" Man, i look like shit " Will's always cheerful and energetic voice came more of as a bubbling annoyance and dissatisfaction. his hazel eyes blazed with quiet exhaustion from the intense training session of the day while he looked at his reflection in the mirror placed in Rachin's room.

he was getting ready for the party and get together that was organised by the BCCI for all the players before the campaign started.

But it felt like his word's fell in deaf uninterested ears of Rachin who sat by the window aimlessly scrolling through his phone with his mind clearly lost somewhere else.

the gentle evening air of October month hummed a silent tune all across the body of Rachin like a gentle caress . it was like silk on his still pulsated body quite exhausted from the practice, as Rachin watched it allowing time to stand still.

his mind was fogged up with the memories of previous evening the whole conversation between Yahvi and him replayed in his mind again and again like a never ending nagging voice.

He knew whatever happened literally made no sense at all, his behaviour and his gesture towards her was completely unintentional. but on the other hand his confused brain cells couldn't even understand itself what it was exactly.

he had crossed a line and it was really not acceptable. Yahvi's anger towards him was justified and clear. But in the end that was also a truth that -

He himself didn't had any idea why exactly he did that and what gotten over him at the very moment. but it was as if something didn't felt or sit right with him at the thought of staying away from Yahvi.

She just captivated him. Bound him under a spell and freezed his brain like there was nothing in his mind but her filling all of himself. And those eyes of hers were like a cosmos of mysteries.

and it had started to mess with his brain to the point where he couldn't even shake the thought of seeing and meeting her again.

Yahvi Iyer was a maze with no escape for Rachin. a mystery he was suddenly so determined to uncomplicate for himself. she was one of the rare one's so effortlessly herself and Rachin swore to god he loved more that about her.

but before all that the one thing he needed to do almost immediately was apologise to yahvi for his senseless and unprofessional act .

but she was just avoiding him not giving him a chance to talk and it  happened all of a sudden, an instantly kicked idea out of idiotic braincells of his. to just keep her there near him just for a little bit.

he just wanted to be near her, around her it was as simple and as complicated as that . he knew her for what ? two weeks probably? and his mind was a messed up place. making him lose his ability to think properly .

complicated series of almost interactions and awkward short talks were the only thing that made Rachin catch a glimpse of Yahvi.

" Rach, for godsake dont be deaf and tell me how do i look ? "
Will asked giving him a look of mock offense not liking the way his friend was ignoring his continuous monologue about not having a satisfactory look of much anticipated party.

Rachin let out a deep exasperated sigh taking a look at Will before giving an uninterested and lost nod " i heard you Will and Yeah, i agree you do look like shit." before turning back to his phone clearly frustrated with something .

" and you look like someone ran away with your cricket kit. you okay?" Will asked raising a curious brow while taking the white sweatshirt that he immediately was interested in borrowing from his best friend.

" yeah, i guess would be more than okay if you can make your way back to your room and leave me alone with my own company Will."

Will scowled at Rachin's frustrated and annoyed behaviour. he knew his friend really well and he wasn't someone who used to get mood swings or snapped easily unless or until it was really something serious that bothered him.

"Mate" Will sighed in a rather soft manner making his way to where Rachin was sitting determined to figure out what was exactly wrong. " i have been noticing since yesterday what's exactly wrong?"

Rachin ran a hand through his hair, everything being too much the approaching worldcup, the pressure of tournament and his mind messing around just with Yahvi, clearly left him frustrated and annoyed at another level.

" its just- its Yahvi" he finally said hiding his face in his palms, wanting the world to stop its pace for a second and disappear in a void. "Yahvi ? " Will was both surprised and shocked not exactly expecting the answer as this.

" yeah- i dont know what's fucking wrong with me, i have lost my last braincells as well. but its her all i can think about when I want to focus on worldcup." the words flew from his mouth like a stress reliever recorder.

He told Will about how Yahvi was full of unsaid words, and how much he was being attentive to that one thing. and how she was nothing but all sorts of stop and stare.

and Will listened to all the narrated history of hotel incident with Yahvi whatever was going on inside Rachin's mind with a small understanding on his face face.

" i dont know how to apologise i wasn't really respectable yesterday I want to say sorry to her so bad Will." Rachin's voice drained out of tiredness as he tried to relieve himself by sharing his inner turmoil with Will.

" Today's the party, you can get your chance Rach. talk it out" Will smiled giving him a nod of understanding and assurance. " apologise to her and tell her you were blank for a second and didn't realised what you did. "

Rachin was still unsure about the fact, not knowing how she would react again after seeing him . probably a red handprint would be on his cheek, and she might kill him too.

" its all just pure mess" He let out a frustrated groan running a hand over his face angry on himself about how he let himself affect everything so easily. he was really sorry for his mistakes and crossing a line which he shouldn't have and now the guilt was eating him alive.

Will really determined to get his friend rid of all this mental stress decided not to say anything about his feelings for yahvi making him realise anything. " mate one deep talk and apology can fix a lot of things but people are anything but mature for that."

Rachin looked up at his best friend's wise words his face morphing into a sense of self realisation and vanishment of inner turmoil as a tiny flicker of hope, his words cutting right through his brain.

" how come you are giving such wise advice William ? leave everything aside, the deep talking coming from someone like you is actually surprising." Rachin spoke in a calm tone and a small knowing smile on his face.

Will scoffed slapping the back of his head couldn't hold himself from giving it back to Rachin " and why are you doing such drama of adding fancy words in your vocabulary and giving monologue about ' i am obsessed with my Indian manager drama."

Rachin just got up from the chair he was sitting on staring at the evening sky, the dusky pink shade illuminated in the atmosphere. a sense of sudden calm and Will's impactful words really cleared his brain.

" think about it and dont mess up, i am leaving and yes i am taking this as a commission." Will spoke from behind him giving him a cheeky grin knowing exactly at the end of worldcup campaign he was going to caught his best friend kissing their Indian manager.

" take it, you have a terrible clothing sense anyway." Rachin spoke not looking at him. while staring at the evening sky with his mind filled with several ideas for apologising to Yahvi and fix whatever misunderstanding had been developed between them.

" i am sorry just isn't enough. but its all i have Yahvi Iyer." he whispered to himself before nodding making his way towards his closet to change for the night with different kinds of thoughts clouding his mind.

Knowing and being pretty sure the night was just starting promising so many unexpected surprises that he was almost seeing coming.

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The large hall of the hotel was alive with pulsating atmosphere all around, the famous cricketing faces arrived one by one and for a normal person it was like a paradise seeing so many players gathered in one place.

the night had just fallen back it was just the last part of the day after the night fell and the sun had just went down, the October air was thick with an excitement and nervousness as well.

everything gave the exact same feeling of one thing. something big and exciting promising for two months of undeniable state of adventure and passion for cricketing world coming alive.

players and captains, coaches and official sports leaders, big legends of cricket to the sensational youngsters evryone adorned in the exciting charisma and charm of the beauty of Worldcup.

" Excited to face us in the field Kane?" Virat Kohli raised up his eyebrows his charm and exceptional alluring demeanor speaking of the aura he had build around himself. his eyes dancing with a playful shine as he conversed with his friend after such a long time.

" yeah, be aware because this is just the starting and we are more than ready to make this worldcup a series of adventure for us." Rohit sharma the swagger leaned casually against the chair of his joined his best friend.

their laughter echoed around the distance carrying a sense of calm and peace. a moment just for the players to witness the true emotions that the beauty of sports bring with it.

it was all filled with adrenalines and anxieties when such big events took place. but what made it kept going was the camaraderie amomg the players forgetting the personal rivalries and competition the moment they stepped out of the field.

to just celebrate the years of playing around each other sharing banters and hugs as well as moments to cherish forever.

" i like the confidence Virat and i really wish you and Rohit all the best. knowing the ability of you guys ofcourse thid competition won't be easy. but just be sure its not gonna be one sided either." Kane spoke with all honesty his voice carrying the wisdom his words also held.

" we are expecting some good competition trust me or else what would be the fun." Jasprit Bumrah chuckled raising his glass of drink acknowledging kane's words as both the teams shared moments of pure laughter and joy.

" Ofcourse Jasprit be ready to have a show of seeing brilliant in swinging yorkers." Boult chipped in with his carefree smile joining the conversation with great ease.

" that's what makes things more intresting and approachable. but not just inswinging yorkers, i am really looking forward to flex my six hitting abilities." Hardik's voice echoed around the group as they all laughed and talked sharing the complete ease.

the tension and anxieties slipping away within a minute by each passing moment filled with tons of memories to be taken care of. the ongoing rivalries having been forgotten for the field and just pure friendship lingered around.

But Rachin was restless. he sat near the bar with a glass of water in his hands he wasn't in mood of drinking at all when his minds was surfacing with series of unwanted thoughts he didn't wanted to get influenced to.

The hall was filled with so many guests each lost in the moment of their own. the soft music in the background and clicking of glasses laughter filled conversations filled his ear drums.

he waited for certain someone to show up, glancing around the hall every once in a while with an impatient frown on his face. in the hope of having a glimpse of her, and apologise to her for his own stupidity.

but everytime he tried to find her he remained unsuccessful. as if Yahvi Iyer was lost in the sea of infamous eye catching cricket players. his heart rate grew by each passing hour while wandering his eyes around the staff members.

but once again she was no where to be seen, like she didn't even showed up.
his heart really craved the apology he was willing to ask to her.

sighing for the hundredth time, scoffing he spotted Yug standing there with a couple of more people and his eyes lightened up with a relief knowing he could ask Yug about yahvi.

standing up he took a deep breath straightening up his shirt and made his way towards Yug. he didn't had any idea why just the thought of Yahvi made his heart race like he just ran a marathon.

he just wanted to apologise to her, end all these misunderstandings shifting his main focus back to worldcup, the main reason him and his team was here for.

" Enjoying the night Yug?" Rachin asked giving Yug a small composed smile in an attempt to hide his anxious nervous self, Yug was immediate to reply with an amused look.

" its good to see you Rachin, and yeah what about you ? nervous? you don't have to be nervous tho. i saw the warm up game you were fire." Rachin couldn't help but chuckle looking down  letting out a deep breath shoving his hands in his pocket.

" yeah its just overwhelming sometimes the constant pressure and expectations from ownself but thank you." Yug gave a nod of understanding patting his shoulder in reassurance. " i want your team to win after Indian team."

Rachin let out a laugh at that having any idea why his palms were so sweaty " thanks Yug i appreciate that." he looked around once more in an attempt to draw attention to Yahvi.

" Yahvi-" He started to say turning his attention back to yug but immediately got cut off " finally here" Yug smiled amused glancing behind his back making Rachin frown confused not understanding and he followed yug's gaze.

and another second he felt all the air being knocked out of his lungs as his breath hitched in his throat. swallowing hardly his eyes remained fixed at the side of the lift. " dammit." he whispered breathlessly.