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Aditi was pulled into an storage room, on her way to the VIP lounge in the stadium. There stood Shubman in his jersey. "Man, what are you doing?" She was astonished.

He locked the closet from inside. He came closer to her, "You didn't wish me luck." His nose hovering over her neck.

"All the best, man. I know you're gonna rock it." She urged him to leave her. He didn't agree, and was asking for a kiss. She kissed his cheek and opened the lock. Before going out she smudged the lipstick stain off his cheek.

She ran to the VIP Lounge, joining Raghav and other. "Where were you?" He asked.

"I had to run to the washroom." She looked at others. "Raghav, this is Sara Tendulkar. Sara, he is Raghav my high school best friend." They shook hands, "If you'll excuse us, Bhabhi wants to meet Raghav." They went to where Natasa was, the two small talked. Agastya was fond of Raghav just because he got him some chocolates.

They took their seats after the National Anthem. Aditi was seated between Raghav and Shahneel. The match commenced with Bangladesh's batting. Shubman took two wickets and the whole stadium roared.

Aditi's cheerfulness turned concerning when her brother got injured. Natasa was worried too, Aditi went up to her, "Bhabhi, Don't worry. I'll go check on him. Sometimes he can be clumsy." She hugged Natasa. "Agu, Mummy ko pareshan nahi karna. Ok?" She took his face in her hand and kissed it.

She asked the managing assistants if she could go check on him. She went to the medical room, where Hardik was being checked by a physiotherapist.

"Kya tuta ab?" Aditi asked playfully to the doctor. She hung her hand over his shoulder.

"Its a Minor ligament tear in the ankle. But it takes 3 months to heal." The room stood silent. The first inning ended, as Virat, KL and their coach came to the room. "I advise you not to play. You need to recover fast, and rest is the most important part, after 30 days, We'll start with physical therapy."

She looked at their coach, Rahul Dravid. He gave them a skeptical look. "Hardik, your fitness is more important to us then your play. You need to follow with the doctor." He told him sternly.

Hardik's face fell, as if he was a child who was denied for his wishes. Aditi hugged her brother, she left after a while and let Virat and KL talk to him.

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As the second inning began, Shubman came down on the field, all geared up. He was shown on the big screen, caught winking in the direction of Aditi. She was red and smiling, but it soon turned down when people mistook the gesture for Sara and chanted their names.

Shubman looked down and concentrated on the play. Rohit got out when the pair scored 88 runs. After completing half century, Shubman victoriously looked up.

The screen focused to his sister, who was cheering for him. But all he could see was Aditi's laughter when she clapped for him, but he saw a saddened glimpse in her eyes. He knew why, she was insecure about people shipping him with Sara.

After scoring two more runs, his wicket was taken. Partially unsatisfied with his performance, he went back up. India won the game by 7 wickets.

In the dressing room, he changed into a casual green T-shirt and black pants. He smiled to himself when he realized, he wore the same colors as Aditi, but in a different order.

"Yay, Kake congratulations!" Shahneel hugged her brother. She kissed his cheek. Others congratulated him as well.

Aditi side hugged him, as a friendly gesture to everyone. "I'm proud of you." She whispered as they went inside the bus.

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Aditi, Hardik and Natasa were in the hotel room. They were discussing about, Aditi's career options on FaceTime with Krunal and Pankhuri. "If you say I will give the interview for BCCI. But, that is not be my first priority because I have better offers at hand." She stated.

"So you may take that job in London?" Krunal asked, he sighed and looked down.

"Nahi bhai, Mai vapis London nahi jaungi." She made them clear about her choices. She gathered courage to speak out her mind. "Okay, to be honest! I am not interested in the BCCI job at all." The room vent silent. "Raghav, needs someone to handle the analytics in his company, and He offered me to be the Chief System Analyst. I would be in Mumbai, his main office is there." Last night Raghav asked Aditi if she would join his company as they are in need of a analytics supervisor.

Hardik nodded at her understandingly, "That's great then, you should consider Raghav's offer. We just wanted for you to stay with us."

Aditi looked at them dumbfounded, they all were saying same thing while at the same time contradicting each others. She thought it to be a good time to ask about continuing the tour along with the Indian team for the world cup along with Hardik as Natasa and Agastya were leaving back for Mumbai.

She moved over and gave him a hug. "Bhai! Bhabhi aur Agu are going back, and you will be alone,"

"Yes you can stay with me." He said, agreeing her request without her completing the sentence. She jumped in him and tackled him down on the bed while squealing.

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Aditi and Shahneel had planned a karaoke night for everyone, that includes them, Shubman, Ishan, Khushpreet and Sara. They booked a booth at the place along with Chinese takeouts and diet meal for Shubman and Ishan.

Aditi listed a lot of Taylor swift's song which she and Shahneel sang as if they were in a concert. Shubman went for some Punjabi songs along with the other two guys. Sara occasionally joined the group for hindi or english songs.

Aditi stood up and took the mic, she selected Enchanted and started singing. When the bridge came "Please don't be in love with someone else, Please don't have somebody waiting on you." She whispered.

Shubman felt as if this was a message more like a plead for him. She sat beside Shahneel after the song. "Kya feels le kar ga rahi thi, Adi!"

"She makes all of us feel things, Sha!" Aditi referred to Taylor Swift. She looked at Shubman and gave him a small smile.

He sat next to her and showed her the candid pictures he took of Aditi on his phone, "Airdrop kar de photos. I'll post in on instagram."

He hummed in response. After making sure everyone was busy he held her hand under the table and whispered, "I was enchanted to meet you." She laughed at his sincerity.

"Tum Taylor Swift kab se sunne lag gaye?" Aditi questioned him. She intertwined their hand and caressed it with the other one.

"Jabse tumhare lie pagal ho gaya hu." He sounded like a lovesick puppy.

"Char gane bhi sune hain khudse?" She teased further.

"Tere lie puri discography yaad kar lu." If not the last statement this made Aditi's face turn red.

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Happy Taylor Swift Day everyone!!!!