Regina jerked to attention at the sound of the gavel dropping like a hammer. She looked at the older man who gave her an understanding and respectful smile. He stood nodding to the bailiff stationed off to the side. Regina slowly rose to her feet seeing her sister and mother were equally confused. Was this really the end?
Stepping off the witness stand in a stupor, she didn’t awaken until a happy shriek caught her attention, “Mommy!”
Regina turned immediately scooping up Gabriella and squeezing her tight as the others crowded around her. Renata and Ulima hesitantly joined them casting fugitive glances and wondering if that was really the end. They looked at Tracy who gave them an encouraging smile.
“It’s all right,” Tracy assured them.
“But…”
“I know your last experience in a courtro
