An Invisible Client
“I was lying on the recliner in Joel’s room. I stood up and quietly snuck out of the room while he slept, Rebecca in a chair next to him. I rushed home and threw on the first suit that I saw in my closet. The hearing started in twenty minutes.
Taking the freeway, I zipped in between cars and got there in fifteen minutes. I passed the metal detectors, bolted up to the courtroom, and went in just as Judge Gills was taking the bench. Bob was already there, with four other attorneys, one of whom was Gale Nest. Someone must’ve told Bob that I’d talked to her, and he decided having her on the case might provide some advantage.
I sat down at the plaintiff’s table by myself. Raimi and Marty were in the audience seats, but I didn’t ask them to join me. Only Olivia, who must’ve been out in the hall or the bathroom, came up without being asked and sat next to me. She reached under the table, grabbed my hand, and squeezed as she smiled, as though letting me know that whatever happened woul...d be okay.MoreLess
Taking the freeway, I zipped in between cars and got there in fifteen minutes. I passed the metal detectors, bolted up to the courtroom, and went in just as Judge Gills was taking the bench. Bob was already there, with four other attorneys, one of whom was Gale Nest. Someone must’ve told Bob that I’d talked to her, and he decided having her on the case might provide some advantage.
I sat down at the plaintiff’s table by myself. Raimi and Marty were in the audience seats, but I didn’t ask them to join me. Only Olivia, who must’ve been out in the hall or the bathroom, came up without being asked and sat next to me. She reached under the table, grabbed my hand, and squeezed as she smiled, as though letting me know that whatever happened woul...d be okay.MoreLess
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