CHAPTER 12 - Helping hand

In India, estimate time 5 am. (In Calamia estimate time 8 pm)

Anu–Soleil come back from school.

'Should I tell Anu about Vina... what if she got angry...'Soleil thinks.

Suddenly phone rings. Soleil picked up.

"Hello..."

"Hey... It's me Anu..." Anu said from the other side of phone.

"How was your school today...I hope it went well..." Soleil asked.

"My school.... I...I... got fever...the environment is new to me..." Anu lied.

"Oh my! Take care of your health." Soleil said.

"How was your school... anything new?" Anu asked.

"Everything was good... but there is something I want to tell you..." Soleil said. Her voice was low.

"What happened?" Anu asked.

"I... I told Vina everything... she doubted me that I am not real Anu then she put pressure on me to tell her the truth... or she will burn me..."

"Burn you...?" Anu asked.

"Yeah.. she was carrying weird things with her... lemon and green chili tie up... many weird stuff... she even threw Grey powder on me..."

"You mean Bahubuthi... (Anu laughed after realizing what had happened) don't worry, she can't burn you..."

"What do you mean... why are you laughing?"

"Vina... Look Vina is a very spiritual girl... She believes in ghost, spirits... That's the reason she believed you without asking you further questions."

"Oh... is that so... so you don't mind if Vina knows about our secret?" Soleil asked.

"Not a all. That's really a good thing. Don't worry you can trust Vina with eyes closed. She is more alert then me, maybe see will find out any way for us to return in our body."

"Maybe..."

"Okay... bye. Dinner is ready." Anu said.

"Bye... Anu." Soleil said.

*****

Calonia estimate time 8:40 Pm.

"Did you tell Soleil about the incident?" Soleil mother asked.

"No. She will freak out if she found out..." Anu replied. Eating her Aurorablaza. [Frictional dish]

"Yeah... right." She said agreeing with Anu.

"Did you like the food?" She changed the subject.

"Yeah... it's not the usual food I eat... but I like it."

"If you want I can prepare you a dish, anything from your country..." she said

"No need to bother because of me... I am fine." Anu said while eating.

"I want you to take few more days rest." Soleil's mother said.

"Don't worry. I will be fine till tomorrow morning." Anu replied.

"But still those mark takes time to fade away."

"These marks are symbol of my victory... which technically I didn't win. But still a win is a win."

Soleil's mother expression changed, she laughed, "that's an optimistic way to see it. She said with chuckle.

"You finish you meal, I should go down and help him [Soleil's father] closing the restaurant." She said to Anu. Then she went downstairs.

'They seems tired and stressed.' Anu thought.

'If I am right they will come back again... and I barely able to fight against them.' Anu in a deep thought.

'I have to get stronger, as fast as possible...'

Next morning in Calonia, estimate time 5 am. [In India estimate time 2pm]

"Hello... who...is it....?" Anu said. Her voice is heavy with sleep.

"Anu, it's me Soleil." Soleil said.

"Oh... hey, Soleil. How was your school?" Anu said staffing a yawn.

"It was super great... we had a lot of fun. We all went to a small tour." Soleil telling with excitement.

"Mmm..." Anu barely able to open her eyes.

"We went to a auditorium and their was a famous priest who tell us kumbh mela ghats...and I love it..." Soleil telling her experience to Anu.

"...."

"Anu...? Anu...?" Soleil asked as she didn't hear her response. As she focused more to hear Anu's voice she heard her snoring.

"Anu..." Soleil chuckled realizing that Anu fall asleep.

'Maybe her fever still haven't wore off... I should call her later.' Soleil thought. Then she put back the phone back.

In Calonia, estimate time 7 am.

Anu wake up.

'What a weird dream... I thought Soleil called me and talking to me...' She thought, stretching her arms up with a yawn.

'Hold a sec... when did this phone come here.' She noticed that the phone on her pillow. Then she realized, 'Shoot, she actually called me.'

'Wait, it's 7 am in the morning ... so in India... +9.... why am I bad in calculations... this is damm basic.'

Anu take out pen and pencil from the nearby drawer.

'Let's calculate.' She said to herself. Writing down the time and doing calculations.

'So the timing is 4 pm... Should I call her and ask about her day... at this time I was supposed to be in school.'

She gets up from bed, stretched her body.

'It still hurts.' She thought to herself.

She looked at her reflection in the mirror.

'Soleil is pretty... she have slim and curve body, I never thought of having...'

Anu touch her reflection on the mirror.

'My body is wide and muscular... why would anyone wants a women to have muscular body? Everyone wish to have thin... slim... curve body...' Anu deep in thought.

Suddenly Anu remember something .

'What am I thinking... snap it out. I have work to do.'

She gets ready and went downstairs in the restaurant.

The restaurant do have less customers and normally they were regular ones.

"Mom, can I help you with something?" Anu asked.

"No need. I told you to rest, why are you done here?" Soleil mother asked.

"I was bored and I thought you might be exhausted...—" Anu replied.

"Well, I am fine. You go and take rest." She said.

"Ok..." Anu didn't argue a d when back in her room.

'I am not weak... why can't they understand that. Now what am I supposed to do in the room.'

She flooped on the bed with a sign,'It's so tiring to lay down' She is talking to herself.

'What should I do...' Anu thinking something that she can pass her time.

After a few hours later she come down, it was afternoon in Calonia.

"Soleil are you hungry, my dear?" Soleil mother asked.

"Yeah, but not much" Anubsaid putting a paper on the kitchen counter.

She look at the unfamiliar paper on the counter.

"Anu, what is it?" She asked.

"An advertisement for the restaurant." She replied.

"No, I mean you don't have to do all this... I told you to rest." She said.

"I just wanted to help..."

"But still home delivery... who will gonna do that... I, myself busy with the restaurant work and my husband had to work as a part time in different places. We can't do delivery." She said.

"I am also here. I will be the delivery person." Anu said.

"What about your studies and what if you webt back in your body... then we have to face the people questions." She asked. She knows that the advertising may help them grow their restaurant but still she can't risk.

"Trust me, how about we discuss it with Dad... he will also give his opinion to this idea." Anu said.

Soleil's mother nodded but her mind still churning thoughts. It's not like that she don't believe her but she is scared, what if suddenly Anu and Soleil return to their real body, then who goona handle the delivery. People will have multiple questions suddenly shutting down the offer. Which lead to restaurant loss.