❅ Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Dᴀᴛᴇ
After spending some time with Shraddha, I moved towards my brother's room, who was busy talking with someone on his phone.
“Yeah bhai,” he said and smiled at me as he opened the door. I raised my eyebrows asking him who he was talking with, “Idhar hi hai, wait I will put the call on speaker,” he answered to the person on the other side.
As soon as the phone was on speaker, I heard the loud voice of my best friend and famous bollywood actor Ayaan Mukherji! “Anushkaaa! Tujhe akela kya chhoda, tune toh boyfriend hi bana dala,” I blushed a little on his comment but recovered quickly to give him an answer, “Boyfriend nahi hai koi,” I muttered.
“Yaya, just saw on television how he was to keep his private life private! Mujhse kya chhupa rahi hai yaar,” he said which confused me, what was he talking about! “What are you talking about Mukherji, private life?” I questioned him.
“Oh you didn’t see it Sharma, pre-match conference mein someone asked about his relation with you and kya jawaab diya hai bande ne, ahh” he replied quite impressed with the answer that Virat had given.
“Di, I approve ha,” Varun cheekily replies with a wink followed by loud, devil-like laughter of both the men. I threw a pillow at him, which he couldn’t dodge as he was busy laughing, and hit him in the centre of his face. HA! Serves him right! He whined loudly while Ayaan was still busy laughing, what was so funny !?
“Ayaan, shut your mouth right now or else….”
“Orelse what ha?”
“I will leak all your pictures on the internet and let your fans know what kind of monkey you are,”
“Bye Anushka and Varun, have a great day and Varun tell your irritating sister that I ain’t scared of her,” and he ended the call telling me how scared he was!
“Varun, I am not going to be around during dinner, so don’t wait for me okay?” I informed him.
“Why!? Di, I don’t know anyone here, it’s so awkward,” he replied, it wasn’t true though. All of them had been extremely warm and welcoming but him being a huge fan felt awkward to sit and chat or eat with them. “Varun, it's not awkward, and if you don’t feel like going then order food and have it in your room but that would be extremely rude, and you know Shraddha so you can go with her,” I gave him an alternative and was about to move out of the room, “Di, where are you going but?” he asked. Oh god!
“Just work, don’t worry. Also need to check what happened in the conference, see you later,” I hurriedly replied and moved out of his room. It was 6pm and players would be returning soon, I had already informed my team about their return so they could prepare for their snacks as per the diet.
I entered my room quickly and got ready in a blue spaghetti dress which had floral embroidery, tied my hair in a high pony and a simple black choker. I kept my makeup minimal, kajal, eyeliner and nude colour lipstick. By the time I got ready, It was already 7:15 pm and I was hoping that Virat would also be there.
I hadn’t planned anything extravagant, a simple dinner at a place I knew from my previous visit and then a small surprise. This was the first idea that popped in my head keeping in mind his extra busy and tiring day, also he had the series soon so I didn’t want to plan something exhausting. I took my denim jacket with me due to the weather, my phone and a sling which has the room keys and some cash.
I decided to knock at Virat’s room and not wait in the lobby where I could possibly bump into some player or my sibling who would tease the hell out of me. As I reached near Virat's room I saw him locking the door wearing a white shirt and black jeans looking umm… hot! I walked as silently as possible to him and whispered in his ears, “My date looks too good tonight,” He seemed to be startled by my presence while I laughed at his shocked and scared face.
“Nush! You scared me and my date looks no less,” I couldn’t believe we were flirting with each other, it was indeed surprising but the conversation was natural and not forced! “Let’s go then,” I said. We moved out of the hotel and sat in the cab that I had booked. The ride was absolutely silent but I could feel eyes gazing at me from time to time.
I turned towards Virat and asked, “How was the practice?” He looked at me and smiled, telling me that the boys were going good and they were in a good position, hopeful to give a tough fight and win the tour. I wanted to ask about the conference but chose against it, deciding to ask him later.
“Oh by the way, how do you know Ayaan Mukherji?” Virat asked.
“I managed him for a short period of time and became good friends later,” I answered.
“Ohhh” he replied thoughtfully.
We soon reached a small hotel, it was in the outskirts of the city. Wasn’t something huge but it gave a homely vibes which was the reason that I loved this place. “It’s nothing big, I hope ….” I started but was interrupted, “It’s an amazing place, and I believe in small things not something big and extra.” Virat said
I smiled as we both moved inside the cafe with Virat’s hand on my back guiding me in, I could feel my cheeks warm at his gesture. The place wasn’t filled with people but it wasn’t empty either. We chose a far corner at the end to avoid the media or fans.
“So you have visited this place before?” Virat asked.
“Yeah, I had come for work and found this place,” I answered. He nodded his head towards me. We both just looked at each other and sat there in silence. He slid his hand into mine and entwined it together. “Let’s have food first then i have something to show you,”
Rest of the dinner was passed away with random small talks about work and nothing more but one thing warmed my heart. Our entwined hands. It just felt complete and perfect at that moment but there was still a lot to discuss before taking the next step.
As we completed our dinner, I took out my purse and paid the bill. Virat didn't stop me even for a second instead he just said, “It's you who brought me on a date, and I ain't a male chauvinist who would show attitude or superiority. This guy just knows how to win hearts.
We exited the hotel and we walked ahead, “Where are we going?”
“Somewhere peaceful” was a short reply that he received. He quietly walked along with me as we walked through the woods with not much light around us. He took out his phone and switched on the flashlight so that we could walk without tripping.
“Finally!” I huffed and stopped at our final destination! “So how's it !?” I asked Virat, who was standing right next to me looking at the place around him. “How did you find this place !? It's so beautiful and soothing,” he replied in awe of the place.
We stood at the top of a hill from where we could see the whole city illuminated with lights. The sight in front of us was absolutely magical and a sight to behold. Being surrounded by people almost every time you step out is difficult, everyone needs a little time off and this was the place that I found extremely pleasant for some alone time.
“Just randomly while I was taking a stroll,” I answered his question. “Come let's sit,” I moved forward and sat down at the edge with our legs hanging and cool breeze hitting our faces. “I wish we had something like this in Mumbai, something away from the crowd,” he muttered. I could totally understand why he said that!
“We will find it once we go back, maybe” I whispered. He looked at me, quite surprised at what I had just muttered. He looked ahead and just said, “We will !!”
“Do you ever feel suffocated? You know, every step of yours is out there in public, every choice is questioned, how do you deal with it ?” I asked.
“You know Nushkie, not everyone has the privilege to be where I am today! I am here because of my hard work but I need to prove myself everyday to survive. My choices are always under the public's eyes, they would always criticize when my choices aren't correct and even when I am right. So at this point, I have made peace with the fact that, only people who matter are family and friends! Of course fans play a huge part in our life's but I have stopped letting them get to my head.” he answered with utmost sincerity.
“I am so proud of each and everyone of you,” I said as I took his hand in mine. I smiled at him and rested my head on his shoulder, “You too have a fandom of your own, how does that feel?” Virat questioned me.
“I honestly don't know what I feel about them, I am eternally grateful but then I am a person who needs a little more privacy. I don't like people continuously asking me who I am working for, or how's my bond with my client or about my private life. And sometimes it just feels that they are fans of my clients, so I have neutral feelings.” I uttered whatever came in my mouth. I could feel him smiling as he ‘hmmed’ at my answer.
“So, you are a closed off person?” he counter questioned.
“Not exactly, you can say I am an ambivert. Just someone who likes to be within my friends circle. I share a good rapport with half of the entertainment industry as I have worked with quite a few of them, but that doesn't mean I am friends with everyone or I am an outgoing person, I like to stay at home and chill with my people.” I answered. I didn't get an answer from his side so I just asked him about his nature “What about you? I mean I had quite a few people telling me about your dual personality ….”
He didn't reply for a few minutes, making me think whether he had heard me or not. I looked up at him only to see him looking ahead at the city with a look that told me he was thinking about something. I shook him a little, “Oh sorry, I was thinking about your question, I mean I may have a dual personality. I am a person who doesn't like to lose so naturally that attitude is pretty visible on field with my celebrations or banters. And then off the field, I like to enjoy my life. But both these personalities reflect everywhere for me. I also enjoy cricket and at the same time I hate people lying on my face or trying to hide their mistakes behind those lies,” he replied with seriousness in his voice.
The chat continued for with us discussing about our jobs and its pros and cons. The simplicity of the night just made me realise that you don't need any luxuries, any pomp and show but just a person to whom you can show the unfiltered you.
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Hey guys,
Long time since I have updated but to compensate, I am back with 2 updates. This one is long 2K words so please I hope to see some comments as they encourages a lot. Anyways, it's your wish I can't force anyone 😂
Coming to the update, I hope I did justice to both the characters. If I didn't please tell me so I can make changes! Listen to the song above, it's amazing and somewhat is the vibe of whole chapter 💓
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