I am back with one more Abhishek × Dhurandhar because ICT and Dhurandhar have a place in my heart<3 and alsooo this was an ask from one of the brilliant singer i know, @cloudmast and the request is here.
Jaskirat Singh Rangi (20)
Jasleen(Jaskirat's younger sister)(15)
*Age will change with the timeline.*
The birds were chirping uncontrollably while the sun sets in it's place.Water falling from tube well sounded serene that evening.Teenagers playing in the big ground of a small village of Pathankot but their joyous voice was bigger than the village.
Every evening,the children from colony played cricket,and turned the field into their own battleground.Jaskirat being the oldest always had everything in control yet he still gets into playful argue with other children.Multiple squabble used to take place on teams,someone forgetting the stumps or the ball and sometimes the bat.
A young lad,Abhishek, a close friend of Jaskirat was assertive for always batting first well maybe because he had two bats and everyone needed but also he was the best player on the field in batting as well as balling.
Jasleen being 5 years younger than the guys used to sit with her friends near the boundaries waiting for their chance to come but it never came.Jasleen herself was a great batter,her brother taught her few things but being the big brother he was over protective of her,living in a fear that she might get injured in the harsh game.But now Jasleen had enough.When the teams were getting selected by Abhishek and Jaskirat, the captain of two teams,she came stomping towards them with her hands on her hips.
"Aaj to main bhi khelungi."(Today,I will play too.)She said with boldness in her voice.Few guys laughed,Jaskirat slightly disagreed but Abhishek? He didn't say anything for few minutes but then he tossed her his bat with a grin. "Yeh aaj mere team mein khelegi."(Today she will play on my team.)
"Arey yaar Abhishek nahi yaar usko choot lag jayeg-" (No Abhishek,she will get injure-).
"Meine bat lekar ghar chale jaana hai"(I will take the bat home.)He said with a sheepish smile as he knew no one can do anything and he is at the win.
Some boys tsked in disagreement while some had a sulky face on.Jaskirat had his face painted in worry but Jasleen was the happiest person right now.She knew Abhishek was kind,a great friend of his brother but she didn't knew he will ever take her side.Something in her heart whispered to her but she was too young to hear it.
"Isko choot nahi lag nahi chahiye" Jaskirat being the oldest still made sure to remind who was in charge.
Abhishek looked at Jasleen and slightly ruffled her hair. "Tu chinta na kar,main dhyaan karunga."(Don't worry,I will take care of her.) He said in a tender tone.
To Jasleen,his touch felt gentle,the one she never experienced from any other guy,maybe because of her brother.His voice soothed every part of her brain relaxing her.
And just like that they started playing and getting amazed by her skills.And her big cheer leader was his brother but the biggest was Abhishek.At every shot of her he praised her.How she tried her best,when she hit the boundary,when she took that catch,when she threw the ball mindfully and when she eventually was close to her first half century but got out.Yes she was sad but Abhishek made sure to get her a Kulfi on the way to cheer her up.
"Oye jassi dekha,Jasleen kitna accha khelti hai.Faltu darr raha tha tu.Fattu."(Jassi did you see how good Jasleen played?You were scared for no reason.Scaredy Cat.)
"Haan haan accha to khelti hi hai meri behen jo hai." (Yes,yes she plays well after all thats my sister)Jaskirat exclaimed proudly as he patted her bad.
"Hattt,aapne to mana kar diya tha woh to Abhishek ki wajah se main khel paayi." (You refused to let me play,but because of Abhishek I was able to play.)She drifted towards Abhishek with a thankful look in her while she playfully stuck out her tongue to tease Jaskirat.
"Hatt Abhishek ki chamchi." (Abhishek's sycophant) he remarked as they three laughed while going to there home.
Time started passing,Abhishek became a very good player and people started noticing him.Jasleen and his friendship also started deepening and maybe now they started feeling something more than friendship.
Then one day,the whole village was seen celebrating with the noise of dhol and cheers.Jasleen came to her balcony to see what was also this commotion was.She saw Abhishek's family and other people dancing and celebrating and then she saw Jaskirat leaving the house to meet Abhishek.
"Oyee yeh sabh kya?Shaadi ho rahi hai kya teri?"(What's this?Are you getting married?)He asked in the noise jokingly.
"Nahi nahi beta,hamare Abhi ka Indian team mein selection ho gaya hai."(No No dear,our Abhi got selected in the Indian team.)Abhishek father happily said with beaming eyes.
"KYA? BHAI IDHAR AA!"(WHAT?BROTHER COME HERE!) Jaskirat was astonished and took Abhishek in his arms.Then he called Abhishek in his home and called out jasleen's name.
"JASLEEN!! JASLEEN IDHAR AA" (JASLEEN!! JASLEEN COME HERE") hearing his voice Jasleen quickly came down to meet them.
"Kya hua bhai kyun chilla rahe hoo?"(What happened brother why are you screaming?)
"Abhishek Ka Indian Team mein selection ho gaya!!!"(Abhishek has been selected in the Indian Team!!) Jaskirat exclaimed as Jasleen was utterly astonishing.She quickly hugged Abhishek and congratulated him.The hug felt warm and comfy but there was a fear of separation, a long separation.
"Abhishek,mujhe vishwas nahi ho raha hai" (Abhishek, I cannot believe it.)she said with her eyes full of tears.
"Itna bekar khelta hoon kya?"(Do I play that bad?)He jokingly asked while wiping her tears away.She slapped his arm at his joke and they three laughed.
Now months passed strangely.He started staying in different places,rarely coming to Pathankot. Jasleen also started her college yet her mind was stuck on him.They did talked on call but the visits were never there.
Then she saw his debut,playing for India.Her eyes filled with tears as her smile wider than even.She felt an immense wave of proudness passing throughout her body.Then she saw his jersey,number 4.Her heart skipped a beat.Her birthday number was too 4 but she didn't want to give herself false hope and took it as a normal thing.Maybe that number was available, maybe he didn't choose it.But only her heart knew,that she has already drown herself in the hope.
Whenever Abhishek was on television,she would leave every work of her and rush to the TV without wasting any time just to watch him play or speak with a smile on her face but at night,in her solitude,only her heart knew how she was missing every moment she spent with him remembering his first visit in their house.Him giving her his bat before going.Everything with tears in eyes.
He was now becoming famous and more handsome than anything but with that came some cons.He was being shipped with many models and actresses and the worst thing? It wad all over the social media and news.Every news made her heart skipped a beat and every post made her hold her breath she didn't knew she was holding.
Now he was even recruited by Sunrisers Hyderabad as an opener in IPL.Things got even busier for her.Now the video calls stopped and normal calls were for just 2-3 minutes.Now the Sharma family has also shifted from Pathankot to big city of Amritsar.The house that was once her hangout spot,now remains empty with the ghostly presence of his and her in their teenage.The realization of her drifting away from Abhishek,pierced her soul like a big sword.
She still watched every match of his like a routine.Clapped slowly when everyone was sleeping. Cheered mentally every time he hits a boundary.Him on the television was her bright light in the dark room.
One day a news came,a news she was manifesting with her whole might.Abhishek Sharma is coming to Pathankot.She got up early that day or maybe the excitement didn't let her sleep after all her Abhishek was coming home.She went to gurudwara too,brought Prasad for him that he adored when he was here.Made chole kulche that he absolutely devoured everytime.
"Jasleen,tujhe abhi bhi woh pasand hai?"(Jasleen,you still like him?)Jassi asked her faintly seeing her all excited.Yes she told him,but she wasn't planning on,its just he saw her crying alone in her bed one random night and after begging her to tell him what happened and few swears she finally told him.
"Chup raho bhai"(Shut up brother) She shuts him down before that one question turns into a whole argument.And then a honk was heard at their door.
"Agaya woh!!!"(He's here!!!) She exclaimed looking at the door and made a run for it followed by Jassi running behind her to meet his childhood best friend.
They both stopped infront of their gate seeing a massive and luxurious Ferarri,the one you will only see in advertisements.The one that looked too good to be true.The one where you can see your own reflection. Then he got out of the car,dressed in simple lower and an oversized tee but it was visible that it was from a well known brand.He removed his sunglasses and a smile was automatically planted on his face.He looked more handsome than he looked on Television.
"Jassi mere yaar!" (Jassi my friend!) He pulled him in a hug,a much needed hug for two inseparable childhood friends. "Bohot yaad aayi teri"(I missed you alot) Jaskirat held him tighter. Then they both pulled away.Now he faced her,Jasleen.
She looked at him not knowing what to do,like her mind decided to betray her and completely went blank.Then Jaskirat slightly elbowed her to bring her back to reality.
"Hi" her voice cracked and she mentally face palmed herself. "Kaise ho?" (How are you?)Her voice came out low as her fingers fidgeting with her duppata.
"Thik hun"(I'm fine)His eyes never left her,not for minute second.Noticed every move of her and it was obvious she was nervous and maybe scared.Scared that maybe it will lead to separation again.The tension was quite overwhelming and slowly was getting awkward.
"Arey ander chal yaar itni door se aaya hai aur Jasleen ne tere liye bohot kuch banaya hai aaja." (Come one let's go inside,you have came from far and Jasleen has made soo much food for you,come one.")Jaskirat tried his best to break the ice and destroy the awkward in them.He dragged Abhishek inside the house.
He guided Abhishek inside and made him sit on the couch and went inside the kitchen where Jasleen was preparing the dishes.
"Oye Jasleen kya kar rahi hai?"(Jasleen what are you doing?) He asked in frustration revising the incident that just took place.
"Bhai mujhe ajeeb sa darr lag raha hai,ghabrahat ho rahi hai."(Brother I am feeling a strange kind of fear and anxiety) She said looking at him nervously as if she just had been caught in a robbery,fanning herself to calm her down.
"Jasleen,dekh tune kuch galat nahi kiya hai.Aise matt kar.Usko ajeeb lagega.Aur mein tujhe aise nahi dekh sakta.Please." (Jasleen,look you have done nothing,no wrong.Don't do like that.He will feel weird out and I cannot see you like this.Please.)He pleaded her to calm down and get back to her normal form,the bubbly and happy Jasleen she always had been infront of him. She nodded her head and tried to smile and received a smile from Jaskirat as he patted her back.
They both started putting food in the tray for Abhishek and before leaving the kitchen Jaskirat looked at her with a hopeful smile.
They entered the living room where Abhishek was sitting,looking around the room.
"Apna ghar to abhi bhi waisa hi jaisa tha.Yaadein taaza ho gayi."(Our home is still the same like it was.My memories just got refreshed.) He said with a soft smile.
"Haan yaar ghar kaise badal lein."(Yes,how can we change the home?) He said while putting the plates down,infront of him."Dekh Jasleen ne sabh tera favourite banaya hai.Gurudwara bhi gayi thi prasaad ke liye."(Look Jasleen made everything that you like.She went to gurudwara for sweet too.) Jasleen quickly nodded and pushed the plates forward.Abhishek took a look at it.
"Sabh yaaad tha?"(You remember everything?)He asked her gently as he took the prasaad in his hand.
"Haan"(Yes) a small hum escaped her mouth as she started serving him the food on his plate.
The afternoon went quite fast in slumber and going down the memory's lane they ones lived.Soon the dusk knocked on the gate coloring the sky in light blue with hue of cobalt.The birds chirped like they were calling them outside to live the same lives they left behind.Maybe the voice of those children that once played,vanished in the busy schedule but today,it was impossible to keep the composure of the young adult.
Soon they called their friends in nostalgic field that once belonged to them.Again the team was divided but this time there was a change.It was Abhishek vs all of them.
"Out ho jaana Abhi,abh itni takaat nahi rahi ki poori raat khelen."(Get out fast abhi,we do not have that much power to play the whole night now) One of the friend remarked aa everyone laughed at his word.
And there goes Abhishek,trying his best not the lose the ball by his hits.Every ball hitting the boundary leaving everyone out of their breath.
"Abbey bass kar jallaad,araam se khel le.Abh mein thak raha hoon"(Oh stop it now ruthless guy,play gently.I am getting tired.) Jaskirat said while huffing out.Abhishek just gave a smirk and said,"Balling kar yaaar."(Play the ball.)
"Abh ball mein daalungi." (Now i will bowl the ball.)A tiny voice came out of nowhere.It was Jasleen.
She took the ball from Jaskirat and got in the position.Abhishek was taken aback for a good minute but took the stance with his focus face.Seeing Jasleen the before him with the ball made him feel something in his heart that he always felt for her.The sweet girl,his best friend's sister,he always had a sweet spot for her.Think about her everytime he was left alone with his own thoughts.He missed her immensely when he was away but unaware that she missed him too.He wanted to dismiss those feelings thinking it's him who is living in the delusion that she will every love him.But who was he to refuse it heart? Maybe for a very little time,her presence was warming for him and he just wanted to live that moment rather than ruining it forever.
She bowled the ball,he swings his bat but a voice came from the stumps.Bowled.He was clean bowled.It was not a not a skill isse from Abhishek nor Jasleen was possessed by Jasprit Bumrah.The heart was at fault.
Jasleen emerged in celebration and everyone ran towards her in glee all celebrating and hooting like they just won the lottery.
"OUT HO GAYAA!" (HE GOT OUT!) A boy screamed high fiving Jasleen. She let out a small laugh and looked at him and he stood there,his eyes planted or shall I say fixed on her,admiring each and every breath she took right there smiling like he just completed his first century.Her breath hitched seeing him like that.
Just like that,Abhishek was forced to treat all of them Kulfi,the same he used to give to Jasleen to cheer her up.After sometimes they all went to their respective home.
Jaskirat being the og wingman,came up with the best excuse to leave them both alone in the serene night.
"Chalo mujhe neend arahi hai,tum dono chatt pe chale jao warna mujhe disturb hoga." (Okay I am getting sleepy,you both go on the terrace otherwise I will be disturbed.) He said casually as Jasleen passed him a dead serious look but he just smiled foolishly and went to his room.
They both went to the terrace,where cool breeze were slowly kissing their face.The moon shined above them like a tranquil body.And the stars were twinkling like they were teasingly winking at them.
"Aur,tumhara cricket sahi ja raha hai?"(And,your cricket's going well?)Jasleen tried to break the ice the same way Jaskirat tolf her to.
"Haan sabh sahi ja raha hai."(Yes everything is going well)He said calmly while looking at her.
"Koi girlfriend mili?" (Did you find a girlfriend?)Her voice was not faint as she looked at the sky above playing with the hem of her dupatta.
"Oh?" She quickly looked at him and then away trying to hide her smile."but news pe to-"(but on news-)
"Sabh jhoot hai"(everything is a lie)he cut her off,straightforward telling her.
Again they were dwelling in their own silence,just watching the sky and the moon.
"Aaj chaand sona lag raha haina?"(Today the moon is looking pretty right?) He suddenly said looking at her. She hummed in replied.
"Jasleen?" He voice came out low.
"Haanji?" She asked without looking at him.
"Agar mein aaj nahi kahunga to fir mein kabhi ni kehe paounga."(If i dont say it today,I won't be able to say it ever.)'He blurted out.The wind passes between them.He looked at the moon for courage and then again at her.
"Yaad hai bachpan mein,maine tumhe apni team mein chuna tha?"(Do you remember,in our childhood,I chose you in ny team?) He said as he slightly smiled remembering the old days. "Uss din mere dil ne mujhse karne ko bola tha."(That day my heart told me to do that.)
Her breath hitched at his words.
"Yaad hai woh Kulfi jo roz mein tumhare saath khaaya karta tha?"(Do you remember that Kulfi we ate everyday?)
"Haan,yaad hai.Tumhe pasand thi." (Yes,I remember. You liked it.)
"Nahi,mujhe Kulfi kabhi pasand Nahi thi,lekin tumhare ankhein unhe dekh kar chamak si jaati thi,aur tumhe akele khaana pasand Nahi tha." (No,I never liked Kulfi but your eyes used to shine when you see them and you hated eating alone.)
Her smile faded into surprise.He stepped closer to her.
"Yaad hai jabh tumhari patang katt gayi thi aur tum 1 ghanta royi thi?" (Do you remember when your kite got cut and you cried for 1 hour?)
"Tumne mujhe apni di thi."(You gave me yours) she whispered.
"Meine usse banane mein teen din lagaye the.",(I took three days to make it.)he said."Lekin tum ro rahi thi,aur tumhe khush dekhne ke alawa iss duniya mein mere liye kuch jaroori nahi tha." (But you were crying and nothing in the world was important for me than seeing you smile.)
The realization slowly dawned in eyes,filling them up very soon.
"Jasleen,bachpan mein jabh uss din meine tumhe apni team mein liya,woh mujhe mere dimaag ne bola tha.Lekin uss din ke baad,mera dil mujhe rooz tumhare baare mein bolta tha."(Jasleen,when in childhood,I took you in my team,that was my mind,but after that day,my heart always told me about you,)
"Bohot yaad aati hai mujhe tumhari,har din,har raat.Practice mein tumhare baare mein sochta hoon,match mein,pata hai tum nahi hogi,tab bhi stadium mein tumhe dhoondta hoon.Darr lagta hai ki tum mujhe bhool jaogi,mein yeh nahi sehe sakta."(I miss you so much,every day,every night.In practice,I think about you,in match,when I know you won't be there,still I search for you.I am so scared that you will forget about me and I cannot take that.)
She took a deep breath as he continues.
"Bohot jalan hoti hai faltu cheezien par mujhe,Jasleen.Unn ladko pe jo tumse bohot paas khade hote hain.Jabh tum kisi ke saath hasti ho.Bohot nafrat hoti hai mujhe khudse jabh mein tumhari jindagi ke chote palon ke liye mein tumhare saath nahi hota"(I get jealous over stupid things, Jasleen. Over guys who stand too close to you. Over the way you laugh with someone else. I hate that I don’t get to be there for the small things in your life anymore.) His jaw tightened. "Aur mujhe iss baat se takleel hoti hai jabh tum mujhe waise nahi yaad karti jaise mein tumhe karta hoon."(And I hate even more that you don’t seem to miss me the same way.)
"Main tumhe yaad nahi karti?"(I don't miss you?),she stepped closer to him finally breaking her silence.Her tears that were trying their best not to fall,finally fell."Tumhe lagta hai mere liye yeh sabh asaan hai tumhe mujhse itna door dekhna?"(You think it's easy for me,to see you far away from me?)
"Fir tumne aaj tak aisa dikhaya kyun nahi?"(Then why haven't you shown me that?),his voice raised alittle.
"Kaise dikhati Abhishek?Mujhe laga tum bas mere ek dost ho aur isse zyada kya?(How shall I show you Abhishek?I thought you were just my friend and what more than it?)she blurted out."Abh tum ek bade cricketer ho aur mein?"(Now you are a big cricketer),she let out a dry laugh,"mein bas tumhari ateet hoon."(I am just your past)
"Meri hamesha koshish reheti thi tumhe bhulane ki lekin aisa lagta tha tumhe ek din na dekhun,to mujhse jeeya nahi jayega."(I always tried my best to forget about you but it was like when I don't see you for one day,so I cannot live.)Her eyes glistened."Hamesha lagta hai ki ,tumhari itni badi zindagi mein,mere liye jagah hi nahi hai."(Always felt that,in the big life of yours,there's no place of mine.)She wiped away her tears.
"Thi Jasleen,hamesha thi."(It was Jasleen,it was forever.) "Abhi bhi hai."(It is now too.) A silence stretched out.
"Maine tumhe nahi bataya,kyunki mujhe darr lagta tha."(I didn't tell you,because I was scared.),he said quietly.
"Darr?Tumhe?"(Scared?You?),she questioned.
"Haan."(Yes),he looked down. "Darr tha tumhe khone ka."(Scared of losing you.)He looked at her again.
He held her gaze without hesitation,took a big pause and then few words left his mouth steady and certain.
The words settled into the night, simple but carrying years of unsaid things.Jasleen looked at him,really looked and for once, she didn’t look away.Those tears she wiped away,now fell like a waterfall.
"I love you too Abhishek."She said it and ran straight into his arms crying uncontrollably.
The hug said more than they ever did,screaming the longing and yearning they did that they never showed.That hug showed a bond that they didn't know they shared.Two lovers reuniting after a long time and the time just stopped.
"Abh tum hamesha ke liye mere team mein ho."(Now you are always on my team.) They both laughed softly and he pressed his lips on her forehead while she burried her head in his chest.
And under the quiet glow of the moon, with years of distance and silence finally behind them, everything that had always been there simply found its way to the surface.
After few months,IPL finally started.Abhishek Sharma in the ground,opening for Sunrisers Hyderabad in his orange jersey.He took his stance as he was on strike and he looked straight at the VIP seats in the pavillian and there sat his love,Jasleen in his jersey,with her fingers crossed and a soft smile on her face and beside her,sat Jaskirat,cheering his name loudly.Seeing both of his biggest support,he smiled and beamed with confidence.
He started smashing boundaries without any problem,no matter the bowler.Every short was smooth and effortless inface even the coaches were shock seeing him perform this well.The commentators screamed his name and complimented his every move.Soon he completed his half century and the stadium emerged in cheers.
He pointed his bat towards Jasleen and smiled widely.Jasleen on the other hand jumped in her place and shouted his name and he saw shown on the big screen.She got shy and covered her face and seeing that,Abhishek lets out a big laugh.
After one hour,Abhishek completed his first century.His first century of his life.The stadium roared in claps and cheers.His team mates clapped for him in dug out.His partner on the field patted his back but at that time,he againlooked at the same place.Removed his helmet,pointed his finger towards Jasleen,who was now crying seeing her man succeed infront of her.Abhishek blew a kiss towards her and she did the same.And then he pointed at her again and then at the back of his jersey.
And with that Jasleen got the anwser to her question that she never asked him.
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Yayayaa,wrote one more shot for my Abhishek and Dhurandhar girliessss.
Thank you for reading<333
Remainder:This is solely fiction and doesn't support any wrong doing and is made with pure intentions.
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