Damn!! 50 parts already!! Story is going slow I know but trust me, there are much better things awaiting, everything is gonna be more than fine 🤍
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The sick smell hit her as soon as she opened her eyes, the white walls and beeps around her made her aware that she was on the hospital bed, with ahaan sitting beside as soon he looks at her, his eyes twinkle showing how much he was worried her, he kisses the back of her palm and calls the doctor, soon the doctor checks upon her.
“She is fine now, young lady you must take care of your sugar levels you didn’t had anything since yesterday I assume, don’t repeat it again nahi tho tumhara boyfriend ko panic attack aajayega” says with a smile
Boyfriend, that brings back to the reality
“Ahaan, tumne news dekhi hai?” he silently nods at her
“Tum uss baat ke liye unconscious ho gayi ho? Itni choti baat ke liye?I will sort out ishqi, itna tension kyun le rahi ho?”
“Kyunki koi tumhe kuch nahi bol raha hai, sab mujhe bol rahe hai? Seems that I trapped you?”
“Ishqi media is toxic just don’t listen to them, just leave that all”
“Leave that all? Tumhare liye shayad ye choti baat hai par mere liye nahi, mereko maasi ka call aaya hai”
“Ishqi maine kaha na I will make things better, tum rest karo, tumhara health thik nahi hai”
“Kaise karu ahaan? Firse mujhe bina galti ki ilzaam pad rahi hai? Why?” cries holding his hands
In a moment he goes closer to her and wraps his arms around her, this time no tears coming from her eyes she was just numb, but still her hold on his hands was tight, he was already a bit late he had to leave now.
“Ishqi, I am sorry for everything, everything that is happening to us right now, but I promise that I will fix this up, I just want you to be my side” kisses on her forehead, just a mere kiss evokes all her emotions, the kiss was assuring her, the unutterable words were communicated through this, as they said its not always about the intimate bed time moments sometime a gentle kiss holds the more power and magic.
“I trust you ahaan and I mean it” he pulls her closer, she just rests her head in the crook of his neck, lingering her lips there, for a moment it was like his arms being the world for her protecting her from the whole world , she didn’t know when their relationship had begun so strong so beautiful so emotional.
“I need to leave ishqi” he says breaking the silence
“I know” controlling her emotions
“Take care ishqi and I’m sorry” pulls out of the hug
“Tumhari galti nahi hai, and I’m sorry that I shouted on you I shouldn’t ha…
“I love you” he cuts her off
“I love you too” not to moments when she reciprocates his emotions but today they both were on the same page of vulnerability, sadness, helplessness.
He rests his forehead on her’s sinking all the emotions with one last kiss on her forehead he leaves before he break downs more, by the time she opened her eyes she sees his retiring figure and tears made their way, though his presence was comforting his absence was excruciating already.
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“So welcome captain after a long break” their coach Rahul Dravid greets him in his flight
“Good afternoon sir” he politely greets him
“You look disturbed ahaan”
“Haa sir, jabse bhaiya aaye hai kisi se baat nahi kiye hai, bass chup chaap bethe hue hai” a new player named aman tells to the coach
“Tum log yaha pe aagaye, jaake apne reels banao mujhe ahaan se baat karni hai”
Shoos him away
“I am sorry sir I wasn’t able to interact, not as a captain but at least as a player I should have been more attentive, I am sorry sir”
“Ladki ka naam kya hai?” he asks out of no where, ahaan looks shocked in his direction
“Batao kon hai, sharmani ke baat nahi hai” asks sitting beside him
“Ishqi, Ishqi deol” he says in a daze
“Ishqi cricket dekhti hai?I mean journalist hai par kya follow karti hai?”
“Meri fan hai bhai, in fact aapki bhi” says with a smile
“Waah tab tho achi hi hogi, usko mai approve kar raha hun”
“Par maine approval pucha nahi hai bhai”
“I am still your coach young man”
“And you are still my brother old man”
“Tho ye bhai ka advice loge?” looks up as the conversation goes serious again
“Kya advice bhai?”
“Ki tumhara personal life pressure game pe nahi dena hai, I know ahaan its really hard ye profession jitna asaan dikhta hai utna nahi hai, sabko paisa fame yehi lagta hai par it’s not just that, jo log aaj tumhe praise karenge na vahi log agar tumhara performance bura gaya tho taana dena shuru kar dete hai, desh ke liye khel hi rahe ho desh ke liye konse lad rahe ho bolte hai, Indian media ki toxicity ki hadd hi nahi hai ahaan, Sachin Tendulkar god of cricket bolte hai, but jab vahi Sachin se runs nahi bann rahe the unhe bhi bol diya tha, Bhagwaan ko taana dete ahaan ye log ham tho insaan hai hame kyun chodenge”
“Par kehna tho hame na, Ishqi ko kyun? Vo kya galat ki hai? Infact hamare relationship mai har cheez mai first move mai hi karta hun, I told her ki I like her, I told her I love her, but saare taane usse kyun mil rahe hai? Pyaar karna bhi galat hai kya bhai?”
“Bilkul bhi nahi, in fact tumhara haq hai no one is supposed to question you, but media is toxic ahaan, talk to her as much as you can, usko ye sab cheezo ka adat nahi hoga, just don’t let your distance play a role in it” pats his back
“Thanks bhai” hugs him
“Good firse old man bolega na 50 laps I am telling you” hugging him back
“Ok sir” chuckles with him
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7 YEARS BACK
NIGHT CRICKET GROUND
A young girl of around 18 years sitting with a bunch of young kids like her, chatting, bickering laughing, teasing and what not, a bit unusual thing to do in 9 of night for 18 years old but looked like no body cared.
“Ye red cap idhar aa tho” the same girl called a guy
By looking at him it showed that he was a player, for a 16 year old he was really grown up, sweat dripping from his face, the local school jersey sticking to his body, the faint abs pattern was seen, a tinge of biceps of too, as she called him he takes his cap off and walks towards them
“Kya chahiye?”
“Kya naam hai tumhara?” asks with same attitude
“Kyun? Itna pasand aagaya hun kya?” smirks at her
“Abbey oo iska already boyfriend hai, no flirting” a boy of the group shouts
“Aree naam vo puch rahi hai aur blame mujh pe, not fair yaar” he says smugly
“Tu ruk sanjay zyada bol raha hai, mujhe baat karne dho”
“Haa tu hi baat kar kyunki ham tere aarav ke paas jaa rahe hai, bye” the other members of the gang leave
“Tho batao karthik kya dekh ke itni ghamand hai” smirks at him
“Tum mujhe kaise jaanti ho ashlesha?” he smirks back at her
“Tum…kaise…?”
“Ashlesha Sachdev, daughter of famous businessman Anil Sachdev, and girlfriend of the best all rounder Aarav Singhania, it was easy to find out”
“Abhi tak mai uski girlfriend nahi hun, propose nahi kiya hai vo”
“Are you saying that there is a chance for me?”
“You are 16 idiot” laughs at him
“Ek din mai bhi 18 ka ban jaunga”
“Aur tab mai 20 ki ban jaungi, so better stick to calling me behen vahi acha rahega”
“Hawwww, itna paap mai kaise kar sakta hun, itni sundhar ladki ko behen banana paap hoti hai, so sorry sweetheart”
“Aarav dekhe ga na muh tod dega tera”
“Kitna din hi todege”
“Matlab?”
“Aaj tumhara boyfriend rahega par kya paata what future holds on for you, you don’t know maybe ek din mujhe chance mil jaye” smiles at her
“Confidence, great” gets up from her place
“Vo tho hai, are you leaving?”
“Yaa, it was nice meeting you” forwards her hand
“Me too” takes her hand in his and places a soft kiss on her knuckles
“Such a flirt” ruffles his hair
“Talent hai bass” leaves her hand
“Ok then bye” she waves her hand
“Bye, chance hai tho bata dena” shouts as she was leaving
“I don’t mind actually” saying this she ran away into another man’s arms but he didn’t even felt a bit of jealousy, in fact he was happy seeing her smile, a smile which always brings a smile on his face.
“You don’t remember right? But I remember, that night that pretty girl in her school uniform loose ponytail with bangs, dimple on her cheeks, a mole above her right eyebrow I remember everything about you, utho ashu, please uth jao don’t do this to me” cries holding her hand with various wires at that moment he felt a warm hand on his shoulder
“Mrs. Sachdev, I am sorry I will leave” he says wiping his tears
“Betho” she says in a calm tone, he was about to deny but she convinces him to sit
“I am sorry Mrs. Sachdev mujhe patha nahi tha ki aap aane vale ho”
“Aree ye kya Mrs. Sachdev? Aunty bula, nahi nahi mai aunty jitni old nahi dikhti hun Anjali bula dho mujhe koi problem nahi” he nervously smiles back at her
“Tension mat lo, mai ashu ya uske papa jaise stupid nahi hun, I am the sensible one in the family and I have already accepted you” his eyes widen in shock
“Accepted in the sense?”
“Accepted in sense, I approve you to me my daughter’s boyfriend and hopefully husband” as soon as she said that his cheeks creep into red
“Blushy boy, how cute, meri ashu agar tumhare liye bullet li hai tho tum uss ke liye kya ho mai samaj sakti hun, bachpan se hi she is not good with expressing things, but her gestures show more than words, like today she was ready to sacrifice herself for you, that shows how precious you are.
Anil ek number ka idiot hai, tho uske baate pe dhyaan mat dho, ye baap beti ka rishtha zyada hi close hai, 9 mahina mai uthake mushkil se paida ki thi and her first word was papa, traitor kahinki, par vo dono jitne bhi connected ho hai tho meri beti bhi na” a lone tear sheds out of her eye, no matter how strong she tried to be, seeing her lifeless in the bed broke her walls.
“I trust you karthik, from day1 I trusted you, somewhere in you I see Ashlesha, the old naughty Ashlesha, just don’t lose yourself like she did”
“I am sorry aunty, mere vajah se ye sab hua hai” cries holding her hands, she pulls him into a hug as his sobs grow louder
“Shhh rote nahi bacha, tumhare vajah se kuch nahi hua hai, she will be fine I know, rona mat” caresses his hair
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“Excuse me, ma’am?” a nurse calls out ishqi who was sitting outside ashlesha’s room
“Yes”
“Actually patient ka drip change karna hoga, staff koi nahi hai, aur aapke baaki family andhar hai, mujhe yaha rehna zaroori hai, thoda neeche pharmacy se drip ke liye items laa sakte hai kya, if you don’t mind”
“No it’s fine, I will get them” she takes the list and leaves
As soon as she steps out of the VIP section, all eyes were on her, the weird stares unwanted attention, few started gossiping among themselves, holding back her tears she walks away to the pharmacy.
“Excuse me, thoda ye prescription ke hisaab se samaan dijiye”
“Madam abhi closing time hai, baad mai aayiye”
“Pharmacy 24/7 rehta haina”
“Haa madam par abhi dusra shift vala aaj leave mai hai, aur mai pura din tho kaam nahi kar sakta hun na”
“Aree bhaiya inhe dedho nahi tho patha nahi complaint aajayegi”
“Aisi konsi baat hai”
“Aree bhaiya ye Ahaan Malhotra vo cricketer ki girlfriend hai”
“Achaa, dijiye madam varna patha hamara naukri rahega ki nahi” snatches the prescription from her
“Ye vahi ladki haina?” says other man
“Ye ladki bata kitna leti hai, zyada daam bhi chalega, tere liye itna tho kar sakte hai, trust me vo cricketer se acha khelta hun mai bed pe” laughs along with other men
She looks at them with shock, and then looks around, pitch dark street not even a trace of single women, it was 11 in night, suddenly fear gripped inside her, the hold on her phone tightens as they were inching closer
“Please” only one word was able to come out of her
“Madam ye lijiye aapke samaan” she takes them immediately and starts walking away but a hand hold her wrist
“Bol raha hun na zyada dunga, uss cricket vala se bhi zyada, mere aur bhi dost hai soch ke batao”
She was feeling helpless at that point tears start falling down, but before her fear increases a loud thud brings her back to the world, the man who was holding her hand was lying on the ground and the other men beside him stepped back
“Khabardaar ek shabd bhi mere bhabhi ke khilaf bolega na, muh tod dunga, khud ko pechaan nahi paoge” karthik says standing behind her
“Abbey tu” he gets up and comes near karthik to hit him dodges him and hits him in his private part he falls down in pain
“Aur ek baar kahi dikha na, mujse bura koi nahi hoga, and trust me ye film ka dialogue nahi hai, mai sachime bol raha hun, and thank god bhai nahi hai, nahi tho yehi pe teri laash hoti, aap chaliye bhabhi”
“Tere bhai ke kamre mai aane vali harr ladki teri bhabhi ban jaati hai kya?” an
other men shouts
Karthik goes near him and punches his nose, he falls on the ground crying hard
“Mere bhai ke kamre mai aane vali ladki nahi vo, mere bhai ke dil mai aayi hai, vo meri bhabhi hogi ya nahi vo alag baat, ek ladki ko jitna respect dena hai vo seekho” kicks him and goes near ishqi
“Chaliye bhabhi” holds her hand and takes her along
“Thank you karthik” she says in a low tone
“Coffee?” he asks
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PRECAP: Bhevar talks
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