Listen To Your Heart.

Chapter-11

Four months had passed since the London tour, marking the same duration since Ishan and Shubman's drunken marriage.

With the advent of the new virus Covid variant, the world was abuzz with concern. The indian cricket team had to play the whole t20 match in UAE so they team shifted there for three month,Almost everyone in the team was married,so they were all aloted seperate flat for each family,and a flat for Ishan,Shubman and Shreyas, the bachelor ones.

So Ishan and Shubman met at the airport after almost two month,as they didn’t have any match together.Although they used to stay in touch with random customary whereabout texts.Shubman wanted to talk more sometimes, But never said that out loud in fear of acting like a married couple.

After nearly two months apart, Ishan and Shubman finally reunited at the airport, their faces lighting up with genuine joy at seeing each other again.

"Hey, Ishan! Good to see you, man," Shubman greeted, his voice filled with warmth.

"Yeah, good to see you too, Shubman," Ishan replied, a shy smile playing on his lips.

As they walked towards each other, Ishan hesitated for a moment before embracing Shubman in a friendly hug.

"So, how have you been?" Shubman asked, breaking the silence as they walked towards the baggage claim area.

"I've been good, just busy with training and stuff. What about you?" Ishan replied, trying to keep the conversation light.

"Yeah, same here. It's been pretty hectic," Shubman said, his tone casual yet tinged with a hint of longing.

They continued chatting about random things, both of them enjoying each other's company but careful not to delve too deep into personal topics.

As they reached the baggage claim area, Shubman glanced at Ishan, his expression softening with affection. "It's good to have you back, Ishan."

"Yeah, it's good to be back," Ishan replied, a genuine smile spreading across his face.

Ishan and Shubman sat together on the plane this time, surrounded by their fellow players, the atmosphere was lively. Players kept shifting seats to chat with each other, taking advantage of the abundance of vacant seats.

Throughout the flight, Shubman was engrossed in conversation with a foreign girl whom Ishan hadn't seen before at the airport. He couldn't help but notice the goofy smile on Shubman's face as they talked. Ishan felt a twinge of jealousy about the girl but decided against prying into Shubman's personal affairs.

"Meeting after a whole two months, and this lad didn’t even talk to me properly!" Ishan thought with a hint of disappointment.

When they landed and were on the team bus, Hardik piped in, "Shubman was a little too busy the whole flight. What say, Ishan?"

"I haven’t noticed, bhaia. I was reading a book," Ishan replied, his head still hovering over the pages.

Hardik snatched the book and said, "You should, your buddy is about to get laid I think. What say, Shubman? I saw you taking his number."

Did Ishan is angry with anything, why is his nose flared,Ishan flared his nose when he fumes silently only.

Shubman, sensing Ishan's discomfort, tried to avoid the topic.