[ Eunoia](n.); Beautiful thinking; a good mind.
Asha
The concept of money was the first thing, Geeta understood as a child. Seeing her parents fighting over it, she used to hate it but the moment her parents left her and her siblings. Geeta desires money so her parents come back for her siblings and her. Soon she realised it was never about money but her parents' irresponsibility at the age of six.
That made her grow up for the sake of her younger siblings, Krish, Sita and Maya. So she started to beg then at the age of thirteen, she worked for a tailor that helped her to have great skill in steaming.
She was ambitious so that she can pay for her sibling's education and pay her loans to Sharkloaner. For that, she applied for working for a designer as a seamstress which was accepted because of her work experience. For years, she worked for various designers and receive credit for her hard work. But it stopped when she was working under Nina, she was pressurised to pay back the Shark loaner in two days.
Geeta didn't find any other method to pay the Shark Loaner forcing her to accuse an innocent man of assault. She demands compensation which the men compel, everything was going according to plan. However, Nina heard about the assault and got involved because those two worked under her. When Nina found out the truth, she fired Geeta and made sure she won't be hired.
This caused Geeta and her siblings to move from a rented house to an old government-owned chawl. The financial issues got worse making her brother, Krish dropped out of university and started to part-time. Yet it wasn't enough so Geeta met the local goon, Sunil for a loan.
After days I shifted into a werewolf, Sunil burst into Geeta's house along with his men and two foreign couple. The red hair girl who kidnapped my brothers and Rohan was one of them and her name is Lucy. Her mate is Jayden who is an African American man.
They abducted Geeta's sisters and forced her to contact me. Fabricating a believable story about Nina being cruel. After that day, the local goon supervises Geeta so she can't ask for help from the police or tell anyone even her brother, Krish who is living in Bangalore for a few months. For months, Geeta is allowed to meet her sisters for a few hours. So they can talk with Krish and hang out so other people see them together. This will look less suspicious and in the future Geeta's story will backfire if she tells the truth.
The day I came from America, I insisted to meet her. So Jayden ordered Sunil to find a middle-aged con woman acting as Geeta's mother. The con woman named Laila was brilliant as she faked her emotions and even shed crocodile tears that made Astra believe her as well.
Then when she called me during the party, the tapping noise of fingers which I assume was hers but was made by Jayden. It was the same night when Geeta saw Jayden shift into a wolf making her fear him more because she contacted the policemen for help but it failed.
They planned to separate me away from Nina making her vulnerable as they believed I am the reason that Nina still have humanity. Which I don't think is true.
After seeing all of Geeta's memory, Astra gave control to me. Kneeling next to unconscious Geeta, I was shocked to comprehend the situation while Astra continue to growl in rage making me feel her emotion. Which overwhelm me so that I couldn't think but call the person who proved to help me during my stressful moments.
" Hello, Asha. How are you?" Rohan's voice did calm Astra down. Without wasting a minute I told him everything from being to Mumbai to Geeta's memory sobbing.
" Asha, instruct me through the spell. I am coming there," Rohan announced and through hiccups, I taught while I stood in front of the mirror in one of the rooms.
A Jordan sneaker comes out of the mirror and hesitatingly Rohan walked through the mirror with an amazed look. But soon turned concerned seeing me. As a magnetic force pushed me to hug him. The warm sparkles spread through my body and my heart was feeling complete which stopped me to cry.
" Everything will be fine, Asha," Rohan spoke pulling away from the hug. I nodded at his words and walked towards the living room where Geeta and Sunil were. Rohan followed me.
As I look at Sunil who was paled and cold. My heart squished in pain bringing back my tears.
I killed him. I am a murderer.
" Don't think too much about him, Asha," Rohan spoke wrapping his arm on my shoulders.
" I killed him, Rohan," I confessed again looking at his speechless face.
" Let's bygone be bygone," He said and pulled his phone out from his pocket.
" How can I let this go, Rohan?" I shouted at him in disbelief.
" I killed him, Rohan! I never support violence yet I sliced his throat without giving any thought," I whispered shouting so my voice couldn't be heard outside.
" He attacked her and as an instinct, you reacted. He wasn't a nice guy so you don't need to regret your action of killing," Rohan muttered and placed the phone on his ear while I look at him in a new perspective. That I can't believe him.
No one deserved to be killed regardless of their character. I do believe in punishment given to criminals that will make them stop doing offence. Because no one is pure evil so we as humans can't be happy about someone's death.
" Guru Ji, I am Mumbai and wanted to know if your men are here as well. I need help to hide a werewolf's body. He worked for Jayden for money, his name was Sunil. Also, he has captured two human girls," Rohan shared the information but never mention my name.
" Okay, I will send the location," Rohan said and cut the call giving me his full attention.
" No one deserves to be killed," I spoke
emotionless.
Rohan holds my face with his hands and spoke,
" I know this has affected you a lot and I may not understand your emotions right now, Asha. But right now, you have to be strong. For Nina. They are targeting her and King Victor told, us we should make sure Nina doesn't lose her humanity. That will be dangerous for everyone," Even though Rohan's words were reasonable but it wasn't what I wanted to hear. And once again I have to act like a grown-up for Nina. As usual, I nodded as an older sister and let go of my emotions because it's irrelevant right now.
The humming sound made Rohan and me look down at Geeta who immediately placed her hand where she was stabbed even though it was healed.
" Geeta," I exclaimed kneeling next to her while Rohan took his hand in his pocket feeling uncomfortable.
" What's happened?" Geeta questioned once she saw Sunil's dead body.
" Geeta, Listen to me, Okay," She nodded at my words holding my hands tightly.
" You know werewolves exist. We are werewolves. So to not let you die, I turned you into one," Geeta pulled her hand away as she crawls away from me a few steps.
" Sunil told no one can transform another human unless it's an royal. And they are Western people but you two are Indian and how come you did it?" Geeta asked looking at Rohan and me.
" Well, it's a long story, Geeta. I will explain everything to you once you get settled in Delhi," I spoke making sure my voice is comforting.
" I don't want to go to Delhi," She blurted out.
"They have my sisters, Asha, " She explains.
" Trust me, Geeta. Your sisters will be saved and you have to come to Delhi because I can't protect you from there if you are here," I reason with her.
" How can you be sure my sisters will be rescued?" She questions.
" Because we have people and today your sisters will be rescued. In fact, those people are working on it right now," Rohan said.
" Until my sisters are rescued. I will be here for them," She barked shocking her to the extent that she covered her mouth.
" We have to take her somewhere isolated for her shifting soon," Rohan orders getting panicky.
" Don't worry, we have four hours," I said.
" So I am an actual werewolf now," Geeta mumbled to herself.
" I know exactly what you are facing right now, Geeta and trust me you will get through it. Because you are strong and I will be there to support you," Geeta hugged me crying.
I hugged her back and started patting her back as she cries. I ignore the phone notification noise and was whispering comforting words to Geeta.
" Geeta," Rohan called out gaining our attention.
" Your sisters are rescued and they are on their way here," He announced showing a picture of two girls having similar features to Geeta sitting in a vehicle.
" Oh, my God. Thank you... How did you save them so quickly?" Geeta's question caused Rohan and me to look at each other.
" The people, Rohan talked about are really influential and powerful that they saved them quickly," I answered to which she nodded.
" Pack the bags you are coming with me to Delhi," I announced but she protest saying,
" Where will my sisters and I stay?"
" Don't worry about that. I have already handled it. I knew I was going to take you to Delhi with me before coming here," I said.
" When will Sita and Maya come?" Geeta asked Rohan who answered saying,
" Fifteen minutes,"
" I have to change and pack," She said and stands feeling pain.
" Your body self heals so the pain will vanish. If not, tell me, Geeta," She nodded at the words in disbelief.
" I will help you pack," I said walking with Geeta to a room leaving Rohan alone in the living room with the dead body.
After Geeta took a quick shower, we both started to pack suitcases. She places two sets of clothes separately saying,
" My sisters will wear it once they come,"
That was when the door knocked and Geeta runs out of the room. When I enter the living room, Geeta was hugging her sisters and three of them were sobbing quietly.
" You two have to change. We are leaving now," Geeta announced and one of her sisters was about to questions pointing at Sunil. But Geeta reacted fast yanking them towards the room and saying,
" Don't worry about that now. I will tell everything,"
They closed the door of the room and I turn to see five men to which three were cleaning the living room. While the two took care of Sunil's body by putting it in a suitcase.
" What are you going to do with him?" I asked feeling guilty and ashamed of myself. Rohan wrapped his arms around me pulling to him.
" We will make a fake crime scene. And one of our beings will handle the case to make the matter easier to handle, " One of the men answers.
Then another man asked,
" Whose Porsche is parked outside?"
Rohan looks at me with his eyes widened while I answered,
" My Dad's, "
" Asha, this isn't a safe area to bring a Porsche," Rohan said to which I shrugged my shoulder.
" Then we have to go earlier than you all. So people won't notice us," The man explained while we nodded.
The five men left the house talking about the boys' trip to Goa. After ten minutes, Geeta and her sister come out of the room along with their suitcases.
" Asha, this is Sita and that's Maya," Geeta introduced her sisters. Sita is the tallest among them and her skin is darker tone. While Maya has a fair skin tone and her straight hair reaches to her knee.
" How you two are doing? I know this is overwhelming," I mumbled. The two girls just shrugged their shoulders feeling fear still.
" Let's go. We are running out of time," Rohan announced.
When we came to Papa's car, people crowd around the car taking photos with it. Rohan cleared the way sending the people away.
I drove the car while Rohan sat on the front passenger sit while Geeta and her sister were sitting back.
The three girls gasped as I drove the car inside my home which is a mansion.
"Won't the CCTV camera capture us?" Rohan questions.
" I paused the camera before coming so we are good," I answered as I parked the car. When we entered inside, I notice Geeta and her sister were mesmerised by the interior and decor.
" That's beautiful," Maya compliment a canvas painting by Nina.
" My sister, Nina made it. She has so many hobbies like making pottery, painting and wood sculpturing. So Amma filled her artworks throughout the house," I said.
" So most of these things are handmade," Sita mumbled in shock.
" Actually, everything is handmade, " I clarified.
" Even those sofas," Rohan pointed towards the sofa my cousin, Yasmin did during her university vacation.
" Wow! I used to think rich people pay for everything," Maya said.
" Well, they do. Nina and Yasmin used to charge for their work," I mumble and Geeta's sister looks impressed.
" So, Maya and Sita, do you two believe in witchcraft?" I asked so I can explain before transporting through the mirror.
" We saw the werewolves so believing in witchcraft is easy," Maya spoke.
" Okay, so we will be travelling through the mirror. Don't worry, it's safe. That's how Rohan and I came here," I revealed.
" Travel through the mirror...like Wanda in Dr Strange," Sita asked in shock which was the same as her two sisters' expression.
" It's way better than that," Rohan clarified making Sita squeal excitedly.
" Let's do it," Maya shouted enthusiastically. While Geeta looked scared and shocked by her sister's reaction.