'Adhu vandhu...Thalaivi...', Vicky rubbed his temple in nervousness making Diya huff.
'Ippo solla poriya enna?',she asked and Vicky narrated..

'Thalaivi..Naanm mani ka vum store room poirundhom,Desk bench lam check panna..',Vicky's stopped.
'Adhuku enna?',she asked.

'Aana ulla oru junior ponnum,Namma Aadhi bro vum irundhaanga...Aprom...', Vicky rubbed his nape without continuing.
'Aprom?',she asked furrowing her eyebrows.

'Andha ponnu..She is saying that Aadhi bro..Aadhi bro tried to misbehave with her..', Vicky closed his eyes and Diya ran inside the campus.She found Arjun's gang and Aadhi's gang along with a girl and Manimegalai. Arjun was holding Aadhi's collar.

'Idhukudhan college vareengala da???Huh???Oru ponna kooda nimmadhiya vida maateengala??', Arjun yelled while Aadhi was still justifying his side.

'Deii Vidunga da..', Raghav,Pugazh and Shravan pulled back Aadhi while Arjun was pulled back by his friends.
'Naan poi sollala da..Naan ulla pogumbodhu yaarum illa,HOD meeting pogumbodhe enta sollitu ponaaru desk bench extra irukaanu check panna solli adhukudhan naan vandhe..Sudden ah yaaro ulla vandhu door ah lock pantaanga... Lights um illama ulla vandhadhu yaarunu kooda enaku therila..Aana door open aana apo indha ponnu...She was standing with this torn dress and messy hair..',Aadhi said receiving a quick punch on his nose by Arjun.

'Arjun pesa pesa..Mela kai vekkira?',Raghav pushed Arjun and Manimegalai stopped them.
'Enna idhu? Don't behave like thugs..',Mani glared both of them.

'Sorry mam..', Arjun hung his head down

'Deii..Nadikkadha da.. Oru ponnu indha nelamai la poi solluvaala?Naalu ponnunga Ivana paathu sirichadhum koluppu yeri pochu..',Dheena said.
'Dheena..Pesama poidu..',Pugazh snapped at him.

'Ma..Nee sollu unmailaye enna aachunu?',Manimegalai asked the girl who says herself a victim.
'Mam..Naan avaru kooptu dhan store room ke ponen..Avaru dhan naan poi oru 5 minutes kalichu vaa nu sonnaru,I was clueless..Seri nu ponen..He locked the door from the back and...and..',she started sobbing badly.

'Ketuchaa?Paarunga da unga friend latchanatha..',Arjun sighed.

'Naan poi sollala!!!Indha ponnu nejama yaarunu kooda theriyaadhu enaku',Aadhi yelled.
'Yepdi yepdi?Nalla sketch potu vela paathurukka..Innum ethana ponnunga unnamaari aalungala nambi...', before Arjun could continue they all stopped hearing a voice,'Stop it!'.

They all shocked seeing Diya including Aadhi.Diya was well-known by everyone from that competition day and also they all know Diya was very much silent girl and her behaviour now was totally out of syllabus.

Diya herself didn't know where the courage came from but seeing him going through which he doesn't deserve triggered her and made her to stop them.

'Niruthureengala konjam ellarum!!!',she yelled.
'Diya stay out of this..', Arjun warned her.
'Mudiyaadhu!Enna pannuva?',she asked making Arjun stun a minute.

'Diya..Unaku theriyaadhu enna nadandhuchunu...',Arjun said.
'Unaku theriyum ah?',Diya snapped at him.
'Rendu perum oru reason solraangalla?Every coin has two sides...Visaarikaama mudivu panniyaacha?..',Diya asked.

'Enna kekanum?Oru ponnu azhudhutu iruku..Idhu podhadha?',Dheena asked.
'Azhudha?Unmai aayidum ah?Oru ponnu kannula irundhu rendu sottu kanneer vandha podhume,yaaru mela thappu edhuvum kekkama odane vandhuruveengale...', Diya rolled her eyes.

'Hey unakenna akkarai ipo?',Dheena asked.
'Yennaa enaku Aadhi ya pathi theriyum!Naan Aadhi ah namburen..', Diya said looking at Aadhi who was standing still.

'Un nambikkaiya thooki kuppaila podu..Adha vechu avan onnum pannala nu unnaala prove panna mudiyumaa?',Dheena asked.
'Mudiyum!!',Diya said making everyone eyes go wide.

'Mudiyalenna?',Dheena asked crossing his arms across his chest.
'Mudiyum nu solren!',Diya said.
'Mudiyalenna?Aadhi dismiss aagumbodhu neeyum TC vaangitu poite irukanum..Seriya?',Dheena asked.
'Deii..',Arjun glared him but Dheena didn't notice.

'Oh Hello Mr.whatever, Don't be partial.Naan prove pannita?',Diya asked.
'Neeye sollu..', Dheena said.
'Adha naan prove pannitu solren..',Diya said.

'Diya,Thevai illadha risk edukura..', Arjun said and Diya nodded her head no at him.
'Naan paathukuren...Mam adhu varaikum indha news principal ku poga venaam,Please..',Diya said to Mani.

'Ohh yepdi yepdi?Ivanga ellaru ore team nu theriyadha engaluku? Mani mam Aadhi oda senior dhana?Bulti adichuta?', Dheena asked.
'I won't be biased.Students nu vandhuchuna enaku ellarum equal dhan..And nalla vela iniku staffs yaarum illa veliya meeting ah poirukaanga adhunaala samalaaichukalam,But Diya Remember, Naaliku evening varaikum dhan unaku time..nee prove pannalana..Enaku vera option illa..',Manimegalai said.

'Okay mam,Idhuku Pinnadi yaaru irukaanganu enaku nallave theriyum.. I'll prove it',Diya said looking at Arjun and Mani made her move.

'Indha college vittu nee veliya pova..Adhayu naan paakadhan da poren..',Arjun thought with a smirk and left with his gang.

'Deii machaa..Unmailaye nee edhum panlala?',Pugazh asked making Aadhi's heart torn into pieces.
'Enna paatha apdi theriyudha unaku?Enna nambalaya?',Aadhi asked as he visibly hurt.

'Dei nambaama illa da..',Raghav tried to explain and Aadhi stopped him by his palm.He started walking without any word and Diya jogged behind him.

'Aadhii!!!Aadhii!!',she stopped him by holding his wrist and Aadhi pulled her into a bone crushing hug.

Diya stunned for a second because of his sudden action, but soon composed herself and patted his back.She knew he needed it.

Aadhi pulled back and Diya saw his red puffy eyes which made Diya's heart broke.
'Yen azhareenga Aadhi?I know unga mela endha thappum illa nu..Naan idha prove panniduven..',Diya said holding his hands.

'Yen ma?Nee evlo periya risk eduthurukanu theriyudha unaku?Unnaala prove panna mudila na,Endha dhairiyathula nee ipdi oru challange ah panna?Adhuvu enakaga?',he asked and she smiled at him softly.

'Because I trust you!Anniku neenga enna endha nambikkai la nambuneengalo adhe nambikkai dhan ipo enaku unga mela..Oru rendu dhadava naan paadunadha ketutu en mela nambikkai vecheenga,Naanum ungala ithana naala unga kooda irundhu paathutu dhana Aadhi iruken..Enaku theriyaadha?Neenga epdi nu?',she asked and he smiled weakly.

'Anniku naan azhumbodhu neenga vandheenga, iniku neenga azhumbodhu naan paathutu irupena Aadhi?Enna nadandhaalum let's go through it!Kandippa prove panniruven!!Apdi illana kooda naan unga kooda irupen Aadhi!!',she promised and wiped his tears.

'Thank you..',he mumbled making her sigh.
'Friends kulla lam thanks solluvaangala?',she asked and he nodded a no chuckling.
'Happadi,Sirichuteengala..',she smiled.

'Seri ippo class ku ponga..',Diya said and Aadhi nodded a no.
'Naan pola...',he said in a low voice and she understood him.
'Seri canteen polaama?',she asked and he nodded a no.
'Aprom?',she asked.
'Veetuku ponum..Enaku inga yaaru mogathayum paakave oru maari iruku..',Aadhi said.

'Onnum illa maa...Ippo namma veliya poradhu indha issue la innum thevai illadha rumours varum..Naan iruken unga kooda..Yaaru enna pesunaalum paathukalam..',Diya said and Vicky reached them.

'Onnum aagadhu bro..Ellam seri aayidum..', Vicky said and Aadhi just smiled.
'Naan canteen eh poren',Aadhi said and Diya smiled.
'Seri neenga Vicky kooda ponga,Naan ipo vandharen..',Diya said and Aadhi held her hand which made her tummy did a summersault.

'Pogaadha..',he said and she smiled.
'Vandhuruven',she said and he nodded leaving with Vicky.

Diya rushed to the staffroom and saw Manimegalai sitting there.
'Mani kaa..Oru help',Diya requested.
'Sollu da..',she answered.

'Akka..Namma storeroom kitta cctv irukaa?',Diya asked.
'Iruku.. But adhoda footages ellame Principal control..',Mani said.
'Namma ulla po mudiyuma?',Diya asked.
'Mudiyum..Aana risk uh...',Mani said.

'Akka please..You know Aadhi la..Namma epdiyaavadhu prove pannanaum..',Diya said and Mani nodded.

'Seri vaa..', both of them left to the principal room.Mani stood outside the room to guard and Diya started checking the footages but it wasn't clear though.
She saw first Aadhi entering the storeroom and after few minutes the girl entered and the door locked.

'Enna da? Edhavadhu clue therinjudha?',Mani asked.
'Illa ka..',Diya came out from the room with an upset face.
'Seri da..There will be another way..',Mani moved from there.

Diya walked towards the class with a worried face and thinking about what do next.She quickly remembered something and rushed towards the canteen.

Diya saw Aadhi was sitting silently and Vicky was giving offering him to eat.
'Aadhi sapdunga..',Diya said.
'Illa ma venaam..',Aadhi refused.

'Dei..',his gang arrived and Aadhi didn't turn to them.
'I don't want to meet anyone',Aadhi laid his head on the table.

'Deii Aadhi..Naanga andha arthathula kekala...Unga Rendu peroda life idhula iruku..Oru akkarai la dhan da..',Shravan said.
'Aama machaan,unna nambaama lam yaarum illa da..',Raghav explained.

'Enaku yaaraiyum paaka venaam da.. Kelambunga naane seri aayiduven',Aadhi said.
'Deii naan adha mean pannala da..',Pugazh huffed and Diya eyed them to not continue further.

Aadhi knew they'll never doubt him, but that question at that time had hurt him that time.

'Naan veetuku poren Diya...',Aadhi left the canteen and they all saw Aadhi disappearing.Diya understood that he need sometime to be alone,so she didn't stop him.

'Anna.. He'll be alright..',Diya said.
'Seri aayiduvaan aana..Naan andha time la apdi ketruka koodadhu..',Pugazh said.
'Anna..Seri aayidum..',Diya smiled and the trio left to the class.

'Diya, edhavadhu clue kedachudha?', Vicky asked.
'Illa da...Naan cctv kooda check pannen but onnu kedaikala..Aana enaku oru idea iruku da..Unaku andha computer department Rajesh theriyum dhana?',Diya asked.
'Theriyum..', Vicky nodded.

'Avan kitta kootitu po..',Diya said.
'Avan yedhuku?',Vicky asked.
'Vaa solren..',Diya left with Vicky to meet Rajesh.

'Deii endha dhairiyathula da Diya vayum tc vaanga sonna?', Arjun asked holding Dheena's collar.
'Avalala dhana da namma plan lam veena pochu..ava mattum varaama irundhurundhaa..Inneram andha Aadhi college vitte poirupaan..',Dheena replied uncomfortably.

'Adhuku.. Avanoda avalayu poga solluviyaa?',Arjun asked and Dheena pushed him.
'Unakenna da ava mela apdi oru akkarai?',Dheena asked.
'Because I love her damnn!!!!'Arjun shouted.

TO BE CONTINUED...