Broken Promises
“Mary, Bradley, Sean and Ian found an antechamber where they could talk away from the interrogation of the news reporters.
“I’ll be back in a minute,” Sean said. “I want to see if I can pull Bernie in here.”
Sean closed the door behind him and made his way quickly through the crowd. Bernie was next to the staircase plugging some quarters into the pop machine. Sean came up behind him. “I hear that stuff is like embalming fluid to your insides,” he said.
The vending machine whirred and the can tum...bled down to the opening. Bernie picked it up, popped back the tab and took a large gulp. “Yeah, don’t I know it,” he said with a smile. “But I think of it this way; it saves a lot of time in the end.”
Sean grinned. “You did good on the stand,” he said, patting the large man’s arm. “Real good.”
“You know why I never became a lawyer?” Bernie asked.
“Because you weren’t smart enough?” Sean responded with a grin.
Bernie chuckled. “No, because I like to uncover all the truth, not just the pieces I want the jury to see,”MoreLess
“I’ll be back in a minute,” Sean said. “I want to see if I can pull Bernie in here.”
Sean closed the door behind him and made his way quickly through the crowd. Bernie was next to the staircase plugging some quarters into the pop machine. Sean came up behind him. “I hear that stuff is like embalming fluid to your insides,” he said.
The vending machine whirred and the can tum...bled down to the opening. Bernie picked it up, popped back the tab and took a large gulp. “Yeah, don’t I know it,” he said with a smile. “But I think of it this way; it saves a lot of time in the end.”
Sean grinned. “You did good on the stand,” he said, patting the large man’s arm. “Real good.”
“You know why I never became a lawyer?” Bernie asked.
“Because you weren’t smart enough?” Sean responded with a grin.
Bernie chuckled. “No, because I like to uncover all the truth, not just the pieces I want the jury to see,”MoreLess
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