when 77 met 32 [ishman ff] [shubish]

2025

We all got busy with the practices for the upcoming tournament in USA. But that did not get my mind off the situation I got myself into. I was still thinking about it. I was trying to start the topic with rohit and virat because honestly, they were our only hope now. Me and abhishek were both useless.

The team decided to go for a vacation in mountains before they went for the tournament. To freshen up their minds and bodies. It was an unofficial trip. Planned by the team. But somehow, I got an invitation too. Not that I was complaining.

We tried to invite some other players also who were not going for the tournament. Just to uplift the gloomy mood (of everyone). One of these people who also got an invitation was Ishan. Well he was obvious to get an invitation, wasn't he?

But what was also obvious was, he was not going to come. Everybody knew it. Even shubman did. Nobody actually expected him to come but everyone was still heartbroken when raj bhai (ishan's brother) called last night to say that Ishan was not going to attend.

Shubman also declined right after. And the most impressive part is nobody, literally no one asked him the reason of him declining to come. He just said he wouldn't go and went away. And every single soul standing in that room just let him.

I think that was the first time in my entire life that I experienced a heartbreak. And the fact was, I did not even know why my heart was aching so much. So much, that I physically had to sit down before processing everything.

I looked at abhishek and he was already looking at me. I read my own emotions in his eyes. But ten folds. He was struggling more then anyone else in that room. He wanted to go behind shubman, maybe ask him something but he couldn't even get up from his place before shubman stormed out.

I wanted to get up and console abhishek, but I couldn't get up either. And just like that we all went to our respective homes and slept the sadness away.

We were going to leave in two days and I wanted to talk to rohit and virat before we left. Because this was the chance where everyone was free and themselves, and we could get our information out very easily.

But I also wanted to know if hardik was out of suspicion list or not before talking to them. I couldn't choose between what to do first and abhishek was in no condition to be thinking about it.

"what are you thinking about so seriously?" it was Rishabh who I noticed was sitting here for quite some time now. "nothing. Just stuff." I replied before turning to him. "I know it is something serious, you are making that 'I am trying to think of a strategy so shut up and get lost' kinda face right now."

"I have no idea what you are talking about." I really didn't. what face was he even talking about? "alright alright. But let me know if I could be of any help." "whom do you trust the most on the team Rishabh." I don't know why I asked him that but yeah, I just did.

"for? Ishan?" okay now this was getting creepy. How does this man know everything? "looking at your face I would assume that I got it right. So, for Ishan I would say shubman? I mean isn't that the most obvious answer?"

Yeah right it was but I was not talking about him at all. "but don't you think that he is making it too obvious? Shubman I mean. Everyone is assuming that he likes Ishan. Why? because he is making it seem like that. Why? now you find the answer to that."

Why do I even speak to this man? He always makes me think about stupid things and I get more confused then I already was. What the fuck did he even mean by that. Shubman was deliberately trying to show people that he likes Ishan more then a friend? But why would he do that.

I mean if a person is heart broken then it would show right? But maybe shubman is acting a bit too weird. Even if he does like Ishan the fact that he is refusing ads and management official dinners and stuff is still a bit too much.