Even If The World Was Ending

24. Crushed

Shubman was excitedly waiting for his boyfriend at the Mumbai airport as they boarded their flight for South Africas series.

On the other hand, Ishan dreaded to meet Shubman. His heart hammering so hard against his chest making it difficult for him to even breathe.

Shubman searched around for his boyfriend and when he did, at the same time Ishan's eyes met his.

Shubman smiled widely. And for a second, Ishan was relieved of all his pains.

Shubman frantically walked towards him and finally stopped. Shubman looked down at Ishan, and at that time everything around them blurred out.

As if, only the 2 of them existed.

It was just them in this world. It was just "Their" World.

Ishan's eyes welled looking at those shining brown orbs. Adoration, Love, and every romantic feelings were being expressed by those eyes.

Shubman slowly wrapped his hand around Ishan, enveloping them for a hug.

"I missed you Baby" Shubman said softly.

"I missed you more meri Jaan" Ishan replied, his heart breaking at every word.

He did miss Shubman.

His missed his boy, he missed that dimpled smile, he missed those capturing eyes, he missed his husky morning voice, he missed the feeling of his cold skin against Ishan's warm hand, he missed those soft lips which he was dying to kiss again and again, he missed his embraces that calms Ishan instantly, he missed his unstable and fast heartbeats an effect Ishan created every time he teased the younger one, he missed his bestfriend, his soulmate, his lifeline. His everything.

But Ishan's heart dropped at the thought of the near future. The thought itself made Ishan dead from inside.

When they both let from the hug, Ishan just wanted to kiss that beautiful smile.

"Stop looking at me like that" Shubman blushed lightly as he pulled Ishan towards their group, waiting to board the flight.

"Like what babe?" Ishan asked, quizzically.

"Like you don't ever wanna let me go" Shubman said softly.

Ishan stopped in his tracks, halting both of them as his grip on Shubman's hand loosened. Ishan turned pale.

'Oh how much I don't wanna let you go Shubi' Ishan thought but couldn't speak.

Shubman turned to him, to look at why did he stop him. He was stunned to see a very pale Ishan, sweating profusely.

"Arey, main toh bas mazak kar raha tha Ishu. Tujhe chodke kidhar jaunga?" Shubman smiled lightly, trying to comfort a very stunned Ishan.

Ishan recollected himself "Chal, pagal" Ishan scoffed and tried to give him his best fake smile.

Shubman laughed it off, and soon joined the group.

'I can't do this. I won't be able to this. I can't break Shubi's heart. I won't be able to ever look at him after ending us.' Ishan thought.

Soon his phone pinged with a message.

Vivek: 3 days and it should be all over.

Ishan shivered at the message. Visibly a threat.

Even when they both sat in the plane, beside each other, Ishan's body stiffened at Shubman resting his head in Ishan's shoulder.

Ishan's weird behaviour didn't go unnoticed by Shubman. Shubman's gut clenched, thinking something was definitely wrong, but stopped his overthinking.