Meri raahein tere tak hain
Tujhpe hi toh mera haq hai
Ishq mera tu beshaq hai
Tujhpe hi toh mera haq hai

People think he didn't know pain as if he hadn't ever felt pain. People thinks being him was easy as if just anyone could be him. People think he had it all easy after all he was an heir wasn't he??

The personification of rich, spoiled brat nicknamed the bad boy of cricket.

Maybe he hadn't ever suffered from a love induced heartbreak, maybe he hadn't ever fell in true love before, maybe he wasn't that good at the love game and sweet talking as everyone believed him to be but he always has been honest about his feelings. He wouldn't act as if he is in love with you when he hates you and he had never played with anyone's feelings then why the whole world is so damn interested in playing with his.

He was sitting in the team bus his fingers itching to dial her number but he controlled his instincts. He has just dropped a bomb on her and didn't even ask how she was doing?? He had seen her pain filled eyes hidden behind the frosty veil when she had picked up the call.

He wanted to ask her what was wrong?? Why did she insist in staying there when it was hurting her and where the hell was Ansh?? But he plastered a smile and tried to divert her mind with small talks but she could read him like an open book. She always did that and he knew better than to keep her in dark about matters concerning their lives. He didn't like the way she ignores her pain in favour of others and he so wants to cheer her up right now but the question is how?

He can't call her now but he can lift her mood in his own way can't he and he knows the right person who will act as a healing balm on whatever has made her upset.

He dialled the number without a second thought and grinned when his call was picked up before the second ring.

"Heya ma, please go to OM today na"

"Ma please na, you know Ansh is busy with his shooting and Anya is upset, please ma"

"Love you, Ma"

"Yeah, I'll talk to you after the match"

"Yeah, promise"

"Byee, love you ma"

He leaned more comfortably in his seat after disconnecting the call as his playlist continued playing like background music in his mind, calming his nerves as his mind continued thinking about her. He didn't know what she found in him or why she fell in love with him? Cause he know he never gave her any reason to fall for him. It's not like he is complaining he is just curious .

Their relation always had been peculiar to be frank like he will always let her know that he doesn't trust her yet he will run to her at the first knock of any incoming trouble. He remember the teen chubby girl with startling haunted blue eyes that his mom brought to their home and he was curious for the rest of the month why she wasn't send to the NGO like others but no one had answered his questions obviously. 

He had seen the hesitation in her eyes when his mom asked her to call her mom, the fear in her eyes as if she was replacing someone by calling his mom, mom like she was giving someone's place to someone else and he had endured the long suffering weeks of her transition but the smile at his mom's face when she finally called her mom was worth it.

Then their were the nights when she will wake up screaming and no one in the entire house beside him will hear her screams, maybe it was because his room was next to her or maybe because he was only awake at that time that he will follow her in her ventures in the house whether it was roaming the terrace at the middle of night pondering about ghosts that weren't there or sitting in the kitchen teaching her how to make coffee or tea depending upon his mood or just watching the live telecasts of  some soccer matches which always happen at ungodly hours and using those matches as excuses of their wide awake states if anyone had ever tumbled on their awake forms sitting quietly on the couches with their gazes fixed on the screen watching the game with an intensity which will let the world believe they were soccer frantics when in reality they were just two lonely souls trying hard to divert their mind and seek companionship of the light in darkness. They never shared with each other what was keeping the other awake but they always found each other in the darkness and he always let her know that he didn't trust her.

Then their was his surprise when he faced the Anya in college that girl in college was totally different from the girl residing in his home. The girl was frosty and down right terror not afraid of anyone or retorting back in the most sarcastic way but the girl staying with him was humble and polite not this terror the whole college talks about. Savvy still have the pic of his reaction when for the first time he has seen her give it back to a bully. Gosh, his reaction was hilarious and Savvy won't stop teasing him about it. No, matter how many times he tried neither will he delete that stupid pic. He wanted to tell his mom your gullible, sweet, innocent,childlike girl who can't even hurt a mosquito is downright terror in the college. Even the baddest of people in the college are afraid of her but he kept quite it was kind of funny experience for him watching two shades of one person like Sita and Geeta in real life and he didn't know which one of them was real, who was she really and he didn't trust her because he didn't know her.

But he gave her chances to win his trust like when crazy fangirls starting sending him nudes he ran to her for help and he still remember the look she gave him before blocking all those contacts and then the start of slowly regressing whatever trust and companionship they had built started with Jasmine.

Jasmine was Kriti bhabi's childhood best friend and the girl Kriti bhabi helped in every way from funding her studies to providing her job. Kriti bhabi did every thing and when she got to know her friend was here in Delhi she asked her to stay with them in their house and he wasn't quite pleased with the idea after watching the way Jasmine watched his brother but he couldn't tell that to his bhabi now could he. So, that was another day or night as long as he and Anya were considered Bhabi was out on a trip and so was mom. Bhai come back home heavily drunk and almost senseless and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow. He and Anya were sitting in the garden facing bhai's room that night counting star apparently when they saw the shadows dance on  bhai's window and both of them tip toed towards his room fearing a break in or something similar to that what they didn't expect was bhabi's friend using her friend's drunk not in his sense husband. They weren't at all expecting the scene they found in front of their eyes and he didn't at all react when Anya dragged Jasmine away from his brother's limp form who fell on the bed unaware of whatever was happening around him. He didn't felt even a little bit of empathy for the girl when Anya went all her frosty queen avatar on her and destroyed all her attempts of blackmailing them with this incidence and forced her to leave the house the next morning and he absolutely was ecstatic when she disappeared without a trace in morning but every minute of the rest of week he felt like he was walking on eggshells around his family. he was keeping a secret from everyone his bhai, ma and most importantly bhabi who loved her friend more than his life and another person knew of this person. A person who could destroy the peace of this family, the tranquility with a misguided statement and he didn't know what to think of Anya. she could destroy everything and he could do nothing to stop it.

Then the incidence after the announcement of their supposed engagement broke everything. The semblance of trust they had built shattered all around them that and their love and immense trust rebuilded itself from the ashes of their broken relation ignited a wild fire that could consume anything and everything around them. He thought with a fond smile as the bus halted before the stadium and he got out the bus only to be consumed by the roars of the fans shouting their name and he passed them one of his most dazzling smile and signed some autographs before entering the stadium.

Savvy POV

I heard the crowed  applause as I left the ground with eighty five in my name, raising my bat at their direction I walked back to the pavilion with head bowed down and the crowed roared  in happiness when Vi entered the ground clapping him on the back.

"well played bro" he congratulated me with a quick hug before walking towards the pitch as I walked back, all the players congratulated me as I walked towards the dressing room to get changed and then settled on the dugouts watching Viaan and Ro's innings. 

Viaan, Ro, Ansh and I were childhood friends, Ro, Vi and I from starting you could call us chuddy buddies and Vi was our secret keeper. He cared for us more than our own brothers, he was there when no one was there for us in the school. Fighting for us and standing for us, Vi knew secrets world didn't know about us and he kept all them to himself. 

The way he guarded Ro after his parent's demise and the way he handled everything from the funeral process to hospital formalities was remarkable and dragged Ro's sorry form to his house and made him stay in the house for rest of weeks making sure he was alright and could lean on them for support whenever he needs them.

I remember crying on his shoulders when he got to know of his mother's first and what a monster he has been, I hated my father more when I learned about Sheetal and what  mom had to go through at that period and many more knowing about dad's dadi wasn't a pleasing experience too and then he understood why his dad didn't talk about his side of family much and I understood why I never heard about my bua or chacha ji and at that moment I didn't want to be like my dad, I didn't want to hurt the girl I love and the girl that love me like dad hurted mom and I've cried on Viaan's shoulder when I learned dad didn't even know mom was pregnant with me when he scorned her and left her on mandap listening to his dadi. My father wasn't my superman that moment my father was a monster I didn't even recognize.

I didn't know how my mom forgave dad cause truthfully I couldn't if someone has done something like that with me. I didn't know how can she still love him with all her heart cause I seriously can't love wholeheartedly if someone breaks my heart like that maybe that's why my mom is so great or that just love making her blind but after that I couldn't see them like the world thinks them to be. I was afraid of love, I'm afraid of love and relationships and only two people knows about my fear of relationships and unknowingly becoming like my dad,Viaan and Anya. Viaan was the first one to know and Anya the second and they both were the bestest secret keepers in the world. 

Just like I couldn't understand why mom forgave dad, I couldn't understand why Anya forgave all of us so easily. why she jumped in the burning building to save Viaan maybe it was because of love but I couldn't forgive myself watching her that condition how could she forgive us. Yeah, we didn't bully her or were downright mean to her but we didn't trust her and always were suspicious of her actions. how could she forgive it just like this?? She should be angry on us for not believing her but she wasn't and I just can't figure out for all that its worth why??

Well even though they had valid reasons for their suspicions she didn't need to forgive them just like that with a heart melting smile an innocent sparkling eyes which compelled them to agree with whatever she wanted  but the fact is after jasmine and sheetal they were wary. My mom brought Sheetal home out of kindness and what did Sheetal try to do snatch mom's place and my mom's husband and no one thought just how wrong that was on so many levels.

And then their was Jasmine Kritika bhabi did everything for her. She loved her so much and yet she didn't thought once before betraying her and we didn't know how to trust people when they could betray you like this after so many years of friendship and love but Anya has proved all their fears false. She had shown her worth and also shown the world how near death experiences forged unbreakable friendships.

If you ask Viaan when Anya fell for him he would be totally clueless but if you ask that question to me.I'll  have a list of answers ready maybe it was the time he stood against his feiends for her because she was right and I had seen the wonder and disbelief filled eyes she looked at him with not believing he took her side when he didn't even like her or the time when her eyes will follow him like a lost puppy always taking care of him or the way her frosty eyes will soften slightly watching him play with not so popular kids and even helping the bullied kids feel confident with his warm smiles and helping hands. I had witnessed how Viaan's fire slowly melt the ice in her bones. The way the guy who wore his emotions on his sleeves and the girl who hid her emotions ignited the worst and best in each other. The ice was on fire or the fire was in ice no one could deduce apart from the fact that they looked deadly beautiful together.

"Viaan Kundra is on fire today" the commentators shouted in ecstasy and I smriked knowing Viaan was fire itself.

"Lgta h yeh dressing room se hi set hokr aate h"

"Gosh, that cover drive what a beauty"

"And the match ends with a Viaan special shot. This man is something else"

"Obviously we won after all we worked so damn hard and lady luck was with us" I thought smiling as the boys around us cheered and jumped in happiness.

..End of pov..

Anya was sitting among them feeling something amiss. Her mind obviously wasn't on the game and was pondering about Jasmine when it was her team's turn again and the letter they got was D and Ritisha started singing the song thodi der at the end of the song Sheetal finally managed to utter the names that could ignite fear in her heart.

"I heard the Agarwal and Rastogi's are back in the town"

She even felt Shivika stiffen hearing those surnames, the surnames of the people who tried to molest Shivika and Kill Shivanya. The people who were thw Oberoi's number one enemy. The people sitting in front of her were just wannabe mean kids and backstabbing people and fake friends who tried to go with the flow of motion but they weren't the real villains. They weren't the faces that torment her in the darkness, they weren't the voices that didn't let her sleep.

...To be continued...

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