BCCI Office:

BCCI Chairman:So,the Carribean series is gonna start from 10th of the next month which has 3 tests ,3 odi's and the last odi on 6th March..This schedule looks fine right?What say Mahi,Jasprit and Shreyas?

Mahi bhai ,Jasprit and Shreyas sat with schedules on the laptop screen before them.Jasprit immediately says Sir,I am actually opting out of the series due to a few personal issues..

BCCI Chairman:What?Kal  ke discussion mein Bhi aisa kuch nahi bataya tha aapne?

Jassi:Yes sir,actually something very urgent came up and I had to pull off..I hope that you will understand and approve my request..I have informed the coach yesterday of this..

Shreyas immediately looked at both jasprit and mahi bhai glaring muttering something under breath...

Out of blue from no where mahi bhai immediately said with a grave voice "Can we prepone the series sir??Can the series be concluded before first week of March??like before...before 6th March....

This made the other two occupants of the room to actually dwelve deeper into the schedule and both of them collectively shouted"Nah...not on 6th March sir...pls...Can you consider the coach's proposal??"...

Shreyas is numb, confused,apathetic and jasprit is no less..Seeing this mahi bhai signalled something to the BCCI Chairman and the meeting is concluded...

Shreyas came running out of the conference room and stood there watching a wall.. Jasprit came back of him and was about to put his hand on shreyas but shreyas said:Nahi...don't....how could you???How could you jasprit??You knew it...You so knew it ryt...You and coach knew the schedule before hand but chose not to inform me right??Wait...wait...ab main samaj gaya hu...This is the reason you wanted to opt out of the series right....Wow...Well played jasprit...Well played...you know what this ..this actually hurt me more than anything else...anything else in the last 5years...But remember one thing don't play with fire jasprit....don't...kya pata tab shayad yahi mera last series ho jaye..."(internally muttering sirf wo promise ke liye mein hu yaha ab)...

To this jasprit who had enough already said "Pehle suno shreyas...sunke blame me how much ever you want...I don't fucking care whether you trust me or not but mein sach keh raha ku shrey Meiko iss baat ka thoda sa bhi jhalak nahi tha...Do you seriously think that I would have done something lyk this if I knew...??This is just not about you,it's hurting me too shrey ..me too...Do you think that this didn't hurt me or didn't matter to me at all??Seriously??Aisa hi socha tha tum mere baare mein??Bas itna hi jaante ho kya tum mujhe shrey??Ya jo shreya uske jassi ko jantha tha wo bhi usi din khatam hogaya kya jis din mein jassi se jasprit bangaya...bolo na shrey sorry sorry shreyas...??Wo wo mere liye bhi itna hi khaas tha jitna tere liye...

Shreyas:Oh seriously....Tho kaha gayi itni din wo khaasiyat...ha...And tha...tumne bola "tha"....I think this is enough...Well so if we are done with this meaningless discussion,can I go??I have work to do...
(Saying so he left leaving a heartbroken jasprit looking at him who is thinking"kitna kuch badal gaya na shrey..." and an even more heartbroken mahi bhai  who heard this thinking what has happened to his family...their picture perfect family looking at the pic on the wall which shreyas was previously looking at...A picture that is special to their hearts always...❤️❤️❤️❤️

(In background this song will be playing when they try to recollect all the memories...all the good ones,bad ones and surprising ones ..Do listen to it if u can...A fantastic song.. Yaadein...)

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Mahi bhai's phone rings bringing him out of his thoughts...And the caller name brings smile on to his face..

Guess karo ab ye kaun hai??

Mahi bhai:Finally time mila ye bhai ke liye...ya kisine mere upar complain kiya ?

The person:Mahi bhai...aap bhi na...mei kabhi aapko bhul jaun ye ho sakta hai kya...aapko bhi pata hai na,yaha I'm busy with this worldcup thing..And u know how difficult our job is...Kaise karlete ho bhai aap...Coaching is tough...baap re bilkul tough...aur upar se yeh bacche log bhi hai na...so kabhi kabhi samajh mein hi nahi aa raha hai ki daantu ya pamper karu...uff...

(so any guesses)

Mahi bhai(immediately laughing and just as a reflex):Treat them just like how you did with cheeku and ro Ajju.....Waise how are the preparations for u-19 wc coming up Mr.Coach(becoming serious in a minute instantly)

Jinks:Ha everything is good...Actually shreya ne mujhe call kiya..

Mahi bhai:Accha tho wahi baat...See meine pehle hi guess kiya kisine mere upar complaint kiya tumhe..And he is letting you call him Shreya ,wow Jinks...

Jinks:Nahi nahi bhai..aisa kuch nahi hai...Thodi na saamne Shreya bulata hu.. par bhai I'm not contradicting you but unka pov bhi samajh lijiye na bhai..

Mahi:kya samjhu aur kitna...u know jinks bichara jassi phas raha hai beech mein..Ajju ...see I understand he doesn't want to play on 6th and trust me none of us want to even..Sach ye hai ki even me and jasprit also didn't know until the meeting. ...Or do you think that I will even allow jassi to play ya will I be ready to play that day??..But rahi baat team lead karne ki ,he is not doing the right thing Jinks...Infact iss baat pe even u guys didn't do the right thing...y and y did u guys retire ..??

Jinks:Bhai sab janke bhi aap ye puch rahe ho..Chalo mei ek sawaal puchta hun aapse...sach sach jawaab dijiye na aap...Kyun head coach hone ke bavjood bhi kabhi bhi field ya dugout tak nahi jaate ho aap...bataiye na bhai...bataiye...

Mahi bhai becomes silent ...

Jinks:Rehne dijiye bhai...Aap ka silence mein mera answer milgaya...chod dijiye ye sab...aur kya haal chaal ...bhabhi,zivu kaise hai...

Mahi bhai:wo teekh hai bilkul...zivu was asking abt Arya actually..
.....(and the convo continues)..

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Argentina,10 pm:

A very tired Rahul entered "his room "  of the mansion..Turning on the lights and seeing the room,he started shouting Mrs.Carbonell....Mrs.Carbonell on top of his voice very angrily....

Mrs.Carbonell who was actually setting up the dinner table came quickly running and asked:What happened my dear child??

Rahul:Mrs.Carbonell...I specifically asked you to clean the room...Who the hell cleaned this room today?? Who the hell and why were the pictures disturbed from their original position and that frame
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That frame...??.

To which Mrs.Carbonell didn't answer...

Rahul(temper at a high):Mrs.Carbonell...pls do talk...Don't stay silent...I specifically asked you not to allow anyone in this room ,then who the hell came into my room??And this frame...see this frame it's broken....Is it Samuel??
Why can't that guy lemme live in peace...Huh....Pls do leave Mrs.Carbonell..I don't want to shout on you losing my temper ...So please leave and first thing in morning tomorrow ask Samuel to leave the house...

Mrs.Carbonell(knowing his temper very well by now and knowing this frame is very important to him):Rahul..my dear child...Dinner??

Rahul:Nah I'm full..Tq Mrs.Carbonell...(saying this he shut the door and started picking the broken glass frame pieces with his injured hand itself further injuring it and making the blood seep again)..

The frame:

(imagine some thing lyk MOI craved on the frame,a custom made one)

Seeing this tears came down without his interference.....MOI....that word brought memories...❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️...

Aaj kal aansuon ki aane ki aahat nahi hoti
Dil ke tutne ki awaaz nahi hoti
Ji rahe hai hum har pal mar mar ke
Agar khuda ko hai tho dard ka ehsaas
Tho usko dard dene ki aadat nahi hoti...

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Ayana: Reyu...accha ye baat batao kitne dur gaye ho...

Shreyas(looking at her confused):matlab...

Ayana:matlab yeh hai ki reyu ,tum jo soch rahe ho na usmein kitne galaxies paar karke gaye ho aur kitni dur gaye ho...kyunki it is so evident that you are pakka not on the earth...

This brings a smile on his face and both enjoy their moments of silence with their hands held...No words spoken but it is soothing and comforting...

Kaun kehta hai khamoshiyan khamosh hoti hai,

Khamoshiyon ko khamoshi se suno

Kabhi-kabhi khamoshiyan yeh keh deti hai

Jinki aapko lafzon mein talaash hoti hain....

Just then shreyas listens a tune and runs in that direction like a mad guy pulling his hand from  ayana...

(This is the tune...pls do listen...I so love this instrumental)

(Pls consider the violin tune only)

He started searching like a maniac going in the direction of music without caring for any vehicles or traffic or anything else...Even Ayana is shocked hearing the music....the same music after 5 years....

She finally managed to catch shrey after 15 min shouting on him:"Reyu...pagal hogaya kya tum....aise koi bhagta hai kya .."

Shrey(panicked and huffing):Ayana....wo music...wahi music...she's here ayana...she's here out there somewhere...hume dundna hoga..ayana...

Ayana(with tears flowing from her eyes):hosh mein aao shreyas...it can be anyone...u know that...we know that...

Shrey:nahi ...wo wahi music tha...Aashi ka hi tha...wo uska khud ka composition hai ayana...even u know that ..

Ayana (slapping shrey):Aashi nahi hai shrey ab iss duniya mein...accept karo wo sach....jitna bhi kadva hai yeh tumko aur hume accept karna hai...karna hai...

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Heya ppl ...Back with another update...Hope it is good ..Pls vote and comment. .Lemme know how it is.....Not proof read... Suggestions and criticism accepted...Lots of love...And shayari courtesy yours truly 🙈🙈🙈🙈(hopefully they are lyk shayari a bit)