Your fabricated lie

29 - Fabricated lie

I have never ignored my looks to this point while attending a case hearing. I always make sure my clothes are pressed. I also take a head bath, condition it, and then leave. But today is not any other day.

The price of today's case hearing is two lives. And the fact that I can't choose one of them makes it complicated for me as well Gautham.

Though I tried my best convincing Devansh, the final call was for him to make. I didn't force him as it's against my work ethics. Still, I hope he helps me this time. Only for this time!

With a saddened and tired face, I left for work after ensuring my home is properly locked. Shravan escaping out of my house when we are in the middle of trial is totally a threat not only to the lives entangled in danger but also to my career locked in there.

I made sure I was at least fifteen minutes early to the court so that I could have a talk with Rajesh. True that a single request to my grandfather would make things right but that is not what I am rooting for. I don't want my grandfather involved in this.

The moment I spotted Rajesh, I walked towards him. "Rajesh?" I called him while approaching him. Rajesh, who was going through the case materials, saw me and was left speechless.

"Oh my god! What happened to you?" The shiver in his voice and worried face told me how shocked he was to look at me in that state. I am just his colleague and this is his reaction to my injuries. Had he known Karthik's state, he would definitely have killed me.

"I fell," I told the same lame excuse to everyone. "Rajesh, let me deal with the case for today. I will do everything. Okay?"

His confused face had all the questions he wanted to ask. "Are you sure everything is okay?"

"I guess it is – But please do not utter a word. No matter what," I warned him.

"But – "

"You are nothing more than a spectator for today," I said. He still was confused as to how to react. It is understandable though. Having your statement completely prepared including how to deal with counter attacks but not being able to present it hurts.

"We are getting late now," I walked past him expecting him to follow me. "But, Anu?" he called me while following behind. I ignored it because answering his questions and making an effort to justify him is impossible.

While making our way into the court hall, I saw someone I didn't want to. Despite this raging fire in me that is commanding me to kill him right at the moment, I had this mature side in me that begged me to act professional and save all those lives that are depending on me.

I treated him like thin air and walked in.

We were all seated and I saw Devansh and Gautham opposite to me. Well, I could see how messed up Devansh's thoughts were. I was staring at him with pitiful eyes as a small disagreement between us could be the end. Yet, if that is the choice he made, I'll respect it.

Right now, there is nothing I can do other than hoping for the best to happen.

For the first six minutes we waited for the judges to arrive. From the second they arrived; the next ten minutes were the basic court etiquettes such as greeting them and reciting the case's status.

I looked at Aditya who was sitting by my side. No matter how hard I was trying to let the negative things go I couldn't. As someone who loved him and spent nights together, I still can't believe the fact that he did all this to get out of this mess.

He should have directly told me. I would've done a better job fabricating a lie had that been the case.

Getting back to the real world, I kicked off the hearing saying, "Your honor, there was a loophole in the case we have ignored from the beginning. All along we thought it was the accused who killed his wife when it actually is the plaintiff".

Note: Accused is a party against whom criminal proceedings have been instituted and plaintiff is the person who files the complaint.

Though I was not looking at Rajesh I can still predict his reactions.

Obviously. It's not easy to digest the sudden change in the case's direction. And of course, fabricating a lie stating that her brother killed her was also not easy.

Surely, defending a lie is difficult.