DON'T BLAME ME ✷ SHUBMAN GILL ( edited ) ✓

( 009 ) kkr and kisses

Shubman's POV

Time is flying by so fast. Like, woosh!

It's the KKR match today, and honestly, I'm freaking out on the inside. 

I can act all calm on the outside, but what if I screw up? What if I do something dumb and ruin the whole game?

"You won't," I hear a voice, and I turn to see Shobhana, handing me a water bottle.

I stare at her, confused. "What?"

"I heard your mind voice," she says with a smirk, raising an eyebrow.

I blink. "Oh."

Shobhana chuckles and places a hand on my shoulder. 

"Look, Shubman, I have faith in you. You've worked so hard for this match. Don't worry about it."

I smile at her, my heart doing a flip.

What did I do to deserve someone like her? She's so calm, so supportive. I could just stay in this moment forever.

"Thanks," I say, still grinning like an idiot. But then she furrows her brows. "For what?"

"For your wise words, ma'am," I reply with a wink, smirking as she laughs.

Over the past few days, I've realized I'm falling for her. 

It's not some little crush or infatuation. It's deeper. 

It's like I need her to be a part of my life. And I want to tell her... but I can't find the right moment.

"Hey, I gotta go," she says, ruffling my hair like a little brother. "Don't stress, okay?"

"Yeah, yeah," I reply, my head spinning as she runs off, making me smile to myself.

I walk toward the nets, where I see Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell, who are both grinning at me like they know something I don't.

"Yo, bro! Who's got you smiling like that?" Andre asks, a huge grin plastered on his face.

"Oh, I got it," Dinesh says, smirking. "It's obviously Shobhana, right?"

I roll my eyes. "Can we practice now?"

"Are you sure?" Dinesh teases. "You don't wanna stare at your girl over there?"