Aaryan woke up and finished his daily routine. He headed to AKPS, his mind already calculating the day's events.
After the first period, the Principal called Aaryan and Vicky to the office. In the office, the Principal said sternly, "Aaryan, you are always alone in school, but why did you help Vicky defeat and hurt those boys? Their parents complained about you and Vicky. Now tell me, what am I supposed to do with you? And you too, Vicky."
Aaryan remained calm. "Sir, I did not help Vicky to hurt or defeat them."
"But they told me that you did," the Principal argued.
"Sir, I was having a conversation with Vicky when he was fighting. I told Vicky not to fight, but he wouldn't listen to me," Aaryan said with a straight face.
"Hmm... okay. Aaryan, can I ask those boys?"
"Yes, Sir, you can ask them. I was telling Vicky to stop while he was fighting with them."
"Yes, Sir," Vicky lied quickly. "Aaryan is telling the truth; he was just talking to me when I was fighting them."
The Principal looked at the teacher. "Ma'am, can you call those boys?"
"Yes, Sir."
When the boys arrived, the Principal asked, "So, Aaryan says he only talked to Vicky and didn't help him win the fight. Is he right?"
"Yes, Sir. Aaryan only talked to Vicky; he didn't help him win the fight. He was right. But..."
"Alright, it's over. Aaryan, sorry for that, and now you can go. And Vicky, you are suspended for one week. Now, all of you go to your class, and Vicky, go home."
"Yes, Sir."
Outside, Vicky looked at Aaryan. "Sorry, Aaryan. You almost got caught for that."
"Alright, Vicky. Bye."
"Bye, Aaryan."
THE NEW COACHING
After school, Aaryan came home and got ready to go to his new coaching center. He went there and saw that many students were already present.
The new coaching teacher's name was Suman Ma'am. She was unmarried and also taught at a regular school. The room was filled with students from Classes 3, 4, and 5; some were in Classes 7 and 8, and most were in Class 9. Two were in Class 11, but nobody else was in Class 10.
He attended the coaching session and then went home.
THE EXTREME ALERT
At home, Aaryan drank chai and ate biscuits. His mother, Kavita, asked how the first day of coaching went. He told her all things were good.
Then he did some evening workouts and went to bed. Suddenly, an alert came. Now what has happened? he thought. Today I am not going to complete the task. [EXTREME ALERT: PROCEED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY ROAD IMMEDIATELY!]
[TIME REMAINING: 10 MINUTES]
"What has happened?" he thought.