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The next morning, the sun streamed into Ira's flat, illuminating the remnants of the chaotic night before—empty drink cans, discarded snack wrappers, and pillows thrown haphazardly across the floor. Shubman groggily rubbed his eyes as he sat up from the couch, the sound of soft guitar strings drifting from the kitchen.
He blinked a few times, trying to shake off the remnants of sleep. The room was eerily quiet except for the faint strumming, and when he peered into the kitchen, there was Ira, sitting cross-legged on the counter with her guitar, hair still a mess from the night before. She was humming softly, completely absorbed in whatever tune she was playing.
"Morning, rockstar," Shubman called, his voice hoarse from the previous night's karaoke chaos.
Ira looked up, grinning. "Morning, you hungover cricket legend?"
"Legend, yeah. Hungover, definitely." Shubman groaned, rubbing his temple as he stood up.
"What's the plan for today, boss? I feel like we barely survived last night."
Ira put her guitar aside, hopping off the counter. "Well, first, coffee. Second, we need to clean this mess before I drown in cans. And third...how about we do something completely random?"
Shubman raised an eyebrow. "Random how?"
"I don't know," Ira replied, throwing her hands up in the air.
"Maybe we find a random street vendor and buy the weirdest snacks we can find, or we could crash some event we're not invited to. Or..." she paused dramatically, eyes twinkling with mischief, "we find a karaoke bar and ruin everyone's day again."
Shubman burst out laughing. "You have the most chaotic ideas, I swear."
"That's why you love me," she teased, sticking out her tongue.
"Shut up," he mumbled, a small smile playing on his lips as he threw a pillow at her.
By the time they were both somewhat caffeinated and the mess cleared up (with Ira making dramatically terrible efforts at cleaning, mostly involving her chasing Shubman around with a broom), they decided to head out into the city.
