This week I'm off time table because we've got work experience, the school years almost over so it's a nice way to end it. I'll be working at my dad's law firm meaning that I have to dress the part but as always my outfits are killer. I have on a pair of grey trousers and this really cute sweater that has a nice collar, I just thank God that I have this wig on cause it means I didn't have to put that much effort into my hair. To finish off my look I'm borrowing one of my mom's purses.
"Ooo someone looks beautiful", She says whilst looking up from her phone
I smile as I come downstairs, "Thanks mommy"
"Look at that cute ass of yours too"
I roll my eyes playfully whilst sitting at the island
"What time are you leaving?"
She packs some stuff into her purse, "In about ten minutes. I'm gonna drop the girls to school first cause I ain't done that in awhile"
Two of my friends from the ice skating team are gonna be at the style savvy warehouse so mom's gonna go in for the day and make sure they're doing alright.
"You taking Aidan to preschool?"
"GG came to get him this morning, they're having breakfast before he goes"
I twirl one of her curls around my finger, "Ah I see. Your hair looks good mama"
She left it out today
"Thanks. Alright pills" Mom opens the cupboard before taking out an orange pot and I rest a chin on my hand, staring at them with hesitation
"Actually I think I'm ok"
"Yeah?", She says surprised
"I don't think I need them anymore"
I've been sleeping fine for the past two weeks and I don't know, I'm not really feeling the ptsd effects anymore. Music has been a big help too.
"Ok I've got a truth to tell you"
I tilt my head, "What?"
"These were a placebo"
I gape at her, "The whole time"
She purses her lip and I try to find any signs that she's joking but she's not.
"Really mama? Why?"
"It's probably not fair of me to say but I just wanted to see how you'd do without them, don't get me wrong the first prescription was very much real because you definitely needed them but after that I was wondering if they were actually helping you"
I'm not even mad I'll be so real
"So I got over this....-
"By yourself", Mom says softly
"Thanks"
"Thank yourself, you overcame this on your own"
I know how she feels about pills and honestly I don't blame her because if it weren't for her holding them for me I guarantee that I would've started relying on them too much.
"Whatever happened to the gun?", I then randomly ask
She frowns, "Which gun?"
"The one I used...."
"Oh, well I'm assuming that West got rid of it because he didn't mention it to anybody else"
"And the chief?"
"Fired effective immediately.....West isn't going back to school"
"Really?"
"Well not yours at least, I've been in contact with Miss Kennedy and she thinks it's best if they move to a different environment"
I nod slowly, "Right"
Dad eventually comes downstairs dressed in his suit, "You ready?"
I pick up my bag, "Yup. See you later mom"
"Have a good day"
Dad kisses her goodbye before walking out of the house with me, I link arms with him. "Which car are we taking"
"Mercedes"
"Wow, first time you're not picking the Bentley"
"Mom wanted to take it today, let's pray she doesn't scratch it"
I snicker whilst getting into the passenger side. Sometimes I find myself comparing the way both of my parents drive, mama has road rage sometimes, as in she'll start cussing from her seat (brings out the Caribbean in her) and getting all annoyed when there's traffic, then there's dad who's completely chill, gets where he needs to get to within a short amount of time.
I say this because we got to the city within about ten minutes which means we're pretty near.
"Are you gonna make me do boring things?", I ask as he drives
"Depends on what you call boring"
"Whatever you don't like doing"
Dad smiles a little, "Well I can't let you do top heavy stuff since you're only sixteen but I know you like organising things so Larisa will talk you through that. I've got court at around twelve so I'll be out for a bit during then"
"Sounds good"
We arrived at around eight thirty, we saw Rosa on the way and exchanged good mornings. I wasn't really surprised to see lots of people already here sat behind their computers because I know this kind of job requires an early start.
It was very interesting to see my dad switch to professional once we were inside, I can tell that the associates respect him very much. We even bumped into uncle D, "Well good morning Miss Lee" He teases
"Morning", I reply amused
"Ready for a long day of law?"
"I hope so"
He chuckles, "You'll do great don't worry, I dropped Dee at the vets this morning. She looks so much like her mom with the scrubs on"
"I know right? I saw the pictures"
Darnel looks towards dad, "Michael's waiting for you by the way"
"Alright give me a couple minutes, Keilyn come with me"
I follow him down the hallway, assuming that we're going to aunt Larisa's office. She isn't my aunt by blood but she's one of moms best friends and this firm actually used to be her dads before it became my dads, shes known my parents a long time so she classifies as family.
Anyway she was sat at her computer desk, typing up something. When she sees me she smiles, "Yay you made it"
"Hey"
"You look so cute" She gushes
I smile, "Thank you"
"Whos bag is this?", She asks suspiciously
"Moms"
"Yeah I'm one hundred percent raiding her closet"
"Wow so I don't get a good morning?", Dad asks
Aunt Risa waves him off, "I see you everyday. Anyway you're gonna have fun, I promise you" She lets me know
Thank God
"Don't overload my daughter with work please"
"You know what why don't you go do what you need to do, I've left you some witness statements on your desk, leave us be" She shoos him away
He eventually does leave and once he does Larisa gets up, "Alright todays a busy day. I mean it is everyday but todays really busy, come with me"
"Where are we going?"
"First we're gonna get you a badge, then the file room"
As we're walking down the hallway she talks to the people that we pass by, they give me smiles and I return them, I got tired of smiling at some point but still I kept it up.
I was gobsmacked once we reached the file room, it was huge.
"Not planning on stealing any are you", My aunt asks me
I purse my lips, "You heard about that?"
"I know everything"
"Whoops"
Best believe I learnt my lesson already
"I've got a small job for you to start with, your dad told me you like organising and these files have been unorganised for ages. No ones had time to sort through them in the past couple days"
"Ok not to complain but this room is really big...."
She laughs, "Don't worry sweetie I wouldn't make you do the whole room, just these three draws"
She then opens a couple files, "He had them redone yesterday. Its all been printed on yellow paper, if you could do alphabetical order that would be great"
"Oh ok, great"
"Would you be ok if I left you in here? I've gotta run a few errands"
"Yup, I'll come back when I'm done"
"Great, shoot me a text if you're unsure about anything"
I nod and with that she leaves me be
*
It didn't take me too long to sort the files out, and once I was done I was kind of bored. When I got back to Larisa's office I saw that she wasn't there, she did actually text me to say she'd be back in a bit so I decided to sit at her desk and wait.
My phone buzzes
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Indi: look at this cutie
I look at the photo in awe
Me: omg so cute, he or she?
She replies back instantly
Indi: heð
Me: I wanna take him home
Indi: hehe, me too
Then whilst I was texting Blair a text from Xavier showed up.
Zayâ¤ï¸: excuse me madam, where's my fit check from this morning?
Me: my bad
I scroll through my photos from this morning before sending him one of the mirror pics I took with my outfit. I meant to send it to him earlier but I completely forgot.
Anyway he replied a couple seconds later
Zayâ¤ï¸: u look so sexy in smart wear
Me: thanks. come over and fuck me later xxx
Zayâ¤ï¸: bet
I know he's at school right now but I'll be out of here by two and he'll be done by three. No one's gonna be home until after five so I saw an opportunity and took it.
The phone besides Larisa's computer rings, since she's not in here I pick it up and answer. "Lee and associates, how can I help?"
"Treyton?"
It was a female speaking
"Oh this isn't Treyton but would you like me to leave a message?"
"Oh um. No it's ok" She replies hesitantly
"Is everything ok?", I ask softly
"I don't think so, maybe. I don't know"
She sounds kinda young
I'm assuming she must be a client, and I know I don't really know much about this kind of stuff but it seems like she wanted to leave my dad a message and is second guessing herself.
"I know I can't really ask you to explain what's going on but whatever it is, things will get better"
I'll be so real I thought she was suicidal
"But it won't. Everyone's expecting me to do the right thing but if I do then I'm going against my family"
Nobody can say I pried information out of her.
I lean forward a little, "You're thinking of not testifying aren't you" I say softly
"It was my last day to decide.... I know I have to but I just can't"
"I can't tell you what to do, but think of everyone that this affects. Would you rather put away someone that's innocent and live with the guilt or know that you did the right thing?"
It's either that or they subpoena her...
"There's consequences either way"
"You can earn forgiveness, but an innocent person getting sent to prison can't get back that time"
I can't believe I'm having this conversation right now, but I feel like I'm giving advice to one of my friends.
"I didn't think of it like that"
I smile a little, "Well it's just something to think about"
"Who am I speaking with?"
I didn't say anything for a moment, I considered lying.
"Amariah", I eventually reply
"Is it ok if I call back later?"
"Sure"
"Thanks"
The call ends after that and I put the phone back down onto the receiver. But then it rings again which confuses me because why the hell are all the calls being sent to Larisa's phone? I'm gonna assume that Rosa is on her lunch break.
"Lee and associates", I answer
"Yes, hi. Could I speak to Mr Lee please",The male replies
"He's in a meeting right now. But I can leave a message if you'd like"
"When is he next free"
"Definitely not for the rest of today but give me a second and I'll check for you"
"Alright"
I reach over for one of the diaries before opening it and flicking through the pages, at around the same time aunt Larisa comes back which causes my eyes to widen a bit. Her brows raise when she sees that I'm on the phone but I flick through the diary anyway..... there's a lot of writing under so many dates. Too many letters for my dyslexic brain but I get the gist, looks like my dad's schedule is quite packed.
"Who am I speaking with?"
"Byron. Byron Fields"
"Ok well Mr Fields it's looking like he hasn't got any availability for the next two weeks, is it urgent?"
Who am I kidding, it probably is
"Sort of"
Aunt Risa folds her arms with amusement as she watches me.
"What I can do is refer you to another lawyer, don't worry it'll be from the same firm and he's also a managing partner so you'll be in good hands. His name is Mr Campbell"
"Ok great thanks, no problem"
"Give me a sec"
I press one of the buttons, "Uncle D there's someone who wants to speak to you"
I didn't even wait for him to reply but I know that he's in his office, anyway I referred Byron Fields to him before putting the phone down.
Aunt Larisa looks impressed
"I think we may have underestimated you"
I sit back in her seat, "Just a little bit"
"How did you know what to say?"
I shrug a little, "I don't know it just came naturally"
"You're good at this. Keep it up"
I smile, "Thanks"
"No problem. Alright next task, think you could do a coffee run?"
"Yes", I immediately agree
I hate sitting down for too long, I need something to keep me on my feet.
"Cool, let me write down some orders for you"
"Alright"
~*~
I knock on dads office door, "Hey I'm going"
He looks up from his phone, "Hey I've been meaning to come check on you. How was your day?"
I nod as I recall the past couple of hours, "It was actually pretty good"
After my lunch break I shadowed aunt Larisa, I actually ended up staying until three. We had fun, I watched her research and take phone calls and converse, a little bit of gossip in between.
"Yeah?"
"Mhm"
"She didn't give you too much did she"
I laugh, "No trust me, daddy it was fine. I had fun"
He smiles, "Good. Is Moses outside?"
"Mhm"
"Alright I'll see you at home princess-
We're interrupted by a knock on the door, dad rolls his eyes. "Jordan I've only got a twenty minute window for myself, go take it up with Darnel"
"Nah but you're gonna wanna hear it"
"What is it", He says expectantly
"Bianca's gonna do it"
He frowns, "How'd you get her to change her mind"
"I didn't. But apparently she spoke to someone else", Jordan looks at me as he says this and I look away from my phone
"Huh?"
My dad tilts his head
"Did you speak to a nineteen year old girl today?"
"I don't know if she was nineteen.....probably"
He raises his brows, "When was this"
"Couple hours ago, she seemed kinda upset"
"Well whatever you said made her wanna testify", Jordan says impressed
"Maybe she just needed to hear it from someone else"
"Don't underestimate yourself", Dad says to me
Larisa pops her head in whilst passing by, "Rey I'm telling you shes been on fire today. Seriously, I didn't even tell her what to say but she was answering a lot of phone calls and organising shit"
"Well done" Jordan praises me
I lift my purse over my shoulder, "I accept thank yous in pay checks and gifts, thanks guys. See you tomorrow"
My dad smiles proudly, "That's my girl"
A/N
hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, I noticed a lot of you enjoyed the lawyer stuff on the last book so I figured I'd incorporate it into this chapter x