Ali entered the room to find Neil struggling in his sleep. He murmured something which Ali couldn't make out.  He looked at Neil astonished,  he had changed, he looked skinnier than before, his cheeks bones were visible, dark circles had formed under his eyes and the nightmare he was having seemed worse than what he use to suffer from before. 

Ali stared at him for some time and forgot to even blink his eyes as shock had completely over taken him.

He jerked as he suddenly woke up from his sleep.  Another painful night followed by a stressful morning. He was drenched entirely in sweat as he panted for breath. Hyperventilating he clutched the bed sheets.

"Neil " Ali muttered in a slow voice as a lone tear escaped from the corner of his eyes.

Neil looked towards him vulnerably, his moist eyes terrified.  His hands were still shivering,  lips mumbling trying hard to utter something however those rapid and uneven breaths didnt allow him to do so.

Ali rubbed his back and then cupped his face into his hands as tears brimmed from his eyes as well.

"Neil, Neil it is me." Ali began, while Neil looked at him lost, his eyes holding no expression at all.

Neil jerked Ali away, as he now held his head in his hands.

Ali hurriedly opened the drawer beside his bed and pulled out a box of medicines. Taking one tablet he pushed it into Neil's mouth and gave him a glass of water to drink.

Then he climbed the bed and pulled him into a bone crashing hug. He dugged him into his neck and and held him close to his heart, which was pounding at a tremendous rate now and rubbed his back continuously to console him.

He bit his lips and tears made there way from his eyes to see his bestfriend , his brother so vulnerable. 

Ali realised his grip around him loosing. Ali realised he had probably passed out due to the effects of the medicines.

He tucked him into his bed properly and put the duvet over him . He wiped the tear that was still sticking in the corner of his eyes and moved around to see Avni standing near the door extremely shocked . She had been noticing everything that happened.

"What are those medicines...." she began, but Ali asked her to stop showing his hand, then he asked her to shu as Neil was speaking.

He quietly moved out of the room and ran to his room where the tears he had been holding back exploded. He put his hand on his mouth to prevent making any voice and slowly sat down on the ground.

Avni entered the room slowly and sat beside Ali, she kept her hand on his shoulder and tried to console him though she herself was in tears. She was shocked to see the care and live Ali had for Neil. When she saw Ali for the first time, she was sure this man couldnt be serious in life. But seeing Ali crying for Neil she felt her heart shattering.

"Please tell me." She insisted.

"I have the right to know."

"Life is not a bed of Rose's and for Neil it had been difficult since the very beginning.  Being separated from your family at an early age that too in an accident of which you'd been a part of is very difficult. " Ali began and then took a deep breathe as he continued.

"Being made to work at a tender age and being tortured by your aunt are only add ons in his painful story. " Ali added.

"After his parents died, Neil had been terribly shook. He had no one but an aunt who legit tortured him. She made him work for herself as a slave. That kid couldnt do anything and he couldnt inherit his fathers properties until he aged 18. So till then he was under his aunt. When he escaped from her, it was then when we finally met. We both were in need of a family which we found in each other." He said as he shut his eyes and tears forced their way out.

Avni cried along with him as she realised what she had been doing with him.

"Medicines?" Avni asked.

"He suffers from depression. It was very severe initially. However I took care of him, he was finally starting to come out of it but now I see the condition worser than before." He replied.

"Its my fault I should have never left him alone." Ali blamed himself .

"I saw the box of medicines. It seems to me he isnt taking his medications properly.  Let him wake up I'll scold the shit outta him. Idiot man." Ali said emotionally.

Guys one thing🤔 Dont hate me or anything for writing such a book where the male character is emotionally weaker than the female character. Why not? Why should always the female sit and cry🤔😂😂. This is why I brought this kinda story, it is a bit different as usual.

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