CHAPTER 16
Isha wasn’t affected by the incident with Aman a few days ago. As expected, he didn’t try to call her nor did she think about him. It made her wonder how long ago they had drifted apart. It was obvious she had been in a connectionless convenience situationship.
Isha and Aman felt attracted to each other early on and enjoyed each other’s company quite a bit. But the more she thought about it, she realized how they had been in a platonic relationship for over six months.
Either he was traveling or she was busy at work. She could not remember the last time she was intimate with Aman and for some strange reason she was repulsed by the idea. She had only been relying on other options to take care of her needs.
Following all the trauma from the accident, the last thing on her mind was intimacy. But she craved something else, comfort. That too from a stranger.
Is Ashok a stranger?
“Ma’am, Nina and Varun are here,” Sarita interrupted her thoughts.
“Please ask them to come in.” She set aside the contract she was reviewing and reached for the folder with the details of the case she was getting ready to file.
“Good morning, Ma’am,” Nina and Varun said in unison. She nodded at them, gesturing to them to take a seat.
“Good to see you.”
Nina smiled before handing Isha a file. “These are the reports from the accident three months ago and also the one from twelve years ago.”
She took the file and felt her fingers shake in anticipation. Ashok had already told her; her brother’s death was an accident. And from what she could remember there was no suspicion that there was any foul play in her parents’ death.
She opened the file and saw the details. She read the report from start to finish, three times and set it aside. It was an accident report for which the cause was speeding. She picked up her parent’s accident report and it was a similar report. The vehicle lost control and slid into the valley.
Isha set aside the reports and closed her eyes for a moment. Taking a deep breath, she opened her eyes and nodded at the young lawyers. “Let’s proceed with filing the case.”
She had hoped to see some proof that her loved ones’ accidents were premeditated but based on the reports they weren’t. It was just unfortunate what happened and she had to accept it.