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Chapter 3: Emily's First Day of Law School
Oceanside Apartments
Emily Blake's Bedroom
Ocean-view Drive
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
6:00 am
Beep! Beep!
"Argh! Okay, I'll wake up. Just give me five more minutes," Emily says as she hits the snooze button on the alarm clock and rolls out of bed.
Emily trudges into the bathroom and brushes her teeth and takes a long shower. Next, she puts on a fluffy sea-green robe and heads over to her closet.
"Hmm… What should I wear today?" Emily says aloud to herself.
"Well, I need to look sophisticated. What do law students wear, anyway?" Emily thinks.
"I don't know. What do those lawyers on television wear? They wear black suits, so I'll wear a black suit" Emily concludes as she rummages through her wardrobe for a black suit.
"Note to self: Buy a closet organizer. I can't seem to find anything," Emily thinks.
"One problem solved, 100 more to go," Emily thinks as she finally finds a wrinkled black suit.
Emily irons and puts on the suit. Next, she cooks and eats an omelet with buttered toast and drinks a cup of orange juice. Then, she grabs her black briefcase and purse and drives over to Chester University.
Chester University
Clayton Hampton School of Law
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
7:30 am
"Wow!" Emily thinks as she stares at the Clayton Hampton School of Law building.
The building is a brownstone building. A stone path with clumps of moss in its crevices leads up to the brownstone building. Furthermore, a row of pink petunias runs along each side of the stone path.
Emily carefully steps on the stone path and enters the school. She walks through the halls that are so quiet that she can hear the click of her high heels on the laminated hardwood bamboo floors.
Chester University
Clayton Hampton School of Law
Dr. Sutton's Class
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
7:45 am
When she finally finds her class, she takes a seat in the center of the room and looks around. The room contains one short table for the instructor and five long tables face the short table. 20 black swivel desk chairs sit behind each table. In addition, there is a white dry erase board along the wall behind the instructor's chair, complete with a dry eraser that has slits that fit red, green, orange, purple, blue, brown and black dry erase markers. Slowly, one by one, the students filter into the classroom.
Chester University
Clayton Hampton School of Law
Dr. Sutton's Class
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
8:00 am
"Good Morning, class!" Dr. Sutton, a 5'3" blonde-haired, blue-eyed woman in her early fifties, says as she places her briefcase on her table, takes off her jacket, folds it and places the folded jacket in her chair.
"I will pass out the roll sheet. Find your name and write your initials next to it. Then, pass it on to the next student. For those of you who did not print the syllabus from the online website for this class, you are in luck," Dr. Sutton says as she hears some chuckles.
"I printed the syllabus for you. Pick one up and hand it to the student next to you. If you do not receive a syllabus, you can print it from the online website for this class at your leisure," Dr. Sutton continues as she hands out the roll call sheet and syllabus.
"In addition, the textbook for this class is Everything Every Lawyer Should Know. It is a huge red book with gold tipped pages. It gives practical advice and includes various scenarios of cases that you may encounter as a lawyer. You should have already read the first chapter, but I'll give you one more day to read it. Be ready to discuss the first chapter tomorrow. You can read it, while you are waiting for the roll call sheet and syllabus," Dr. Sutton says and sits down in her chair.
Then, she pulls out the folder for one of her client's cases and reads her client's petition against a corporation that is polluting the waterways around his house, while she waits for the last student that signs the roll call sheet to hand the roll call sheet to her.
Chester University
Clayton Hampton School of Law
Dr. Sutton's class
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
8:30 am
A black-haired girl with black, almond-shaped eyes hands Dr. Sutton the roll call sheet.
"Raise your hand if you did not sign the roll call sheet," Dr. Sutton says.
Nobody raises their hand.
"Okay, now push the tables to the sides of the room and put your chairs in a circle," Dr. Sutton says.
The students follow her directions.
"Now that we are situated, I would like each student to tell us his or her name, something interesting about himself or herself, the reason why he or she chose to study law and why he or she came to Clayton Hampton School of Law instead of another law school. Let's start with the young lady on my right," Dr. Sutton says.
"My name is Amanda Clark. I like to cook and I collect stamps. I want to study law because I like to argue and I can back up my opinions. I am attending the Clayton Hampton School of Law because it is a top law school," Amanda says.
The next student, Gary Drew, says that he is attending law school because his father is a lawyer and that his father wants him to follow in his footsteps.
"Poor Gary," Emily thinks.
Finally, after a long line of students, it is Emily's turn.
"Hi! My name is Emily Blake. I like to dance and sing. I want to study law because I believe that the law can bring justice to people and make a difference in a person's life. For instance, the law can take a child away from a parent like in a divorce case or it can prove that a prisoner on death row is innocent. I am here at Clayton Hampton School of Law because it is a top law school," Emily says.
After everyone has finished, Dr. Sutton says, "I guess it is my turn now. As you know, my name is Dr. Sutton. I paint landscapes in my spare time. I am a lawyer because I like to advise people and I am here at this law school because I like how friendly everyone is here."
"Well, that's it for today's class. See you tomorrow," Dr. Sutton says as the class files out of the classroom.
"What a class! I like Dr. Sutton," Amanda Clark says to Emily.
"Yeah, I know, but I think her class is going to be hard," Emily says.
"I know. I heard that most students fail her class," Amanda says.
"I don't want to fail her class," Emily says.
"I agree. Hey, do you want to study together?" Amanda asks.
"Sure, but first let me read the first chapter of the textbook. I just bought it yesterday," Emily says.
"What class do you have next?" Amanda asks Emily.
"Legal Writing," Emily replies.
"Would you like to meet here after classes? We can go to Old Joe's Coffee-shop. It's right here on campus," Amanda says.
"Okay, I'll meet you here," Emily says.
"Bye," Amanda says and runs down the hallway towards her next class.
Chester University
Clayton Hampton School of Law
Dr. Brown's class
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
4:30 pm
"As many of you may have heard, this is a fun class," Dr. Brown says.
Many students laugh.
"In this class, you will get to shadow a lawyer and get a taste for what it takes to be a lawyer," Dr. Brown says.
"If you are lucky some of you may participate in a trial and see the inside of a court-room," Dr. Brown continues.
"To find out who you will shadow, pick a name out of this cup," Dr. Brown says as he hands a cup to one of the students.
When everyone has chosen a name, Dr. Brown dismisses the class.
Chester University
Old Joe's Coffee-shop
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
5:10 pm
"Hi, girls!" Amanda says as she grabs Emily's hand and drags her over to a group ofgirls who are sitting in a booth next to a window in Old Joe's Coffee-shop.
"It's about time you got here, Amanda. We have been waiting for hours," Julie Parker, a brunette graduate student of theatre who is wearing a sleeveless red summer dress, says.
"We have only been waiting for ten minutes, Julie," Ming Li, a 5'7" female Chinese medical school student who loves to play tennis in her spare time, says as she rolls her eyes.
"Sorry for being late, girls. I had to drag the new girl over here. Girls, this is Emily Blake," Amanda says.
"Emily, meet my friends. Julie is wearing the red summer dress. Ming corrected Julie about the time. Tasha Jennings is the 6'1" woman who is sitting next to Julie. The last girl is Melinda Halliwell," Amanda says.
Each girl shakes hands with Emily as Amanda introduces them. When Melinda shakes hands with Emily, her face turns ghost white as she is pulled into a premonition.
Premonition begins.
Emily is skipping along the street towards a brick building that has a sign that says Stacy's Dance School in pink letters. Before Emily pushes the revolving door to the dance school, a tall black hooded figure grabs her from behind, places a handkerchief that has been sprayed with sleeping gas over her mouth and shimmers away.
Premonition ends.
Melinda takes her hand away from Emily's hand, grabs her purse, and frantically looks for a notepad and pen. When she is unsuccessful, she dumps the contents of her purse onto the table and after five minutes sees the notepad and pen. She picks up the pen and quickly scribbles down the premonition before she forgets it. Then, she puts everything back into her purse, including the notepad and pen.
"Are you okay? Would you like some water?" Ming Li asks Melinda.
"No, thanks, I'm fine," Melinda says with a smile, but Emily knows something is wrong, but doesn't comment.
"Is there any place we can party?" Emily asks to take the other girls' attention off Melinda.
"Yeah, I think I could use a break every once in a while," Julie pipes up.
"Well, my mom owns a club called P3," Melinda says.
"Let's go there," Tasha says.
When do you want to go?" Melinda asks.
"Is September 16th okay with you?" Emily asks.
"Why September 16th?" Amanda asks.
"It is my birthday and some of my friends will be coming to San Francisco to celebrate with me. Maybe all of us can go then," Emily says.
"All in favor say Aye," Tasha says.
"Aye," all of the girls say.
"Then it is unanimous. We are going to P3 on September 16th," Tasha says.
Oceanside Apartments
Emily Blake's Bedroom
Ocean-view Drive
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
8:30 pm
Emily sits at her desk in her bedroom, trying to concentrate eon reading the first chapter of Everything Every Lawyer Should Know, but she can't seem to concentrate.
"What upset Melinda?" Emily asks herself over and over again.
"Maybe some music will help," Emily thinks as she turns on the radio.
She soon finds herself singing to the music instead of reading the chapter. So, she turns off the music and takes the phone book down from the refrigerator. Next, she turns to the page marked with H and skims over the names until she finds Halliwell. Then, she dials the number and waits for someone to answer the telephone.
Halliwell Manor
1329 Prescott Street
San Francisco, CA, USA
August 28, 2031
8:45 pm
Ring! Ring!
"Hi! This is Mrs. Halliwell-Wyatt speaking," Piper says.
"Hi, Mrs. Halliwell-Wyatt! May I speak to Melinda, please?" Emily asks.
"May I know who is speaking?" Piper asks.
"My name is Emily Blake. I met Melinda today at Old Joe's Coffee-shop," Emily says.
"One moment, please," Piper says.
Piper goes to Melinda's room.
"Sweetie, there's a call for you," Piper says.
"Who is it?" Melinda asks.
"Emily Blake," Piper replies.
"Okay, I'll take the call," Melinda says as she runs down the stairs and picks up the phone.
"Hi, Emily!" Melinda says.
"Hi, Melinda," Emily says.
"Call me Mel. Everyone does," Melinda says.
"Mel, what upset you when you shook hands with me at Old Joe's Coffee-shop? I need to know. It has been bothering me," Emily says.
"I can't tell you," Melinda says.
"Why not?" Emily asks.
"Emily, I need to discuss it with a few other people. All I can say for now is that you will find out someday, but not tonight," Melinda says.
"Okay, I can accept that," Emily says.
"See you on September 16th, Emily," Melinda says.
"Good night, Mel," Emily says and hangs up the phone.
After talking to Melinda, Emily reads and takes notes on the first chapter of Everything Every Lawyer Should Know for Dr. Sutton's class. Then, she places her books, notebooks and pens in her briefcase. While Emily puts her notebooks in the briefcase the little piece of paper that says which lawyer she must shadow slips out of one of the notebooks and falls to the floor. Curious, Emily picks up the piece of paper and opens it.
The note says:
Cole Turner
7834 Havendale Boulevard
San Francisco, CA, USA
Emily types the address into an internet search engine and quickly finds directions to Mr. Turner's office. She prints the directions and places the printed paper in a manila folder marked Dr. Brown's class. Next, she lays out another black suit for the following day's class and her meeting at Mr. Turner's office. Afterwards, she takes a shower, dresses into a soft pair of pajamas and snuggles under the covers. She falls asleep as soon as her head hits the pillow.