okay so...this one is a random thing (yet again) with a bit of MahiRat. And to tell y'all beforehand, most of the conversations in this one are in hindi so I just hope most of y'all understand hindi. Those who don't, might need to use google translate as well.... I'll be sorry for the inconvenience but some things look better in hindi so ;)
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"Mate, we're here!" A co-passenger shook Virat, snapping him out of his daze.
"Huh? Yeah. Yeah. Thanks" Virat replied as he got off the bus.
"-----godssss!!!! What am I going to do there? Jinhein bachpan se idol maana hai, unke saath KHELNA hai. Okay virat, calm down, don't get worked up, be confident, everything is going to be fine." Virat huffed and walked towards the reception.
"Good morning sir! How can I help you?" The girl on duty asked in a proper "receptionist-like" Tone.
"Um, yea, good morning. Actually, I'm an ICT member and I was informed that we have our rooms booked in here. Can you please check and inform me about mine? "
"Sure sir. Here you go. You're allotted with the room number 304 on the 6th floor and the master key of your room has been already handed over to your captain. Thank you and have a good day sir. "
"Thank you"
Meanwhile, two people were staring at him while this conversation took place, and could see tension and nervousness clear on his face.
"Yeh wahi banda hai na, jo aaj aane waala tha delhi se? Kya naam uska - HAAN kohli, KOHLI."
"Lagta toh wahi hai. "
"PRANK KAREIN??!! "
"Kyun yaar bechaare ko tang karna.
"Abe chal chal. Ham logon ko bhi aise hi 'WELCOME' Kiya tha. "
"Lekin yuvi!!! ----"
"Chal re munaf! "
With this, yuvi dragged away munaf, just to make a plan for pranking virat.
At the practice session, three masterminds were again found staring at virat, of course- who other than our very own yuvi, irfan, and munaf.
"Munaffff?! Yaar soch na jaldi seee!!! " Yuvi exclaimed.
"Abey yeh kabse sach pa ko ghoora jaa raha hai..... Aise kaise chalega yaar! " Munaf said, slightly irritated by the fact that he wasn't able to come up with an idea to prank virat.
"Irfannnnnnnnnnnnn" Meanwhile, yuvi started shaking irfan violently, who wasn't speaking Even a word since long and staring at a staring virat. (🤪)
"IDEA!!!!!! " irfan shouted suddenly, startling yuvi and munaf.
"Kya hai? " Yuvi questioned.
"Chal." Irfan started dragging them towards virat.
" Arey lekin hai kya-? "
"Munaf, shaanti se chal rey. "
"Sun, Tu wahi debutant hai na? " Irfan questioned virat who was STILL staring at sachin.
"Haan-?"
"Sachin paaji se mila? "
"Nahi"
"Haan toh sun, jab milega na, unke pairr chhu lena. "
"Huh? "
"Arey aisa rule hai! Juniors ko paaji ke pair padna padta hai. Mai bhi naya aaya tha tab pair chhuye the."
Virat looked baffled, and yuvi and munaf were having a hard time controlling their laughter. But they had to make him touch sach paa's feet, hadn't they?
"Aur pata hai, agar pair nahi pada na, toh team mein lete hi nahi hai" Yuvraj piped in, now starting to scare virat.
"Haan haan. Hamne toh apna kaam kiya. Unke pair chhuna haan yaad se!!" Munaf pulled the last straw.
"Haan. Haan. "
Later, they were found in yuvi's room, laughing like mad people.
"AREY AREY KYA KAR RAHA HAI?! " Sachin said startled, as virat touched his feet.
"Woh... Woh paaji, yuvi paa aur irfan bhai aur munaf bhai ne kaha ki jab koi naya aata hai team mein toh aapke pair padna padta hai. " Virat innocently mumbled under his breath, while the dressing room erupted in laughter.
Sachin somehow controlled his fit of laughter and tried explaining the confused newbie that he was pranked.
"Arre.... Aise kuch nahi hai... They pranked you"
"Toh unhone muzhe pagal banaya??"
"Haan" Sachin chuckled.
"********" Virat muttered some incoherent curses, Whether those were for the pranksters or for himself, no one knew.
He turned around to see the masterminds laughing their heart out and without sparing them a second glance, he ran to his room.
After some about half an hour, the room opened, and in entered his "khadoos" Captain.
"Ab yeh kyun aaya hai" Virat scowled darkly, still sitting on one corner of the bed.
MS settled down besides him and ordered,
"Tum log aao rey andar! "
And in entered yuvraj, irfan and munaf, their hands interlocked with each other behind their backs, all looking like kids whose chocolates have been taken away from them. Virat chuckled. Mahi shot those three a glare, and questioned,
"Kya karne laaya tha main?"
"Sorry." All three of them muttered.
"Kyaa? "
"SORRY"
"Ab jao. Dinner ko time hai tabtak pranks chhodkar jo karna hai karo."
"Akdu kaheen ka " Yuvraj stuck his tongue out to his 'khadoos' bestie before leaving.
Virat laughed.
"Happy now? " Ms questioned.
Virat nodded.
"Accha, mujhe pata chala hai you think I'm khadoos."
Virat looked at him with a "stop-ragging-me-atleast-not-you" Look.
Mahi burst out in laughter, and God knows why virat felt more comfortable around him.
"Mahi bhai, uh, I mean sir,-"
"Bhai will do"
Virat smiled snugly. He certainly wasn't khadoos.
"Can we have our dinner... Here? I mean in my room? "
"Sure, CHEEKU" mahi playfully looked at him through the corner of his eyes.
"What-? "
"Well, you do look like that rabbit from the " Champak" Magazine. "
Virat smiled. He didn't feel like an outcast anymore. It was going to be his extended family, his people.
