A few weeks passed by, and Danielle came home before Callie did. She knew that it was a day before her sister went against the bar, but she didn't care. Well, she didn't care until she got a call from Kim.
"Hello?"
"Hey, are you home?" Kim asked
"I'm home. Why, what's up?"
"I can't handle one of my cases. I don't know how to prosecute this sort of cases..."
"What sort of case is it?"
"It's a case in front of the BAR. You need to come in so you can look at it."
"Okay, I'll be there."
"You set me up so I have to prosecute my own sister?" Danielle screamed at Kim as soon as she saw Casey's name in the file.
"Hey, you said that you specialize in cases with the mentally ill" Kim said as she sat back down at her desk "Well, she's mentally ill isn't she?"
"You're doing this so I can see her suffer and realize that I made a mistake!"
"You did make a mistake-"
"No, she made the mistake! She's the one who didn't take her meds! And the last time I checked, you threatened to tell McCoy that she wasn't taking her meds if I didn't! So you can deal with the case, since you started this whole fucking mess!"
Danielle threw the file at Kim and stormed out of the office. The papers flew everywhere and Danielle slammed the door as Kim got up to pick up the documents. She wished that Danielle could stop being so stubborn.
"Are you going to Casey's court appearance in front of the BAR?" Callie asked.
Both of them were sitting on the couch. Callie was working on her case for her mentor, while Danielle was working on her own cases.
"You'd have to tie my arms together with rope and drag me there to show up. Oh, and I don't recommend doing that either" Danielle said as she looked at Callie.
"I think I might anyway. Let's see how easy it is to tie you up" she said with a smile.
"Oh shut up!"
"Danielle, she's your sister. You can't just pretend that you don't know her."
"You know, if I was undergoing ECT for my depression, I probably wouldn't remember her anyway."
"Your psychological jokes aren't funny."
"Your reaction to my joke isn't too great either, because you're close to smiling" Danielle noted "I know because your lips are curling near your cheeks, meaning that you want to smile."
"Whatever, that's not the point" Callie said "The point is that she's your sister, and you need to be there for her."
"Callie, every time I was ever there for her, she blew me off. I'm not dealing with her for the rest of my life."
"But-"
"I'm not continuing this conversation" Danielle said as she looked down "If you want to go tomorrow, go right ahead. But don't drag me into it."
Casey was sitting in her chair before her trial. She was nervous; she didn't want to lose her career for the rest of her life. What would she do after that? Was there anything after practicing law? No, definitely not.
Judge Donnelly walked into the courtroom with the rest of the lawyers who represented the BAR. When Donnelly sat down, she looked at Casey.
"Miss. Novak, please stand."
She stood and didn't lose her sight of Donnelly.
"Miss. Novak, the people who are represented in your case and myself believe that you are incapable of practicing law of any kind. Therefore, you are disbarred and can no longer practice law. Court is dismissed."
It didn't seem like Donnelly care that her words stung Casey. She started to cry as she saw everyone else move around her. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw Callie.
"Callie?"
"I'm so terribly sorry about what happened" Callie said sincerely. She wished that Danielle was here for her sister instead of caring about herself. Casey nodded and looked around.
"Danielle didn't come with you, did she?"
"I'm sorry about that too. Hey, do you want to go out for coffee or something?"
"No, but thank you for the offer" Casey said with a weak smile on her face "But if you see Danielle, can you tell her I'm sorry?"
"Yeah, I'll tell her. Good Luck Casey"
Callie turned away and started walking out of the courtroom. Casey wiped her tears away and looked at the courtroom. This was where she belonged, and now she had nothing to do with it.
Danielle had the day off that same day. She was playing the piano when Callie entered the apartment.
"Your sister was disbarred, not that you care anyway..."
Danielle ignored what her friend said as she only played the piano part of her song. She didn't feel like singing these days, only because it reminded her of Casey clapping in the living room a few months before. She wanted all of her memories of her sister to vanish, so Danielle believed that she was an only child.
Callie walked in and saw Danielle still playing the piano.
"Did you hear me?"
"What? I can't hear you! I'm playing my song!" Danielle shouted over her music.
"Isn't that Hallelujah by Wainwright?" Callie asked.
"Yeah, why?"
"Aren't you supposed to be singing it?"
"I can't sing-"
"You're a liar. I know you can sing, so why aren't you singing?" Callie asked as she walked towards the piano. Danielle stopped playing.
"I can't sing!"
"You are full of shit!" Callie snapped "You're only playing the song because if you sing it, you'll remember Casey!"
"Who?"
"If you keep this up, you and your precious piano will be out on the street" Callie snapped "Start giving a shit about your sister! Oh, and she said to tell you that she's sorry."
Danielle closed her eyes and started playing. She was in her own world, and not the real one when she played that piano.
