Still at the courtroom
Mara’s POV
By the look of the judge’s face I am sure that I had managed to convince him that my client is innocent.
“Objection my Lord!! Your honor she is comparing finding a gun and a pen in someone’s possession” the opposing counsel stood up from his chair.
Indeed he looked very frustrated but I didn’t care, my client is innocent and I am going to prove it at all cost.
I even went as far as slipping my pen into the judge’s pocket when I bumped into him.
“Why are you getting so upset? And yes a pen might not be as dangerous as a gun but it is something very important to me and someone can take it.
The reason this man is here is because he is being accused of taking a wife from her husband and I was upset that my pen was taken from me.
So counsel if you look at it in another way the husband of the late woman and I are both in the same position” I was trying to defend myself.
“Yes and what about the fingerprint?” The opposing counsel asked me.
“The judge just touched the pen when he found it in his pocket.
So obviously his fingerprints will be on the pen…it is possible that my client, during his confusion of finding the gun in his room, picked the gun up” I spoke back to him.
“Both of you stop it…this case is adjourned. We will meet here in the next 3 days…I need some time to wrap my head around it” the judge gave his verdict.
Later that day at Mara’s mansion
Mara’s POV
“Let’s celebrate” Keren cat walked into my sitting room…passing me and taking a wine bottle from the bar and pouring it into two wine glass cups before she flung her hair to one side of her face.
“I’m not in the mood for drinking” I rejected her offer and stood up from the chair.
“You have to let go of your past Mara…it’s not going to help you” Keren sipped her drink.
“I am not dwelling in the past…. beside I didn’t win the case I only got it adjourned so there is nothing to celebrate” I rolled my eyes and shook my head.
“So when are you going to start living a normal life?” Keren walked up to me with her heels making some knocking sounds.
“I am living a normal life Keren…I don’t know what youre talking about” I turned to her.
“Mara” I heard a familiar voice call my name from behind and when I turned to look it was my mum.
“Mum!” I was so delighted to see her.
“Now that the reunion has started…I have to go somewhere” Keren dropped the glass of wine on the table.
“Bye Mara’s mum” Keren hugged my mother goodbye as she passed her not forgetting to do the call me sign.
“I thought you wouldn’t be back until next week” I hugged her so tightly.
“I wasn’t planning on coming back until your sister made me come back…she said she was fine on her own” my mom shook her head and rolled her eyes.
“And you let her be…mom I am starting to think that you are not my mother because if I was in her place you would have dragged me by the ear and given me an ear full” I made fun of my mom who didn’t take the joke likely.
“What do you mean by that Mara? Who told you that I am not your mother…I am your mother okay?” My mum was being fierce and far too serious about it.
“I know that mom but why are you panicking so much? ” I grabbed her shoulder and took her sweaty palm in mine.
“Mum you are sweating so much? I am just joking” I patted her hair as she ran my fingers through her soft hair.
She shocked me as she covered her face and ran away with hot tears flowing down her eyes.
“What could be wrong with her and why is she behaving like this?” I thought to myself but decided not to over think the issue after all I do have a very tricky case…I have to prepare for that.
At Sertraline Jones hospital
“Mia! Mia!!” Mason kept waving his hands in front of Mia as she kept staring at him…she just couldn’t take her eyes off him since she had bumped into him earlier and scattered all the files he was holding on the floor.
“Sorry about that” Rose bent down to help Mason pick up the files from the floor.
“Mia what’s wrong with you? Why were you staring at the lab technician like that”. Rose pinched Mia who immediately jerked out of her thoughts.
“Huh?” Mia shook her head as she didn’t hear the last thing Rose said.
“I am asking you why you were staring at Mason like that. I know he is black and hot but still Mia, you don’t have to make it so obvious”
Rose helped Mia get up as she looked around just to check if anyone had been watching them and obviously a lot of people were watching them.
“Mason is going to die…he has a tumor in his brain” Mia said without any emotions.
“Shh Mia!!” Rose covered Mia’s mouth immediately with the hopes that no one heard what Mia said.
“Mia you just can’t assume that…how do you even know that without having a brain scan done?” Rose was scolding her friend for being so careless as to just say something like that.
She knew Mia had autism and she just said whatever she thought was right but she went too far.
“I know what I’m saying Rose…he does have a tumor and if he doesn’t get surgery to take it out on time then he is going to die.
Rose thought about it for a while and then considered what Mia said
” Even at that Mia…you just can’t say that anyhow…even if you are right. You might scare him” Rose said very slowly, hoping her friend would understand what her mistake was.
” Why? He shouldn’t be scared…death is inevitable” Mia said giving off a faint smile.
“It is…but no one would like to hear that they are going to die soon…it’s very scary and can make one very unsettled” Rose pointed out.
“Okay” Mia felt bad for what she said.