"Is she okay?" Aaditya felt himself mutter, as he saw Aaradhya literally sprint to her room. Couple of minutes after, voice of Taylor Swift echoed through the house.

It was not the Reputation and Lover album ones Aaditya mentally prepared himself for— even though he could not recognise the songs, melancholy and anger could be felt from the singer's voice.

Concerned, Aaditya decided to message Meera about this situation. Perhaps, she will know what happened, He silently thought.

future wife<3

future husband!:
hey love, it's me
aaditya

i just wanted to
let you know that
aaradhya is home
and is streaming sad
taylor swift songs

future wife<3:
we have been texting
for 5 years, knew eachother
for over a decade

you don't need to
introduce yourself, love

AND hold up
aaradhya is home??
and is listening to
sad taylor songs???

tell me any lyric
that you can hear at
this moment, aaditya

future husband!:
uhh i think it is
"look at this idiotic
fool that you made me"??

fuck. does shubman gill
needs to be beaten up?

future wife<3:
no, don't land on
conclusions this fast

me & the others
would be there in
20 mins or so

Aaradhya moments ago felt that she was over the moon— however, the fall from the moon to the earth hurted her and broke her into million pieces.

Her heart was broken, stitched back with hope now tore apart again.

She felt anger burn beneath her- How could he do that? How dare he? It is not fair. Not fair at all.

Don't call me kid,
Don't call me baby.
Look at this idiotic fool
that you made me.
You taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else!

An illicit affair— that's what she would've call them. She was not supposed to fall in love with him, yet following her heart was the worst idea she has done.

How could she trust him? How could she think that this love would be different than the other?

She was a fool. She was an idiot. She was a snake in his eyes.

Well, a snake spits out venom, doesn't it? Aaradhya ferociously thought, You will face the most poisonous venom yet, Shubman Gill.

Tears fell out of her face uncontrollably, as Aaradhya locked herself in her room.

"Aaradhya!" Aaradhya heard the voice of her friend, Parvati from the other side of the door. "Are you okay? I am sure it will be okay, please open the door! You're scaring us!"

"Promise me that any of you wouldn't ask of him if I let you guys in!" Aaradhya finally replied back.

"We won't do anything you don't like, Aaradhya. We just want to support you! Be there for you!" Samira's voice echoed. Finally, the door to enter Aaradhya's room slowly opened.

Meera, Samira and Parvati slowly entered the room, exhaled after seeing Aaradhya sitting, with a note and a pen nearby.

"So.." Meera started nervously, giving Aaradhya an smile, desperately thinking of how to cheer Aaradhya up. "In a mood to watch romcom and eat pizza?"

Aaradhya chuckled, "When am I not?"

Shubman entered his hotel room, after their date with a smile still lingering on his face. It was one of his best days ever— it one of those days where he felt he was the happiest man in the whole world.

However, the car ride back to Aaradhya's home was not as enthusiastic as the day, Shubman suddenly thought. She seemed stressed out. Maybe, was she just tired? Or did he do something wrong?

He was now filled with concern and decided to check on Aaradhya by dropping her an message.

Aaradhya ❤️

Shubman:
hello to my fake
girlfriend!

just wanted to
check that if you're
alright :) &

maybe we can
do     the same
thing,        after
my     match at
ahemabad?

It had been atleast ten minutes since he sent that message yet Aaradhya hadn't replied or seen the message yet. Maybe she fell asleep, Shubman thought, seeing that it was almost midnight.

He decided to scroll through his phone, maybe reply to the messages he had received during his day with Aaradhya.

THE ict men ‼️‼️ 🗣️

harry potter 🤓 - hardik pandya

ishi lover 💓 - shubman gill

shubi lover 💓 - ishan kishan

klass 🎀 - kl rahul

cheeku 💥 - virat kohli

shrey 😎 - shreyas iyer

shubi lover 💓
mom shubman
is cheating on me
🙁🙁🙁

harry potter 🤓
aww don't cry
ishan baby

i would make sure
to give shub extra practice sesh
just for this exact reason 😤

ishi lover 💓
harry bhai is forgetting
that i am from your team
not ishan 🙄🙄

ishan we are not
dating eachother

and YOU flirted with
parvati first 🫤

cheeku 💥
oh hey shub!!
i thought u would
be busy the entire
night, seeing that
you were w ur gf

klass 🎀
dirty mind dirty mind

ishi lover 💓
🫤🫤

u lot need holy
water i swear

shrey 😎
but shubman
ur girlfriend looked
a little too familiar
for me

shubi lover 💓
its because she's
just another carbon
copy of me

harry potter 🤓
no time for conan
gray references,
today ishan

ishi lover 💓
wait really shrey?

shrey 😎
yes she looks
so similar to me

i think i mightve
seen her smwhre
but just don't know
where

klass 🎀
let me put my
thinking glasses on

i will find out the
reason why
wait for 2 mins

OO ME AND ATHIYA
WENT ON THIS INSTA
STALKING STRIKE

and found out that

that

that

shreyas is moots
with aaditya kannan!

who is aaradhya's brother !!
😱😱😱

shrey 😎
aaditya?? aaditya kannan??
hey that's my soulmate man

ishi lover 💓
his sister is my soulmate

shubi lover 💓
his sister's bestfriend
is mine

shrey 😎
☝️☝️ same thing
ishan said fr

shubi lover 💓
WHAT

cheeku 💥
WHAT

klass 🎀
WHAT

harry potter 🤓
WHAT

ishi lover 💓
you lot don't know??
god i feel special fr

shrey 😎
i didn't tell u lot???

cheeku 💥
betrayal at its
finest, shreyas.

shrey 😎
I THOUGHT I DID
I SWEAR MAN

klass 🎀
i thought we were
bestfriends, shrey :(

ishi lover 💓

shrey 😎
i just have a crush
on one of this aaradhya's
friends man 🙁

shubi lover 💓
whom i hope is not
parvati

she looks so cute here <33

ishi lover 💓
yeah yeah she is

now shrey continue
ur story first

cheeku 💥

shrey 😎
ANYWAYS LONG STORY
SHORT

i just saw her at an
event for a film, i think?
and we talked and had a
good laugh

that was the best day of my
life, i swear

i regret not asking for her
number, man.

harry potter 🤓
maybe u can DM
thru her insta mate???

shrey 😎
no i am too
introvert-ish for that

&& it's been like months
she prolly forgot ab it

klass 🎀
told the situation to
athiya

so what if me & her just
host a party and

like athiya is friends w
aaradhya so maybe

she can ask aaradhya to
like, bring her friends to the
party, and there! ishan & shrey
would have their girls w them!?

shubi lover 💓
yo i love this idea

shrey 😎
yes me too omg

ishi lover 💓
hold on aaradhya is
friends with
athiya didi?? i didn't
know that :(

klass 🎀
even i didn't
know how the
girls ended up
as bestfriends

cheeku 💥
same situation here guys

Shubman forgot the world when he was with his friends— he laughed with them, cried with him and was so glad to have them as his friends.

Now, he can feel that this friend cycle is going to extend— more chaos, more comfort zones.

Though knowing Aaradhya for a short time, he could think of his future with her by his side. Speaking of Aaradhya, he felt a ting! coming from his phone.

Hoping it would be Aaradhya, he immediately switched his phone on.

Aaradhya ❤️

Aaradhya ❤️
Hello. I just saw your
message, but sorry.

I don't think it would be
okay for us to have an
friendship and going out together
with our PR relationship.

So, I wish to to keep things
just professional. Thank you.

Shubman
fuck. did I do something
wrong?
This message was deleted

Your wish, my command.
its completely fine, aaradhya!

see you next, match then!
Seen.

ABHI SPEAKS!

hey!! hope u guys liked this chapter!

i made these more lighter, since the previous chapter was a little hard on you, guys <3

anyways, we had all the couple interact today !!! && the ict group chat as well :)))

also, if u lot are confused: parvati posted a pic on the day before aaradhya's and shubman's 'date.'

i just forgot to include it in the previous chapter :')

anyways, thoughts on this chapter??

soo, see you guys soon! 💞

all yours,
abhi 💌