Unexpected love

Cheering up

After 10 seconds shubman opened the door. As he saw you at the door, he moved to the side to let you in. You entered and he closed the door behind. He was still not making an eye contact.

You- what happened? Why are you so sad?

Shubman- You know what happened? Today GT lost because of me.

His tone held clear disappointment and guilt. You made him sit on his bed and sat beside him.

You- and why do you think so?

Shubman looked up to you. His eyes had a slight red colour to it. He was clearly torturing himself by thinking about the match again and again and blaming himself. He must have cried a bit as well because his eyes were a little swelled up.

Shubman- Didn't you see how badly I batted in the ground. And also I fielded like I had no energy and the team had starved me for days.

You- (sigh) Shubman its not your fault. You gave your best but today was just a bad day for your team. Winning or losing happens in Cricket. If one wins, the other will lose naturally....

Shubman- If I had played better, we could have defeated CSK today. They made less runs today compared to the other matches. I am such a loser( he says cutting you in between).

You- Shubman, CSK is a really strong team. Dhoni sir is their captain and Its not at all easy to beat them, still you gave your level best. You got 3 Man of the Match awards in your previous matches and here you are degrading yourself because of losing just one match. Also you just said that they made less runs today, that means you were able to pressurize them to some extent compared to other teams,isn't it?

Shubman- No its all my fault. I am the captain and I cannot handle the team properly. I am not worthy enough for the captaincy. I dont deserve to be the captain, i dont'.......

You - Its not like that. No one in the team blames you for the loss Shubman. Trust me, you have no fault in this. You won 4 matches straight and its okay to lose one. You still have quite many chances left to be in semis. Your team lost a few matches previous year as well, didn't they? Still they were the runner ups. You are blaming youself because you have just became a captain. I know how sensitive you are when it comes to cricket. Still, go easy on yourself.

You assure him hoping to calm him down. Your affirmation seemed to have worked since he gave you a weak smile.

You - Now thats more like Shubman. Ok so lets go to the dining room, the team is waiting for you. Go and have dinner with them.

Shubman - I don't feel like eating. I am not hungry.

You - You need to Shubman. First of all, it will affect your health and your performance will go down in next match. Secondly, they are waiting for you. You are the captain and you need to boost their morale. Go and affirm them that its alright.

Shubman - And?

You - And lastly, if you go and eat, I will take out time tomorrow and we could go to some cafes so that you can clear your mind.

Shubman - Fine. You really know how to convince me, don't you?

You - Ya Ya, you don't need to praise me. I know I am the best ( dramatic hair flip).

Shubman chuckles at your self- praise and hair flip. Seeing him, you start chuckling as well.

And thats how your conversation ended with the hypersensitive and stubborn Captain, Shubman Gill (+ your stupid bestfriend)....

So ya thats basically it. My chapters are getting longer with every chapter lol. Hope you like the story so far. I am sorry if its boring. I am trying my best to write something good.

Hope you all are safe and healthy.....bye~