Bartlett's Court: A Short Story

John protested against this. He was unable to prepare himself for what he knew was coming. Cedric’s voice vanished, a woman's scream echoed in the distance.

“Get your seatbelt on.” Rosie pointed over her right shoulder. “We’re about three hundred yards away. Then we take a left, and then it’s the third house on the right.”

After saying goodbye, Ernest drove home, “I am going to visit Mary. Since I have no family and she has none either. We could be good for each other.” He thought about Justin Anderson and hoped one day to be his friend. “That boy could be my reason for staying alive.” Being tired and thirst when he arrived home, he made a drink and sat on the sofa to enjoy it.

Lucy Coe: "My name is Lucy Coe. I am Miss Webber's teacher. I last spoke to her a few days ago and she was very excited about today. I was surprised when I didn't see her come in with the guard she mentioned would be here with her....a Mr. Ashbrook, I believe."

"Pearl kissed his lips. A spell was broken. The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a party, had developed all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor forever do battle with the world, but be a woman in

"He would come back some day; they couldn’t make him pay forever. But he wanted his child, and nothing was much good now, beside that fact. He wasn’t young any more, with a lot of nice thoughts and dreams to have by himself. He was absolutely sure Helen wouldn’t have wanted him to be so alone."

events of the last thirty minutes rushed into his rambunctious mind once again. John’s eyes widened

“ What you have here miss” He says while gripping the book out of Lucy’s hand. He closely examines the book, but before he could do anything else he gets interrupted by a hard lashed hit across his head. Out of nowhere came out a mysterious figure from the shadows. Quickly Lucy gets up while picking up her book and jumping back on her horse.

“Lucy would rather like to go out, as it was her first day in Florence, but, of course, she could not? go alone. Miss Bartlett could not allow this. Of course she would accompany Lucy everywhere. Oh, certainly not; Lucy would stop with her cousin. Oh, no!

Beth stepped closer and peered at Percy resting in his wrap. “Oh, what a little treasure.” She stroked Percy’s cheek and he cooed. Beth drew back her thick winter cloak and rested her hand on her belly, which Perceval failed to notice had swelled with pregnancy. “I’m expecting my own soon. Two months to go. I feel a little like a whale, but I am very excited.”

She pushed away from the door and followed, her stomach twisting with each step. Upon reaching the door, she knocked, feather light.

On March 30th, 2016 I attended the court room of Judge Collin Long, the Pulaski Associate Circuit Judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit Court. I was there from 9 am to 11am and then again from 1pm to 3pm. During the day in the courtroom I found that court is much like the military, 99% of the time it is extremely mundane and 1% of the time it is eventful.

John worked at his tie; truly despising black tie events. Seeing his lovely wife excited and dressed beautifully in a cocktail dress made tonight less of a burden, a pleasure even. By the expression on her face as she lifted long, curled locks of blonde hair off her slender neck, she very well knew the direction of her husband’s thoughts.

Our judicial system works hard every day to uphold the rule of law. Whether you are sitting in on a case, watching Court TV, watching legal based movies, or whatever it may be, you notice that there are different parties and people involved in the whole charade. There are different jobs within our court system that coincide with each other to keep our courts strong and orderly. These jobs include: judge, bailiff, stenographer, jury, clerk, and prosecuting attorney. These different jobs have specific duties that help the court system thrive.

Here, Lucy repeatedly tells Charlotte that she does not want her there, given that she partly caused this mess; Charlotte previously lied to Lucy by telling her that she had not told anyone when they were in Italy that she kissed George, but had told Miss Lavish, who had written about it in her book, which Cecil had not read aloud to Lucy, George, and Mr. Emerson. By omitting this from what she told Lucy, she shows once again she has been manipulative towards Lucy and shows little regard for her or her desires in the present, and once again is portrayed in a very negative light. Yet, in the passage, despite Lucy’s wish for Charlotte not to follow, she follow anyways in concern for Lucy; Charlotte does not know what George will do and is concerned for her cousin, following her in silent support. Also, during the confrontation, Charlotte partially grants Lucy’s wish, where she stays in the next room to allow her some of her own space and independence, and speaks none of her opinion in the presence of George, despite originally wanting to be the one confronting him given she did not want her cousin to be alone with him. Here, the reader is supposed to be conflicted in their feelings towards Charlotte, given that her biggest lie has been revealed and so far has hurt Lucy the most: yet Charlotte is shown to realize her mistake and she tries to make up for it by