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❛  concentrate .  ❜  laurie muttered as she tapped her pen against the page of her notebook .  ❛  come on , what’s the  monroe  doctrine  ?  ❜  she asked , looking towards him with raised brows as she waited  . chin resting in her hand as she did , small , amused smile on her lips .  that  usual  challenging  look  remained  in  her  eyes  . studying with the other didn’t happen very often , usually when a quiz came up - or something of that sort . when andy needed those few notes from the classes he had skipped . 

𝙸𝚃   𝚆𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳   𝙷𝙰𝚅𝙴   𝚃𝙰𝙺𝙴𝙽   𝚃𝚆𝙾   𝙼𝙸𝙽𝚄𝚃𝙴𝚂  ,      he   would   of   had   to   endure   a   mildly   uncomfortable   conversation   before   moving   on  .      oh   ,   how   he   dreamed   for   the   simple   mild   discomfort   of   sharing   too   much   of   anything   with   his   father   ,   back   in   a   world   where   his   words   didn’t   carry   as   much   weight   ,   where   the   wrong   phrasing   or   white   lie   didn’t   carry   the   key   to   his   future   jail   cell .      awkward   hands   flex   at   his   side    ,    knuckles   white   before   he   extends   his   fingers   .   repeating   motion   comforted   the   loud   ,   chaotic   stress   that   ricocheted   around   his   ribs  .       ❝  i   didn’t   think   you   could   help .  ❞       it   was   the   truth    ,    or   what   he   told   himself   enough   for   it   to   be   his   truth .

       he knows, he knows.   things took time, good or bad.  but this was a win. they should be CELEBRATING.   justice was found,  a woman bestowed her rightful justice.  RIGHTFUL.   lady justice was blind, and she chose her hand.  another win was always a good thing.  ❛ I KNOW, i know... but this is a win.  a well-earned win. it took time, but it happened.  we’re allowed to celebrate.  ❜  they should celebrate.  EVEN IF IT MEANS THEY JUST GET TO BREATHE.  𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚠𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚘𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝? that was the million dollar question.  ❛ you taught me that,  remember ? ❜