Lease of Life

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"Clouds of dreams ought to bring rains of reality. However, she was far from realism.

Sad and depressed, Samaira visited the Aim Law Institute for a job.

She looked at the posters of toppers of judicial service examinations of various states and thought, "one day I will also be amongst them".

Passing through the passage of the Institute, she entered her ambition of finding her true identity only to find many students also making similar endeavors. She now had an added experience of teaching which was required for the job.

At the Institute, students could be seen hurrying towards a bigger auditorium where Mr. Ranjan was holding a class on Indian Evidence Act. He had just begin his lecture. Many visitors were waiting for Sir to come out as they had appointments with him. Samaira was one of them. The waiting area to his room is generally crowded at this time of the hour, remarked his personal assistant, who had newly joined the Institute. Few students gathered around a small room to take question papers. After sometime, Mr. Sebastian Gonsalves came out of the class only to take updates from his personal assistant. Everybody around the waiting area greeted him. Some of them were academicians in the field of law while others were business personnel. People kept on coming to the Institute. Samaira found it difficult to speak to him. It was during lunch time that Mr. Sebastian spoke to her for a brief period of ten minutes. He called her inside the room when he was having his lunch and began -

"I am little busy. Can you show me your resume please? If I am not mistaken you had come her previously to seek a job?"

"Yes, Sir. I had come here before. You had asked me to gain some teaching experience before I get a job at your Institute. I had thereafter, joined Learner Coaching Institute where I used to teach reasoning and current affairs".

"Okay, so what do you expect from us?" he interrupted

"Sir, kindly go through my resume. I have passed Law in first class with 68% marks and was one of the toppers. My achievements are also provided in the resume for your perusal".

"That is alright. But what do you want from us? We don't have any vacancy for a teacher right now."

"Sir, I want to become a Judge. I am a judicial services aspirant like others and would like to work as a researcher with you".

"So, do you want to take coaching from me or do you want to teach in the Institute?"

"Sir, I want to do both. I want to study at your Institute as well as do a part time job of a researcher, if you permit".

"Okay, let me consider".

Saying so, he flipped through the pages of my resume and called for some tea.

After sometime, he continued -

"I cannot give you a good salary. It will be rupees fifteen thousand per month. If you are agreeable to this, we can begin with the work from today. As regards my tuition fees for teaching you, I will waive that from the salary I will give you every month. Thus, you will receive an amount of ten thousand rupees from the Institute".

Turning his attention to some papers marked as 'Very Important' he continued, "You need to maintain discipline at the Institute and attend office regularly".

"Okay Sir. I am agreeable to everything", Samaira replied happily.

"Further, you need to report to the office everyday at sharp 8.30 in the morning".

"Okay, Sir", nodding her head, Samaira looks at the pile of books kept at the shelf.

"So when are you willing to join the work?" he enquired.

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