Abhay's POV

It was the same girl cheering for Virat bhai. She said I was favourite and well, she called me Abhay.

This is such a great start, I think with a grin on my face as I walk over to Abdul and them.

"Hey Abdul.'', I smile at him and he raises his eye at me suspiciously.

"Abhay, meet my family friends Daivik and Anushka.", Abdul introduces them to me, "guys this is-".

"Introduce karne ki koi zaroori nahi hai bhaiya, didi ke wajah se humari poori family ko inka name aur history pata hai.", Daivik cuts him off with a smirk at Anushka.

"Then I guess I wouldn't have any issue with finding a person to write my biography.", I tell as I look at Anushka.

"Aisa kuch bhi nahi hai.", Anushka mumbles shyly as her face turns into a shade of crimson, "I'm just a fan."

"I'm honoured, it's not everyday that you become friends with someone who's a fan.", I grin at her and she becomes even more shy. Daivik gives her a teasing smile while Abdul still continues looking at me suspiciously.

"You look familiar tho, have we ever been at the same place before?", I ask her.

"Um I know Ishan, Ishan Kishan. Hum dono childhood friends hai.", she tells with a small smile.

"Ohhh, wait then I might've seen you on his or your other friends' Instagram pictures.", I tell her.

"Guys, "hotel chalne ka time ho gaya hai.", Priyam comes and calls us.

"RCB wale chale gaye?", Anushka asks.

"Haan, 10 minute pehle.", Priyam replies and leaves.

"Yaar," Anushka huffs, "mujhe Virat aur ABD se milna tha."

"It's fine di, koi aur din mil lenge.", Daivik tells her as she becomes downcast.

"Yeah, I can help you with that. You will meet them one day.", I tell her with a small smile.

"Can I have a picture with you though?", she asks me softly with a shy smile.

"Arre kyun nahi.", I tell her with a soft smile instead of the teasing one I was giving her now. Flirting all aside, it was always nice to meet people who adored what you did and were supportive through it. And it was even more nicer when they have an adorable personality.

"I hope we meet again.", I tell her as I reach my hand out for a hand shake. A hug was too much for the first time you interact with someone.

"I hope so too.", she tells me as she shakes it timidly. Abdul gives them both a hug and joins me as well we make our way to the team bus.

"Flirt mat kar zyada usse. Meri behen jaisi hai, if you hurt her yeh bhi nahi dekhoonga ki you're my friend ", Abdul warns me with a stern look.

"Waise nahi hai yaar, she seems genuinely amazing. I wouldn't hurt her okay?", I assure him.

"She really likes you, matlab tujhse milne se pehle hi. So just, don't okay?", he tells me.

"Don't worry, I won't do that.", I tell him seriously.

Shubman's POV

(He's in Mumbai too, since KKR's next match is against MI)

"Yaar hume toh sona chaiye yaar, almost 12 bajne waala hai.", Nagar groans.

"Haan agar hum kal subha late ho gaye toh Baz will give us extra laps to run.", Mavi adds as he yawns.

"Haan but meko neendh nahi aa raha hai, tum log so jao.", I tell as Nagar and I leave Mavi's room.

"Yaar kuch khaane jaye?", Nagar asks me.

"Raat ke 12 baje hai, you want to eat now?", I give him a judgemental look.

"There's no particular time for food if you need to eat it.", he shrugs.

There's nothing wrong about midnight snacking for once, I suppose.

Smriti's POV

I look around at the room. Ishan and Shreyas fell asleep halfway through the first innings, today's match had exhausted them. Jessica fell asleep during the second innings, realizing that watching the match seemed pointless since SRH was going to lose anyways.

It was only Kashish and I who were awake, wondering what to do like a pair of insomniacs. The fact that we were bored was an understatement.

"Bhook lagi hai yaar." Kashish and I groan at the same time and burst into laughter.

"Lekin abhi kahan milega yaar, it's 12 o clock abhi.", I stated.

"Ek baar check karte hai na, these 5 star VIP hotels have everything at everytime.", she replied. We leave the room silently, to avoid waking up the others.

"Did you send Anu the video of herself drowned in her praying?", I ask her as we go downstairs towards the restaurant part of the hotel.

"Haan but she hasn't responded yet, she's tired after the match I guess. Subha utne ke baadh reply karegi shaayad", Kashish guesses.

"I hope she atleast met Abhay now, Abdul uska team mate hai toh it would've been easy for them to meet", I tell her.

Anuskha had moved to Bangalore to study M.Sc and B.Ed since she wanted to become a Chemistry teacher, which she justt finished and is hoping to find a job over here in Mumbai so that she can move in with Kashish and I. Whereas Kashish and I had moved to Mumbai when we turned 18 to study BBA and engineering respectively and then MBA together, Kashish worked as Event manager and I worked as a Marketing head.

Since Kashish and I were in Mumbai, where Ishan was for a lot of the time due to his career, both of us became friends with Abhay and..... a certain somebody.

"Shall we eat a pizza?", Kashish ask me.

"Kash you know I love Pizza as much as you do but I don't think it's a good idea abhi khaane ke liye.", I reason, "how about Ice Cream?".

"Yesssss.", she grins.

We try to find the staff, considering not many would be out taking orders as they do in the day. We see two guys standing, they might be the staff.

"Uh excuse me.", I call them and they turn around.

Oh crap, I think as my body stiffens and my eyes widen a bit.

It was Kamlesh and well, the last person I've ever wanted to meet, Shubman Singh Gill.

We have a SUPER complicated history you see.

"Uh, woh.... Sorry mai staff ko dhoond rahi thi.", I say awkwardly with a small smile as my hands fidget.

"Hum bhi, midnight snack?", Kamlesh asks us.

I nod my head as I thank god for his presence, or else this would've been the most awkward thing ever.

A staff member approaches us and we ask him what we need. Ice creams for Kashish and I; Veg rolls for Kamlesh and Shubman.

An awkward silence ensues, as we wait in the lounge. I keep my eyes fixed in the ground as I tap my leg.

Shubman's POV

I turn at the side to look at Smriti. It had been years since we'd met each other, I'd only seen her on our mutual friends' Instagram stories or posts

She was still the same, the curls, her eyes, her mannerisms. I couldn't help but notice how she turned rigid when she saw me.

I didn't realise I ended up hurting her that bad in the rush of everything happening that time.

Things could really get to your head sometimes.

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Author's note:

Please let me know if you liked this chapter! I personally felt like it was more a introductory/filler one, but let's see what happens soon👀
Things might progress slowly but I hope y'all find it worth at the end❤️
Lots of love
~S.

Published on: 16 May 2021