It was break time and she was sitting alone ,that's when her thoughts took over
It took her only a few minutes to get along with the team , everyone was so nice and welcoming ,it felt like she belonged there ,she was almost lost in her thoughts that's when she heard a voice softly calling her name from behind
She turned around to see it was Riyan Parag,the youngster of the team ,he had quite rough seasons in the past and was badly trolled for the same
She always felt it was so unfair to treat someone let alone such a young person who has yet to learn so much and needs time and that too so harshly,this wasn't the right way of dealing with the situation, there's a thin line between constructive criticism and straight up being awfully rude and that line must not be crossed , specially by the so called fans of the team
She felt bad for him ,he had to go through this at such a young age ,having so many allegations against him ,this just wasn't fair ,but she knew one thing for certain that after a recession there's always recovery, and when people will see his recovery phase they will forget the recession

Riyan: hey Shri you okay?
Riyan asked with a slight concern in his voice

Shri: yea I am good ,just lost in thoughts

Riyan: oh,I am riyan by the way ,nice to meet you

Shri: nice to meet you too riyan ,I loved your performance in the domestic cricket

Riyan:thank you so much, actually I saw you sitting alone so I thought I should give you company

Shri: aw that's so nice of you riyan

Riyan : so are you liking it here with the royals team ?

Shri: yes absolutely, actually a little secret,well not so secret actually,I have always been a huge rr fan and I am not just saying that because of the project,I literally used to dance to Halla bol the original 2008 version when I was a child

Riyan started to smile at her childish side that came up while talking about rr ,he didn't realise that he was staring at her

Shri: what
She said shyly

Riyan: nothing , just love how you got so excited while talking about rr, love of people like you gives us the motivation to play out there ,thank you so much

Shri: are thank you kyu bol rahe ho yr ,you guys perform so good out there and are genuinely just nice people,that's why we love you so much and honestly after so many years , it's almost like we have a special connection with the franchise

Riyan: so co-dependence right?

Shri: absolutely!

Riyan: so, Shri , since we have nothing to do right now ,why don't we play 21 questions,if you don't mind

Shri: yea sure why not

Riyan : okay so ladies first

Shri: what's your favourite subject?

Riyan: definitely English,it's actually my best subject, ok my turn, how old are you?

Shri: I am 22 , how old are you?

Riyan: same, 22, do you like stuffed toys?

Shri: hell yea , I have a few at home , cat or dog person?

Riyan: tough one but I like dogs more probably, wouldn't know though since mom don't let me have pets for some reason,that's why I have so many stuffed toys , they are my kids actually, what about you cats or dogs?

Shri: definitely cats , I don't mind dogs either but I have always loved cats ,I actually have 3 at my hometown and I only adopt strays

Riyan: that's great , so if you don't mind,can we make the game more interesting?

Shri: and how's that?

Riyan: more interesting questions?

Shri : um ohk let's see

Riyan: so , have you ever gotten drunk or high

Shri: hell no, I am not about that at all , have you?

Riyan: no never had intrest or time, so next question is have you ever kissed someone as in romantic way not like parents or friends

That's when it hit her again , the memories,the regret, the emotions, she couldn't speak

Shri: vo um vo

Riyan saw that she looked visibly distressed

Riyan: hey you okay , you don't have to answer if you don't want to you know , I am sorry for sounding so creepy I shouldn't have said that

Shri: nahi Riyan it's not your fault,it's just,you know what leave it

Staff: the break is over guys ,let's get to work

And with that the conversation was left half complete,with so many questions in riyan's mind yet no way to get the answers

Shri: so the pink is obviously staying,it's very fitting to the state for three reasons
First being the pink city Jaipur
the second being the vibrant and colourful nature of the state
And the third being the uniqueness,since there are so many blue jerseys now it would just not stand out
The pink creates a brand recognition and is appropriate to the state of Rajasthan
But I want to bring the essence of the original blue jersey back with the pink
What do you guys think?

Chahal: thank you aapka , dhanashree ko pink jersey hi pasand h merko Aaj bol rhi thi ki pink hi rakhna jese ki mai bnata honga

Sanju: welcome to married life bhai

Everyone started laughing

Soon the day was over , although she didn't wanted it to be , it felt surreal being surrounded with the people she always watched in tv

As soon as she reached at her hotel room she checked her phone and saw a notification pop up on Instagram

Riyan's pov

After Shri left and everyone went to their rooms , riyan couldnt help but think that he wanted to know her more , he felt a strange attraction to her not in a romantic way, I mean she was unbelievably gorgeous but still there was something else that was making him feel Strange

He opened his Instagram and searched Shri ,and scrolled down until he saw her account, @shri_rawat ,he saw that she had quite the following,he clicked follow button and sent her a DM

Riyan: hey!

He closed his phone and prayed that she wouldn't think that he is a creep or something although he felt like one while messaging her, hopefully she thinks otherwise....

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Finally riyan is here !!