The first half seemed to favor EAST HIGH…basket after basket…wildcats really found it very difficult to score. At the end of the 1st half, score was 60 against 45. Wildcats were 15 points behind. Crowd sat nervously as the excitement had died down. At the end of the 1st half, Wildcats were at foul, which wasn't good at all.
After 1st half, locker room –
Boys sat quietly. East High was too strong. A could of dejection hovered above them. Maan stood there quietly watching his boys. What more could he do now? His efforts seem to go in vain! His captaincy seemed to fail miserably. It was then when coach Smith entered the room with some other teachers.
Coach: boys..relax. you'll do it. The next 16 minutes…you still have time to change the game. Remember…its NOW OR NEVER.
He walked away giving Maan an assuring smile. Maan again looked at his team…dejected, quiet! Dan stood silently too.
No, he can't let his team lose….Maan thought….for God's sake he was the captain now and Maan Singh Khurana loosing!!! Not even in his nightmares. They still had the next 16 minutes. He walked to the centre of the room and shouted in his typical MSK attitude.
Maan (shouting): ENOUGH BOYS!
Everyone looked at him. His voice did scare them a bit.
Maan: YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO SIT QUIETLY WHEN YOU ARE A WILDCAT! YOU GOT THAT. WE NEED TO WIN THIS!
The boys looked at him…still not convinced. They looked at each other and then at Maan.
Boy1: but captain…we are still too far…
Before he could proceed any further, Maan's angry voice made him shut up!
Maan: if you are so chicken hearted Ralph..then you can leave NOW! I WON'T MIND SUBSTITUTING YOU!
Ralph just kept quiet..he was shocked to hear that!
Maan: remember..you guys are in my team! And MSK has never learnt to give up or lose! And being in my team, neither of you will even think about it!
Boys looked at him. He was right! The game wasn't over yet! 16 minutes….last 16 minutes! They have to do it. Their facial expressions changed as they realized they could do nothing but fight back! Maan noticed the change and smirked. He looked at Dan and winked at him and walked out.
Dan: c'mon boys..you heard the captain. Get moving team! GO TEAM…
Boys: WILDCATS!
Dan: GO TEAM…
Boys: WILDCATS!
And all ran to the court with a hope…with an anxiety to make the next 16 minutes theirs!
Just before the match, Maan made some last minute changes. He had that devilish smirk on his face all the while. Wildcats understood his intentions and yeah….they can win it Now it seemed. Stadiuim again roared with screaming and shouting as the cheerleaders performed their cartwheels!
W-I-L-D WILDCATS
YOU GO…YOU GO!
Wildcats looked so refreshed now. Maan got what he wanted..his team together…he'll make sure they win! He is the game maker anyway! Even if his team fails, he himself will take up the job of getting the trophy alone! His mind was set at its goal…A WIN FOR WILDCATS!
X X X X X X
Same time, in the other part of the world—
Geet paced restlessly in her room. MK's match would be going on! She looked at the time, 1:30 am. She tried to sleep but couldn't.
God…will he make it? She was so tensed…she remembered when she was to be chosen as the captain of her team. Her match was against a school whose team members were senior to her and probably more experienced! She was pushed by one of her opponents while shooting and had ended up twisting her wrist. But she still insisted on playing till the end lest MK would be mad at her for being so chicken hearted!
She shook her head and smiled. MK probably doesn't even have the slightest idea that she has come a long way! She smiled sadly..yet again…Was MK going away from her?
"Ugh geet…stop thinking nonsense….—" she scolded herself—" MK is playing the most important match of his life. Instead of thinking about his victory, you silly girl..thinking nonsense. Stop it I say!"
She was so freaked out that just to distract herself, she changed into her tracks and went to her personal practice court in her backyard in the middle of the night. She started dribbling and shooting… practicing her half-court and full-court moves!
She kept her cell phone near…MK might call her anytime soon with the good news! She continued her practice and waited for him to call her….or even a tiny text message! Uff…it was taking forever…..Time seemed to slow down for her! She hated it….she hated the wait!
X X X X X X
Geet dialed Mk's number once again but before it got connected, she cut it. She sat on the bench…with her phone in one hand and a water bottle in the other. She had just finished with her practice. She looked at the time, 6 in the evening. Its been 3 days since MK's match and she still didn't know if he had won or lost! She had tried to call him god knows how many times but in vain! Either his phone came switched off or he never picked up!
She tried his home phone too…but it always said "The number you are trying to call does not exist!" they might have changed the number she thought. But he didn't even bother to tell her about the match…she was so damn worried!
May be he has lost the match and is probably depressed..thats why he is avoiding—she thought. Her heart ached to even think MK losing. If he'd have won the match, he'd have definitely called her to celebrate! She thought and thought and thought but nothing she could do rather than fighting with herself!
She looked at the time again…..around 2 am it was. So probably around 5 in the evening at MK's place.
Unable to bear the suspense anymore, she dialed his number. While his phone rang, millions of thoughts danced across her mind. She was very unsure about what she'd say! Finally she concluded that if he'd have lost the match, she'd stand by his side as his best friend and never let him feel lonely!
A girl picked up his phone!
Geet: hello??? Hello?? MK??
She was very happy that finally he picked up her call..but she couldn't hear his voice..the music was too loud! Strange…she thought.
Geet: hello??? MK? You there?
Girl: hello…yeah MK is not here…may I know whos this?
Geet looked at her phone…it was a girl's voice. She couldn't understand anything. Why would a girl pick up Mk's phone…lest she should find out!
Geet: eh….can I speak to MK please?
She thought that girl to be one of MK's friends!
Girl (loudly): what?? You want to speak to MK?
Geet couldn't hear her properly due to the loud music.
Geet (loudly): please..can you give to MK?
She had to shout owing to the loud music out there.
For geet, MK was and has always remained her MISHTEL KHULANA but for others…..he was MK—Maan KHURANA.
Geet found the girl laughing. What was so funny, she thought—weird girl…ugh.
Girl: ah MK is on the dance floor so can't take your call. By the way are you one of his ex-girlfriends?
Now that was a shock for geet. MK on dance floor…and what ex-girlfriends???
Geet (shocked): what dancefloor? And what ex-girlfriends are you talking about hun?
Girl (sarcastically): ohh Boy, all his ex say the same thing! Hey listen up will ya….if you are asking about his match the previous day, then yes…he has won it and that's why we are celebrating! And as for his gfs, am the current one though…that too the long-lasted one! He and I've been dating over 2 months now. Usually you all don't even last for a week. So bye! I need to join him. Toodles!
And she hung up the phone.
Geet sat aghast…surprised…shocked……sad and angry at the same time! Its been 3 days and he still didn't even bother to call her at least once and tell her the results! She sat there numb…unable to comprehend the fact that her best friend didn't even care about her feelings even once!
She was sad…agonized….in pain… not because he was partying as he had won the match…but more because he didn't even bother to at least call her once…forget about calls…even text her once about his victory! She had prayed for him and his victory so much…..but what was the result? She got to know about him from some outsider she didn't even know!
Had she been the old "SHWEETU", she'd have made a fuss about his gfs like she had done with Suzy around. But today, those ugly gfs mattered so little in front of her sadness!
She didn't cry that night..probably she'd been addicted to Mk's ignorance…but her eyes didn't stop shedding tears….endless tears! That night was silent…..no sobbing…no wailing…a silent cry it was!
She walked towards her grand piano that decorated her bedroom and sat in front of it. A sheet music lay in front of her…it was one of the pieces that she had composed around a year back when MK had shouted at her for no apparent reason! That day she had felt the change in him! She had cried the whole night and finally composed that piece..dedicated to their changing friendship!
She smiled at the title she had given to that composition of hers…FROM BEGINNING TILL NOW..
kawaii *suggests* plz hear the music that geet had composed...u'll luv it..!!!😊
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STUBM6yrUqY[/YOUTUBE]
She ran her fingers across the keys and played it the whole night….just to convince herself that everything was just fine!
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