All Falls Down
“I can't sit still. The clock on the wall across the hall ticks loudly, but it's broken. The second hand gets caught on the ornate III on each circuit, moving beyond it only when the gear inside finally gathers enough force to shove it forward. There's a tiny crack in the tile at my feet, too.
Chris and I have been here for nearly an hour. It seems as if days have passed. I'm impatient and scared, and I can't stop thinking about the last time I was in a judge's chamber. Matthew and Caitlyn w...ere with me. Their absence this time is overpowering.
I miss them both.
"Miss Martin, do you want to live with Mr. and Mrs. Talbot?" Judge Harper asks me. Her smile is kind and compassionate. Her bony hands appear better suited to knitting that deciding the fate of abandoned children.
"Yes," I whisper. My voice shakes. I'm so scared she's going to deny Matthew and Caitlyn's petition to become my legal guardians.MoreLess
Chris and I have been here for nearly an hour. It seems as if days have passed. I'm impatient and scared, and I can't stop thinking about the last time I was in a judge's chamber. Matthew and Caitlyn w...ere with me. Their absence this time is overpowering.
I miss them both.
"Miss Martin, do you want to live with Mr. and Mrs. Talbot?" Judge Harper asks me. Her smile is kind and compassionate. Her bony hands appear better suited to knitting that deciding the fate of abandoned children.
"Yes," I whisper. My voice shakes. I'm so scared she's going to deny Matthew and Caitlyn's petition to become my legal guardians.MoreLess
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