Jury Duty
Happy Now?
The judge asked if we’d reached a verdict. I stood and said we had. I handed the clerk a form we’d filled out.
She read the verdict in an almost toneless voice. Probably she’d read hundreds of verdicts.
I didn’t know if I was supposed to sit, but I had to.
“We the jury find the defendant guilty…â€
The judge said a few words and set a date for sentencing. My heart sank. We’d done our duty as jurors, but there wasn’t much to be happy about. A good kid was likely going to prison.
I’d learned a long time ago that expecting to be happy all the time led to being less happy more of the time. As best I could, I accepted my sadness. A moment would come, sooner rather than later, to count my blessings and move on.
Today I might not be happy all day.
Jury Duty ? 2020 by Ken Montrose
Jury Duty is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.
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