"I Love him Yet I Hate him"

"VRINDA'S POV"

I looked at Abhimaan who smirked looking at Charans.

"Go Vrinda" He said when I shook my head and he just blinked his eyes.

He won't do this. Right? He won't.

And, I don't know why and how but that one blink made me move my feet back to my bench.

And after some seconds , my phone buzzed.

Don't let that bastard win at any cost Lioness . End it today

I smirked at the text.

"Your honor, before the break we talked about how the public prosecutor is blaming my client. And I would like to draw in your attention to the violence, Mr. Abhimaan Kapoor, husband of the public prosecutor did before and today too. This makes one point clear that it's not a state matter. It's a personal matter or grudges that they're taking out. " Zara pointed out and I scoffed

"Objection Your honor. Ms. Zara Malik is totally distracting from the case" I stated

"Objection sustained. Mrs. Kapoor, is that true that Mr. Kapoor had raised hand on the government premises" Judge asked and I cursed under my breath.

"I'm sorry for the behavior sir. But the man was triggered " I said and judge looked at me then his eyes went to Abhimaan who sat in the public as if it didn't bother him even a bit.

"Your honor, I would like to question Mr. Abhimaan Kapoor. " Zara demanded and I looked at her my eye brows furrowed.

What the hell is she doing.

"Permission granted" Judge said

"Objecti... " Before I could complete the judges bench spoke.

"Objection over ruled" The woman said and I clenched my fists.

Abhimaan stood up from the public chairs, unbuttoning the button of his coat and took long strides towards the bench.

His aura screaming confidence & power even now.

"Abhimaan Kapoor, in this section" Zara mocked pointing the question bench.

"Better then jails and raids you know" Abhimaan fired back and giggles echoed in the court room.

Even the judges bench had faint smile on their faces which they tried to hide.

Zara ko lagta hai ki vo is insan ko sawalon mai fasa paayegi, jo khud sawal banaata hai or uske jawab bhi.

( Zara thinks that she can trap this man in her questions, who himself makes the questions and even their answers).

"Silence." The judge announced

"Did you hit anyone today" She directed her question on Abhimaan.

"I did" Abhimaan replied

"Whom" She asked

"Rehaan Sehgal" He replied

"Your honor, point to be noted, Mr. Kapoor hit Mr. Sehgal today just because of his rivalry and because his wife had a past with Mr. Sehgal" She accused

"I hit Mr. Sehgal because he was about to abuse Vrinda. Moreover, anything happening outside the court shouldn't concern court. Not when Rehaan Sehgal isn't a lawyer any more. Come on Ms. Malik, the man isn't even allowed to enter the court after the raids. You think court needs to know the details of what's happening in anyone's personal life. God, how did my company hire you " Abhimaan asked when Zara clenched her fists.

"What about you hitting Mr. Sankalp Charan in cell" She asked

"Ask Sankalp Charan what he did to deserve that. And ma'am, this has already been discussed in the last hearing. Why don't you come with your home work completed" He asked and again a gush of laughter echoed the court room.

"Your honor, Mr. Sankalp Charan was just hit because of the personal grudges Mr. Kapoor hold for his family. Especially his father. And it isn't just a normal thing. Fathers were connected. Isn't it" Zara spoke

"Objection Your honor. The case is getting on another track" I objected

"Objection sustained. Let her complete Mrs. Kapoor" Judge said and I looked at Abhimaan.

His hold on the table tightening. His jaws getting clenched.

"Mr. Charan, the noble man, was in the same political party in India, ruled by Mr. Kapoor's father. He kicked Mr. Charan out. And Mr. Charan worked damn hard in another party to shine. This wasn't digested by Kapoors. And this is nothing but a personal matter, his wife helping him in this" Zara accused and I saw Abhimaan just glaring Zara.

No! Shit!!

I looked into the public area to find Neil too.

His eyes met mine and he shook his head denying.

What can I do!!

"Objection Your honor. The personal life of Mr. Kapoor isn't affected by any of this. This is baseless. I'm here as a public prosecutor, not a wife" I stated

"Objection sustained. Do you have anything to prove that Mrs. Kapoor? Because seems like things are taking another direction. Seems like, we need to hand this case over to Indian Supreme court" The judge said

"Your honor.. " It was Abhimaan this time and he looked at the judge.

"The blames getting on Vrinda are baseless for sure. She isn't related to any of it. She is just a public prosecutor fighting this case, representing States. Not as my... My wife. And I can prove if" He said

And I looked stunned at him.

"We're divorced" He announced and I heard gasps everywhere.

A small tear left my eye which I wiped instantly.

"She has all the reasons to blame me and prove me wrong in the eyes of court but yet she's here fighting the case as public prosecutor because she thinks about the innocent lives of girls and women sold by this man here. And of course people helping him" He raged glaring each one of them present there.

"We're seperated, the proof that makes sure that she's here as Ms. Vrinda Shah, the lawyer, not Mrs....Mrs. Vrinda Kapoor. My wife" He said the last words a mere whisper.

My wife.

"And as of noble man Charan or Rehaan or she herself is... " He glared Zara this time.

Glare that sent shivers down the spine.

"Ms. Vrinda Shah has already given so many proofs for you to look at. Including odd flight timings, odd budgets, odd ratios of exports and imports, the detention and so much more. Still you think this is a personal matter" He raised a brow this time looking at the judges bench.

"Objection your honor." Zara spoke

"Objection over ruled. " The judge announced and then looked at me.

"Mrs.. Ms. Shah" The judge said and I looked at Abhimaan.

I might be a feminist but right now when I'm being addressed as Miss from Missus, it hurts.

"Yes Your honor" I whispered

"Any proof, any evidence, anything to prove your verdict without any objection anymore" The judge asked

"Yes Your honor." I stated firmly and he gestured me to continue.

"But before that I would like the court to make the man who isn't at any mistake yet was made to stand here, go back to his place respectably " I demanded

"Granted. Mr. Kapoor" The judge replied and I looked at Abhimaan, his eyes never leaving mine.

As he was going to the back, he looked at me, pointing a finger at me, then pointing the same finger at his eyes, he shook his head in a denial.

And I wiped the same tear which he was talking about before it could fall.

I love this Man.

And I hate this man at the same time.

What a dilemma God. What a dilemma.

"Your honor, Mr. Sankalp Charan, has a tattoo on his body which depicts flag of Iraq. Now this doesn't prove anything yet when I went to cell to interrogate with Mr. Sankalp Charan, he spoke a word before I could leave. Tab Masawuk. Which means good night in arabic. Now Iraq's official language is Arabic. Say it my luck or my work, there were two women of New York who went missing three months ago. Students who got scholarship in States. Their family belonged to Turkey. When they got missing, the family filed complaint in both Istanbul as well as New York. I've submitted the copies of the same to court. " I told

"What does that even prove" Zara scoffed

"Let me complete then proof will be slapped on your face" I angrily said

"Ms. Shah" The judge warned

"I'm being triggered your honor." I simply stated.

"So yes, Istanbul police found two women crossing borders from Iraq Side." I revealed and the people gasped.

"The women recognized same as of those who were found missing from NY. The same two women whom Mr. Charan abducted from New York." I announced

"What the fuck is she saying. My son didn't do anything like that" Shantanu Charan screamed

"Objection My Lord. She's stating lies" Zara interjected

"I have the witnesses Your honor. " I replied

"Took permission from the court beforehand to present them. But I'm sorry I couldn't include them in the bench because who knows they would've been dead if these people would've got to know" I accused

"I would like to call, Ms. Melisa Aslan & Ms. Sehra Demir" I announced

"Permission granted" The judge said and I looked at the two women sitting in burqa, who stood up from the public seats.

"What nonsense. Who are they" Sankalp screamed

"Your way to prison" I replied with a tight smile.

"Your honor, the women, ready to give the testimony" I added

"Granted" The judge again said and I looked at the young women of just eighteen.

"Melisa, Sehra you're safe here. Tell the court everything, honestly" I said and they looked at me and then at Sankalp Charan.

And their hands trembled.

"I assure you nothing will happen to you. Believe me." I added

"Melisa, Sehra, you're under protection. Tell us anything you know. Do you want to say something" The madam judge asked

"My name is Melisa Aslan. I was seventeen when I got scholarship from NY university south. When I came here, everything was new to me. The people, surroundings, everything. I wanted to become a certified graphic designer. Some months of college were rough getting acclaimed to everything. But then, I got a friend. Daniel Rugo. Helped me out with everything. Made me meet new people. Slowly, I got comfortable around him. So comfortable that I.. I even got to know he.. He smuggled drugs. I tried to stop him. I really tried. But it was like he was addicted. To take them and to sell them. Just like this, few months back there was one rave party. And I met.. Him" She looked at Sankalp Charan

"Daniel made me meet him. And it was the worst day of my life" She said as tears left her eyes.

"I... I was.. Drugged. And when I woke up ne.. Next morning.. I.. I was in a basement of a... Ship. The con.. Condition I was in, I knew I was... Ra..raped. That ship had more girls in it. All students. Working or studying in different countries. They... They were going to sell us in Ir.. Iraq" She sobbed and my eyes filled with tears and anger.

"I protested, but everytime I protested, I failed. They treated us more bad then animals. We weren't even names any more. We were numbers. Number 612" She cried when I opened the cap of the water bottle going near her.

Giving her the same, I made her drink that, rubbed her hand.

"You're Melisa. Remember" I whispered

"There I met her. Sehra. The senior who suddenly disappeared from our own university in NY. And everyone thought that she ran away mid terms." She told and looked at Sehra.

"The same story. Just another man instead of Daniel. It's a big racket. And we women are fools to believe men. I was sold to a businessman in Iraq. And Melisa coincidentally too was sold to same house. There we met. Inspite the assualt, the physical, the verbal, we were there in just one hope. That one day, one day we'll fight back. And it happened one day. We.. Sta... Stabbed that businessman. To.. Took his phone. Dialled a taxi. Ran to the nearest railway station. Boarded a train wearing burkha, intermixing in public. And got out on the last stop of Iraq which was just near the Istanbul borders. But the border police caught us. We thought it to be the end. We were going back to that black hole. But, we were rescued." She said and I looked at her.

This, even I didn't know.

"Who rescued you " I asked

"I can't reveal the name of the person. But if that man won't have been there, we would've been dead. He presented our birth certificates, our nationalities to the Iraq Border police and somehow after some formalities we were allowed to return. To our parents. In Turkey" She told and my hands shivered.

I composed myself and drank the water from my table.

My eyes went to Abhimaan who looked straight just at Sankalp Charan , his eyes screaming war.

"Have you seen him more then once" I asked my next question pointing to Sankalp Charan.

"I did" Sehra said with tears in her eyes.

"He...almost killed me when I tried to escape once. " She sobbed

"These girls might be lying your honor" Zara spoke

"Iraq border force confirms this sir. Istanbul border Force too confirms them. The reports filed at NY and Istanbul as I told before confirms it too. And sir...the man Daniel Rugo too confirms it." I smirked as I pointed the man in the public again.

And I found Abhimaan smirking at me.

"Objection Your honor. The lady is breaking rules of court. She haven't made them sit in witness boxes. How can you even allow that" Zara shrieked

"Again, this Daniel would've been dead by now if he would have been seen before. Your honor, I though again have submitted the plea for this special witness" I told and the jury looked at each other.

They discussed something, turning off their mics.

And after some minutes one of them spoke.

"Bring him " The judge said and I nodded with a victory smile.

"Daniel " I spoke and the man stood up from public bench coming to witness bench.

"Do you recognize this man" I asked pointing Charan.

He hesitated but then nodded.

"I will fucking kill you" Sankalp Charan screamed standing up when two cops held him.

"I think, I don't even need to end it now" I said and then looked at Zara.

"How do you know him" I asked again to Daniel

"I.. Worked for him" He replied

"What work" I asked

"Sel.. Selling drugs. And.. Introducing him to women of the age which are of his use" He said

"What use" I again asked

"He...he never told so. But I had the work to make those girls get drugged and take them to the ship basement" He replied

"Your honor, three testimonies. And now submitting you the copy of messages of whatsapp between Daniel and Sankalp Charan. " I told as my junior gave a file to the court bench.

"Your honor, it has the picture of Melisa. The number denoted under it, 612. And after that name Melisa was never used. 612 is in the club. 612 wearing a black dress. 612 near the table. 612 is off with dose. 612 has been taken....612 completed" I said with anger

"What more do we need in the court" I asked

"In this Court Of Appeals, I Vrinda Kap...I, as a public prosecutor presented you three witnesses and testimonies and numerous evidences to prove that the information which NYPD got about Sankalp Charan is correct. And I request the court to give life imprisonment to Sankalp Charan. A death sentence would've been more great. With this I would also like the court to look after every chain connected to it. And authorities or man like Daniel involved getting proper punishment. I rest my case here. Thankyou " I said as I bowed my head a little and got back at my seat.

"Anything to say Ms. Zara Malik" The court asked when she sighed and sat down without a word.

The judges bench didn't say anything for some minutes discussing certain points I guess as their mics were off.

After some ten minutes, the madam judge spoke.

"The evidences, the proofs, the testimonies of the three witnesses presented by public prosecutor representing the State, the Court Of Appeals, announce Mr. Sankalp Charan as guilty. Human trafficking is such a heinous act. Students coming from another nations, come here to make a future, their parents send them away to us and this becomes duty of our government, our police and our public to protect them, like our own. Court orders NYPD to reopen all the missing cases of last one year and start working on them. The University failed to do so. They should've handled the matter more legally when two of their students were missing. So first, the Court Of Appeal, gives a warning to NY university with a fine of dollar 1 million under which the education , safety and accommodation of both the victims will be taken care off. Secondly, the head in charge of NYPD South, who failed to take the case to court is suspended from the force until further notice. Third, Daniel Rugo, the man who helped is equally responsible for what happened. And hence he is fined dollar 10 thousand and jail for 5 years. Lastly, The man behind this all, Mr. Sankalp Charan, who had ruined lives of numerous women, children and what not, is sentenced for life sentence without peril. The court appreciates Ms. Vrinda Shah, the public prosecutor who handed the case delicately getting to the end of it. The court is adjourned" The judge declared and stood up where as everyone too stood up in court.

And I took a deep breath looking around.

Tears left my eyes as I wiped them.

"You're safe" I whispered to both the women and they nodded

"Thank you. If it won't have been you, we wouldn't have got guts to speak" Melisa said

"Thanks to you. For saving lives of so many women with you" I thanked as they nodded going.

"You're going to pay for ir Vrinda. You're going to pay for it badly. My son today is ruined because of you. I will ruin you completely" Shantanu Charan raged

"Let's see who ruins whom Shantanu Charan. Because this isn't the end. It's just a start" I declared

"I will ki.. " As he was saying a voice thundered

"And I wouldn't take another second to do the same if you try threatening her" Abhimaan warned

"You didn't help me Abhimaan. This woman who is not even related to you now. You're divorced yet helped her. Such a love. Oh, I swear, it's going to be so fun and peaceful to destroy this love. To dest.. " Before he could complete Abhimaan was about to punch him when I held his hand.

"He wants this. Don't do this " I whispered and he looked at me then at the man.

"The war has just started Shantanu Charan. And It's Very, Very Personal. Count your time. Because I'm ready to hunt down each one of you. " Abhimaan declared

"And Try To Hurt what's Mine Anymore.." He spoke as his eyes drifted to me.

"I'll Eat You, With Bones" He deadly spoke and without waiting for a second, he took my hand in his and walked out of the courtroom.

And even while Hating him what he did, I was still loving him a bit more for what he is doing.

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Hey readers.

Hope this year is treating you good.

So, Sankalp Charan finally in jail.

But, isn't it just a start!

I might have become a good lawyer. What do you think👀🙈

Well, Loving and hating at the same time.

Where's this going. Personally, emotionally every way.

Let's see what happens. Do vote, like, share and comment guys.

Until next...

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