Me again, with a re-updated chapter 2! Hope you like this one, too. I won't talk again till chapter four.
Chapter 2- Patience
I waited, well, patiently. I had an appointment to meet, but my sister was running late, as usual. Sloth finally ran out and nodded. "Ready, Pat." Sloth was a normal-ish looking girl, but she was really sloppy about getting ready. She didn't wear makeup, which didn't matter much as she was pretty without it. Her auburn hair was usually in a ponytail, and her shirt was colored blue and loose and her jeans were the same color and fitted snugly. She wore sneakers and was waiting for her brother to get ready. She was 5'4" and her eyes were a deep purple. I was in a suit and had a briefcase in hand, but that's not what I normally wear. I am tall, at 5'11", and my eyes are a hazy grey. I am well kept and was at that moment in the car, starting the little Ford. It sputtered and Slo complained a little before I started it up and got it started off to the law case I had. As the car putted along, Sloth scuffed. '"Why are you take me?" I smiled. "Because you never do anything when I'm gone or do anything I ask, Sloth Needham." She huffed, crossing her arms and pouting. "I try…" I laughed, tapping her nose. "I know you do, honey."
At The Courthouse
"Your honor, I rest my case...this young woman should be imprisoned. She brutally murdered another woman to widow her husband and then married him, stealing his money and power." The woman defendant had tears streaming from her ice-blue eyes, affected profusely. She kept muttering, "I'm sorry...I'm sorry…" though to whom it was not clear. She was shaking in her seat. Her clothes were nice, a woman's suit on, a black skirt, and a black trench coat over her. The attorney for the defendant had no evidence that she hadn't, though she said that the husband had admitted she had hated his old wife, anyways, and this woman was much nicer. The judge frowned and looked towards the jury. "People of the jury, you may now make your decision." They all stood and headed out. The judge banged his gaval. "We will take a short recess as the jury makes a decision."
Outside of the courtroom, Sloth grinned happily. "That was awesome, Patience! You're sure to win this one!" On the other side was the woman crying still. She was being comforted by her husband, though to no avail, as it just seemed to make her cry harder. Sloth sighed. "Still...I feel bad for that woman...I'm surprised she hasn't pleaded insanity." I wrinkled my brow. "You're right...and she keeps saying something over and over…" Sloth nodded. "Yeah, it sounded like she was apologizing, but to whom?" I nodded, deep in thought. "Yes...whom, indeed." After a few minutes, I smiled. "For once, I think I'm wrong...and glad about it…" I walked over to the other attorney, and whispered something in her ear, and she seemed to perk up. Just then, a buzzer was sounded, letting everyone know that the jury has decided. Everyone gathered back in the courtroom, and the defendant's attorney stood. "Your Honor, People of the Jury, I have one final piece of evidence. I can prove she's innocent by the evidence in front of you: her. She has been apologizing to someone this entire time, but if she had done it without feeling, she would be calm now. Because of that, she can only be apologizing to one person, the one person she's been disappearing to see three times a day, the wife." The young woman looked up, wide-eyed, and nodded vigorously. She spoke for the first time since being in here. "S-she's i-i-in the close-closet upstairs, right b-by the attic…" The Judge frowned. "This will have to be checked...but for now, Envy Jacklyn Archer Hadaway is free to go." And then, woman smiled for the first time in a long, long while.