For Good.
"may I help you?"a secretary questioned her, as Charity stood silently at the other end of the desk.
"yes,"she asnwered"I have an appointment with Ms.Campbell."
"alright, well she's in confrence right now."she explained."but if you'll take a seat she'll be with you in a few minutes tops."she smiled reassuringly.
"okay."she responded as she turned to sit.
The noises of many confrences could be heard in the law office, passionate arguments of sorts.Her eyes casually searched the room at the other people that sat and passerbys that came into the room.Some with expressions as hers, anxious and skeptical but they were still there.She was very cynical about the idea, what good could it do? she thought as she sat impatiently.She had purpose, she was doing this to ensure Daniel safety, this was her whole reason for comming back to Harmony in the first place; to make sure she was doing everything possible to keep him safe.And that was exactly what she intended on doing, no matter the costs.
"Charity Monroe." Renée Campbell, called out into the inert room as Charity stood and walked in.
"so, Mrs.Monroe what can I help you with?" the woman asked as she made a seat at her chair shifting through some papers.
"I'd like to... issue a divorce."
Harmony stood quietly this mourning as its residents went through their usual rituals to begin the day.The main streets were empty seeing as how early it was, yet the exception of a few passerby's crossing and walking down the abandon streets.A vendor setting up his, kiosque was not to far away as a car pulls up across the street.
"do you see him yet?"
"no, I have a feeling this might take all day."
"do you see anything Hank?"
"nope, everything looks pretty clear here too."he answered in a disspapointed tone.
"c'mon you son of a bitch!"Luis muttered silently, as he pensively watched the streets for their suspect.He turned off the ignition to the car as he continued to watch.
"I think I see him, he's comming you're way Miguel, are you ready?"Hank spoke into his mic, as he sat down at a close by bench, waiting vigil.
"I see him."he replied, as Miguel waited at his booth all three knowing that the suspect would always come to this spot, before he started his day.
Luis, and Hank waited as they watched him walk up to the stand and order his usual.Miguel was sure to make causall eye contact with his partners to make sure they were ready, as he foccused back on the man, he was his age with more of a scruffy appearance all being displayed by the way he handeling things as the three observed.
"nice day."Miguel started, as the man glared upon him.
"right,"he smiled"nice day," he repeated"thanks." he finished as he left.
"no problem." Miguel responded.
The man walked cautiosuly down the street making sure nothing particularly out of the ordinary.
"alright, on my count."Luis began, as he stepped out of the car and made his way across the street."one."
His eyes searched from left to right, he noticed nothing diffrent expect for some man stepping out of his car and making his way to his side of the street.Aswell, as another man sitting at a nearby bench, reading his news paper.He turned away from them both as he continued to walk.
"two."Luis wet on pulling out his gun, from his blazer pocket.
Miguel searched the streets one more time to make sure none of the civilians got caught in the middle of the scene, he pulled out his gun from back pocket as he slowly made his way out of the stand.
Luis paused, as he subtly signaled Hank."three."
Once more the man looked back at the three men, standing behind him the one at the vending machine was gone and the man walking to the other side of the street was suddenly close behind.He decided to quicken his pace figuring that, these three weren't normal civilians as he first suspected.He started to walk quicker only to be tripped by the man sitting at the benches "reading" his newspaper.He husseled him to the pavement.While resiting the man's rights, although for his certain case of thievery his repective rights were far and few between.
"how did the meeting go with the lawyer?"Jessica asked as she sat with Charity in the book caffée.
"as good as something like that could go, I guess."Charity asnwered, as she foccused on Jessica."why didn't you tell me about Kay and Miguel's baby?"
Jessica remained silent for a moment, she shrugged as she responded."I should've, but I didn't think you should know, not until you got here atleast."
Charity nodded, knowing that wasn't a good enough answer,however, thinking it was best to let it go."I had."she paused."I had that dream again."
Jessica looked up at her cousin."the same one you always have?"
"yeah."she responded, as she shook her head and faced Jessica once more"I know it's just a bad dream, but it's so vivid..."she laughed wryly."it almost seems as if, I've never left Jackson."
"well you have."her cousn reassured."have you told anyone else about this?"
"my mother knows I'm getting a divorce"Charity replied."that's all she needs to know right now."
"you aren't serious!"Jessica hissed."sometimes I wonder if you ever catch the gravity of this situation, you just can't deal with this on your own Charity, you need all the help you can get."
"no, I don't think you get the situation either Jessica the more people get involved the more danger I'll be putting everyone else in."Charity retorted."it's hard enough, having Daniel in the middle of this."
"how is holding up?"
"he hates it here."Charity laughed."he wants to be home, thing is we can't go home."
Night came, and Charity found herself home looking over the divorce settlement Renée had given her in her bed.Suddenly, the blatant noises from downstairs reached her as she arose from her bed, and rushed down the hallway passing where Daniel slept, and her mother's room.Making her way to where the noise was in the kitchen.The window seemed to have forcefully opened itself from the strong gusts of winds.
"I must have forgotten, to close the window."she spoke in the silence as she commenced to close the window.The sounds of footsteps echoed itself through out the house, they appeared hollow and familiar the sound of them began to highten, as Charity searched the room full of darkness.She shrugged the whole ordeal out of her mind, thinking her mind was most certainlly playing tricks with her.She made sure the window was all the way closed, as the footsteps became louder, she ignored them as she placed her hands on the counter and foccused outside.
She turned to the doorway, once more as the sounds of the footsteps picked up more volume.She let out a slight gasp as she smiled."Daniel, what are you doing up? it's late."she questioned the boy who stood silently at the entrence to the kitchen.
"I can't sleep."he huffed, as he leaned himself against the doorway."what about you, Mommy?"he questioned her thinking 'Mommies such as herself should be in bed' since grown-ups don't take naps or anything they need all the sleep they can get, maybe even more than kids.
"I--couldn't sleep either Danny."Charity started, as she walked towards him kneeling down at eye level."tell you what, why don't we go back upstairs and I'll read you..."
"Green Eggs & Ham." the small boys widened, as that was his favorite story of which he ordered Charity to read him, every night time and time again.
"no, I was thinking more like Sleeping Beauty."Charity teased as she playfully scruffed around with her son's hair.
"eww, Mommy that's a girl story."
"right."she laughed."now, go on get upstairs I'll be there in a minute." she told him, as he made his way back to her old room.
She couldn't help but take one last look at the kitchen before heading out.As she started to do such her phone began to ring."Hello?"
"hello yourself, stranger!"
"Theresa."Charity began.
"I'm surprised, you've actually remembered my name!"she began, a bit angered"why haven't you called me!?"
"I was going to--it was just that I had some things to work on first."
"um hum."she bgan once more."well all is forgiven, if you come to Momma's birthday party tomorow."
"ah, Theresa I don't know--"
"Charity please, I know my mother would love to see you and Daniel.Aswell as everyone else..."Charity remianed silent, as Theresa kept on with her persuasion."if this is all about Miguel---"
"no."Charity replied crisply."it's not about him...I'll be there."
"may I help you?"a secretary questioned her, as Charity stood silently at the other end of the desk.
"yes,"she asnwered"I have an appointment with Ms.Campbell."
"alright, well she's in confrence right now."she explained."but if you'll take a seat she'll be with you in a few minutes tops."she smiled reassuringly.
"okay."she responded as she turned to sit.
The noises of many confrences could be heard in the law office, passionate arguments of sorts.Her eyes casually searched the room at the other people that sat and passerbys that came into the room.Some with expressions as hers, anxious and skeptical but they were still there.She was very cynical about the idea, what good could it do? she thought as she sat impatiently.She had purpose, she was doing this to ensure Daniel safety, this was her whole reason for comming back to Harmony in the first place; to make sure she was doing everything possible to keep him safe.And that was exactly what she intended on doing, no matter the costs.
"Charity Monroe." Renée Campbell, called out into the inert room as Charity stood and walked in.
"so, Mrs.Monroe what can I help you with?" the woman asked as she made a seat at her chair shifting through some papers.
"I'd like to... issue a divorce."
Harmony stood quietly this mourning as its residents went through their usual rituals to begin the day.The main streets were empty seeing as how early it was, yet the exception of a few passerby's crossing and walking down the abandon streets.A vendor setting up his, kiosque was not to far away as a car pulls up across the street.
"do you see him yet?"
"no, I have a feeling this might take all day."
"do you see anything Hank?"
"nope, everything looks pretty clear here too."he answered in a disspapointed tone.
"c'mon you son of a bitch!"Luis muttered silently, as he pensively watched the streets for their suspect.He turned off the ignition to the car as he continued to watch.
"I think I see him, he's comming you're way Miguel, are you ready?"Hank spoke into his mic, as he sat down at a close by bench, waiting vigil.
"I see him."he replied, as Miguel waited at his booth all three knowing that the suspect would always come to this spot, before he started his day.
Luis, and Hank waited as they watched him walk up to the stand and order his usual.Miguel was sure to make causall eye contact with his partners to make sure they were ready, as he foccused back on the man, he was his age with more of a scruffy appearance all being displayed by the way he handeling things as the three observed.
"nice day."Miguel started, as the man glared upon him.
"right,"he smiled"nice day," he repeated"thanks." he finished as he left.
"no problem." Miguel responded.
The man walked cautiosuly down the street making sure nothing particularly out of the ordinary.
"alright, on my count."Luis began, as he stepped out of the car and made his way across the street."one."
His eyes searched from left to right, he noticed nothing diffrent expect for some man stepping out of his car and making his way to his side of the street.Aswell, as another man sitting at a nearby bench, reading his news paper.He turned away from them both as he continued to walk.
"two."Luis wet on pulling out his gun, from his blazer pocket.
Miguel searched the streets one more time to make sure none of the civilians got caught in the middle of the scene, he pulled out his gun from back pocket as he slowly made his way out of the stand.
Luis paused, as he subtly signaled Hank."three."
Once more the man looked back at the three men, standing behind him the one at the vending machine was gone and the man walking to the other side of the street was suddenly close behind.He decided to quicken his pace figuring that, these three weren't normal civilians as he first suspected.He started to walk quicker only to be tripped by the man sitting at the benches "reading" his newspaper.He husseled him to the pavement.While resiting the man's rights, although for his certain case of thievery his repective rights were far and few between.
"how did the meeting go with the lawyer?"Jessica asked as she sat with Charity in the book caffée.
"as good as something like that could go, I guess."Charity asnwered, as she foccused on Jessica."why didn't you tell me about Kay and Miguel's baby?"
Jessica remained silent for a moment, she shrugged as she responded."I should've, but I didn't think you should know, not until you got here atleast."
Charity nodded, knowing that wasn't a good enough answer,however, thinking it was best to let it go."I had."she paused."I had that dream again."
Jessica looked up at her cousin."the same one you always have?"
"yeah."she responded, as she shook her head and faced Jessica once more"I know it's just a bad dream, but it's so vivid..."she laughed wryly."it almost seems as if, I've never left Jackson."
"well you have."her cousn reassured."have you told anyone else about this?"
"my mother knows I'm getting a divorce"Charity replied."that's all she needs to know right now."
"you aren't serious!"Jessica hissed."sometimes I wonder if you ever catch the gravity of this situation, you just can't deal with this on your own Charity, you need all the help you can get."
"no, I don't think you get the situation either Jessica the more people get involved the more danger I'll be putting everyone else in."Charity retorted."it's hard enough, having Daniel in the middle of this."
"how is holding up?"
"he hates it here."Charity laughed."he wants to be home, thing is we can't go home."
Night came, and Charity found herself home looking over the divorce settlement Renée had given her in her bed.Suddenly, the blatant noises from downstairs reached her as she arose from her bed, and rushed down the hallway passing where Daniel slept, and her mother's room.Making her way to where the noise was in the kitchen.The window seemed to have forcefully opened itself from the strong gusts of winds.
"I must have forgotten, to close the window."she spoke in the silence as she commenced to close the window.The sounds of footsteps echoed itself through out the house, they appeared hollow and familiar the sound of them began to highten, as Charity searched the room full of darkness.She shrugged the whole ordeal out of her mind, thinking her mind was most certainlly playing tricks with her.She made sure the window was all the way closed, as the footsteps became louder, she ignored them as she placed her hands on the counter and foccused outside.
She turned to the doorway, once more as the sounds of the footsteps picked up more volume.She let out a slight gasp as she smiled."Daniel, what are you doing up? it's late."she questioned the boy who stood silently at the entrence to the kitchen.
"I can't sleep."he huffed, as he leaned himself against the doorway."what about you, Mommy?"he questioned her thinking 'Mommies such as herself should be in bed' since grown-ups don't take naps or anything they need all the sleep they can get, maybe even more than kids.
"I--couldn't sleep either Danny."Charity started, as she walked towards him kneeling down at eye level."tell you what, why don't we go back upstairs and I'll read you..."
"Green Eggs & Ham." the small boys widened, as that was his favorite story of which he ordered Charity to read him, every night time and time again.
"no, I was thinking more like Sleeping Beauty."Charity teased as she playfully scruffed around with her son's hair.
"eww, Mommy that's a girl story."
"right."she laughed."now, go on get upstairs I'll be there in a minute." she told him, as he made his way back to her old room.
She couldn't help but take one last look at the kitchen before heading out.As she started to do such her phone began to ring."Hello?"
"hello yourself, stranger!"
"Theresa."Charity began.
"I'm surprised, you've actually remembered my name!"she began, a bit angered"why haven't you called me!?"
"I was going to--it was just that I had some things to work on first."
"um hum."she bgan once more."well all is forgiven, if you come to Momma's birthday party tomorow."
"ah, Theresa I don't know--"
"Charity please, I know my mother would love to see you and Daniel.Aswell as everyone else..."Charity remianed silent, as Theresa kept on with her persuasion."if this is all about Miguel---"
"no."Charity replied crisply."it's not about him...I'll be there."