Death was something so familiar to her,  she killed people who were innocents and she killed her own father in cold blood but grief eluded her about those deaths until now.

Because lying on the casket before her was her own sibling , someone she sent to die and never expected to feel anything but the moment ,her eldest brother called her with the news ,she realized her cruel heart can feel the emotion called grief. 

Her sisters were inconsolable as they refused to believe their eldest was no longer alive , and cried their heart out as they booked the next flight back home while she held herself from crying because she didn't deserve to grief like them.

Pradeep Roy ,the man who shot her sister in cold blood deserves to die before she will shed those tears, her sister were like sheeps and on the absence  of their eldest sister, they decided to look up to her next which made it all the more suffocating.

Then she saw him marching straight into their home again as if he hadn't and killed her sister, her brothers stood before them as they shielded her from the violence they would inflict on him.

" If you want to live, you need to leave " her eldest brother spoke up as the man in uniform continued to approach them without fear and at the moment she decided he would teach him, the power of fear before killing him.

And she will cherish telling him the truth ,he killed an innocent as well knowing it would cause him more pain than the rest ,maybe she will also tell him about her sisters crush on him .

She had been so busy on imagining inflicting him with pain ,she forgot to be alert about her surroundings as the voices in the room raised higher and higher every second .

" What do you mean you have come here to arrest someone else , didn't you just tell me yesterday that Aandhi di had been the one who killed our parents and she tried to kill you as well " her brother who was the lawyer in the family was shouting at Pradeep but Abirami for the first time couldn't breath because there she was standing beside Pradeep the girl who could cost her everything .

" If you let me explain " Pradeep spoke up but that girl eyes were fixated on her as her hands stretched out towards her, as she spoke up leaving Abirami stunned.

" She is the one ,   who killed my parents and shot me . " the words were spoken out aloud in the midst of hundreds of people but Abirami eyes were fixated on the person who came to stand by her side ,her Sanskar .

It was her worst nightmare coming true right before her eyes ,she even sacrificed her sister for keeping this event from happening yet here he stood beside her ,looking at her as if she was a murderer .

She refused to let that happen ,so she clutched her heart and fell down om her knees as she let herself cry in front of all of them ,as if she was struggling with her emotions when all the while she was thinking of an way to make him believe her and then she spoke up ,hoping things would fall in place yet again .

" No my sister is the one who killed our parents and others , I knew she was always troubled after losing mark and blamed our parents for not giving her permission to marry him but I never believed she would kill them until now " Abirami spoke up with a perfect mixture of innocence and horror that every one ought to have believed her, because they have no proof of her crime except the girl's words.

" I saw you after you killed my parents ,and then you shot me and I remember your face finally " the girl whispered back with her fierce glance directed at her. 

" Are we supposed to believe you know ,when few hours ago you said Aandhi di came to kill him with a gun and gotten herself shot in head that we can't even see her face for the last time and now you want to sent my another sister to jail ,all because of your words ,not happening " Ashwini spoke up this time , as she went on her lawyer mode asking that girl questions after questions and Abirami hated how the girl stood tall against her .

" You  better come with a arrest warrant next time ,because my sister won't be coming with you " her brother answered back and Abirami finally found she could breath because she had time ,to make it all right .

" And Abirami ,your siblings may believe you but Sanskar believes me . So maybe you won't be sent off to jail today but you lost him forever , remember that  " the girl spoke up ,the words weren't loud but she heard it as she stumbled once again to look at him and found the truth of her words in his eyes

As the realization dawned  in her mind that she will never get him to believe her ever again

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Swara was shivering by the time ,she got back into the car and Sanskar arms were wrapped around her the next instant , it had been a gamble that could cost them everything all because they choose to trust her .

As they drove back home ,he kept whispering to her that it will be okay but she did know how hard it must have been on him to remain still and let her talk because it was the key to unraveling her .

As they walked inside the house ,her sister came rushing to her side to see how she fared while laksh stood by her side listening in as Sanskar explained to them what happened and then she turned to see another figure waiting with them , Aandhi Shukla listening in as well .

" You should be on the bed , the stitches can get infected and we can't take you to an hospital " Swara spoke up towards her but the paleness in her face indicated ,she had overheard what sanskar told her sister and his cousin

And Swara was relieved when Pradeep bhai walked inside the house next and gently but firmly dragged her back to bed , and she obeyed him without a word of protest.

Swara didn't know  just two days ago that their life would change irrevocably when Pradeep bhai called Sanskar out of the blue and told them to be ready, it was just few two days  but it felt like a life time for Swara considering how everything changed with that call.

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Two days  earlier

" You are mad ," the feminine voice admonished him but he didn't care nor did he bother to correct her , as he lifted the petite figure onto his hands and walked inside the house .

"I got a three year old daughter inside , and I hope you know what you are doing ," another voice chimed in as he helped pradeep move her inside ,she was still unconscious and was losing blood fast even if the bullet wound didn't hit any major artery. 

" You should take her to an hospital, " this came from another feminine voice who looked shaken up seeing the blood but he knew it won't be safe for her .

" You finally achieved something ,she hadn't been able to do so brought her straight into the house " a sarcastic voice this time but he understood their reasons ,still he believed this was the right way. 

When he shot her ,he didn't aim to kill yet she fainted away maybe due to the shock and as he stood over while she thanked him ,he realized that he was damn fortunate that he didn't aim to kill because she was innocent.

It was why he used the burner phone to call Sanskar ,and tell him that he was on his way and asked Swara to get ready to operate on someone who was  bleeding heavily . And ask Laksh and Ragini to be their as well because he refused to take risk with their lives by being careless ,more people means more eyes to keep track of her . 

At the first sight of her ,swara demanded he drive to the hospital to get her treated but he refused to do so until she wakes up and tell him that she was a killer all over again .

And then they all fall back in line, didn't question him further as Swara managed to treat her ,as Ragini used her journalist connection to get the medical supplies with out too much questions from the pharmacy owner promising it was for a secret  investigation and showed Pradeep Identification to make him trust it was all legal .

And then they waited for her to wake up ,all the while everyone stood in guard even when she was handcuffed to her bed . He didn't know how he would be able to get her to confess ,because he knew she was taking the blame for someone else and it had been Swara who managed to crack through the truth after she woke up long enough to answer his questions.

He had been asking her questions after questions for over an hour but she refused to answer him and kept looking at the window silently blaming him for saving her .

" You are going to go to jail ,do you know that not die as you wish . And your sister will continue to kill people ,is that what you want " he lashed back at her silence until Swara stepped inside followed by Sanskar who seemed angry with her for not following their advise of her staying in Sanskar secret room till Aandhi was moved from the house. 

" She will kill me , you may want to die for your sister but i refuse to do so not when she already killed my parents ,deprived Asha of her mother  and hurt the man I love . You may want to protect your sister but you will be destroying countless life " Swara spoke up and from the way Aandhi flinched he knew she was getting to her but none got her more than Sanskar words.

" Let get married ,isn't that your dream . I am sure , Swara would choose her life over death and you can get what you dreamed of marrying me . So what do you say ,should I arrange for a priest " he spoke up so casual but Aandhi eyes widened at his words and she looked so scared with his plan .

" We are all fighting for you , to prove your innocence even when the evidence is against you ,who are you fighting for a sister ,who sent you to your death " Swara asked next and it was then she spoke up the first words but it got them back on track and closer to the truth .

" Not for her ,but for my other three sisters who are with her . She will kill them if I told her name to you , she may get caught ,she may go to jail instead of me but before all of it happens, she will kill my sisters because I was the one who betrayed her ,just like she killed your parents " she spoke up surprising them by those words because they all could believe her reasoning.

" Tell her name and we will protect the rest of the sisters " Pradeep spoke up but even he knew she won't trust his words . As she answered back by shaking her head .

" If she is going to be uncooperative, then let us kill her , eye for an eye ,  " Sanskar spoke up surprising Pradeep because he meant those words. 

" Sanskar , "Swara called out his name in surprise.

" I don't think you are going to kill me, well I never assumed my sister would be a killer ,my father would be my biological father , my brother would be a rapist either but somehow I don't think you would kill me " She answered back surprising him by the tidbits of information she revealed 

" I am a mystery writer Miss Aandhi  Shukla and I do kill people all the time with words not knife and that is why you are going to declared dead  to your family until we catch her and ensure your sister safety because dead man or in your case dead woman tell no tales " Sanskar answered back .

They had been fighting her for so long ,trying to defend her attack from every corner but it was that night pradeep realized they are going to be the one who attacks her and she won't know what hits her because this time she wasnt  the one who was  planning  ,this time it Sanskar Maheshwari , the man whose mind can spin murders and mayhem .

" I need a name " Sanskar asked her and Pradeep knew he will have his answer

" Abirami , my sister Abirami " Aandhi answered back ,while they finally got the name ,he knew the battle to get her caught without casualties was only  just beginning.

P.S :" That it for now . Let me know your thoughts and feedbacks. Hit the votes if you liked it "

Author Note

A small request to those who read this update ,could you just say whether you liked it or not . A small yes would be welcomed as well as long feedback .

I struggled to write this update with my writer's block and everything , so your words would motivate me a lot. No pressure just a request  

Juanita Reid