❀ Amy ❀
I closed my office door behind me and exhaled so deeply I worried the walls might crack. The conference room had emptied hours ago, but my heart still pounded from the tension of the morning. I gathered my bag, the legal briefs, and the folder of notes on Karen’s case, and cradled them like fragile glass. Work had always been busy. But today had been different, charged. I had watched Karen face Joshua across that table, as she held her composure even as he tore at her future. That had left me feeling hollow. I had played my part. For the most part, I had kept my voice calm and cited statutes and precedents. But inside? My chest felt bruised. I couldn’t even imagine how Karen must be feeling. I didn’t give myself time to think. I grabbed my coat and headed out into the afternoon su
