Chapter 26 (Goodbye)

"Huff, it was fun playing with you and eating mother's hand made food. But... The time has came to say goodbye."

Ivan with his teammates entered in the metro.

It was already evening and now Ivan, Noah and their teammates have to leave the town again after enjoying a lot.

Ivan wanted to keep himself a secret from everyone, even Ishan, but he underestimated him that he is his little brother, who is excellent in almost everything, except academics, of course.

"Ok then, see you big brother, next time." Said Ishan with a smile on his face that he enjoyed a lot in this single day with his big brother.

Ivan also smiled and patted on Ishan's head and said, "And don't forget to come to watch my first national level match. And if you called them also, it will be more great."

"So will you even send me a message that you have a match?"

"I will not. Find it on your own."

And the door of the metro closed and Ishan started shacking his hand saying goodbye with still smiling and Ivan happily saw Ishan and the metro started and Ivan left the town.

"He was definitely trying to act like Mahi, she never wants to talk me until we become something." And Ishan smiled and started leaving the station and moving back to home.

The days started passing and Ishan stopped going to school and Yu's practice despite he was practicing in a silent basketball court of an appartment and he practiced for almost 14 to 15 hours a day!

This recalls me about the training Ishan took for a week for the match of Ishan vs Ivan last year.

Ishan was just taking breakfast and dinner a day and nothing else. The rest of the time he was just practicing and practicing and enjoying with playing. And 8 hours at night of sleep which is basic need for every human being.

And Lisa's team was disqualified so she no more needed Ishan's help. Although sometimes she asked from others or closed the library soon but didn't asked from Ishan because he has already told that he will be in practice so Lisa also didn't disturbed him.

Whereas, Sara, Sia, their team, Yu, Jiyu, Era, Eiro, Aid and Cyet continued their own practice with enjoying in seeing the matches and also sometimes going and hanging out the school.

And the days, as I said, continued passing. And Sports Event also ended and Summer Vacations came near.

But now, Yu and Ishan's teammates were worrying because even if they are angry from him to not meeting him, but tournament was almost on their head and he is nowhere to be found practicing. Actually not even without practicing.

Elisa was wanting to tell the actual story to Cyet so that he will tell but, Ishan's promise he made, she cannot break it because Ishan is also kind of her little brother, but clever one.

Ishan, one evening, just relaxing after hours of practice sitting on the court ground and just looking at the phone.

Ishan was reading a sports magzine and scrolling down. But suddenly he saw something eye catching.

"... Let's go."

The next day

Ishan called everyone yesterday night to gather. They are going to watch a match at the stadium where Inter High School Basketball Tournament will be also held.

Ishan was sitting on the front seat and his father on the driving seat and Jiyu, Era, Eiro, Aid and Cyet, with pouting their mouths maintaining the silence and showing being angry.

And Sara, Sia, Yu, Lisa, Ishan's mother and Elisa in Elisa's car, going to start the ride.

And Ishan's father, with a happy smile started the car and Elisa, with a confusing face, started her car.

Till 10 minutes, the both cars were completely silent. No one talking making the drivers not understanding that what made them this much silent.

"Uh... What happened, kids? Are you all angry from Ishan? Did he did something wrong?" Asked worrying Ishan's father with a sweat.

"We don't want to talk about him. He is all the time disappeared and dating girls." Said Jiyu with making an angry face.

Ishan with rude voice said, "I was just relaxing which you mean by "disappeared". And why would I date anyone? I only like one girl the most... Who is also misunderstood and angry from me. I don't understand why?"

And Ishan's father smiled with a sweat on listening the low voice fight.

"Inter High School Basketball Tournament is coming and you are relaxing? Whatever you did, we can forgive about it but not accepting the mistake is rude. We can't forgive you easily." Said Era seriously.

"Why would I even need of your forgiveness, Era?"

And Eiro was observing Ishan very carefully.

"What a rude guy you are, Ishan. You can't even defeat us, have you even practiced how much we have?" Said Aid and all the eyes at him.

Aid realises that what he said was rubbish.

"Do you all doubt on my own practice?... But I never mind. It will be no fun. I will have to focus on winning but not on enjoying."

And everyone was shocked by this attitude of Ishan.

"Um... Have you all had a fight with Lisa?" Asked Elisa with worrying a little bit about the girls' friendship.

Lisa sitting on the window side seat and remain silent, enjoying the ride with peace.

"She's dating Ishan, with also knowing that Cyet likes her." Said Yu to bring the fire.

"What even makes you think about it? Why would I like him? Such a ridiculous guy he is." Said Lisa with still enjoying the ride.

Elisa smiled with a sweat and said, "I don't know whether she hates Ishan or not. But it is sure that she doesn't likes him. Right, Lisa?"

"Of course, how much depressed and taking responsibility on himself guy he is. And because I know almost everything about him, he orders me to do tasks like not telling the truth and etc."

Sara with still keeping her face away from Lisa said, "So he has told about himself everything to you? Hm, he never tells a single thing to me." And smiled strangely.