First time heart flutters

Chapter-13 Misunderstandings

After a good 30 minutes, Naina's phone rang.
"Hello. Who is that?" Naina asked as she flipped her notes.
"Hey it's Rihaan."
"Rihaan? Why did you call me now? I gave Preeti's number. What else do you want?"
The call disconnected.
"Hello. Hey. Are you there?"
Is he mad?
I have a test to focus and not this duffer.
Naina turned the next page and started reading.
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"This can't be true." Preeti gasped after hearing the voice message, "Was it Naina who gave my number to you?"
"It's her self confession." Rihaan argued.
Preeti felt betrayed.
How can she even give my number?
I mean, she knows that I like him and we aren't at good terms now. Aruna might have said things to her. Weren't they talking with each other when I left?
"I don't want to talk to you." Preeti shouted, "Stop calling me. Is that clear?"
"Preeti, just try understanding, I didn't mean it..hello Preeti are you there? Hello?"
Preeti had disconnected the call. Realisation hit Rihaan late.
Just a second.
What if she calls Naina and scolds her?
Her frowning friend didn't give the number on her own. I forced her. Shit!!
Rihaan brushed his hairs and sighed due to frustration of the outcome due to his half done act.
I must do something.
He called Swati.
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"Who is that now?" Naina sighed as she picked up the call.
"Hello. Who is that now?"
"Hi. It's Sameer." A deep voice hit her ear drums.
Sameer!!
Naina stumbled as her leg hit the table next.
"Sameer?"
"Are you ok? I heard like you hit something."
"No, I am okay."
"Nothing. I have a doubt in integrals."
"Sure. Let me try clarifying."
"Thank you." Sameer muttered and started asking his doubts.
Naina clarified almost all doubts except one or two and promised to clarify them later.
"Thank you so much Naina." Sameer greeted.
"It's okay Sameer."
Sameer was smiling like a maniac.
I don't know what is happening within me.
Why am I smiling like a maniac?
I declared her as an angel at afternoon.
I want her to be my secret admirer forever.
Something is happening for sure but I can't guess what's that.
"How did you get my number?" Naina asked out of blue.
I didn't expect this question from her.
What shall I say?
In fact, I picked her number from school online register.
I was so sincere in getting her number.
Will she think that I am a stalker if I say the truth?
Wait, once she texted me didn't she?
Haan, I could still remember that day.
Flash back.
I was busy drawing mind maps for various concepts in physics when a message popped out on my phone.
It was from an unknown number.
"Who is that?" The message read.
Before I could reply,
"Is it Preeti?"
"Is it Swati?"
"Is it subhi?"
Three messages came at nanoseconds difference.
"Who are you?" I texted back.
"I am...Naina. Naina Agarwal." The text came as reply.
It was only then I realised that it was my secret admirer.
"It's Sameer Maheswari." I replied back.
"Oh. Your number was in my chat list. So I thought of verifying."
"Okay."
I blocked her number!!
I could feel her disappointment. She will be having that cute frown on her face. She will be sighing, all frustrated.
I can't see her frustrated.
I unblocked her number immediately. My DP appeared in her phone.
"Hello." Naina's voice broke his chain of thoughts.
"Haan. Actually speaking, can you remember the day when you texted me, to verify an unknown number, can't you?"
"Haan."
"I saved your number that day and I called you today."
Naina felt like eating five dairy milks at once.
"You saved my number?" She blurted out due to excitement.
"Yes. Just for future reference."
"Oh. Okay."
Naina smiled like a maniac.
Naina!!
He saved your number!!
"Ok bye." Naina greeted.
"Bye. Good night and thank you." Sameer greeted back.
The call went disconnected.
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Preeti called Naina for the umpteenth time.
"Naina. Attend the call."
She muttered.
Her line was busy for the last 40 minutes. It was only now, she could hear the ringing sound.
With whom is she talking for 40 minutes?
"Hello." Naina attended the call in a dreamy state.
"Naina." Preeti's voice hit her hard.
"Haan Preeti. How are you?"
"Let it be aside. I was calling you for the past 40 minutes. With whom were you talking with?"
"I was talking with Sameer Maheswari." Naina replied dreamily.
"Sameer? Great Naina!" Preeti said sarcastically.
"What happened Preeti?"
"What should happen? Do you know the blunder you created?
How can you give my number to some x or y?"
"x or y? To whom did I give?"
"You don't know Ms Agarwal? Should I believe you?"
Naina blinked.
What happened to Preeti?
"Why did you give my number to Rihaan?"
Rihaan?? Haan, I gave it to him just because Swati asked me to do.
"No Preeti, Actually..."
"You know what happened between us? No, you must be knowing. Aruna might have said everything but still you gave my number to him to mock me, didn't you?"
"It's not like that..."
What happened between these two?
"I need no explanation." Preeti sighed, "And wasn't it you the one who said that I am crushing Rihaan to Swati?"
Swati knows?
This news is new to me even.
Wait? That's why she played cupid all of the sudden?
"Are you alive?" Naina could hear Preeti shouting, "Why did you do that?"
"No I didn't say."
"You only should have said. No one else knew except me and you. I confessed it to no one."
"No Preeti. I swear. I didn't reveal anything to anyone. I..."
"Then how does Swati knew?"
"I don't know."
Uncomfortable silence engulfed them.
"By the way, what happened between you and Rihaan? I mean...I don't know what really happened. In fact, I didn't speak with Aruna for a long time."
"It's none of your business." Preeti shot back.
I didn't expect this reaction from Preeti.
I preferred to remain shut.
"Hello Preeti." Swati's voice hit Naina.
"Hi. By the way, who told you about me and Rihaan?" Preeti came to the point straight.
"Naina." Swati said casually.
"Ms Agarwal, what do you say now?" Preeti called out.
"When did I say to you Swati?" Naina asked with blood rushing to her face.
"Wait...logically you didn't but it was you, who actually conveyed me."
Logically? But not?
Shit!
"Can you put the point straight?" Preeti asked impatiently.
"Actually, I got Naina's personal diary. It was in the file she gave it to me the day before yesterday."
Shit!
That diary?
Gosh! Does she know about Samaina too?
"In fact I know about Samaina too."
Swati said co incidentally.
"Swati?" Naina raised her eyebrow.
I shall slap you to death.
"Cool down."
Preeti was silent.
She was judgemental. She doubted me.
This was all she understood about me?
I mean...I promised that I won't say it to anyone but still she didn't have faith.
Naina was hurt.
"Ok Swati. I have a test to learn for. Bye."
Wait Naina!!
"And...Good night."
"Bye and Good night." Swati greeted.
Without waiting for Preeti's response, Naina disconnected the call.
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