Chapter 1
I would be humiliating myself if this story goes public. But at this stage, I don't think I should care about it. With so many unsolved cases these days, my incident might fade away and can go unnoticed but still I want to share it as it occurred to me and only I know how big it can affect a person’s entire life.
I used to work in a law firm. I used to look after all the legal cases and I was one of the best in my city. I have been praised on different occasions for the success I have gained within these three years. I have won a total of 7 cases within these years and the eighth one was on progress. A drunken driver has been accused of killing 4 pedestrians. I had to prove him not guilty even though all the odds are against him. Even the 20 years of experienced trial lawyer refused to take the case as it was a definite downfall. But I was confident that I would win because this is not the first time I have handled these kinds of cases. Few magazines have even published my image with brief summary of my work on their pages. I feel as if everyone in the city wants me to look after their case. Justice or injustice, I can play from both sides. Now you might think, I am writing this story for more publicity but no, you are wrong. I don't care about publicity anymore. I just want someone to know about one of the deepest secrets I have kept that I don't want to die with me.
Weekend was finally approaching as I was finally organizing the dossier on my drawer. With a long and tiresome week, the joy of Friday evening was something inexplicable for a person of my line. Finally I was about to leave when I heard a roaring thunder and several white lights flashing through the window of my office. Suddenly, someone gave a pounding knock on the door. I sighed, “God! Who might it be at this hour?” The person outside the door was knocking as if he wanted the whole building to know he was outside my office. “Wait for god sake”, I yelled and approached the door, “I am closed, come next Monday”. Then I opened the door. It was a man in his mid twenties with an athletic shape. He was wet even though it wasn’t raining yet. “I want a divorce paper,'' he said.
I rebuked for a while but he was standing his ground firmly enough for me to give it up and compelled me to give him the document he wanted. He was not ready to listen anything I say. But before he could have it I asked for his id in a brusque manner. He gave me his identity card of which I made a Xerox copy. I could see him murmuring with his focus on the ground 2 feet from his foot sitting on the chair beside the door. I was a bit scared and wished he would leave soon. As soon as I finished making the copy of his Id, I handed it to him. He grasped it from my hand and set off as a wind. I curiously went to the door to see him but he had already disappeared. Then I was distracted by the dark translucent cloud approaching me threatening me to leave soon. Without losing any time, I grabbed my bag and umbrella and rushed towards my bus station.