SIX SENTENCE STORIES Thursday, June 23, 2016 Cue…Order
TENSION
The room was so packed there were people standing in the back.
I tried to stay calm, but the tension was so built up inside of me, I thought I would burst.
After days and days of being hammered with questions, sleepless nights, and consuming very little food, my body felt like a zombie.
The noise in the room was unbearable and people kept staring at me and I wondered what was going through their mind.
I felt sick to my stomach and shook all over just thinking about how one’s life could dramatically change with a mistaken identity.
Then, things started to unfold when the judge called the court to order and the verdict of innocence was given at which time I passed out.
Copyright © 2016 Written by Jessie Cross ~ All rights reserved
Tense indeed!
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Absolutely. Certainly no place to spend part of your day!
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This is one of my worse fears.
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It makes me wonder how many people are in prison that shouldn’t be or ones that should be..are not in prison.
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(in my work I’ve had to spend time in courtrooms on occasion) it’s an incredibly dramatic place, even with the mundane civil matters that were the issue on the days I’d be in attendance. There is so much potential for lives to be altered on a single word or phrase. Not a fun place.
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I have felt intimidated just being there because of being called for jury duty. I’ve never had to serve and I’m grateful for that, although I know it is necessary.
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She probably fainted from lack of food. You did a great job of building the tension in the story and a dramatic ending indeed.
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Thank you very much. Yes, lack food doesn’t help when you are under so much pressure.
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Definitely sounds like a trying situation. Can’t blame her for passing out a the innocent verdict. Great write Jessie.
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Thank you, Mandi ! 😊
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Love this story Jessica, I think the last line has an error – innocence.
🙂
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Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for letting me know of the spelling error. I have it corrected now. 😃
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