Rachel
"Are you okay?" Kate, one of the other lawyers in the firm asks, and I can see true concern in her face. I have no idea why she feels the need to ask, but I guess my emotions have to be on display on my face.
"Hi, yeah, don't worry. I have a new case that is really bothering me," I answer.
"An abused wife trying to get away from her husband? Or is a kid this time?" she knows that kind of cases bother me, and it's the kind of work I usually take. They often accuse me of being a masochist, taking on jobs that affect me so much, but if I don't do it, then who will?
"Worst, it's for a friend. Can you believe that her husband walked in on her being r***d and decided she must have been cheating on him and left?" I can't get that out of my head. It's not the kind of reaction I would ha
