Blindfold
“The new courthouse, the last set of hinges fastened, the last coat of paint applied, the last desk in place, was resplendent with red, white, and blue crepe paper streaming from its pillars, and huge pots of red geraniums dotting the front veranda. High above the ground, at the very top of the building, the statue was firmly fastened in place. Lady Justice stood unseeing, towering over the town of Felicity, balancing the set of scales in her hands.
It seemed to Maggie that everyone in town, may...be everyone in the county, had turned out. Even James and Chantilly were there, their faces scratched and bruised and a lot of their usual swagger missing. Maggie thought that maybe their brush with death had drained some of the fight out of them. When they passed Maggie and Whit, they each actually raised a hand in acknowledgment. The gesture seemed to say, / still don't like you very much, but one of you did drag us out of that ditch. They were still facing charges of malicious mischief, but probably would get probation.MoreLess
It seemed to Maggie that everyone in town, may...be everyone in the county, had turned out. Even James and Chantilly were there, their faces scratched and bruised and a lot of their usual swagger missing. Maggie thought that maybe their brush with death had drained some of the fight out of them. When they passed Maggie and Whit, they each actually raised a hand in acknowledgment. The gesture seemed to say, / still don't like you very much, but one of you did drag us out of that ditch. They were still facing charges of malicious mischief, but probably would get probation.MoreLess
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