"Do I love you??? Yes, Always."

Ahankara was silently laughing as she watched the bickering going between Krishi and Simi. Even their Auto wale bhaiya was looking back at them totally amused.

"bitiya, stadium aa gya," auto-wale bhaiya announced stopping the bickering going between her two friends.

Both of them looked confused for a minute not realizing they had already reached the stadium and Ahankara silently slipped out of the auto and paid the auto wale bhaiya without any bickering or mol-bhav on the price.

She sucked on the bargaining font badly. She didn't bargain in shops leave with auto wale bhaiya's.

"Chinta mt kro beta, hum hi jeetenge ( don't worry, we will win child)" The auto-wale bhaiya said looking towards Krishi and Simi who had finally exited the auto.

They had been bickering the whole way about how should we sit, what should we do and what should we not do in there. Bhaiya really must be thinking they are being superstitious as he told them this while smiling. 

"now, how should I tell that they aren't being superstitious. They were discussing how to sit and how to act so that Rahul could notice us." Well, so simply she didn't and all of them smiled at him.

"Let's gooooooo" Simi yelled breaking the little embarrassing and a lot amusing moment as she dragged Krishi with her towards the stadium almost running. Ahankara followed them leisurely thinking "Why on the whole earth she told them about Rahul??? Yes, because a certain someone didn't think she could care for herself."

She means her both besties are more excited than her for the whole matter, planning, plotting and planning again. They had even woken up before her at ungodly hours. They were all we need to reach there before everyone.

And they must be the only one with VIP tickets who came here in an auto because Simi mata, didn't trust their driving skills.

"Oye, Aku aaj hi pahuchna hai, kl ni (hey, Aku we need to reach today not tomorrow)" Simi screamed looking at Ahankara trailing behind them like a sloth.

Krishi and Simi looked at each other and then jogged back towards Ahankara, held her through her elbows and started running towards the checkpoint.

"Guys, guys.....we can really go like normal people. The world won't end if we enter like normal people" Ahankara said though she didn't show any reluctance in running with the other two.

"Normal is boring," Krishi announced winking at her

"And it'll be hard to spot us if there are more people around, I so want to see his reaction" Simi spoke dreamily

"Why will he react?" Ahankara asked both of them looking confused as the other two just laughed at her.

"Well, nazre milana nazre churana" Simi sang thoroughly enjoying the discomfort in Ahankara's eyes.

"In a stadium," Ahankara pointed out dryly and let's not forget with a star player.

"Well, you don't know how many love stories started from a stadium. And he can at least recognize you." Krishi pointed out with a dreamy look

"Well, there will be about 25,000 people in there." Ahankara again reminded them not at all looking forward to her friends' crazy antics.

"Well and that's why we are early na. Warm-up, surprise." Simi perked up looking totally lost in some kind of imaginative world.

"You guys are crazy. You won't get any ddlj kind of moment in the midst of a cricket match." Ahankara was perfectly enjoying the sensation of pouring cold water on her friends' imaginations.

"Who knows? What we might see in there?" And now even Krishi was grinning like a Cheshire cat.

Ahankara knew at that moment she shouldn't have allowed them to type whatever they wanted to yesterday night. God, what was he thinking?

Unknown to Ahankara like her even from Rahul's side all the messages were sent by Shreyas, Shubman, and Harry. And like her, even Rahul was praying to God to save him from his crazy friends.

As they were really early the security check didn't have much rush. So, they got through the check with 100 watt contaminating smiles making even the security people smile at them. 

Smiling the guard directed them towards their seats and they happily made their way towards the stands. The three of them were twinning in white jeans and Indian Jerseys.

Coincidently or not-so-coincidentally, Simi's jersey number was 77, Krishi's 41 and Ahankara's 18.

"So, Aaj jiju final ho jayenge na?" Simi teased Ahankara as they took their seats on the stand.

"Guys," Ahankara whined and looked away from her friends who were totally enacting out the phrase "Begani Shaadi mein Abdula Deewana" when she spotted another girl sitting beside them on the stands.

She was also in Indian team jersey and looked about their age. Ahankara didn't notice that she was kind of staring at the other girl until the girl looked at her direction and she looked away.

Why am I staring strangers at now?? She thought frowning as she concentrated back on her friends who were still laughing on her. Wow, how great friends she has got?

"Rahul and Aku" Simi began and she instantly covered Simi's mouth and glared at Krishi daring her to finish her words. 

"Sitting under a tree..." Krishi began and She kicked her in the shin.

God, what did she do to bear this extent of teasing?

Even the other girl beside them started giggling watching their crazy antics. Normal people take selfies here and they're, god, what they're actually doing?

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Rahul was walking with Jassi because everyone else in the team was teasing him to hell.

Harry was unbearable.

Yuzi was insufferable.

And Jassi was the safe zone, so he walked into the stadium with Jassi. They just had a long video chat with Neha, Tani, and Siri on the bus. The girls had wished them best of luck though Rishu and Shivam still looked a little sad as they still couldn't get the girls' numbers and the seniors weren't helping.

So, Rahul was walking with Jassi who was looking towards the stands. There weren't many fans present yet but he could hear the scream of his name alright.

"Is Manushi there?" He asked Jassi lightly knowing Jassi would only be searching for his long time girlfriend if he is looking towards the stands now.

"Yeah," Jassi affirmed albeit a little shyly. He had gone to a college's sports event final as chief guest to give awards and returned back gifting his heart to our dear Manushi bhabi. 

Harry teases him daily saying "Janab gye the trophy dene wapis aaye dil dekr."

And Jassi turns tomato red and glares at Harry. Well, exactly like how he is glaring at Harry from the morning as he lips Ahankara near Virat.

Rahul follows Jassi's gaze and spots Manushi sitting on the stand beaming at Jassi's direction. She was doing a thumb's up gesture towards their Jass boy. Jass sent a secret discrete flying kiss towards her while Rahul just continued hanging around Jass's neck as they were jogging as warm-up before the game.

Krishi, Ahankara, and Simi watched totally hyped up as the Indian cricket team came on the field to warm up. They were watching their idols for the first time in person and it was kinda dream come true moment for them. They were just a few meters away from them.

And the girl's really were very excited when they saw Rohirat walking together laughing on something.

"VIRAT,"

"ROHIT," They couldn't help but scream jumping on their seats and waving at their directions madly.

Their voice mingled with the voices of the rest of people present in the stadium at that moment. And the guys just walked into the ground lost in some funny conversation with each other. Yuzi seemed to be hanging onto Rohit trying to tell him about something really funny.

Kulya, Jaddu and Bhuvi walked together laughing on something.

Shreyas and Shubh seemed to be in deep conversation too. Shubh looked really nervous too.

And as their eyes were fixed on the mere players for many but for them they were an integral part of their life. Their idols, the people they loved from far. The people who weren't in anyway really a part of their life but actually were a very important part of their life.

The people that unknowingly were their reasons to smile, the people who could make them laugh when all they want to cry. Their moods were attached to them like tides to moon.

They cried with them, they laughed with them and they loved them from far, memorizing every small details about them, battling the world for them.

When ever someone trolls them, insult them each harsh word, each cuss words, each degrading name or title given to them pierced their hearts too. Those words made them sad, angry and frustrated too.

When the world trolled India, when their own country men degraded their own players, they felt they were insulting them and not the players. The bond they had was that deep.

Their love for these players is kind of like Meera's love for Lord Krishna. Pure, deep and unconditional.

So, they watched excited and with wonderstruck gaze the people, they'll always love.

Aku, Krishi, Simi noticed when Jassi's gaze struck on the girl on their side and witnessed the secret flying kiss in the direction of the girl sitting beside them.

They waited with bated breath when they felt Rahul's gaze sweep over them. And when it passed over them without any trace of recognition shining in his eyes.The girls tried to not let the wave of disappointment wash over them. 

Well, you can't just recognize someone by only watching their pics right. The girls were consoling themselves not trying to look like someone just died.

When to their utter surprise and shock, Rahul did a hasty double take like he couldn't believe what he saw. He stood in the side of ground like a statue with his gaze fixed on them.

Aku stood stupefied in her spot for a minute. His gaze making everything else disappear for a moment. It was just them for a few seconds.

And then she waved at him with a shy smile. Simi and Krishi waved at him totally enthusiastically hopping on their spot.

He just nodded dazed.

Jassi looked on confused.

Rahul stumbled on his steps and a kind of domino effect happened there as Rahul kind of pushed Jassi who kind of pushed Shubh trying to stabilize himself.

Harry stumbled over Jassi and Rahul. Kulya rolled on the ground dragging Rishab with him.

And the end product was Virat with Yuzi in his arms, with Virat's hand holding Yuzi's stopping him from falling down and kind of recreating the poster scene of Rab ne bana di jodi.

It was kind of hilarious.

The whole crowd was as stunned as them.

What the hell just happened?

Virat and Yuzi jumped away from each other. Rohit rolled with laughter on the ground watching their expressions of utter horror. Virat graced him with a double dirty look and glared at whomever he deemed the culprit of this incident.

Who was an utterly confused looking Rishab standing behind them. 

And the world just got many new meme materials even before the start of the match.

"Badhai ho, jiju mil gye ( congratulations, we found our brother-in-law)" Krishi and Simi announced as they jumped beside Ahankara highly excited and happy.

Ahankara just hid her face in her hand. She didn't cause this scene.

She definitely isn't behind this.

The girl beside them just laughed, totally amused by their antics.

And okay, why is Hardik Pandya waving at them like they're long lost friends????????????????

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"What happened? Did you by chance forgot walking?" Harry asked Rahul dryly as Shubh and Shreyas joined him around a confused looking Jassi.

Trying to put as much distance as possible between them and a raging Virat and Yuzi, and laughing Rohit.

They didn't want the captain to know they kind of pushed Rishab.

"No Harry, Rahul didn't forgot walking. He kind of saw something startling on the VIP stands maybe. He is in daze afterwards." Jassi explained looking confused as Rahul groaned.

And all the four boys turned towards the VIP stands.

"Isn't that your Ahankara, Rahul??" Harry asked Rahul as he choked on his own saliva. 

"She is, isn't she" Harry grinned evilly, waving enthusiastically towards the girls.

"Areey, the girl from hotel. She is there too. A friend of her, maybe" Shubh pointed out to Harry whose grin just brightened ten times.

"Krishi is looking so happy," Shreyas mumbled in a dazed but thankfully only Jassi heard him as Rahul was trying to drag a waving Harry and Shubh away from there.

"Ummm...What's actually going on here?" Jassi asked the boys skeptically as he tried to help Rahul even before knowing the whole story.

"Areey besides our dear Manushi bhabi, it's our soon going to be Ahankara bhabi if everything goes according to the plan." Harry declared in a very jolly mood. He seemed totally intoxicated in happiness to Jassi.

Jassi dreaded Harry's plan already and gave Rahul an "I pity you" look. 

From Harry's one bestie to other.

"Areey milkr aate hai na unse, abhi match start bhi ni hua waise, toss bhi ni hua ( We should go and meet them, the match hadn't even started, even the toss didn't happen yet)" Shreyas said looking at the stand and the girls.

"Yeah, let's go and meet them. Even Manushi is there, " Harry also agreed 1000000 percent with Shreyas and used Manushi to bait Jassi.

Even Shubh turned his pleading gaze to Rahul and Jassi.

Rahul just cleared his throat and pointed towards Virat.

A fuming Virat who was glaring at them.

The three boys, a few minutes ago very excited and eager to meet the girls gulped.

"Baad mein milte hai zyada accha rhega voh humari sehat k liye ( let's meet them later it'll be more beneficial for our health)" Harry said gulping nervously totally backing out as he started jogging again whistling innocently as he passed Virat.

Even Rohit was looking at them suspiciously as they jogged around not meeting their gazes.

"Waha kya dekh rhe the tum log (what were you looking at there?)" Rohit questioned them when they were doing their stretching exercise.

"Nothing, nothing at all," They mumbled in perfect sync not meeting anyone's gaze.

The match didn't yet start but people got a lot of free entertainment.

From a domino effect on Team Indian players to Virat and Yuzi recreating Rab Ne bana di jodi poster scene.

It was fun and more fun was about to come as "Match abhi baki hai mere dost,"

~to be continued~

So, how are you all?

I hope safe, healthy and fine. 

I'll not ask you guys not to panic. But as even Virat bhai said "Prevention is better than cure." So, lets take all the prevention steps and do our duty.

And try to keep each other entertained here. I mean our life is all soona-soona without cricket and all. But safety first right.