First time heart flutters

Chapter-18 Missing pieces

"This was something I never expected from our Preeti," Anand said with his voice laced with pain, "She was...she was in a relationship...Bela...I mean...she hid things from us...how can she??"
"Relax Preeti ki Papa,"
"How can I?? First Mr Madhurani called and next VP called and informed that we are asked to meet the Principal...Never in my life, I thought that I will end up like this..."
"Sshh...We can talk to Preeti, aap aaram karo, don't get tensed,"
"In fact Bela, the incident came to limelight due to a fight at library and a bechara ladka who was no where involved in the issue had his leg broken,and what not..." Anand's voice broke.
"Uncle," Naina's voice hit their ear drums with a knock in front door.
"Naina?? What is she doing here??" Bela muttered while making way towards the entrance.

Sameer felt like a old and sick senior citizen of the country.
God!! How many medicines??
These Intravenous injection and other things making me feel sick!!
I have a surgery scheduled tomorrow. Till then, I have to bare the pain.
I am craving to have pizza but mumma strictly said that only home made khichdi till I get well.
What sort of diet plan is this??
"Sameer," Anuradha's voice disturbed his chain of thoughts.
"Have your khichdi,"
"Mumma...no more khichdi!!This terrible!!"
"Sameer, stop throwing tantrums!!"
"But ma..."
"Eat,"
Sameer sulked while eating the khichdi.
"Aunty ji," Munna walked in.
Munna?? What is he doing here??
"Arrey Munna...aajao. How are you beta??"
"Fine aunty,"
"Munna tum??"
"Sameer...how are you??"
"Okay. Better than before."
Munna was down. His mood was so spoilt that he was not even smiling as usual.
"Kya hua?" Sameer asked while getting the last spoon of Khichdi stuffed into his mouth.
Munna waited for Anuradha to leave.
After a good five minutes,
"Sameer,"
"Say,"
"The guy Rihaan,"
"Hmm,"
Munna explained things to Sameer. The Preehan issue had spreaded like a wild fire in school. The things that happened in Principal room had come out via Ayush.Sameer was flabbergasted to know that Naina was used as a pawn by Rihaan.
"Naina says that things had been fabricated."
Munna came to the central point of the plot,
"She feels something fishy,"
"Even I feel the same after listening to you, As far as I know Preeti is not the girl, like how you guys think, One can be damn sure about this by seeing Naina and Kamya, as the quote says 'Birds of same feather flock together',"
"Point,"
"Now all we want to know is why Ayush fabricated stories??"

"Uncle, this is the truth," Naina completed her hour long speech.
"All I plead is not to make Preeti sign the apology letter at any cost, It's equivalent to a self confession,"
Anand was taken aback as Naina narrated the things that happened in the Principal office.
Bela was hugging Preeti, whom she had slapped in heat of moment, many minutes ago.
"Thank you beta," Anand caressed Naina's hair, "Thanks for giving me a lead to solve this problem,"
Naina smiled weakly.
"How is that guy Sameer?" Anand asked next.
"Bata nahi Uncle,"
"Hmm...okay!!"
"Okay uncle, it's getting late,"
"Haan beta, good bye!!"

Hema was having her evening snack, scrolling down the screen while checking for new insta feed.
"Entire gang has posted only about Preehan and that Naina says that her friend Preeti is innocent...that they have nothing between them,"
Just then Ayush posted a new post.
Kinda rocked!!
The new captain for our school's football team!!
The caption read with a photo of Ayush holding the cup, the school won in previous year under his captaincy.
Ayush??
Just then she recalled the words of Naina and Grace.
" He has a duty of representing as the football team captain of our school in the upcoming interschool competition and I hope the doctor's conclusion is proved wrong,"

"That was his dream match, right?" Grace said with a sigh, "He was so happy that day such that even we felt the vibes of happiness,"

Something fishy.
Taking a screen shot, she forwarded it to Naina immediately.

Naina slumped down on the sofa out of tiredness.
"What happened di??" Arjun asked worried.
I had never seen her being this late to home.
She is way more tired than usual.
"Some issues cropped in back at School,"
"What happened??"
"Hmm..." Naina pressed her palm against the forehead and explained things.
"Shit!!" Arjun cursed while sitting near his tired sister.
That bloody Ayush...how can he say like this about Preeti di??
And how did our principal believed it??
Just then a message popped out on Naina's mobile screen.
It was from Hema.