On the side table sat a framed photo of Nathan at eighteen, holding his college letter on her porch.
Beside it sat the blue notebook.
Old now.
The cover bent.
The first page still clear.
You are seen.
You are safe.
You are somebody.
The screen flickered.
A courtroom appeared.
Not the grand kind from movies, but dignified.
Wood panels.
Flags.
Rows of people in suits.continue reading …