Devaki's POV
I reached Mahi Bhai's place.

Bhabhi welcomed me. Ziva came running. I picked her up and hugged her. "Arey, my baby!! How are you?" I asked.

"Finally!! Aa geyi tu!!" Mahi Bhai said.

I smiled and went to him. We sat on the couch.

"To...bta ab" He said coming straight to the point.

I took a deep breath and told him everything. During the whole narration I didn't look at him, I was simply staring at the floor.

"Tu pagal ho geyi h kya?? Esa insaan se shaadi kreghi?" He almost shouted. It was the first time he was talking to me like that.

I kept quiet.

"Mene pehle hi bola tha, sambhalja lekin nhi!! Tujhe apne mann ki krni thi!" He said.

"Mahi...please..." Bhabhi said. "Kya please? Isko akkal nhi h!!" He yelled looking at me. I startled.

"Bhai...I...I'm s...sorry" I stammered. "Mujhe sorry kyu bol rhi h? Zindagi teri barbaad hone jaa rhi h! Apne aap ko sorry bol usse pyaar krne k lie!" He said, still his voice was on its peak.

This time even Captain Cool lost his cool.

My gaze was still fixed on the floor.

"Upar dekh meri taraf!!" He shouted.

I looked at him.

"Mahi...kya kr rhe ho? Woh tunhare paas itni ummeed se aai aur tum uspe chillae jaa rhe ho? Woh sabse zada bharosa tumpe krti ho, aur tum ho ki..." Bhabhi said placing her hand on his shoulder.

Bhai took a deep breath.

"Dekh Choti, tujhe pta h me hamesha se tera bhala chahta tha...aur aage bhi chahta hu" He said holding my hands.

"Meri behen ki life ese barbaad ho rhi h to of course me shaant nhi reh paunga" He said.

"Tu...tu samajh rhi h na?" He asked. I slightly nodded.

"Accha chal bta aage ka koi plan h?" He asked. I nodded.

"Kal shaadi h" I said in a low voice.

"Matlab ab bachna impossible h" He said. I nodded.

"Bhai mujhe pta tha koi solution nhi h, bas me aapko btana chahti thi. Aapko shakk tha aur mujhe vese bhi aapko btana tha" I said. He simply nodded.

"Leave it Bhai. Ab kucch nhi ho sakta" I said.

"Selection kab h?" I asked.

"Teri shaadi k baad...shayad do-teen din baad" He replied.

"Ohh..." I said.

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Sumedh's POV
It was 11pm. I was lying on my bed. I looked at my left.

"Iss khaali jagah ko kal Devaki bharegi" I said.

"Aah...finally!! Kal woh raat aane wali h, jab me Devaki ko haseel krunga. Itne dino ki meri chahat kal poori hone wali h" I said.

I was eagerly waiting for the next day...naah, the next night.

Devaki's POV
I was sitting on the bed. Thinking about my career and life so far.

I did everything for cricket. I worked really hard to get place in the team. I was the Captain finally. Everything was going well...

"Kaash agar me uss din Yashovardhini k ghar naa jaati. Naa me jaati, naa Sumedh mujhe psand krta...naa yeh sab hota" I said.

"Career to mera ab...nhi! Me esa to bilkul hone nhi dunghi! Shaadi k baad mere saath jo bhi ho, game pe iska koi asar nhi padega. Sumedh shooting pe jaana band nhi krega, to me khelna band kyu kru!?" I said.

That was my decision. The marriage was taking place, indeed it was. But, the game wasn't over.

I was actually the start, the start of a new match, with a new team. A match that I had to win and Sumedh had to lose!

"Bach k rehna Thakur, kal se tumhare lie narak shuru!!" I said.