Ignoring The Crowd
Reporters buzzed around like bees to a hive, but I moved through them with the steady composure of a summer afternoon. Lucas slipped away silently, his face an enigma, betraying nothing as he descended the courthouse steps. Outside, the crisp breeze mirrored the quiet resolve within me, both carrying the weight of justice restored that day. The air was thick with the bittersweet taste of freedom.
Ignoring The Crowd
A Silent Understanding
Davis greeted me at the courthouse steps, wrapping me in a firm, reassuring embrace. In that moment, no words were needed; the relief we both felt was palpable. Henry, on the other hand, was nowhere to be seen. He’d slipped away quietly, vanishing from the scene without so much as a goodbye. By the next morning, he had resigned from his job. His absence was deafening in its silence—a quiet exit that marked the close of a turbulent chapter.
A Silent Understanding
