Notes

Letters
[Year 2030, 29th June]
Cast: Lustin Boris

“Yawn!” Lustin said when he woke up.
Lustin was exhausted from the previous night. It was crazy that Lustin went to a party and got a bit drunk. He quickly jumped from his bed to look out of the window. He saw a beautiful scenery and he thought it was so dazzling.
Lustin looked up in the sky, realising that the sun was up and said, “It’s about 11 o’clock already.”
Yes, Lustin could know the time just by looking at the sun. He walked out of his room.

It was a beautiful day, as the trees blew in the breezy wind, and people were having fun downstairs playing badminton, not to mention the birds chirping as melodiously as the lark’s song. Everywhere was so lively. Meanwhile, Lustin was just brushing his teeth, doing his dump, and getting ready. He was so far unemployed and needed a job as soon as possible. He would need enough money for rent, food etc. or he would probably need to go out as a beggar.

The scenery was just so beautiful, and Lustin needed to get the freshest air possible, so he decided to go for a walk in the nearby community park, or he could go for a run in the heritage trail. Just when he was about to go out, something caught his eye – the mailbox.
He thought, “Hey… Maybe my application letter for my job got here… What should I do?”
After a long thought, he decided to go for a walk first as he could not miss the opportunity for the scenery.

The door creaked open and Lustin walked in. He was all panting, and sweating. His shirt was drenched wet as if he went to the waterpark with his shirt on. Lustin changed and then threw himself on the sofa. He was just scanning through his letters when something changed his world. There was an interesting envelope in one of his mails. It’s said that it was from Sandford University.

“Oh my god! Did I get accepted to Sandford Uni? Or is it just some cash prize because I joined their competition?” Lustin thought.
Millions of questions were running through his mind. He decided to read the letter. What he saw was not what he expected at all.

“Dear Lustin,
I am the principal of Sandford University, and I will accept your job application. You can finally become the Math teacher you wanted to be honey! I am sure you are overjoyed. Meet you at the university next month, 27th Oct, at 7 am. I am sure you can teach well. You will get paid $200 every month. See you there!

Please sign:
_________ (Lustin Boris)

From,
Bella Boris.”

“Oh my god!” Lustin was just dumbfounded.
He signed and clicked a photo of it, but everything was freaking him out. It started feeling like an earthquake was happening. He fell on the sofa and soon after Lustin was fast asleep.

Mothers Be Like
[Year 2030, 29th June]
Cast: Lustin Boris

“What just happened?” Lustin looked down at the mail and knew that he just fell asleep and woke up.
“Where’s my phone?” Lustin said rolling his eyes.
He started looking at every nook and cranny, but still couldn’t find it. Then, my eyes shined at the object Lustin was looking for. He quickly grabbed it, as if it was a gun that a murderer was about to catch.

“Siri, is Sandford University’s principal someone called ‘Bella Boris’?” I said out loud to Siri.
Lustin was investigating a bit, just to see if this was from the university.
“According to Google, Bella Boris is Sandford University’s principal. She’s only 37 and has only one child, which is unknown as she won’t tell information.” Siri replied to me.

It looks like that mail was sent by the actual university. Lustin read the mail again, and saw two words that messed with his mind, “Bella Boris.” A light bulb went off inside his head. “Boris” was Lustin’s surname, and Bella also had the same surname. What if she’s my mothe- Nope! I can’t go straight into conclusion…

Lustin thought he did not have a family, but maybe he was dead wrong. Why would she use “honey” in her letter? That was absurd. Maybe she was my biological mother. Lustin knew she did have one child, but it is “unknown.” That could be me. She might be hiding something!

There was only one way to find out. Birth certificate. Sadly, Lustin couldn’t find it at all. The next best thing for him to do was to continue finding. Afterwards, he found his passport and a notebook. He looked through my passport as he wanted to find out his birthday. It was 27th Oct 2011, the day that was written in that letter! But it could be a coincidence. Next up, Lustin opened the dusty notebook I found. And I realised something.

It was a diary. Oh my god! It was Lustin’s parents’ diary. He was sure that the diary would have names of his parents. He looked through, and there was only one page written in ink. It was an absurd story.

“Dear Diary,
I am crying like crazy right now. I think my Ignotus is dead. I checked his pulse after he collapsed, and I couldn’t feel no shit. I was freaking out so crazily, I could have died to with him. We would live a happy life hopefully in Heaven. Sadly, that never happened. I lost my husband today. Please help me! I beg you. God, why did you do this to my son’s father……

B---- Boris”

It was written in the same handwriting as Bella! Lustin was closer to finding out the truth, but just thought Bella was his mother. Just then, a message popped on Instagram, titled ‘BREAKING NEWS.’
Lustin read more about it and found out that Bella Boris’ son, himself, is on the search. An FBI account posted all the details. Lustin was scared stiff but looks like Bella is my mother. Why was the FBI searching for an innocent child like him?

Inmates
[Year 2030, 1st July]
Cast: Lustin Boris and Agent Smith

“The worst day!” Lustin screamed.
Literally, Lustin got drunk again, collapsed and then woke up. Afterwards, he vomited after thinking about the thoughts of the FBI finding me. Worst of all, the FBI account literally said, “We are closer to finding Lustin then ever!”

“What the heck? Do they have a bug in here or a tracker?” Lustin thought.
Lustin couldn’t finish the thoughts when there was a knock on the door. His legs started to turn into jelly so much so he could not move.
Lustin already knew that opening that door wouldn’t go so well, but when he heard the dreaded voice of the man behind that door, “FBI! FBI! Open or I might have CIA come here!”

CIA? That was crazy. Lustin took his guts feeling, hesitantly opening the door, and the agent greeted me.
“Hello! I am Agent Smith, an undercover agent; I am sure you are Lustin Boris?”
Lustin tried to play it off, but it was the FBI they were talking about, so he replied, “Yes…”

Agent Smith continued, saying that he got a report about Lustin holding his family hostage, keeping them somewhere unknown. When he looked in the house, seeing that there were no one there, he at once thought that the report was right. Lustin explained that no one lived with him.

Agent Smith didn’t care, nonchalantly saying, “Look, if you want to take this up with the court, do that. Though, you are still a young adult, and your net worth of $2000 isn’t going to take you far. Hopefully you have a job…”
“Oh my god!” Lustin spoke.
“What is wrong with people now a days?” Lustin thought.

Agent Smith put a pair of handcuffs over Lustin. He knew that this was the end. Still, questions and thoughts were running through his head. Was that his father, concluding that the diary was fake? My mother did write that…. Lustin just fainted with my hands at the back covered in handcuffs.
Lustin woke up the next day, finding out that he was in prison! Great!

Prison Duty
[Year 2030, 4th July – 1st August]
Cast: Lustin Boris, Agent Smith, Prisoners, and Guards. (Lustin written as ‘I’)

Today was my country’s Independence Day, on 4th July. The last two days, I was in prison for “holding my family hostage.” I knew that someone was planning a trick on me, as if I was Ukraine and Russia was bombing me 8 years ago. I was disheartened, and sad, as I couldn’t celebrate USA’s Independence Day.

What is it like in prison, you might ask? It is crazy! Obviously, it is not normal for a young adult like me to go in prison. I am only 18, by the way. And for some reason, I was doing all the work, like I was a slave, or someone picked on by a bully. I was doing all the manual labour, obviously wasn’t ripped, and was tiny compared to the others.

Here’s what I need to do.
“Everyone needs to wake up at 0 600 hours and make their bunk bed” the prison guard said when woke up in prison on the 2nd of July.
“Afterwards, we have boxing matches at 0 800 hours, for your fitness, and lunch at 1100 hours. There’s no breakfast going to be served as Lustin is going to make it for you at 0 700 hours,” the prison guard continued.
All the prisoners’ faces turned to me, and there were some mischievous faces, others were looking like they were worried for me. My jaw dropped when I heard that. Me making breakfast for everyone? That was crazy! But I had to do it or face solitary confinement even though I just turned an adult a year ago.
So yesterday (3rd July) , my duty started. I did break the first rule, as I woke up at 5am instead of 6am, but I woke up earlier, so I thought that that wasn’t a problem. But obviously, I was dead wrong. I was a prison for god’s sake! They must take rules seriously!

The time flew by, and it was quickly 7am. I ran like the Flash, into the prison’s kitchen. Smelling the nasty smell, I ghosted and was about to puke. No wonder no one liked this job, recalling all the nasty faces the prisoners made when the guard said “breakfast.” I was thinking of making Eggs and Bacon when I found only an expired loaf of bread and moulded cheese in the refrigerator.
“I wasn’t going to eat that!” I said making a face.
But I had to, this was prison. Not going to lie, Agent Smith was probably kinder than everyone here. I took the bread which was like rock and was freezing, and the cheese. There were no pans, cookers, pots, not even a microwave for me to warm this up. So, I just put the cheese on the breads. Voila! The worst breakfast served.

I had just realised that the prisoners were watching me “make” the breakfast. None of them looked sad, probably because that they ate this all the time.
Some new prisoner complained, “Where’s the milk or the drink?”, still gaging as the kitchen was smelly again.
I wanted to be mad but put my act together. I grabbed a glass, for everyone. I wanted to give them tap water, as there was no milk. When I opened the tap, I practically fainted, seeing brownish water coming out. I vomited like a volcano erupting with molten lava.

I felt pity for everyone, even the guards. I thought they also ate the same thing. But they were having a buffet. How do I know? They have the buffet outside the smelly kitchen, just to show-off! All the prisoners had saliva dripping out of their mouth, craving that buffet.

Just then, the new prisoner stepped up who complained about the milk. His name was Juan, and he was ripped with an 8-packs, with triceps and biceps all bulging with muscles. He was like the Incredible Hulk. His chest was full of tattoos, one depicting a knife, and another, a sword, and guns, bows and cannons, tanks, and riffles, all about weapons!
He walked up to me, clenching his teeth and fist saying, “It is almost 8o’clock, I will make sure you will run out screaming like a girl from the arena in the boxing match.”
Indeed, I was going to fight him. New prisoners had to fight new prisoners. Some stupid policy. Just then, a bigger buffed up prisoner walked up to Juan, saying, “You better watch out….”
He was gay, loving two men he found on the internet, “Richard Rich and Drake Harris.” I then found out Drake Harris was himself. He found himself on the internet and loved himself without knowing. “Look Lustin, it’s alright, I am buff, and I am sure you are smart, we are going to be best friends forever,” he said.
Luckily, Drake was my inmate, not Juan. He said that he will train me in the free time of 1200 – 1400 hours. I didn’t know lunch was one hour.

It was time for boxing. Juan won all the time. But when Drake challenged Juan, he won. Everyone boxed. The winner of new timer was Juan. The winner of the 1-month stayed was Mitsuki, a girl. She was quite strong for her age. The winner of half-year stayed was Sally, as she could magically heal herself, changing the code of her body, so she would never lose. Bizarre enough, no one suspected and thought it was perfectly normal for healing. I could have done that as I was good at hacking! And for the 10years staying, it was Drake.

I was sad and heartbroken when I found out Drake stayed in prison for 10 years. It was lunch, and we ate dog food. I just vomited at once in the toilet, so nobody could see me. I just slept for the remaining time.

Finally, it was free time. We trained in our cell and talked. For some reason, Drake was also arrested for “holding his family hostage.” I was shocked, and replied, “Looks like we have a lot in common.”

It was a new month, and the prison guard came to me, saying that someone bailed me out. I was excited but looking at Drake, I became sad again. We exchanged phone numbers anyways, because I was sure that you could use your phone in free time. I walked out, seeing that Agent Smith was there, I hugged him, and said, “Hi father!”
Ignotus was taken aback, replying with a smile, then questioning me, “How did you find that out?”
I explained. I find out on Googly, the programme I made, and found out that Ignotus wasn’t dead, and was rich, so he bailed me out. He was appalled when he heard what I had to say.
I asked, “Can you bail Drake out as well?”
He replied, “Maybe, but next time. Prisons are a scam. Not even one month in prison, and bail is $15000.” I was shocked, as $15000 was a lot.
When we got home, he then explained something important, and I broke down into tears.

Truthful or Liars?
[Year 2030, 1st August]
Cast: Lustin Boris, Ignotus Boris

What he explained to me was heart-breaking.

He explained, “You figured it out son, I am your father.”
He had tears coming out of his eyes, and continued, “I was the one that acted like Agent ‘Smith’ and made the fake FBI account to direct message you on Instagram. It might not seem like a big deal, but that is impersonation. It is a big offence; federal I should say to impersonate the FBI to post ‘fake’ news. I might be going to jail, and we will part ways for a long time.”
He stopped, looking at me eye to eye. I was shocked, my mouth still shaped like an ‘o’. How could he do this if he knew it was a federal offence? I stared at him condescendingly, but deep down I knew that he had a valid reason.
He continued, “Anyways, your ‘mother’ is looking for you. She is a very dangerous woman, or should I say her wife. Your birth mother wasn’t Bella, it was Beauty. She was indeed beautiful, and I would have loved her until the end of my life, but her life went first.”
Ignotus was having trouble to speak.
“I knew when she was gone, I needed to find a new partner, without realising the consequences, the damages, and a lot more. Your mom died in a car accident when you were 2. When you were 3, I found Bella. She was wonderful, cheerful, and bubbly when I first met her.”
He walked into his room, now looking at Bella’s face on the portrait hanging in his room. He broke down in tears.
“I knew this was going to be the perfect life for all of us. But one day, she met a man that was even richer than I was, having a net worth of $5 million dollars. In comparison, I was much useless now. She then adopted the style of Daniel (her new partner), being an evil person of course. She then left me.”

He finished. Then scribbled on the big whiteboard we had at home with a bloody red marker.
He wrote:
Daniel Bofio Mace  Mafia Bloodience

I was shattered. Bella married a Mafia. I was ultimately scared as I knew that Bella had a lot of power over the Boris family.
Ignotus just said, “I think they know where we are, they could have tracked my FBI account, or there might be a bug (tracker) in here. She also wrote a fake article in our diary and took your birth certificate, sorry. Luckily, I had an extra, but I hid it somewhere very secure.”

No wonder there was a war across the world, because of both. The wars were in Australasia (Australia / Oceania) between all the island countries. Tuvalu and Palau were already knocked down by Russia (where Bella currently lives in with Daniel) Micronesia is next biggest target. Luckily, Bougainville is still alright because of Papua New Guinea. (Bougainville will gain independence in 2027)

All of this was hard to digest. I was still shocked, dumbfounded, gobsmacked, all the emotions coming and going at the same time.

The next day, “It’s time to show you something,” Dad said.
Minutes later, “Did my father- Oh no- HELP!“

A Delivery for Ignotus
[Year 2030, 2nd August]
Cast: Lustin & Ignotus Boris

I woke up, and flashbacks were coming from yesterday learning about everything. The doorbell rang then.
“Ding!” it rang.
I went outside, grasping the keys from the counter and opening the door and the gate. I saw a suspicious-looking package out the front door and on the stairs of our house. I didn’t open it.

My dad came outside to see the commotion and what was happening.
“Oh! That’s probably my surprise gift I ordered for you, son! Open it.”

Still though, I didn’t do it!
My dad saw me not wanting to do it, so he reluctantly did it himself. I knew that he didn’t want himself to open it, since it was my gift. He teared open the box like a bodybuilder. There it was another smaller package. Ignotus asked me to at least open the package, but I shook my head, as it was too suspicious. He looked at me while opening the package, not realising that there was a knife in there.

“Ow! Ow! Ow!” my dad shrieked like he was in Hell.
He felt a twinge of pain in his hand, and I could feel that my dad’s pain felt like a sword stabbing his back. I had a pang of guilt for not opening the package myself. I didn’t want my father to get hurt. He was too important. If he passes, I must pass with him, or not I will be heartbroken.

I thought of him being bedridden after this. Even though, he hasn’t passed, I was still feeling like that happened. I was thinking about this all day now. I had a feeling that he might pass very soon.

My father said like an old man, trembling, “Son… It’s alright. You shall have an amazing life…”
Without finishing, my father collapsed on the floor and passed out. I had seizures and passed out all the time but his looked more serious than mine. And I don’t think he had a seizure.
I called ‘9-1-1’ the ambulance number in USA.
“Hi! What’s up? How’s your day? I hope you are fine. Slay!” said the millennial that replied to my help.
“WTF! I have an emergency! That’s why I called this number.” I replied panting. She was not helping.
“Yes. What’s your emergency? Is your wife cheating on you? Huh?” she replied hurriedly as if police were behind her about to arrest.
“Ummm… NO!! I don’t have a wife!”
“Well then, hurry up!”
“My fathers fainted…… I think…...”
“I think that’s a personal problem for you two! Come when you have relationship issues. My services are at +1 6942 05489!”

She then hung up. Who decided to hire her? I still realised that my dad was laying on the floor, almost falling into a coma. I called the number again.

Surprise, surprise. It was that same “gurl.” I was fuming mad and going crazy, spinning around, like an out-of-control carousel destroying its path, like a demon of course. I hung up and called. Finally, another person.

“My father’s collapsed!” I shouted in agony.
“Welcome to USA’s fire department. Sorry ambulance department?” said the man that was annoying me from the start.
“Thanks! My father’s dying!” I said hoping ‘dying’ will alert the man.
“Hello. What’s the emergency?” he replied nonchalantly.
“Was he an idiot? Or was he purposely doing this? What happened to humanity?” I thought.
I replied, repeating what I said at the start, “My father’s dying!”
“I am sorry. I can’t hear you.” he said.
Meanwhile, the lunch bell rang at the opposite side of the line.
My phone played the voice mail, “I am sorry, we are eating lunch right now. The waiting time is about one hour fifteen minutes. Please listen to our premium quality sitting music while waiting for us. Thank you!”

USA was really broken. There was nothing I could do. The closest hospital was miles away. I didn’t have a car, and taking a taxi would still take a lot of time and money (considering that my father fainted, it was best for him to lie down at home, then sit up in the taxi for a long time)

I lay him down in his bed, still couldn’t imagine what was happening to him. I found out from Googly that the poison caused him to be collapsed. I went into the package seeing a note.

Dear Lustin / Ignotus,

I might have sent a knife with serpent poison in this package. I know both of you are very clumsy so one of you must have gotten hurt. Prove me wrong. HAHA! I wish you could. I don’t think you(r dad) can heal in only 1½ months as its poison spread throughout your (father’s) body. Oh yah, about that Sandford University interview, it’s for custody of you. In all my power, I will take you from your father which I am suing and willing to take every single penny from him and you. He did not give me the lifestyle I wanted. Even better if he is prosecuted. The trial will be on your birthday. It will be one you can’t forget, I am sure. Since someone is hurt, they won’t come. If your father’s hurt, you probably will take care of him instead, and vice versa. Maybe you would leave your father, I have no idea. But anyways, meat you at 7am, like the first letter I sent you.
.
PS: *Wish Ignotus good luck from me. I will have Daniel. You will lose and face miserably, either in prison, or prosecution. I might even kill him myself.

Cheers,
Bella “Boris” (Bella Bofio Mace)


I wished we read that before my father touched the knife. How could Bella be so evil? Of course, Daniel! My father described her as cheerful and bubbly, but now that wasn’t the case. But now, she is taking it too far, trying to kill! At least a little needle, not a knife with serpent poison. She had lost her mind. I need to learn a few things about medication and nursing to help my father. I will stand by his side, always.
***
“The HELL Dad!” I spoke.

A Drug Addict in My House
[Year 2030, October 25th ]
Cast: Lustin & Ignotus Boris.

It was 2 days before the trial, and I had no idea what to do. I couldn’t get a lawyer, just like my dad (Agent Smith) said, and he already knew that $2000 couldn’t take us that far. The trial was over the custody of me, and I wanted my father, not my evil stepmother.

I tried to find a lawyer, who wouldn’t insist on money, but there were none. All needed a salary. Even the attorneys wanted as much a $5000 just for a thief case. Money is not important!! My father couldn’t use his money, as my mother had control over that for the whole year until I turned 19, which was in two days.

I even searched on Googly, my own program. But the least offer I could find was $2100. You might think, how was I so broke? Well, it was my father. He transferred almost all my money ($118000) to a different bank account. Yes, I was very successful, having a fifth of a million dollars. I couldn’t use that money as my mother was controlling it like I said earlier. No wonder Agent Smith knew by bank account details, I feared him, thinking that he was a hacker.

Speaking of which, I don’t even have $2000 anymore. I used it to cure my father. He went into a surgery because I didn’t want him to take Painkillers. Sadly, the surgery wasn’t successful even though there was a 96% chance. And the medical industry sucks --- they won’t refund the money back.

My father has been taking painkillers now, and he is now addicted to them. Bella will easily get custody of me as the judge won’t think is suitable for an 18-year-old (or 19 in two days) to be next to a drug addict. Obviously, my father took them because the doctors said that that was the only other choice, or to be bedridden. I wanted him to be bedridden, but he just didn’t care about my words. So, he started taking those.

It wasn’t good, he is now taking 4 pills every day when the maximum is 1! He is taking 4x more and that is not good for his health. He has recovered already, but he hasn’t quit taking painkillers. I keep telling him not to take them, but he just assumes he is deaf and can’t listen to me at all. Every time I see him, I just asked him to go to hell, as he will be better there. But he must die first, which I don’t want that to happen. But if he wants to live a good life, he must quit. There’s nothing I could do, only a miracle could help.

It’s been crazy here. Ignotus hasn’t been well, he has recovered from the serpent poison quite fast, but his quitting will never happen. He has always listened to me, but now he doesn’t. We have lost connection, and I don’t feel like we are related anymore. All the good times we had were fading away, as the dark was coming.

Bella already knew about this when I realised, she was the one that recommended that hospital. She probably told the doctors all about her scheme.

There will be no light at the end of the tunnel, as the tunnel will be infinitely long. Hopefully, something will happen, but nothing can defeat darkness except light. There won’t be light, only if we get a lawyer AND Ignotus stops taking pills. It will never happen.

The Worst Trial on my Birthday
[Year 2030, October 27th]
Cast: Lustin & Ignotus Boris, Bella & Daniel Bofio Mace.

The day has come, my birthday and the trial. Most people will have fun on their birthdays, get treats, enjoy their families, and have a wonderful experience. But mine was going to be the opposite. I won’t get treats, will disregard my family, and have a terrible experience. It was not going to be a pleasant birthday.

My dad still hasn’t stopped getting painkillers. It felt like his pain was increasing and killing him instead of healing him. He was addicted to it, unfortunately.

***
I walked into the supreme court with Dad. Bella was already there. I was surprised to see that Daniel wasn’t there and I was sure Bella was shocked to see my dad and me as she looked annoyed.
“Well! Here you go…” she said.
She handed me another letter. I was sure she didn’t want to say it out loud.

How is your dad still alive? I obviously recommended him to that hospital and asked Daniel to “prescript” him with painkillers (He was the fake doctor). And know I have the money, but to get it, you will have to win the case which you will not. Daniel is not here now, as he is too busy and has other things to address. Look, you will never win this case. It is so easy to bribe a judge with my technology. I hack accounts for a living. Say that to the judge but will she/he believe you as you will not have evidence. I do not think so… Look, have fun when both of you are in jail and get prosecuted. I am overly excited today. I am sure you are as well; I mean it is your birthday! Have fun a little. Say your last goodbyes because I will take you away from him. Do not worry though, Juan is going to be his inmate beating him up.
Wish you some luck ha-ha.

From your soon-to-be mother.

My ill father looked at it as well, and his jaw dropped.
“WTF?” he said.
“Daniel was the one who told me to take it?” he thought carefully.

Just then, the bailiff sounded out, “Please rise up for the Judge Barry!”
We all rose, but my father was having trouble standing. When the bailiff saw this, he at once asked us to sit down. The case had started. Barry was sometimes nonchalantly, but sometimes looked serious, glaring at us.

He had a weird pale look on his face. He looked like a wart dog, but he was not an unfair judge. In fact, he was said to be one of the best judges, which surprised me. We got the “best judge” for our case. But of course, you cannot just rule in favour because you like them and have sympathy.

The judge addressed Bella first, the hatred mother. Bella’s lawyer said confidently, and she smirked at my dad. The lawyer said that Ignotus was lazy that her client left him because of that. Bella interrupted him, saying that my dad was addicted to painkillers.

Underneath my calmed appearance, I was fuming mad. I could blow that lady up if I were a dragon. Of course, I wasn’t. She left him before he got addicted! Years ago, in fact. Looks like she had a plan for over 5 years, or even more.

It was my turn, and I stood up. Barry asked if I wanted the free attorney the supreme court gives. I turned it down, as I found a lawyer just in time. For some reason, he wasn’t here yet.
I said, “She is a liar, don’t believe anything she says. My father got addicted only a month ago, not years ago. My mother broke up with him when I was a little kid!”
Barry sucked up all the information. I looked at his face staring at Ignotus. I was a little scared as the “serious” Barry had come. Just then, he laughed out loud.

I was shocked. Did he think that this was a funny joke? His humour had suddenly changed.
He replied with a grin, “I am sorry. But you don’t have evidence. I would love to gather a quick solution, but I will give you a chance. The court is adjourned. Come back tomorrow at the same time.”

Bella laughed hysterically. She shooed the lawyer away.