In Calonia, estimate time 3 pm.
Anu leaving from school, riding her scooter back to home. She look frustrated and her clothes were wet.
'I hate this school... first that candy... then that so called royal highness and out of nowhere that creepy bastard... then someone drop bucket of water on me when i was in the washroom... damm this school' She was talking to herself.
As she reached home, she saw customers coming out from her restaurant looked bit angry and frustrated.
She went inside, "Is something wrong?"
"Oh! Soleil... Anu... nothing... wrong" Soleil mother said.
"Why those customers were looking frustrated....?" She asked.
"They were not customers... they are local gangster.... who want our restaurant so they can open a casino..." she said.
"Did you complain to police...or something"
"It's no use...they got power..." She replied, changing the topic, "So how was your school?"
"I never experienced like this before, I am...really... so.... touched... this much that I can remember everyone's face I met today." Anu replied.
"So sound like your day was not good..." she said with a worried look.
"It was really good... truly..." she said not wanting to tell the truth.
She looked around, "why is dad... I didn't see him?" Anu asked.
"He is doing a part time waiter job at 5 star hotel... Diamond..." She replied.
"Why...? Your business is running smoothly... so what's wrong?"
"We have to pay Soleil's education... it's not that easy. Even what we earn mostly spent on her education... and now the recent accident... we took a huge dept for her medical cheak up..." She continued telling her struggles she and Soleil's father facing.
Later Anu is in her room.
'The restaurant is not running smoothly... few people want this piece of land. Soleil education... those bullies... Maintain Soleil study performance... who try to kill Soleil and why...' She was writing in her diary.
"That's a lot of work" she said with a sign.
First day went with a exhausting and stressful day for Anu.
It was 8 pm, in Calonia. 5 AM in India (India is 9 hours ahead from Calonia)
Anu on the call, "Soleil... how was your first day of school?"
"It was really.... really so warm... i mean... it was great... ho was yours? Did someone bullied you or something?" Soleil on the side of call.
"It was great... more then expected." Anu said while stammering.
"Did you meet Kaia Kennedy? she must have said you something"
"Candy? Na... She didn't come today..." Anu lied again.
"That's... how lucky of you... Thank god." Soleil said with a relief. Then her voice changed to serious and worried, "Stop calling Kaia Kennedy, candy... what if she hears you..."
"Don't worry. It's not like her to come in our house and listens to our talks... And i like kinda calling her Candy. It suits her."
"Anu, I am serious... don't put yourself in any sort of trouble..." Soleil said with concerned and worried.
"Don't worry... If candy come in my way...she will regret it..." Anu said with evil laughter.
"Anu?" Soleil called out her name, so she could focus on her words.
"OK... I understood. By the way, how was your first day experience.... Did Vina suspect you?" Anu asked with curiosity and excitement.
"I don't know, but she is the nicest person I ever met... I never met a person like her..."
"True, she was always there for me. whenever I need help she always stand. She is good in arguing with people. You can't fight back..." Anu said, remember the old moments between her and Vina.
"yeah... right..." Soleil said.
"Can you tell me you friendship with Candy or Kenny... or whatever?" Anu asked.
"Well... I... I thought I was a friend but she never she me as her friend... she always look down on me... I was mere a servant and a lowly being in front of her and her friends. She played her tactics on me... and.... and I fell." Soleil said. Her voice becoming heavy with each word, remembering her life in Calamia.
Anu tightenher girp on the phone."Soleil, Now relax... keep rest to me." Anu said. Her eyes darkened with angry then she hang up the phone.
'Kaia Kennedy, you will face your karma...' She swear her in her mind.
At midnight at Calonia.
Anu who is inside Soleil's body couldn't sleep.
'This body is too weak... it still hurts... I am regretting my decision.' She says to herself. She walk downstairs in the restaurant.
'Well, this remind me of our country dhabas...'
Her stomach growling, 'maybe I think I should eat something...'
She started looking in the restaurant leftover food. She got some leftover food, "Yes!" She said with excitement but in low voice.
She casually eating her food when she heard some noise.
'Huh? Maybe birds or animal out there.'
She didn't mind and started eating when the voice again come this time with the opening of the door. Anu slowly gets up behind the counter.
'Who are these 4 people. Thieves!' She thought to herself.
'I should contact police'
She started looking for phone, but it was far from her reach.
'Damm it.'
She noticed that they aren't stealing from the cashier counter. 'What are they doing, exactly?'
They went inside the restaurant kitchen.
'Why they went inside the kitchen?' Anu slowly walk towards the kitchen, not wanting to get caught.
'What they want... they didn't come to steal... so why...' as she was finding the answer, suddenly it clicked.
'They are gangster!'
As Anu could think further a knife come on her neck, someone from behind hold her waist.
"Stay still. If you want to live or this knife will cut your life." A man said who is holding Anu and pointed knife on her neck. The blade touched her skin, drawing a thin line of blood.
Anu groaned, feeling the sting of the shallow wound. The warm stream of blood running down her neck sent shivers down her spine.
'Damm it. This guy had a knife... I can't take risk.'