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“William, stop meowing. You are such a bad cat. Don’t wake up Jazmine.” I looked over at the clock and thought to myself, Today is going to be a big day, Ricky. We are going to dominate in court.
I put on my suit and tie and left some cat food on the floor. William had been driving me nuts all night meowing for food. Cats are persistent when they are hungry. They could teach young lawyers a thing or two about determination.
I remembered walking down the steps and out the door of my apartment on the Upper West Side. I walked down the corner to my favorite coffee shop.
“Mr. Gold. How are you, sir? How’s my favorite customer? You look sharp today,” said the store clerk.
“Working hard. Fighting for the people. Justice never sleeps, my friend.”
“Keep fighting. The people need you.”
“I
