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schedules tack to the bulletin boards
most of all
feel love the courtrooms themselves
there were small ones where more private matters were handled without juries
then there was the main courtroom on the second floor where lawyers battled like
gladiators judges ruled like kings
at the age of thirty
feel was still undecided about his future
one-day he dreamed of being a famous trial lawyer one who handled the biggest
cases and never lost before juries
the next day he dreamed of being a great judge
noted for his wisdom and fairness
he went back and forth changing his mind he daily
the main lobby was already busy on this monday morning as if the lawyers and
their clients wanted an early start to the week
there was a crowd waiting by the elevators so feel raced up two flights
of stairs and down the east wing where family court was held
his mother was another divorce lawyer one who always represented the wife
and feeling you this area of the building well
since divorce trials were decided by judges juries were not used
and since most judges preferred not to have a large groups of spectators
observing such sensitive matters the courtroom was small
by its door several lawyers hobbled importantly
obviously not agreeing on much
deals search the whole way then turned the corner
and saw his friend
she was sitting on one of the old wooden benches
small and frail
and nervous
when she saw him she smiled and put a hand over her mouth
feel hustled over in sat next to her very closely knees touching
with any other girl he would have placed himself at least two feet away and
prevented any chance of contact
people fill a more was not just any koro
they have started pre-kindergarten together at the age of four at a nearby
church school
and they have been close friends since they can remember
it wasn't a romance they were too young for that
keo did not know of a single thirteen-year-old boy in his class who
admitted to having a girlfriend just the opposite they wanted nothing to do with
them
and the girls felt the same way
he'll have been warned that things would change and dramatically but that seemed
unlikely
april was just a friend
and one in a great deal of need at the moment
her parents were divorced him
and feel was extremely grateful his mother was not involved with the case
the divorce was no surprise to anyone who knew the philip morris
people's father was an eccentric antique dealer and the drummer for an old rock
band and still played in nightclubs and toward for weeks at a time
her mother raised coats
goat cheese which she pedaled around town in the converted funeral hers
painted bright yellow