Sachin wake up and looked at his buddy. Vineet seemed scared and was murmuring something. He kept his hand on his head. Vineet woke up and seemed scared.

“Leave me alone. “ he shouted.

“ Vineet shant!! Main hoon Sachin. “ he said.

Vineet was breathing heavily. Sachin made him sit and made him drink some water. Vineet calmed down. Sachin then looked at him

“kya hua tha? Chillaye kyun? “ he asked.

Vineet glanced at him..

“Pata nahi. It was like ki logon ne mujhe gher rakha hai. Zabardasti kuch chahte hai mujhse. They hit me on my head. “ he told.

“yahan koi nahi hai Vineet. Tum so jao. “ Sachin said.

“Tum kahin mat jana. “he said kiddishly.

“Nahi jaunga. “ Sachin said. Vineet laid down on the bed holding Sachin’s hand. Sachin started smearing his head. He thought it might have been after effects of his injury. But he decided to take Vineet to hospital next day. With all the thoughts, he also fell asleep.

Next Morning

Sachin woke up when he felt sunrays falling on his eyes. He looked at Vineet  , who was still sleeping like a kid holding his hand. He smiled at his best buddy. He carefully freed his hand from his grip and then put a pillow under his head and went to get fresh.

He came out after 10 minutes and found him still sleeping. He looked at him and thought….

“Bilkul bache ki tarah so raha hai. Par achcha hi hai……Ye aise hi khud-ba-khud theek ho jaaye toh achcha hai.” He thought and moved to prepare coffee for both of them.

He came back after ten minutes and found Vineet awake.

“Good morning Vineet. “ he glance at him and gave him the coffee mug.

“Ab kaise ho? “he asked.

“Better. Tumhare hote hue kuch nahi ho sakta. “ Vineet replied.

Sachin smiled…. “main kuch hone nahi de sakta. “ he said.

They shared a laugh. Further, Sachin looked at him..

“Tum ready ho jao. “ he said.

“Kahan jaana hai? “ Vineet asked.

“Hospital. Check up ke liye. “ Sachin replied.

Vineet made a face…

“ Zaruri hai? “ he asked as he hated going to hospital.

“Bahut zaruri hai Vineet. Chal ready ho ja. “ Sachin said getting up.

“Huh! Kitna order dete ho tum? “ Vineet said.

Sachin smiled…

“Tum apna dhyan rakhoge nahi toh mujhe hi strict hona hi padega. “ he said.

“Very bad Sachin. “ he pouted.

Sachin laughed.. “Nautanki band. Go and get ready. “ he ordered.

Vineet nodded kiddishly and went to take a shower.

Later, at the hospital, doctor checked him up. Sachin was much worried. The doctor smiled at his concern.

“Sachinji, don't worry. Vineet is fine. Aapne jo bataya, wo chot ki wajh se hoga. We call it hallucinations. Don't worry he'll be fine. Aapko dhyan rakhna hoga. “ Dr Vishal told him.

Sachin nodded and they came back home. They were chatting when Sachin’s phone rang and he went tensed, hearing the caller, while Vineet, too, turned worried.

To Be Continued.