Trails of Life

Chapter-7

Nandhini's POV

Now I am standing in front of this building it is not a majestic building just a small complex once I entered the building there was a receptionist she was anything but rude she very sweetly wished me and asked if I need any help and when I said the details she said that the lawyer is yet to come and I am quite early now the time is 9:00am and he would reach here by 9:30am so she asked me to wait in the hall

Once I crossed the receptionist this building was anything but small I did not understand why will a lawyer have a mini office I mean I have seen lawyers having a cabin where they will safeguard their files and other stuff

My thought process were cut by a lady who was asking if I need anything to drink and I was pretty sure that I don't need any beverage so just declined her offer and thought of asking about the office that is when she said

Lady- Mam this not just a office here there are 20 cubicle and students from different law college do their internship program here but sir will only select the 20 students every year so this has an office set-up so the students do their given work we have a 24 hrs canteen here and a library there can u see a cabin(she pointed the staircase 1st which only leads to an one and only cabin )there is where sir stay from there he can watch everyone .

I thanked her and again started to think about my Appa but I was disturbed by a vibration which is my phone actually Swetha was calling me

Me-Haa Swetha bolo

Swetha-Kya bolo Tum bol kya hua lawyer ne kya kaha

Me-Mei aab thak Mili nahi unsei

Swetha-kyu kya hua

Me-Nahi his time is 9:30am it seems

Swetha-Par its time now

Me-a..a..

(Lady-Sir arrived)
I just nodded

Me -he arrived

Swetha-Banda bada punctual hai bhai!!!

Me-Hosaktha hai....aacha byee Baad me baath kartha hoo...

Phone hanged up.

I stood in front of the door which had a name board

Manik Malhotra  MA.BLL [Crime branch]

I took a heavy breath and  knocked the door and there came a frim answer to get in there was a man who is sitting in the couch leisurely and sipping some beverage and another one standing in front of his mini library

Nandhini's POV ends
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Author's POV

When Manik turned it did not take long than few seconds to know who where they and how they know each other but none of them turned typical by screaming "Tum" or "you" they stood silent and accepted there is something in their destiny.

Man- Take ur seat
Nandu just nodded her head and took her seat

Man- Let's directly some to the point Vishnu sir told everything thing to me but still I need a point of view from the one filing the case and then I will proceed with my queries

Nandhini started narrating things in a sequence which was very convincingly left by Soha/Alya yesterday

Man- So for how many years do u live in ur Ashram

Nan-Appa said I was there when I was around 7 someone have left me there

Man-So from when Alya I mean Soha stays there

Nan-Appa said she came few months after me and was of age 7

Man-What was ur Appa doing before opening an orphanage

Nan-Appa said he served in Indian Army as a Major*replied camly*

Man-Do u know something other that what he said all ur speech starts and ends from him these can be easily said by himself why Will I ask u *He asked very irritated*

Nan - Sir u cannot expect me question a person who has taken care of us for the past 15yrs whatever he says will be taken truth by me even if he show me car and says me it is train then it is train sir*she started sobbing*

He did not comment on any thing and started his queries.

Man-Where do u work??

Nan-I work in Manvi as head manager,and Manvi's NGO group and as also a socialist in Health and care hospital

Manik just nodded his head.

Man-How is Alya I mean.....
He was cut by Nandhini

Nan-Its okay sir now I am quite comfortable with Alya

He nodded and continued

Man-So yeah how is she in the orphanage

Nan-Sir she is good girl but few times she would act stubborn but that's it she is a good soul

Man-Then why is the good soul is very keen in keeping Mr.Venkatesh in side the bars *He questioned very frustratingly*

She raised both her shoulder indicating that she has no idea

Man-Ok fine rest we will talk later it is a murder and the one who is murdered have no one to file complaint so this case's hearing will be late so u have to wait and also he was major so there are few procedures to be followed

Nan-*she nodded her head * sir about fees???

Man-Oh yeah he is my assistant Maddy aka Madhyam Singhania handover the advance to him and by the was advance is 50,000 and total fee is 15 lakh so after advance u will have to pay 14,50,000

Nan-Sir this is too high sir*she started sweating*

Man-Look Ms.Nandhini this is the least I could do go ask anyone out I would never go below 25lakh just for Vishnu sir I have reduced 10lakh and here u are shuttering for this I am extremely sorry but this is the least I could do

Nandhini could not argue more cuz she very clearly know he is right .She have visited almost all famous lawyers yesterday after leaving Vishnu's Mansion and all of the clearly mentioned that without good amount of money she should not start a case that to when it is murder.

Nan-Thank you sir! *With that she moved out of the office*

Meanwhile inside the office,

Maddy- Sir ,woh ladki anath hai sir aap madat kar sakthi thi haina.We even know that the orphanage owner is good soul sir u yourself did the investigation last night.Then why sir??

Man-We know Mr.Venkatesh Maddy but we don't know about her and I am in no mood to investigate about her if she wants the case to start maybe she may go straight to Vishnu sir itself for fees.Lets wait and watch untill then u start the investigation money or not we should fight for the case because Mr.Vishnu Murty himself came with this request.

However Maddy could not stop himself from shipping them even though its just been an hour  they met it is not because she is beautiful but our Nandhini Murty is not smittened by the only hot shot lawyer and also An Eligible Bachelor of the town makes her more special but now he thought to keep the thoughts aside and concentrate on the works piled up!!!

Maddy-Ok sir I will proceed...

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With love,
Hearty♥️