1 + 1 = 3 [ISHMAN]

Chapter 2

Almost 6 weeks has passed since ishan and shubman had the most unforgettable night of their life. The whole series of india against New Zealand ended a few days ago. Now all of them have returned to their home. Shubman is in Punjab, while Ishan in Bihar, spending time with their family. Though they talk daily on their phones.

From the last few days of staying in New Zealand, Ishan isn't feeling well. He feels dizzy, nauseous, sometimes getting terrible headaches and pain in his abdomen. Sometimes he'd throw up, his appetite for food has lessened. Dispite all of them, he still played the last few days, ignoring all his discomforts. Shubman and some others asked him about it, but he just laughed it off. He didn't let anyone know about his problems. but he couldn't understand what's happening to him all of a sudden, he was fit as a fiddle and healthy. He thought he'd get better after returning to home.
But it got even worse.

Nowadays he gets irritated easily over small things. He feels bad. Not for himself, but for shubman and everyone else he behaved mean with, for the slightest reason.

he scolded shubman one day during their practice in New Zealand, only because he was messing around with him. they almost had a fight over it. The do fight sometimes, so it wasn't really a problem. Whenever they fight, they both end up apologizing to each other and get along again. This time too he apologized to shubman later, but he himself felt so bad for being like this to shubman. shubman never minds tho.

*At Ishan's Home*

Ishan was playing video games with his brother in the living room. It's been four days since he had came home. He's really enjoying his time with his family, he just hoped his dizziness decreased. but unfortunately it didn't.

"Hey! Cheater!" Said raj, giving ishan a smack on his head with the gamepad, "the world would end, still you won't stop cheating in this, would you?" He scolded ishan, loosing to him for the third time in a row.

"I didn't cheat. you're just terrible at this game" ishan teased and smacked back. Both of them started fighting over the game. Raj noticed Ishan was showing more temper than he usually does. He's shocked, he feels bad too for his lil bro being like this. He noticed the recent changes in ishan, though ishan tried his best to hide it from his family. He doesn't want anyone to worry for him. But raj has a eye of bird. He noticed, and doubts something seems off.

"You both stop fighting and come eat lunch! You've all grown up, still you two fight like little kids" rebuked Mrs.Kishan, giving a disappointed look to them.

They came to the table, having lunch together and chit-chatting about things.

Ishan was feeling nauseous, he doesn't feel like eating.

"why aren't you eating, ishu?" Mr.Kishan asked. "Your mom cooked your favorite dish. Eat untill your tummy is full"

"yes dad, I'm eating" ishan said, forcing himself to eat. It wasn't worth it. Suddenly he puts his hands over his mouth, quickly got up from the chair and rushes to the bathroom.

"Ishan? Ishan! What happened?"
He heard the concerned calls of his parents from behind, but he couldn't answer.

He somehow manages to reach the bathroom, kneels infront of the toilet and starts throwing up. It was worse than the previous ones.

When he's done, he feels a hand on his shoulder.

"Ishan, are you okay? oh god..." Ishan hears raj saying, who was standing beside him. He understands ishan's condition is serious. Ishan wanted to reassure that he was fine, but he feels lightheaded, couldn't say a word.

"lets get you to bed. You need to rest" raj helped ishan to get up, but after stepping outside the washroom, ishan sees everything blacking out.

He faints.