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The judge’s voice broke through the hush, calm but heavy with expectation. “Mrs. Meera, we have heard all sides. Yet your silence leaves a void no argument can fill. The court urges you please speak.”
The defense lawyer, a middle-aged man with compassion in his eyes and desperation in his tone, stepped forward. “Meera ji, your voice can turn the tide today. Without your words, this case stands on shaking ground. Please... for your children, for yourself.”
Meera sat rigid on the wooden witness bench, her hands clenched in her lap, eyes fixed on the floor as if afraid it might vanish beneath her. She didn't flinch. Her breath was shallow. Her body trembled as if her soul was locked in a battle her lips refused to join.
Her silence screamed.
Every second ticked like a hammer a
