Sakshi (shocked): What???

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Sakshi: I am coming.

Sakshi cut the call. She was tensed.

Mr Mehra: Kya hua Sakshi?

Sakshi: Baba.. I need to go. Main aake batati hoon. Aap yahi ruko Kunal bhaiya aur Kiara bhabhi aate hi honge. Bhabhi was not feeling well. Bhaiya batate nahi hai lekin he too is very much tired, tensed and exhausted with whatever has happened in past days and abhi bhabhi ki health ki chinta. Aap ruko unko himmat rahegi. I'll come soon don't worry koi danger wali baat nahi hai okay

Mr Mehra nodded in yes and Sakshi left. She sat in the car and messaged Arjun about the situation and drove off. She knew Arjun might not be able to reach in time as he was on an on-field work and infact entire team was there and she has to manage this on her own. She did not know how but the thing she knew was she has to handle this on her own at any cost and she will do it.

She reached at the destination and quickly prayed to bappa to be with her. She took a deep breath and went inside the building which is Ary's school. She directly went to principal's office by asking the route to that office and knocked the door.

Principal: Come in.

Sakshi went inside.

Sakshi: Hello Ma'am. I am Sakshi. Aryan Rawte's guardian.

Principal Mrs Khurana gave her a tight lip smile though her face was hell serious. Sakshi formally smiled at her and then she looked here and there and found Ary standing there with Abhi and Ahana. Ary was having a punch mark below his eye on his cheek and was having a cut at the corner of his lip and he was having a minor cut at his forehead. She took a deep breath and look at Mrs Khurana.

Sakshi: Yes Ma'am. Aapne call kiya tha.

Mrs Khurana: Yes Miss Sakshi. Frankly I was expecting Mr Rawte to come here but almost all knew how he behaves after our alumni student's death so

Ary (sternly): Excuse me Ma'am.

Sakshi (sternly): I am talking Ary.

Ary instantly kept mum but his eyes were shooting daggers at the principal and principal averted her gaze feeling quite scared seeing Ary like this.

Mrs Khurana: See Miss Sakshi. Aryan has always been a very good student. Lekin aaj usne ek ladke ko itna mara hai ki woh stairs se girte girte bacha. Agar usko kuchh ho jata to kya jawab dete hum uske parents ko?

Sakshi: Ma'am zaroor koi galat fehmi hui hogi. Ary to kisi chinti tak ko nahi mar sakta.

?: He is brother of the arrogant ACP Arjun Rawte. What do you expect from him?

A middle aged man with a teenager boy came inside.

Sakshi (quite angrily): Who are you?

Ary was fumming in anger but Abhi and Ahana had held his each hand tightly.

Mrs Khurana: Yeh Rohan hai. Jisko Aryan ne mara aur yeh uske father hai.

Sakshi: Aur aapke paas kya proof hai ki Ary ne mara?

Rohan's father Shekhar mock laughed. Sakshi looked at him with raised eyebrows.

Shekhar: Sabhi bachcho ne dekha hai woh. Uper se CCTV me bhi record hua hai. Mera beta koi jhootha nahi hai. Dikh raha hai the great ACP Arjun Rawte ne kya upbringing ki hai apne chhote bhai ki. (To principal) Mrs Khurana.. Maine to pehle hi kaha tha ki iss ladke ko yaha admission deke apne sahi nahi kiya hai (Now marching towards Ary) Isse to main..

He said this much and stopped at his place as he got face to face with a fierce lady named Sakshi who was standing in front of him blocking his way to Ary who himself was looking at him anything but fear.

Sakshi (warning tone): Don't. Don't you dare to take a single step towards my baby.

Shekhar made a face.

Shekhar: Mrs Khuruna.. Do I need to remind you about the policies the school has for beaters.

Ahana: Ary is not a beater.

Mrs Khurana: Ahana.. Do not speak in between

Sakshi: Excuse me Ma'am. Mr Shekhar was talking about CCTV footage. Did you check it?

Mrs Khurana: What is there to check? Everyone present there saw Ary raised his hand first at Rohan.

Sakshi (while raising her eyebrows): And why did he need to do that?

Shekhar: Oh com'mon. Iska answer main pehle hi de chuka hoon. Isko bhi apne bhai ke jaise hath uthana hi aata hai

Sakshi (angrily): Mind your tongue Mr Shekhar. Don't you have basic manners that when two elders are talking, younger one should not say anything in between.

Shekhar looked at her with What the hell expressions which were completely ignored by Sakshi. Ary smirked. Abhi and Ahana were controlling their laughter at Sakshi's remark.

Sakshi: Haan to Mrs Khurana.. Have you checked the CCTV footage or not?

Mrs Khurana: As I said Miss Sakshi.. there is nothing to check. There was staff present and they have seen this. They are eye witness.

Abhi: And hearing witness too.

Sakshi looked at Abhi and he muttered sorry for interrupting and looked down. Mrs Khurana, Rohan and Shekhar felt happy whereas Sakshi, Abhi, Ahana and Ary smirked as Abhi has given hint to Sakshi that Ary was provoked. Sakshi looked at Mrs Khurana.

Sakshi: As you said ma'am, there are many eye witnesses and the incident is recorded in CCTV  camera too so can I see the footage?

Mrs Khurana was about to deny but Sakshi continued.

Sakshi: Just for your information Ma'am, I am an ETF member as well as a Crime Journalist. (sternly) So it would be better you allow me to see the footage. If you will not, It will not take a minute for me to summon you for allowing me to see it.

Shekhar made a fist. Rohan was looking at Sakshi with disgusted face. Mrs Khurana was not having any option as ETF was way too much celebrated in Mumbai than any other team and going against ETF or any member of ETF means digging your own grave. So she nodded in yes and opened the CCTV footage.

Sakshi saw the footage again and again and found that Rohan was saying something to Ary. Ahana and Abhi were shocked. Ary was ignoring Rohan but then his patience level burst like a fire cracker and he punched Rohan and the fight started. And moving ahead, Abhi and Ahana too were involved. Sakshi knew if Ary and Ahana lost their patience, there must be something huge.

Sakshi: Rohan beta what did you say to Ary which made him this much angry that he raised his hand on you?

Shekhar: It does not matter.

Sakshi (Angrily): It matters Mr Shekhar.

Shekhar: My son will not give you any answer. He is not bound to.

Sakshi: Mrs Khurana. Will you ask Rohan what did he say?

Mrs Khurana: Whatever he said Miss Sakshi, Aryan is not allowed to raise his hand on any student. And that's why I am suspending him for 2 weeks

Sakshi: What?? He is in his boards Ma'am. You can't suspend him just like that and specially just to fulfil someone's personal grudges.

She said last line looking towards Shekhar who made a face though he was a bit surprised.

Mrs Khurana: You are accusing me Miss Sakshi.

Sakshi: Why should not I? When Mr Shekhar himself said that they were against Ary's admission in the school too.

Mrs Khurana: We have not listened to him. Aryan is a very much bright student. But we have not expected him to do this kind of action

Sakshi: Exactly my point Ma'am. When you know Ary this much, then why didn't you try to check even once that why he raised his hand?

Mrs Khurana was not having any answers.

Shekhar: Are iski fitrat me hai apne bhai ke jaise...

Sakshi cut him off harshly.

Sakshi (harshly): Why are you bringing Arjun again and again Mr Shekhar? Shukar manaiye yaha main hoon Arjun nahi. Warna jo Ary ko kharoch aayi hai na uske badle me Arjun kya kya kar sakta hai woh aap soch bhi nahi sakte. Oh now I get it. Aap apne bete ke aad me apni personal dushmani jo nikal pa rahe hai Arjun se. Usne apka illegal business jo bandh karwaya tha.

Rohan: Mere dad koi illegal kam nahi karte.

Sakshi: Beta yeh baat tum apne Dad se kyu nahi puchhate. Mrs Khurana.. Arjun ya Adi ya Sameer to nahi aye apko bolne ki aapne ek illegal kam karne wale ke bete ko kyu apni school me rakha hai. Aur yeh aye aur aap aaj inki baat man rahi hai

Mrs Khurana: Miss Sakshi.. We have not listen to him. Hum aaj ki baat kare? Aryan ne hath uthaya hai Rohan pe

Sakshi (dangerously angry): Lekin kyu uthaya yeh apne puchhana bhi zaroori nahi samja apne honhar student se? Don't worry. We have so many eye witnesses right. Hum unhi se puchh lete hai. Let's go there. And I do not like to repeat.

All followed her in the cafeteria where the fight has taken place.

Sakshi: Excuse me Ma'am.. Can you please call all those who were EYE WITNESS of the fight which has taken place here? I am Sakshi, ETF member and Aryan Rawte's guardian too.

She said to a teacher who happily obliged to the order Sakshi gave without even glancing at the principal as even she knew principal was more on Rohan's side due to some of her personal agenda.

Mrs Khurana: Where is Arjun Rawte? He should be here as this matter is serious.

Sakshi: He is on a field mission Ma'am. If he would not have to go, he would have been here. Unlike some people who used to do crimes, he is busy in protecting people from those criminals.

The students arrived and Sakshi smiled at them.

Sakshi: Hello Kids. I am Sakshi from ETF and Aryan's legal guardian too. You guys know about the fight right?

Mrs Khurana: She is talking about fight between Aryan and Rohan in which Aryan raised his hand at Rohan.

She said pointedly giving hint on what to be said. Sakshi rolled her eyes.

Sakshi: Kids.. Are you guys agreeing on Aryan raised his hand first?

Kids nodded but one of them spoke.

Akash: Hello Ma'am. Akash here. I am classmate of Rohan and Aryan both.

Sakshi nodded at him with a smile.

Akash: Ma'am. What Aryan did was nothing. If I would have been at his place, I would have done worse after hearing what Rohan has said.

Sakshi: What did he say?

Mrs Khurana: Akash. Go to your class. No one has asked you to speak.

Sakshi (sternly): Woh kahi nahi jayega. And mind you Mrs Khurana.. This is more or less second time you are interrupting in investigation. Do you want to get trapped in legal procedures and want your school to be dragged in court? If yes, then I am very much happy to do that. Actually let me call my uncle who is judge in High court. We can get date now itself.

Mrs Khurana got scared.

Sakshi: Ary.. What did Rohan say?

Ary looked here and there. Sakshi looked at Abhi and Ahana who too were looking here and there not leaving their hold on Ary though. Sakshi looked at other students who too were doing the same. Sakshi's heart skipped a beat. Sakshi looked at Akash with hope but he too was doing the same.

Shekhar smirked and so as Mrs Khurana.

Shekhar: Kya bolenge yeh log? Kuchh hoga to bolenge na. huh

Sakshi: Akash.. beta aap bataoge?

Akash: Ma'am.. It's not my place to say and moreover I cannot even think about saying it.

Tears got collected in Ary's eyes.

Ary: It's okay na. Let's go waise bhi suspend to kar hi diya hai na. Mujhe... mujhe woh sab yaad nahi karna.

Sakshi (Angrily): Just shut your mouth

Ary looked down.

Sakshi: Rohan beta tum hi bata do. I am sure tumhe to repeat karne me koi problem nahi hogi.

The big idiot Rohan already was, he just wanted an opportunity to prove it and he just got it and obviously he grabbed it.

Rohan: Bahut der kardi aapne mujhe puchhane me

Shekhar: Rohan..

Rohan: Chill Dad.. Waise bhi sach bolne me kaisa dar. Aryan has raised his hand on me on saying the truth.

Sakshi: What truth?

Rohan: Yahi ki he is just an unwanted kid of his parents.

Sakshi (shocked): What?

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