Chapter 14 - I Discharge Myself From The Hospital To Face Them In Court
Four days after the surgery, I insisted on signing my own medical discharge papers against Dr. Evans' initial recommendation.
“You are still healing from major abdominal surgery, young lady; you shouldn't be stepping foot in a courtroom,” Dr. Evans protested gently.
“I survived their cruelty, Dr. Evans; I can survive a courtroom,” I replied with quiet, unwavering determination.
Aunt Clara helped me dress in a sharp, tailored black wool suit that had belonged to my late mother.
As I walked out of the hospital lobby, a sea of reporters and camera crews parted to let me pass in absolute silence.
No one shouted intrusive questions; the public sympathy had swung entirely in favor of the abused donor daughter.
A sleek black town car waited at the curb, driven by Clara’s trusted family attorney, Mr. Sterling.
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We drove straight through the financial district toward the grand federal courthouse on Foley Square.
The towering stone columns of the courthouse loomed against the gray autumn sky like pillars of absolute justice.
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