Arya: "Yes, I'm coming." {Arya quickly goes to Hena}Hena: "What happened to you?"Arya: "Nothing, I just wanted to ask you something."Hena: {Hena stops to listen to Arya} "Yes, ask."Arya: {Arya also stops to talk to Hena} "Did Zohan tell you what Sufiya was doing in that house? If she was kidnapped, how did she end up there?"Hena: "No, Zohan didn't tell me what Sufiya was doing there or how she got there."Arya: "Didn't you find it strange? Earlier, when we found Sufiya and brought her home, she was behaving very oddly. And she even took your name, that too in a very strange tone."Hena: "Yes, but it's possible she screamed a lot during the kidnapping, which is why her voice sounded strange to us. As for her odd behavior, maybe she was just terrified, and that's why she was acting strange. It's possible, right?"Arya: "Yes, it's possible, but..."Hena: "Oh, come on! Let's go quickly. You know how serious we both have been for the past few days? I felt like we weren't even ourselves. Remember how much we used to joke around and have fun?"Arya: "Yes, that's true. Come on, give me your hand, let's go."{Both of them walk toward the school smiling and reach the school gate}Hena: {Hena spots a cat} "Look, Arya, what a lovely cat!"Arya: "Yes, it's very cute."{Just then, the cat falls into the gutter. Aayan and Zohan arrive from behind, and Aayan speaks up}Aayan: "Look, the cat fell down while trying to cross your path..." {Aayan and Zohan start laughing}Arya: "You guys are too much! Go and check if the cat is okay. I hope she's not hurt."Zohan: "Okay, wait, I'll go check."Hena: "Aayan, you are so heartless, you know."Aayan: "Oh come on, how did I become heartless just by making a joke?"Hena: "Just go, I don't want to talk to you."Aayan: "I am really sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."Hena: {Hena starts laughing} "How was the prank?"{Arya also starts laughing}Arya: "You guys are something else." {Zohan returns by then}Zohan: "Why are you guys laughing? What happened?"Arya: "First you tell us, is the cat okay?"Zohan: "Yes, she's perfectly fine. I had just pulled her out when a lady came and took her; it was her cat."Arya: "Yes, she was very cute, wasn't she?"Zohan: {Smiling at Arya} "Yes."Hena: "Let's go to class."Arya: "Yes, let's go."{The four of them go inside and sit in their respective seats. Hena and Arya are on the first bench, while Zohan and Aayan are on the second bench}Hena: "I don't know why, but I feel really good today."Aayan: "Why? Didn't you feel good before?"Hena: {Turns back to talk to Aayan} "It's not that. These past three or four days weren't very good for us; we were so worried about Sufiya."Aayan: "Hmm..."Arya: "Yes, that reminds me of something." {Arya also turns back to talk to Zohan} "Zohan, I wanted to ask you something."Zohan: "Yes, what is it?" {Looking into Arya's eyes}Arya: "Well, Hena told me that you called her." {Zohan interrupts in between}Zohan: "I was going to call you, but then I thought you might be resting, so I didn't."Arya: "No, I'm not asking about that. I was asking—you mentioned Sufiya was kidnapped, so I wanted to know: if she was kidnapped, what was she doing in the haunted house?"Zohan: "No, she didn't tell us either. My aunt (Mami) said she's tired and should sleep, so we didn't ask her much."Arya: "I just wanted to know."Zohan: "Why? Is something wrong?"Arya: "No, nothing's wrong."{Just then, the Principal enters the class, and all the students stand up to say Good Morning}Principal: "Good morning, students. Take your seats." {Looking at Zohan} "So, Zohan, any news about Sufiya?"Zohan: "No sir, no 'bad' news."Principal: "It's okay son, take care of yourself."Zohan: "No, no, I mean, sir, we found Sufiya."Principal: {Slightly shocked, with a fake smile} "That's very good news. Now you guys take care of her so she doesn't get kidnapped again."Zohan: "Yes, okay sir." {But Zohan didn't like the Principal's joke}{The Principal leaves the class, but his demeanor made it seem like he was a bit troubled}Aayan: "What happened, bro? Are you okay?"Zohan: "I don't know, the Principal seemed very strange today. Didn't you feel like he was faking that smile?"Aayan: "No, I didn't feel that way. Maybe you're just overthinking it.
