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Arnold was feeling shy and glancing at Rose a little bit. When he was looking at her she also saw him at the same time.

POOJA - "Rose, our bus has come, let's go" **HOLDING ROSE HAND**

ROSE - "Okay, don't grab me, I will only come" **SMILING FACE** "Let's meet tomorrow seniors bye" **IN A SWEET VOICE**

ARYA - "She is speaking to you, not us." **WHISPERING**

RAHUL - **CLEARING HIS THROAT** "Okay, bye he will come tomorrow also" "Have a safe drive"

Arnold didn't say anything and just said bye through his eyes. Pooja and Rose left. Even before the bus left Arnold was looking at that side.

ARYA - "Bus already left so don't look at that side, it won't come back"

ARNOLD - "Stop man"

RAHUL - "Arnold don't forget the main thing okay?"

ARNOLD - "Oh correct, our bus is here, let's go"

All three climbed on the bus. In the house, Maria was sitting in Jack's room and remembering what her husband had said to her. She worried about Arnold.

MARIA - "I was feared for this only" "I kept Arnold away from magic and made him study hard" **CARING** **TEARING**

After a while, Arnold returned home with his friends.

ARNOLD - **THE DOOR WAS OPEN** "Mom, mom..."

ARYA - "Aunty"

Maria heard her son's voice and she came out of the room.

MARIA - **WIPED HER TEARS** "Hey you two don't have a house? your parents won't scold you both?" "Every time you both will be attached to my son only" **TEASING**

ARYA - "Aunty, My mother will not cook nearly as well as you, so I won't get back to my house without eating the food that you have cooked" **SMILED BRIGHTLY**

MARIA - "Oh really?" "Then, wait where is my phone?"

ARYA - "Why aunty?"

MARIA - "Let me call your mom and ask her how she will cook?"

ARYA - "Please Aunty don't do that" **PLEASING**

MARIA - "Let me ask how she will cook and I will give her some tips so that she can cook well"

ARYA - "Aunty, if you do like that, then I will stay here only" **SAT ON THE SOFA**

MARIA - "Get up Idiot"

Arnold and Rahul laughed at the cute fight between Arya and Maria.

RAHUL - "Arya stop kidding and give that thing back" **SIGNALING THROUGH EYES TO GIVE BACK THE BLACK BOX**

ARNOLD - "Yeah, Arya give me that"

ARYA - "Wait a second" **TOOK THE BOX OUT FROM HIS BAG**

MARIA - "Give me here" **GRABBED THE BOX IMMEDIATELY WHEN HE TOOK OUT**

Arya looked at Maria.

ARNOLD - "Mom do you know about this box?" **CURIOUS**

RAHUL - "What's inside this box Aunty?"

ARYA - "Do you know how to open that box, Aunty?"

MARIA - "You are kids so you should concentrate on your studies and not on these things" "So go freshen up and have dinner"

As soon as Maria took the box into her room, she told the boys to freshen up. The three friends stood blankly looking at Maria.

MARIA - "Will you three have dinner or shall I start taking the class for you people?" **WARNING**

ARYA - "Aunty, why do you have to get strained?" **SCARED** **HIT RAHUL AND ARNOLD ON THE HEAD** "Hey, you both didn't hear what aunty said?" "Come let's go and have dinner"

Arnold and Rahul hit Arya back and the three of them got freshened up. They then returned to the dining table and sat down.

ARYA - "Aunty, what's today's special dish?"

ARNOLD - "Mom, you should only serve him rice and soup. Don't give him side dishes"

RAHUL - "Yes Aunty" "Acting too much"

MARIA - "Today we don't have side dishes" "It's just rice and curry"

ARNOLD - **REMEMBERED THE KID IN THE SHINE DARK WORLD** "Why mom?" "Even you won't have dinner without dinner?"

MARIA - "I felt like having just rice and curry" "Will you eat or not?"

ARYA - "We will eat that only Aunty"

RAHUL - "Yes Aunty"

MARIA - "Then eat now"

All of them had dinner. Maria finished her dinner and headed inside.

ARYA - "Arnold come let's go"

Arnold and his friends ran into his room.

ARNOLD - "Guys wait I need to find something"

RAHUL - "What is that?"

ARNOLD - "My father's diary, I kept it inside the cupboard"

ARYA - "Okay, until then I will take some rest"

RAHUL - "Hey, you don't have manners and sense either"

ARNOLD - "My god diary is missing" **SEARCHING AGAIN**