?" Virat asked his hidden fears surfaced by the nightmare and he did notice that MS has called his Virat again.

"Why matlab? He has to freshen up of course Aur Mujhe bhi kaam hotha hai bhai...Inta bhi bekhar nahi hu mai." Rohit taunted.

In normal circumstances, he would have a return taunt from Virat but Virat brain is not working normally of course.

"I... I didn't mean that? I was just..." Virat said in a sad tone. MS and Rohit were taken aback but still waited for Virat to talk what going on in his brain... or say stupid overthinking brain according to Rohit. 

"I know I messed up but don't...don't push me away... Please," he said remotely.

"WHAT?" Rohit shouted at the end of his wits.

"What made you think that we are pushing you away?" MS asked equally shocked. 'Why does he should always jump into meaningless conclusions just like that?' MS thought.

"You called me Virat, not Cheeku?" Virat gave his most valid point.

"So? Virat is your name. Isn't it?" MS asked with all the patience in the world while Rohit looked like he wanna bang his head to the nearest wall.

"Ya...but you don't call me that. You called me 7 times from yesterday. Are you angry with me...for...for stop you from calling you Cheeku...back then." Virat spoke.

"For the hundredth time...stop using that stupid brain of yours because God has fitted the most defective piece of meat as your so-called Brain and you..." Rohit shout exasperated.

"Ro...Stop shouting before the hospital staff push you out." MS said sternly making shut up abruptly. Amidst everything Ro getting scoldings made Virat grin.

"And you? I always call you Virat at times. So why did you start cooking up all these stories in your head Now?" MS asked in a no-nonsense tone. They have to talk out what's going on in Virat's head today at any cost and get done with it.

"Woh...Woh...Because I...behaved so rudely with you and you forgave so easily." Virat said in a slow doubtful tone.

"It's because we know that you are an absolutely brainless idiotic jerk," Ro taunted.

"Ro..." MS chilled. Though he is not wrong its important to have a sensible conversation with Virat.

"Sorry" Rohit muttered but he is 'not at all sorry' and every person in the room knows that.

"So you don't want us to forgive you?" MS asked. 

"No... It's not that...it's" Virat stammered.

"You don't believe that we forgave you? You think we are faking everything?" MS interrupted him.

"No...Ofc, not Bhai." Virat spoke almost immediately. MS waited for Virat to speak more but only got silence as a response.

"Was this nightmare about last night? About everyone pushing you away?" MS asked looking sharply at Virat. Virat stiffened subconsciously at the very mention of that horrible dream. Being as observant as he is MS did notice Virat's reaction. 

"Nightmares? Vi, you are getting nightmares?" Rohit asked concerned as he shifted towards Virat momentarily.

"No...It's wasn't this... It was just a bad dream." Virat lied. He don't know why he lied but he just did. He just don't want to talk about that.

But his lies have triggered wrong buttons of MS. 

"Oh...really? Then please tell me at what part did we make you feel like we are pushing you away Virat?" MS questioned with anger evident in his voice.

A\N: Hey guys... Last but one chapter of this book... Sorry if you feel this chappy had little lag... I went on typing and it came out like this... Do read and comment....

---siri..