First time heart flutters

Chapter-8 Revelations

Naina felt like betraying her soul sister by not revealing what she had been doing all these months.Preeti had been asking her why she felt lost for a long period of time and she had just replied it was nothing which Preeti didn't believe.
She felt like she was being selfish as she was avoiding Preeti even in tuition, all thanks to Sameer.
Naina decided to reveal things to Preeti.
What if Preeti was judgemental?What if she paints a wrong picture of me and Sameer in her mind?
What will happen if we get compared to the couple in Swati's class?That duffer slit his hand in school just because they broke up. From that day on, every couple are seen only in a bad context by my gang.What if they add me to that  list?What if they brand me as an irresponsible student?
"Preeti.." ,Naina eyed her.
"Say."
"I wish to share something with you.."
"What?"
I am fed up with one word answers.Can't she be a bit enthusiastic?
"Promise me that you won't be judgemental."
Preeti rolled her eyes.
"You are talking as if you are Swati's favourite terrorist Osama Bin Laden."
Naina rolled her eyes.
"Tell me Quickly na.",Preeti urged.
"I will tell you tomorrow.",Naina retorted.
"Fine."
Preeti turned her face away to the board.
Naina beti.
You must say tomorrow for sure.
Tuition got over. Naina climbed down the stairs.
She stood near the half opened gate waiting for her auto to arrive.
"I can't stand suspense in my life and you know that very well.", Preeti whined.
"So quickly say what you were trying to tell me a few minutes before."
"Preeti wo..it's personal.", Naina said emphasizing the word personal.
"I will say in private."
"Shall I make a call?"
"No." Naina shook her head. "Let me say in school tomorrow during dispersal."
"Ok." Preeti nodded.
Meanwhile cycle commuters were struggling to move through the half opened gate.
Naina opened the gate giving full access to the cycle commuters.
Everyone looked at her and moved away.
These rocks can't even thank someone.
Naina sighed.
Soon she felt someone standing momentarily at the gate.
She looked at the person instinctively.
Sameer!!
He smiled.
The smile of gratitude
He rode his bicycle away.
Rocks don't thank Naina but trees do!!
Naina smiled back looking at his retreating figure.
I wish that I had a cycle now. I shall ride it beside him till the end of the universe which keeps expanding forever.
She was smiling like a lovestruck maniac.
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"Preeti.",Naina began.
It was the next day at school and they were walking towards the gate.Their classes had got over and it was now time for the confession.
"Hmm."
"I..actually..vho..I.."
"Say Quickly."
Come on Naina. You are Ms Brave.
Just spill the beans. Come on!!
Say that you like Sameer.
"I like a guy in my class.",Naina said in one go.
Preeti paused for a moment. She looked at Naina with a scrutinizing gaze.
Naina wished Bhoomi matha to swallow that very moment.
Vinaashala kaalae viparitha buddhi.
*When one's doom arrives,Their mind gets clouded.*
The proverb during Sanskrit period kept ringing in Naina's ears.
Preeti was silent.
"Say something yaar.", Naina gathered courage.
"I knew."
"What??"
"I knew that you will be saying something like this."
"H-How?", Naina stuttered.
"I guessed."
Next moment Preeti burst into laughter.
"Naina. You are..seriously..your expression...you should have seen it....You ... were..dead..a moment..ago..weren't you?"
Naina sighed.
This girl. My BP went up to 160/100 and she is laughing.
"Now,Who is that lucky guy?"
"Guess."
"Munna."
"No."
"Sreenath."
"No."
How can she even think me falling for that mosquito? Seriously?
Is my taste so bad?
"Hmm.."
After a good thirty seconds Preeti guessed.
"Sameer...?"
Naina nodded with a smile.
"Oh oh.." Preeti looked at Naina with a wide grin.
"How can I be judgemental for this Naina??"
"What do you mean??"
"Having a crush is not a crime,unless studies are your first priority"
Naina smiled.She nodded.This was why Preethi was her soul sister, Their thoughts were the same.
"If it's a crime, I swear, your Preeti is also a criminal"
What?Preeti?Criminal?
"What did you say?"
Preeti winked.
"Who is that?"
"Guess."
Naina made a wild guess.
"Is it Vihaan??"
"You guessed.",Preeti said,her eyes widening with a smile.
Vihaan.
Seriously.
The guy who had been linked with so many girls at school.
He had a peculiar history of relationship.
Rumours about him and a girl start spreading at the beginning of every year. Everyone gossip about it for months but the shipped girl ended up tieing rakhi to him at raksha bandhan that year.
It was only Akshara who didn't tie rakhi but just stuffed it in his hand and moved away, further fuelling the rumours.
Vihaan is said to have feelings for a girl who was in the class next to Preeti's but it seems like she had rejected him.The fact that the girl and Preeti were close friends now didn't help either;
Ek second!! Aren't Preeti and Vihaan in same class.
Coming back to the point.
From that day on, our Devdas tried not to have feelings for any other girl at school.
For God's sake, even Preeti was alleged to have a relationship with him. However Akshara was a hot topic then and so none believed. Even Swati tried conveying this to me at sports meet rehersal, when they were  in Grade 9 but I didn't believe. I  promised that I won't reveal it to Preeti.
Now Preeti confesses that she has feelings for Vihaan.
Great!!
The guy I hate from the bottom of my heart, the one who broke my science model during 2nd standard, the one who said that I am fat during Biology period to his friends at 9th, who found me as the reservoir of adipose tissue is Preeti's crush.
In short, My 'arch nemesis' is my soul sister's 'crush'.Preeti doesn't know the history between us though.
Calling him arch nemesis might be over dramatic but for a dramebaaz like me it's normal.
Preeti had to like that Rude Vihaan!
Goodness!
Should I tell her about him?
"Where are you lost??"
"Nothing."
Naina smiled.
Preeti likes Vihaan.
It kept running in her mind.
Vihaan.
What did she even get impressed with?The fact that he sings well? He has a good voice though...and is pretty cool.
"Get my computer science record."
The deep voice of Sameer hit the ear drums of Naina breaking her chain of thoughts.
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