I bungled my Organic Chemistry test big time. And that isn't surprising at all, seeing that I couldn't sleep a wink all night, replaying our words in my mind again and again.

I like Shubman so much. So damn much.

At around 3 in the morning, Abhi messaged me asking whether I'm back or not.

I replied yes. He did not reply back.

What am I supposed to do about it? I care about Abhi a lot. He's my oldest friend, and easily the person who cares about me most in the world after my family.

Every time the guilt starts bothering me, however, my mind turns back to Shubman, and what we're sharing right now.

There's no way I can let Abhi ruin that.

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KKR had matches in Delhi, Bangalore, Rajasthan and Chennai during the next two weeks. It sucked being away from Shubman for so long, but Shubman tried his best to make up for his absence.

We talked so much everyday that it was almost inappropriate. He would message me after every single match and we would chat late into the night.

On their off-days, he would call me and we would talk for hours. Silence never seems awkward with him.

It's a comfortable sort of silence.

We're really really comfortable with each other, and I can't help thinking that he likes me a lot too. As much as I like him.

KKR lost to DC in a super over. Neeti was raving about the match as she watched in on Hotstar. I watched it too, just to get a glimpse of Shubman on TV.

He seemed a bit upset after the match, as it was so close and ended in defeat.

Neither of us slept that night, though my end semester exams were approaching, because I was hell bent on cheering him up.

College can wait. Love can't.