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I thought about writing in et all of this pent-up frustration down in words I finally rolled over at five aet any sleep like this I couldn’t turn my brain off

I slipped on a pair of running shoes and did so I hadn’t done since I

I headed out before the sun was fully in the sky The buildings glowed fro yellow The whiteness of the city soaked in everything the sun painted on it

It was gorgeous I took in a deep breath, crossing the sidewalk and jogging around the block I thought about what Greer said at dinner last night There was good to do in this world Looking at the enormity of what had been accomplished here, I felt inspired Compelled to embrace the enormity of what lied ahead And then I remembered Today I had my first students

Chapter Six

My heels echoed in the hall outside the lecture hall I took at least four deep breaths Public speaking wasn’t for everyone And it was one of the reasons I had opted out of trial law I didn’t like it

But I had convincedThat now seemed ludicrous faced with a class of fifty students

I was also on trial Everything I did was observed, recorded, and reported My residency at American depended onmethods It didn’t matter that it was an introductory class Soraduate level

I only had to get through one class at a tio over the syllabus and the schedule I could drill down into our first cases later in the week

“Professor Charles?”

I stopped at the door There were two students blocking e to hear ed at the front

“Yes?”

“We’re your ht green eyes and her hair was pulled away from her face

The guy beside her was slightly overweight and much taller than both of us

“Yeah I’ory”