Chapter 22 NEXT DESTINATION
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Yet, they saw a unique door, its color is royal blue it shines like a royal stone.
Kesiah saw the tag on its door knob. She read what's written on it. "It says here, 'I can punish everyone by saying words written on a piece of paper, the decision is at the wooden hammer-like, you must obey me first before you complain.'"
"A piece of paper and a wooden hammer?" Terrence asked.
Adam tapped his chin many times and Hannah tapped her thigh using her fingers and their friends are thinking so deep to get the right answer for it.
"I saw this one before but I can't remember when?" Kesiah said.
"Wait, I have seen that wooden hammer when my uncle was accused in a murder case," Kiarra uttered.
"Yes! That's what I mean, I saw that thing when my aunt fights for the custody of my cousins over her husband," Kesiah whispered.
"My dad is a prosecutor," Hannah said.
"Really? My dad is a lawyer," Adam replied.
They looked at each other having the same answer on their minds. They both answered, "JUDGE"
"He is the one who's using a wooden hammer or what we called 'Gavel'," Adam explained.
"Punished by saying words written on a piece of paper, that's the law saying the decision of the court for the accused, guilty or not guilty," Hannah added.
"You are both intelligent guys!" Vhiann said. "You're really meant for each other," she added.
"Of course! They have fathers who work in the court. They inherit those skills to their fathers," Dave whispered.
"I think we should say the answer aloud," Terrence said.
JUDGE! JUUUUUUUUDDDDDDGGGGGGGEEEEE.... is the answer!
Order in the court! Order in the court!
They heard those words so, they opened their eyes and yes! They were in hearing. They sat down and try to listen in the case after realizing the door they opened took them in this kind of place.
"I thought we can go home now. But then again, we opened a wrong door to take us home," Kiarra scratched her head and covered her mouth when she saw someone who looked back and said, "Silence please!"
"I think we should accept that we got the wrong door let's just go with the flow," Dave whispered.
"Try and try until we get the right door that will take us home. Try and try until we succeed!" Terrence told them to motivate all of the girls.
"Don't be sad girls, though it's not the right door, I assure you, you will surely enjoy the experience in this field," Adam uttered in an excited tone.
"I agree with Adam, this is exciting! Let's listen to them so we can get hint with whom we choose to follow later," Hannah advised them to listen and try to analyze the situation.
"Are you telling us that we will be separated again as group?" Kesiah asked Hannah curiously.
"Sssssshhhhh! She put her finger to her lips which means keep quiet. I will tell you later what's my plan. I hope all of you will agree about what's on my mind," Hannah whispered.
They kept quiet and followed Hannah's advice. They listen very carefully and analyze the case being discussed in the court that moment.
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"If the accused did not kill his wife that night, can you prove that in the court?" asked the opponent's lawyer.
"As of now, we don't have the proof but I assure you he's not the killer, the accused's lawyer said. Please give us chance to gather those evidence and bring it in the court the next hearing," he added.
"The hearing will be continued on Monday, 8 o'clock in the morning... See you on Monday!" said the judge.
All the people inside the court room exits. Hannah talked to her friends while they're walking out of the court.
"I will give you chance to choose with whom you'll support. But we are not enemies here. We will support what's right. We will help each other find the killer if his lawyer proved that his client is innocent," Hannah told them.
"You're right, babe," Adam uttered then smiled at Hannah. "Now, decide! Based on what you have observed with what party you are joining?" Adam asked.
"I'll go with the lawyer of the victim. I believe that she was killed by her husband for some reasons," Dave answered in a sure tone.
"I believe that the accused is innocent. So, I'll go with the accused's lawyer," Adam uttered confidently.
Kiarra, Kesiah and Terrence agreed with Dave while Hannah and Vhiann agreed with Adam.
They decided to divide themselves into two teams according to their beliefs. Team A will be Adam, Hannah and Vhiann, Team B will be Dave, Kesiah, Terrence and Kiarra.
The Team A followed the lawyer of the accused murderer of his own wife. While Team B followed the opponent.
They worked and observed separately to know the truth. They became agents of both parties.
Attorney Vincent Galiego, the lawyer of the accused Mr. Leeven Jones, while Attorney George Nicdao, the lawyer of the Victim's Family, Franchesca Thames-Jones.
They took law together; they were best friends since childhood. Now, they didn't expect that they'll see each other like a professional enemy. They support each other in every case they handled. Every achievement of one another, they both never lose the cases they handled! This means that, one of them will win and one of them will lose. The question is, who's at the right position? Is the accused really the killer? Or there someone else. If that's the case no one will lose the cases. In fact, they'll help each other in the future if the accused Mr. Jones is not the murderer of his own wife.
One time, they met in a coffee shop and talked about the cases they handled now. Atty. Galiego and Atty. Nicdao decided to split for a while because of the unexpected case they handled.
They shake hands and said, "May the best man wins" bro! They both uttered with fighting spirit that they will do their best to win the cases they are handling now.
I know this is hard for the both us seeing each other not as partners but as opponents, Atty. Galiego uttered.
"We are both lawyers, we need to do our duties and responsibilities to win our client's case. We are still best friends after this. Don't you worry!" Atty. Nicdao assured his best friends that whoever wins they'll surely be happy to the success of one another.
"I strongly agree bro! You're really professional. Now, I am sure that these cases won't affect our friendship," Atty. Galiego replied.
While the two lawyers are talking, Adam and Hannah with their friends are listening very carefully. They looked at them seriously while talking to one another.
The lawyers are about to leave the coffee shop but Hannah and Adam with their friends offered to help them.
