And everyone was left frozen...Ivan, Elisa, Cyen, Miyu, Eta, Aid, Noah, Zara and Ly, everyone of them were left frozen and broken from somewhere...they were completely shocked, but Ivan and Elisa smiled with a sweat and Ivan beat on Ishan's back and said, "Haha, good joke, Ishan, but it makes me scared now...don't try that jokes again, he actually plays basketball and he plays better than me...I can remember that dark evening, you were dominating by 10-0." And the outsiders started sweating...against Ivan? It was their question, but it is actually true.
But Ishan got a faded smile, he stood and started walking away with silence and didn't say anything. But that silence, faded smile, it was fearing to all of them, Ivan, Elisa, Zara and Ly started worrying about him now even more, and Zara realized that it's not just about Mahi, but it's something more serious, he is definitely not good, mentally and Zara finally left and she followed me. Miyu, Cyen, Eta and Aid were just watching everything happening...and they finally realized, it isn't Ishan's ego or arrogance...but he is suffering by something. Noah looked at Ivan and said, "Hey, Ivan...is Ishan fine?"
Ivan was going to run and follow Zara and Ishan, but Elisa stopped him and said him to focus on the game and Zara has gone to look at him, Ivan didn't want to obey her, he wanted to talk to Ishan but he stepped back and moved to his team.
The game continued and everyone enjoyed the whole game, Ivan and his team dominating and the opponents were also not giving up and giving their best to the game ad both the teams were enjoying more than worrying about victory or loss and the game concluded with 98-54, and Ivan and his team won with dominance. Both the team players had an handshake, talked together a little bit and cheered up and praised each other and the audience finally started leaving and the stadium was closed.
Ishan was walking, looking normal...but he suddenly looked down with a faded smile and it made everyone start sweating. Zara tried to ask whether he is fine or not and what's the matter, Ishan wanted to tell...but he believed that she wouldn't understand, and she should live peacefully and shouldn't take his burden, Ishan didn't tell and Zara felt more sad by that but at the end she just said that if he is fine on hiding the things, it is fine but she also added that if he ever wants to tell her anything, he can come to her and after that Zara took her goodbye and left. While others were having no courage to ask, Elisa was hesitating and Cyen, Miyu, Eta and Aid, they don't even know what they should do, what they should say to calm him...boys aren't good at comforting each other. So at the end, they also left but Elisa relied on Ivan to ask him about everything as his brother, not big brother or blood related, a brother who will help at any situation of his brother's life.
But Ly was asking, she had the courage and she asked, "Big brother Ishan...is everything fine?" And Ishan was surprised but he smiled and patted on her head, "Yeah, what will happen to me, I am completely fine. Anyways, tell me what will you eat for dinner today, Ly?"
But Ly looked down with a face of sorrow, "...So my big brother Ishan isn't my brother?" And Ivan was shocked and Ishan surprised, "...he can't share me the things...we aren't a family, right? Was it just, our blood making us together?" And it was shocking...but Ly was actually sad, in her past life she wished Ishan to be her brother, blood related brother and when she is now, he still can't act like a real family, hiding something...so it just felt useless for her, whether she will be her brother or not, Ishan is never going to be open for her and others.
"It's not like that Ly, I am completely fine and there is nothing I am hiding, everything is fine, don't be sad, having a tasty dinner with a bad mood will be no fun and will not be able to enjoy much by that, cheer up and tell me what do you want for the dinner and don't be sad, smile and stay happy Ly." Ishan tried to calm her by his fake smiling face, but Ly didn't smile after that, she looked down and continued walking and she nor told about dinner, Ishan then looked at Ivan but Ivan was also now looking sad and he didn't answer the question of Ishan either so Ishan just looked down and decided on his own at the end.
Ivan, Ly and Ishan came to their home and Ivan and Ly were still silent but Ly tried to make herself joyous and normal and she moved to the living but she was definitely not going to talk to Ishan because he didn't tell her anything and didn't answer her. Ishan kept his fake smile alive and moved to the kitchen to prepare the dinner now, and Ivan...he was even more sad now, flashbacks started coming in his mind, when Ishan was born, and how they both played together though Ishan was a silent boy but he was open for Ivan, and then they got Ly and then the recent moments when Ishan would prepare for dinner and Ivan would have many guests and everyone would be happy and enjoy the dinner together where Ishan was also happy.
The door closed and Ivan also started moving to his room, and someone was hearing everything and he looked down and sighed,
"...It is such a mess now...we really did something wrong...Emi..."
Mahi came to her room after having dinner with Lisa and her family and also of Mahi's own family and Mahi just jumped on her bed, and looked up at the ceilings...and smiled, and she started closing her eyes slowly, and she slept.