court hearing day
The day the last court hearing was scheduled came. Elara supported Rachel side by side, her will relentless.
Equipped to make their case, they entered the court. Entering, clearly nervous, were Caden and Liora.
Rachel started her opening remarks as the judge called the conference to begin. Each component of the evidence presented a strong case when arranged piecemeal.
The weight of the matter hummed in the courtroom.
realization
Caden came to see too late the whole degree of Liora’s dishonesty and his own errors as the evidence mounted. His eyesight smudged with sadness.”
What have I done? he said, his deeds weighing down on him. The jurors and judge listened carefully, picking up every nuance.
Liora’s front broke to expose her actual character to everybody around her. Caden realized coldly and mercilessly.
Their once-great ideas were destroyed.
