Turning the wheel of time, Samaira recollects her times. Despite being one of the toppers of the college scoring in first class, she failed to get a campus placement.
She visited an astrologer who predicted very difficult times ahead. The astrologer however, said that a new job is in the offing. "It is in Mumbai where she will find her solace," he exclaimed.
In Mumbai, her struggle paved way for new experiences. She applied to various law firms in Mumbai and visited them for interviews. One of such firm was the reputed Adam & Co. who specialized in domestic and international arbitrations and corporate practices. She was interviewed by a panel of five lawyers in a round table conference at the firm. Pursuant to the interview, she was asked to wait for their response. It was like an exam for which the results were awaited. She reminiscenced how on her way from Churchgate to Dadar Station, the local train stopped at Dadar for sometime where she met with a near death situation. The experience left the worst scar in her memories.
Before she could understand anything, she was pushed out of the train that was waiting for it's passengers. However, no one around her. A gush of air swept through her and she fell down when the train had just started off. By god's grace, she just received some bruises all over her face. Her spectacles broke. She was saved by an inch. Few ladies were horrified to see in such a condition. They took her phone and dialed her my maternal uncle's number. They called him to the station near their home so that he could escort her back home.
Soon before, she received a call from Adam & Co. who asked her to join them as an associate lawyer in their corporate department under Mrs. Jenny Gonsalves, which she readily agreed. She looks at the appointment letter and recollects how she worked with them.
Within few months of joining, she was given the task of managing certain arbitration projects and was promoted to the arbitration department of the Firm. She made many new friends at the office, one of whom advised her to chant Mahamrityunjaya japa, a Vedic hymn that would help her avoid accidents and evils of all sorts in Mumbai. She recollects further how at times, she would see visions of all sorts like that of an aks (demoniac spirit) standing in her neighbourhood hostel. She would often see a figurine wearing a white kurta pyjama across the sheltered window. It would disappear after sometime.
One of the most unfortunate events that occurred towards the end of the year 2008 was the Mumbai attacks. The 2008 Mumbai attacks (also referred to as 26/11) were a series of terrorist attacks that took place in November of 2008. The attacks, which drew widespread global condemnation, began on Wednesday 26 November and lasted until Saturday 29 November 2008. At the time, Samaira sitting at a food joint in the Churchgate subway with her friend, was planning to make a visit to Leopold Cafe. However, they chose to return to their hostel. At the hostel, they heard the news of a series of attacks beginning with Leopold Cafe. Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai Chabad House, The Oberoi Trident, The Taj Palace & Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, The Nariman House, the Metro Cinema, and in a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College. The Cafe was attacked immediately after they left Churchgate for their hostel. Samaira considered herself fortunate to have reached the hostel before it all began. She was also witness to all the shooting that happened around the Metro Cinema.
In Mumbai, she resorted to alternative methods of earning money and approached a lady by the name of Bharani who ran a coaching Institute at her flat. Through teavhing, she gave her a thankful opportunity to earn a livelihood. Once, she gave Samaira, a pomegranate juice to drink. On being thirsty, Samaira drank some of it while some was kept by her for later use. That night, she developed a severe strain in the muscles of my stomach and couldn't sleep the whole night. She cried in pain and couldn't speak to her mom so that she might get disturbed. The next morning, she found some help through a neighbor who gave her some medicine to chew that helped relieve her pain. Her wealth and health were being seriously affected.
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