The Orthogonal Galaxy
““It seems just like yesterday,” he said as much to himself as to those around him.
He was staring out of a window in a very familiar hallway of the courthouse. The last time he was here, he was awaiting a verdict in his murder trial. Now, he waited to hear his sentencing.
“What seems like yesterday, Paol?” His lawyer accepted the prompt, knowing that it would help pass the time, if not the stress.
The client turned to his council as he answered the question. “It’s just that I remember sitting i...n that bench over there for two days—or was it eternity—waiting to hear the verdict. Now, here I am again waiting to hear another jury decide my fate.”
“How do you feel this time, Paol?” continued Warron.
“Frankly, I’m still disturbed, but I’m not as nervous. I think I’m beyond that now. I’m hardened, calloused inside. Maybe it’s numbness and the whole thing hasn’t really settled in yet.” Turning back to the window, he paused for a moment. “At least this time, it’s a beautiful day out there.MoreLess
He was staring out of a window in a very familiar hallway of the courthouse. The last time he was here, he was awaiting a verdict in his murder trial. Now, he waited to hear his sentencing.
“What seems like yesterday, Paol?” His lawyer accepted the prompt, knowing that it would help pass the time, if not the stress.
The client turned to his council as he answered the question. “It’s just that I remember sitting i...n that bench over there for two days—or was it eternity—waiting to hear the verdict. Now, here I am again waiting to hear another jury decide my fate.”
“How do you feel this time, Paol?” continued Warron.
“Frankly, I’m still disturbed, but I’m not as nervous. I think I’m beyond that now. I’m hardened, calloused inside. Maybe it’s numbness and the whole thing hasn’t really settled in yet.” Turning back to the window, he paused for a moment. “At least this time, it’s a beautiful day out there.MoreLess
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