Part- 18
Geet feels more comfortable now and finds out that this sadu Khorana is after all a Khorana with a good heart just like the other Khuranas specially Dadi...
She is little relieved but still is not sure whether Maan would be interested in taking up the unusual case...at least he is willing to hear her as of now and she has to use this chance and convince him somehow...
They have now reached the court and Maan parks his car and Adi rushes with the files...
Maan asks him to wait for him in the court while Maan sees off Geet and comes...
Adi leaves and Maan waits for Geet so that he could lock the car and go...
Geet gets off and as soon as Maan hears the door closing he locks the car as he moves towards the court...
Geet goes after him to thank Maan for his time...she wants to know when she can go and meet him again to talk about the case...
Maan pauses and turns back to look at Geet...she is right behind him and they almost collide...
Geet steps back and Maan keeps looking at her...
Geet doesn't know what to say...
Geet: thanks
Maan: for what?
Geet: for accepting my case
Maan: what?
Maan is still undecided...
Geet is pretty disappointed...
Maan is not so happy to see her upset...
Geet: so you don't want to take up the case?
Maan: I never said anything
Geet: ok then I'll come to your office tomorrow to talk about the case
Maan nods his head and Get is so happy, she has a bog smile on her face as if she has won the case...Maan is surprised to see her faith in him...
Geet thanks him again and turns back to leave...as she starts leaving...
Maan: Geeet
Geet stops and looks back...
Maan: you can tell about your case details to Adi
Geet comes back...
Maan: now what?
Geet: Adi sir is here only na?
Maan: but we have a case going on
Geet: I'll wait and see him
Maan: ok then, as you wish
Maan leaves and Geet looks around for a place to wait...
She then decides to go and see the case proceedings instead...
She also needs these practical lessons for her future haina?
As we know it was a divorce case and Maan is appearing for the man who has asked for divorce while his wife is not ready for it...
Geet goes and sits in the last row so that Maan can't see her...she knows that he would get angry if he knew that she is here judging his abilities as a lawyer...but she has to be convinced that he is capable of winning her case haina? After all she needs justice at any cost and is not ready to risk it with a divorce lawyer, haina babaji?
As the case proceeds Geet gets curious and keenly observes the way everything progresses inside the court...
She then looks at Maan's client who looks like a middle-aged man while the woman on the other side looked very very young, she looks scared and helpless...Geet thinks that it's some case of mismatched wedding where tha groom is much older than the poor bride and from the look itself she can find out that the man is rich enough to buy a bride for himself even at this age...
That girl looks not so rich and what Geet couldn't understand is why she doesn't want this divorce?
From her statements Geet realizes that she is very determined not to end her marriage and wants to live with her husband only...
Maybe it's a matter of dowry and her poor parents may not be able to fulfill her rich husband's demands...Geet feels pity for that girl...
But Maan seems to be least cared about that poor soul's emotions and he tries to prove her to be a greedy wife trying to loot her husband off his wealth and her only purpose of the marriage is his wealth...
But Geet thinks that the girl is pretty innocent and weak and she looks hopeless...still she is here to fight for her rights which is surprising...
The judge adjourns the court for a break and Geet goes and meets Adi in the chamber...
Maan is inside his cabin while Geet and Adi argue outside...
She wants to know more about that girl...but Adi is scared to share the details as Maan doesn't like to talk about the cases to outsiders...
Geet : pls Adi sir, you can tell me
Adi: no Geet, I can't
Geet: if you won't then I'll ask your Maan sir itself
Maan could hear their loud noise and gets irritated...he comes out to warn them and just hears his name...
Maan: Adiii
Geet is scared seeing his anger and she gets out of that place...
Adi runs to him...: yes sir
Maan: what's going on?
Adi: sir Geet wants to talk about the case
Maan thinks that it's her case...so she wants to talk to him only...
Maan is little happy...if that would make her happy then why not?
Maan: ask her to come in
Adi tells Geet that Maan has called her to his cabin...
Geet is still scared as she thinks that Maan might have called to scold her...
Geet: may I come in?
Maan: come in
Geet enters and watches him busy in his work...she waits silently...
Maan: take your seat
Maan says as he is still looking into his lap top...
Geet sits and keeps watching him...
Maan continues as he is still looking into his file...
Maan: so what's your problem? You would only talk to me?
Geet: aaise nahi, Adi sir ne mana kiya tha
Maan: what?
Geet: so what's this case about?
Maan: Geeet
Geet stands up getting ready to run for safety if necessary...
Maan: I think I'm the lawyer here
Geet: yes sir, that's why I'm asking you
Maan: Geeet
Geet: if you don't want to tell me then why did you call me?
Maan: what? how on earth would I know about your case? You are really crazy
Geet: now I know who is crazy
Maan: what?
Geet: I was talking about the current case, you don't understand anything
Maan: I don't understand anything?
Maan looks into her eyes and stares...
Geet: see, you always scare people with your anger, then how would you understand them?
Good point Geeet...
Maan: now what do you want?
Geet: I think you are wrong
Maan: Maan Singh Khorana is always right
Geet: see, again you are wrong, no one is perfect, all of us are humans and I believe you are too
Maan: that's a great discovery Geet
Geet: why are you against that poor girl
Maan: what?
Geet: I know it's your profession and you do it for money
Maan gets angry for real now...
Maan: Geeet, stop your nonsense
Geet: I know, you hate her as she is a woman, haina? but you forgot that men are not always good and women are not always bad as you think
Maan: then you too agree that women are not always good,that girl is a money sucker and she is trying to doom my client just because he married her
Geet: what if your client is hiding the truth from you?
Maan never thought about that...and that's impossible...
Actually this case is different from the others for it's the case of Mr.Shrama who is a family friend of the Khuranas...
Maan: what do you know about my client?
Geet: what do you know about your client?
Maan: Sharma uncle is like family
Geet: what's the guarantee that family doesn't lie?
Maan: what?
Geet: you never saw the other side, but I have seen it
Geet knows about families who pay for their daughters death just b'coz they chose someone which their families don't approve as their life partners...forget about families it's something that should get the approval of the whole community as such...
Maan: no one dares to speak to me like that
Geet: but I'm not afraid as I'm not wrong
Maan couldn't believe it...
Maan shows her the proof...
That girl has not married that old man Mr.Sharma but his son...it is a love marriage...
Mr.Sharma sr. didn't object to it but happily got them married as he wanted his son to be happy but that girl's intention was just his money and nothing more...
She turned out to be another Naintara and that story immediately caught Maan's attention and he took up this case and has vowed to get Mr.Sharma his lost son and his happiness...that boy has lost his mind and he is under medical aid and counseling...
Geet then realizes her mistake and feels pity for that boy whose wheel chaired pics she saw on Maan's mobile...
This is really a horrible story...i
Then they go back to the court and the arguments continue...
Between the arguments that girl breaks down at one point and she faints...
Then Geet comes to know that she is pregnant and that she is fighting for her unborn child...
Maan argues that she is trying to emotionally blackmail the court...
But Geet thinks otherwise...
After the case is adjourned for the day Geet is very upset and she leaves without even meeting Maan...
She tries to contact that girl but she loses her in the crowd...she leaves chasing her and is disappointed that she couldn't meet her...she then returns home sad...
Maan is angry for she didn't even have the courtesy to come and tell him before she left...
Geet keeps thinking about that girl and she can't sleep peacefully until she knows about her truth...she decides that Maan could help her as he might have some information about her...
At least he might have her address...
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