Bowled Out

Part - 9

Yash's POV
'Team landed in London 7 days before the series and we have 3 test matches series and 3 T20Is series. Today is the first day of our first test match. My mind is a mess, I am not understanding how to channelize the things. My team did background check on all the friends of Lavanya. No one has tagged her in their posts. It's very very suspicious, none of them, none of her hostel mates met her family. Abhishek told she is from a district in Karnataka but he doesn't know her father's name. My team could find her Father's name but address mentioned doesn't exists. I just pray that she is not fake whatever may be her reasons I just pray and hope she is real. I want her to be like this, I bloody started to falling for her. Intelligent, poise, controlled, graceful, hardworking, decent with the people, these are the few things I noticed in the last few days. I just want her to be real. That's all. '
First day of 1st match
'Team is ready for the toss and match will start in an hour. I haven't spoken to Lavanya in last seven days. But my mom never missed to give an update. She told Lavanya is staying at her friends place temporarily until I come back. I don't miss the naughtiness in my mom's tone. I liked it. But I wanted to talk to Lavanya somehow resisted and controlled. My manage and team started to dig into this friends location.'
'We won the toss and choose to bat first as the weather and wicket both are too good to bat. I am the opener, play started. I am still in the thoughts of Lavanya. But I Channelized the desperation into my game and I forgot I am playing a test match. Just started to hit the ball in the hope of getting out the frustration. At the end of the end my score is 209* and team is at 355/1. Everyone is praising me for being fearless and for my play. But I am in no mood to except all the praises as my private investigation team informed me that Lavanya is not staying at any friend home it's her 3BHK own flat. Where she used to stay often and Lavanya can't sleep alone at night. So whenever she has to sleep alone she comes to the flat and three maids stay at the flat all the time. I don't know what to react and how to react. Who is she bloody hell. She can't sleep alone. I knew that thing at the very first night when I told her I can sleep at other room. She told she can't sleep alone in a room and requested to stay. Who are you Lavanya. I am feeling like a fool. Why are you playing with me. Who the hell are you girl'
Lavanya's POV
'It has been 7 seven days Yash and I last spoken. I am feeling empty and hallow. I am still at the lab at 6pm and Abhi started his commentary on today's match'
Abhi-"Lav, you should have watched today's match oh my God, Yashas is a pro, he was playing like ODI match not a test match. Ball literally died, but everytime he enjoys the field like anything but this time audience felt like he is venting out the frustration and not enjoying. But anyway India is at good position and Yashas is rocking in all thr formats.But somewhat not good to see him like that he never once smiled and non striker batter remained him of his century. Whatever but India is at solid position right now."
My another female friend -"Kya ladka hai yaar woh toh. Superb handsome, do you know, he is the most eligible bachelor right now Abhi"
Abhi -" He will be until another 6-7 years until he gets married. Though he has many many girlfriends"
'My mind doesn't process much but mind is struck at the sentence he was trying to vent out his frustration. Is ge frustrated about me? Am I troubling him? Am I being distraction? No this needs to be cleared'
With that thought I texted Abhi - "Hi, we need to talk and clarify something"

Yash's POV
'I am at second day of match,during lunch break and I was too not interested to see anything and I didn't even check my cellphone. Out team score is 450/3 and I am at 244*. I was about to finish my food, received a message from Lavanya "Hi, we need to talk and clarify". I replied
"Sure, better when the things are clear and transparent. We will clear after 4.30 hours. It would be 11:30pm by that time in India. Is it okay madam, aren't you be too sleepy at your 3BHK flat by that time".
Lavanya-" I received the reply. I am not devasted, I know what my husband is capable of, he will get to my identity one or the other day. Hopefully he will understand the things".Lavanya replied -" Sure, nowadays my sleeping routine has changed so we can talk. Take care husband".