The next day, the news were full of the dominance of Ivan and his team, they won by 102-57, forty five scores ahead but those who know about Ivan and his whole team, they would be actually impressed by the opponent more because they still managed to score those 57, it is way too hard if your opponent is dominating Ivan and his whole gang, they would rarely let you even score a single point but scoring 57 was a great achievement. And it was completely showing, it wasn't luck, it was just what they actually are...and the other teams have got the fear now...their matches are also in the schedule with Ivan and his team. And the opponents aren't out of the game yet, every team will have to fight once with each other and the top four teams will go for qualification then. So the opponents have also tasted of the domination...so they are going to become powerful, and each and every team has realized, to survive in the court, they all will have to work hard and practice a lot...the game is definitely not going to be easy now.
The morning had arrived, and Ivan was awake and ready, sleepy and keeping his head down on the dinning table and Ishan was preparing the breakfast, everyone was still asleep because they had came too late to home, the game ended by eleven p.m. and they came back at eleven thirty and immediately went to sleep, while Cyen even came too late and Ishan was waiting for him all the time. But still, Ishan and Ivan were on their normal routine and woke up early and were ready. Ivan had fallen asleep again and Ishan looked at him and said, "Are you awake, big brother?"
"Hm?" Ivan just mumbled, but he was half asleep and still not going to response, Ishan just smiled and said, "You should have slept, why did you wake up so early? You slept too late, you should still go and sleep." And Ivan was although still asleep, but his mouth started moving, "Who...will do my job...then?" And Ishan's body shaken with fear, "...Talking about job...jump scare...scary...anyways, but Ly is not going, so I am also not going, so I can do your work, what is your work?"
Ivan woke up with a panic and shouted with denying, "No!!! They three will die by starvation!!! For me you make lunch already, but you make for them at afternoon only...so don't." And Ishan sighed, "It's only the case when we are at home, like Sunday, otherwise at school days I prepare lunch for everyone already, don't misguide and misunderstand big brother." And Ivan dropped his face down again on the table and slept, "And...Sister also stays here now, and she knows how to make meals as well so she can--"
"Don't even dare to say that or I will definitely throw you out of the house!" Sleepy Ivan said and Ishan smiled with a sweat, "She will only make when she wants to! But no one will depend on her, not because she doesn't knows, she knows...but she is not here for work and work for others...I can't give a work to my...wife..." And Ivan slept again, and Ishan smiled with a sweat, and Elisa was standing at the door of the kitchen, she was also sleepy with her eyes almost closed but she pointed her finger at Ivan and asked, "...What are you all even doing and talking about?" And Ishan shook his head with a panic, "Ah, nothing, just about big bro's job, but you take your seat Sister, the breakfast is almost ready."
The day started and Ivan was fresh after having breakfast and splashing water on his face again before leaving and he finally left for his job and Elisa closed the door and asked from far, "Ishan, have you given Ivan the lunch? And you and Ly are not going to school today, right?" And Ishan answered that he has given and they both are not going and Elisa yawned and just said that she is going to sleep for more and suggested him to also take rest, but Ishan's day had already started so he wouldn't sleep, he will just sleep at night now and chose to just sit and just kill his time somehow for now.
While Ivan was walking at the roads, everyone was staring at him, talking, "Hey, is he...the one, Ivan, who played last night?" And Ivan was denying in his mind, he just kept his job and basketball aside and said that it wasn't him at all. Even after a big win, and a big start, Ivan was still on his normal state, calm, doing his job as he usually does, and working hard as always, he hadn't made himself a big person by just that, he knows he is still the same. But others watching him, doing part time job really surprised them but it is what Ivan is.
The morning turned into evening, and Ishan was outside on a walk, just chilling and wanted to have some fresh air. He was just smiling and kept on moving...but suddenly, Zara passed by him, ignoring him and she left with her team, her team was just laughing, enjoying and had moved on from whatever happened...but Zara's ignorance was a little bit weird for Ishan, but he also didn't care much and kept on walking...
Ishan stopped at the park, and he saw a student, Ma'am's son, sitting at a swing and just thinking about something, but he just noticed Ishan...and Ishan's eyes widened, while the boy just smiled and greeted, "Yo, long time no see...Ishan." And Ishan was even more shocked now...
The boy just laughed, "Haha, just kidding...you wouldn't know me, would you? But if you don't, then it's just fine...I actually just made a guess and playing with you, you can ignore that, I am just like that, pranking with random people."