Conversation among Friends

"so, if you hit the ball and it hits the cushion it's 4 runs and if you hit it over the cushion it's a 6? And you can do it anywhere in the ground and there are no restrictions. Isn't that like super easy? Especially when it's bouncin-*bam*"

"Who the hell dares -"

Aah, shit she was a Princess wasn't she. Should I get down and grovel on my feet will she forgive me if I did.

"Sorry, sorry."

"Ooh Ron... The hell was that for!!"

*Bam*

Aww, that hurt... I shouldn't have hit her like that, I forgot that I'm a background character not a main character.

"So? Why did you hit me? Was it because I called the sport you were playing easy?"

I soon composed myself and started talking to Fey. Who was the one who's been calling cricket easy.

"I guess, that would be the case for someone who doesn't play in that pitch. Let me tell you something, How would you feel if Someone could use Fire, water, wind, electricity and earth magic?"

"The hell? Does that kind of a person even exist? Well, anyway... I'd be confused beyond repair since I wouldn't know what he'd do. It'd give me a disadvantage."

"What would happen, if a person could punch you, left or right or kick you in various ways?"

"Well i don't think I'd have a problem since all I have to do is read his moments."

"Than, what would happen if you could read his movements only when it's too close to you."

"What? Can you even evade such an attack?"

"You can, you need awfully good reflexes tho and an eye for absolute detail. That's what the pitch in cricket offers."

"What?"

"Unpredictable, that's what the pitch we are playing in is. We don't know if the ball will bounce and go low or if it'll bounce high, we don't know if it's spinning inside or outside until it gets too close. We don't know if a 150 Kmph ball is swinging inside at insane angle or swinging out.

There's swing through the pitch and swing through the air. Sometimes the ball swings through the pitch and sometimes it swings through the Air. Sometimes both of them happen."

"Now that I hear it, it sounds complicated. Especially with all the variables. Anyway what are you even doing here?

We have been coming to the game since the last 3 days and get you haven't been greetings usm you even ignored Noelle on the first day."

"Ooh, that. Can you tell Noelle I'm sorry about that. It's just that, I was really nervous that day it was my first match after a while."

"Nahh, she isn't really angry about that. Maybe a little depressed by the fact that you ignored her and decided not to talk to you for the rest of her life but except for that she's alright."

Shit, she's taken it hard.

"I said thanks for coming tho? Did she not hear it?"

"Ooh you were mumbling something, that was what it was. And for your answer, No we don't have supersonic ears that allow us to hear the smallest of Voices."

"Please tell her to not be angry at me, explain to her that I was really nervous and even told her thank you."

"Heh, you seem desperate. Do you like her or something?"

"W.. what? Where did that even come from? A.. anyway it's not like that, I don't wanna seem like some arrogant jerk when I clearly wasn't one."

"Alright alright, I'll tell her."

"By the way, why are y'all here? Isn't the soccer match much more fun than this? Why did you decide to come watch this match."

"Well, that's a weird question. You are our friend so ofcourse well cheer you on. Plus we had no intention of participating in any sport so we wanted to check out different sports. So we decided to cheer you on."

"Heh that makes me happy.

"Glad we made you feel that way. "

"You know, you seem awfully gentler than how you usually treat me what's up with the sudden change in attitude?"

"Aah. Was I coming across that way? I'm sorry about that. It's just that as a princess I have to be a bit serious."

"Hmm is that so... So you behave normally when you are alone with people?"

"Huh? What do you mean normal? I'm just a bit serious that's all right, it's not like I'm rude with people or something."

"I actually thought you hated my very existence, looks like that's not the case."

"What? Why would I hate you when it's thanks to you that I have friend-...."

After a bit of silence she looked at me with beet red Face as she said

"Anyway, I'm leaving. We have a match to watch tomorrow, it's Noelle's friend, Justin's I think his Mane was, he's playing football, so we intend to go there."

"Is that so... Well I hope y'all have fun. Bye."

Well, that made me a bit depressed. It's the final day of the match I was hoping they'd cheer me on but it's alright, I wasn't really expecting them to watch my match.

Also, the football stadium is pretty far away. There approx 20 Football stadiums and when it comes to cricket there are 4 Stadiums.

3 of the pitches are used for group stages and the last one, known as the Demon Ground is used for the final.

The distance between the football and cricket stadium is around 20 Kms so it's impossible for them to watch a match and come back here.

If they want to they can use it, but the problem is it costs 1 Gold to take the warp gate if it's not for official purposes.

So, even on the final of the final day, they probably won't be able to come.

Well for that I have to first get to the finals. Right now... This shit's harder than I expected.

We have to be agressive tomorrow and score atleast 400 runs in the 2 Sessions meaning we have to score 400 runs in 60 overs.

It's not impossible, but it's fkin hard. Tomorrow is the last day, we have to lose as less wickets as possible. We have already lost 2 and now we were in a real pinch.

I'll have to make it clear to my teammates that we have to atleast make 400 more runs by the end of the 2nd session and get as many wickets as possible.

All the field will be spread out since that is their way of playing cricket. Same for my team, these people don't have the conventional test field.

They have a spread out field with 5 people outside and 4 of them inside the field.

It's a conventional 20 & 50 over field. So making 400 in 360 balls shouldn't be a problem especially since these people are very aggressive by nature.

They should have understood how the pitch plays. It's up to me to tell them what to do.

I can't just let it end it here. We have to get the win. It didn't go as smoothly as I expected it to but it can't be helped.

***END OF CHAPTER 46***