“How much lonnnngerrr is this going to drag onnnn?” I whined like a child in Alexandre's ear. Everybody had been examined and cross examined, the final speeches were done, and now, we were waiting for the jury's verdict. I couldn't take it anymore. They wouldn't let us leave, but we didn't have to stay in the courtroom at least, thankfully, as long as they could reach us if the jury needed clarifications on something. Like what? We'd been less than helpful. So now I was hanging upside down from the couch as Alexandre lay on the floor playing with our daughter. She acted more adult than I, and she wasn't an infant, not even a year old, a fact that Alexandre delighted in telling me, repeatedly.
“Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma.” Mina babbled, reaching for my hair.
“That's right! 'Mama'!” Alexand
