Maybe in this Lifetime (Short Fics)

Heart to Heart - WC Final(1/1)

A/N - So yay!!India won the world cup (!!!!) and this has been in the works since then. So I have been cricket obsessed for a very long time. I doubt our protagonists were even born then :P so this is an almost over by over update (sometimes ball by ball) of the World cup final but instead of me rambling, I have my two favorite boys messaging and talking over the phone while the match is going on. Obviously they talk with their kind of humor, optimism, cricketing heart and a heavy dose of flirting. There are also some heartfelt conversations and thoughts in between innings and after the match. Please feel free to ask if you don't get something or anything really. 

(The South African players mentioned are Klaasen, Shamsi, Quinton De kok (Quinny) and David Miller (Milly)) 

(Indian players - Virat (Kohli), Kullu (Kuldeep), Jassi (Bumrah), Jaddu (Jadeja), Harry (Hardik), Rishu (Pant), Bapu (Axar Patel), Surya (SKY) and so on)

I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. 

June 29, 2024  India - South Africa World Cup Cricket Final

Text messages

S: "Ishannnnnn.. Call karoon kya" (Ishannnnn.. Shall I call you)

It was the day of the final. Shubman loved watching matches while on call with Ishan. Truth be told, if he could, he would do everything with Ishan but this was not the time for truth-telling. There was a final to watch.

I: "Nahi sab ke saat dekh raha hoon. Message karte hai" (I'm watching with everyone. I'll txt you)

S: "Okay"

Shubman sighed. Atleast messages help in masking heavy set disappointments. Not like Ishan can't read right through him, but he was preoccupied and he couldn't see or hear Shubman. So, a win it is.

I: "Yaar I feel like we'll win" 

S: "I feel so too.."

I:"Dil aise dhadak raha hai uff" (My heart's beating out of my chest)

S: "Mujhe thoda chill lag raha hai 😂" (I feel a bit relaxed)

I:"Haan bhai you aren't padding up.. you'll say that lol" (yes bro..)

Bhai?? Bhai????ok no..divert topic. (bro? bro??)

S: "Last time 💩" (Ishan doesn't have to know he was talking about himself)

I: "No jinxing ok. We will do great"

S: "I know"

I: "Are you alright?"

S: "Haan kyun?"🤔 (yeah, why?)

Oho. And here they were. Ishan despite the people around, the nerves of a final and everything else, was still reading right through him.

I: "You sound different, Gill"

S: "Nothing yaar. Bas sitting with these lot., you know.. they're annoying" 🫢

Time to put his useless friends to good use. (To throw them in the fire to save himself, what else!)

I:"Aye Hayye. Aise nahi bolte" (Hey..don't say that)

S: "Ji sir. Tu hota tho kabhi nahi bolta" (yes sir. Would never say that about you)

Well here we go, espousing universal truths.

I: "Acha ji?" (oh really?)

S: "Haan ji" (yes, really)

I: *blushing emoji*