Our Arranged Marriage

Virat and Anushka.

The team was practicing in the stadium. Fresh air blew driving the fragrance of freshly cut green grass with them. Shubman hit a six shot which made him smile ear to ear.

"Well done, champ." Virat patted his back as Shubman took off his pads walking to the pavilion.

"Bhaiya, bhabhi kahan h?" Shubman asked as they both made their way back to the pavilion. 

"Abhi aa jayegi Aloo k paranthe leke." Virat said to which Shubman nodded.

"Can I ask you something?" Shubman asked in a serious tone.

"Itna formalities kisliye? Puch." Virat said laughing.

"Umm... say something about your marriage." Virat gave him a look as he asked this, but then made a normal face.

"That's the best thing that has ever happened to me." Virat said making Shubman smile. "I'm very bad at words, Shubman." They chuckled. "Han, par itna jarur kahunga ki, I've won at my life after that day." Shubman smiled at him.

"Aur, what about the media and public?" He asked with curiosity.

"Unka kya? Unka toh aadat h. Of course hate comments and all miley thhe. But what's more important is to ignore them and protect Anushka from everything. Sweet comments bhi aatey h true fans se." Virat answered to which Shubman nodded.

Before Shubman could proceed to the next question, Anushka barged in.

"Aloo k paranthe for my boys." She chirped happily forwarding a tiffin.

As they three sat together, Shubman couldn't hold anymore but get annoyed as he couldn't speak them the truth. 

"Bhaiya aur puchna tha..." He trailed.

"Puch na kisne mana kiya h." Virat said frowning.

"How did you deal with the comments?" He asked. Anushka made a confused face.

"As I said, see, all i had done was just ignored them. Shaadi k baad phone kya h woh m bhul hi gaya tha. Media aur public toh ese stories banate rahenge. We just need to ignore and pretend as if kuch nhi hua h."

Shubman nodded.

"Did it affect your career?" He asked after a few time.

"Kya farak padta h kisike kuch bolne se? Meri personal life h. BCCI kya apna politics use karke mujhe retirement de deta kya?" Virat laughed at his own line. "It didn't affect my career. Instead it boosted." He added.

"Kis baarein m baatchit chal rhi h?" Anushka asked.

"Pataa nhi." He answered Anushka. "Kya scene h? Sachin sir maann gaye kya Sara k liye?" Virat smirked looking at Shubman. Shubman's eyes widened.

"Na na Bhaiya. Esa kuch nhi h." He said being frightened. The couple laughed at him.

"But hm, Bhaiya bhabhi. Kuch batana tha..." He muttered slowly.

"Bolo, Shubman." Anushka said.

"Uhmm.. I have no idea how to say this out to you... but,.." Virat and Anushka waited for him to speak. "But.. I'm getting married." He muttered slowly.

The couple's eyes widened.

"Sara se bhaag k shaadi karega?" Virat asked being shocked.

"What the fuck, Bhaiya. It's not Sara." Shubman said frustratingly.

"Who else is it, if it's not Sara?" Anushka asked. "Tere aur Sara k bich kuch nhi h?"

"Bhabhi aap bhi?" He asked in disbelief. "Mere aur Sara k bich m na kuch tha aur na kuch h. It's not Sara. It's..." He trailed. Closing his eyes, he smiled, "It's an arranged marriage." Virat and Anushka listened to him curiously. "She's somebody who can make you day better. She's somebody whom you can share your everything. She's somebody who can drive you crazy by her divine serene beauty." He smiled as he described. 

"He's is in love." Anushka mouthed to Virat who agreed nodding at her, yet in shock.

"Naam toh bataa uska." Virat asked.

"Vaishnavi Salian." Anushka frowned hearing the name.

Suna suna sa lagta h. She thought.

What's your name?

Vaishnavi Salian.

Vaishno Devi.

"Had she visited during the Puja of your new home?" She asked to which Shubman nodded. 

"Damn!" She exclaimed. "Trust me Virat, she is so so so so beautiful." She said looking at Virat.

"You have met her?" Shubman asked.

"Yep."

"Aur bataa uske baarein m." Virat said excitedly. "Kab h shaadi?"

"10 days later, bhai." Shubman answered. "But, m sambhal toh paunga na? Both my personal and professional life?" Shubman asked.

"Areh, kyu nhi? Dekh ese thoughts sabko aatey h. Mujhe bhi aaye thhe. But now look where we are." Virat explained softly.

Shubman nodded. "I want to keep her safe. I want to keep her away from the hate comments." He muttered softly.

Anushka and Virat smiled at each other. "Hum sab h tere saath." She said.

"Chal photo toh dikha." Virat said changing the topic. "Afterall, my son is getting married. I need to see my daughter-in-law." They laughed as Shubman's cheeks flushed.

I'm not counting this as a main chapter though, but just thought of adding their reactions to Shubman's marriage.
These parts will be short, very short even.

I adore the way Virat treats Shubman as his own child😭🤌🏾✋🏾.

Alright, we'll meet in the next part.
Tata!