A Perfect Square by Vannetta Chapman

Author:Vannetta Chapman
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Fiction, Christian, General
ISBN: 0310330440
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2012-03-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

REUBEN HAD HEARD THAT PRISON was immensely tedious, that the hours stretched endlessly on, and that men cracked and spilled their secrets for no other reason than to be relieved of the boredom.

So far he’d yet to have an uninterrupted day.

“Lawyer’s here to see you, Mr. Fisher.” The pip-squeak of a girl who announced this did not look like she could be old enough to be out of the Englisch school system.

Reuben thought about arguing with her, then decided it wasn’t worth his effort. Easier to see Adalyn Landt then send her on her way. Probably quicker too. He rose from his bunk, allowed the young officer to cuff his hands, and walked down to the room set aside for attorney-prisoner meetings.

This was a different place than where he’d met Tobias. Smaller — nearly the size of Reuben’s cell, it was also quieter, and no one else was in the room with them.

Reuben looked up at the camera mounted in the corner of the ceiling as he walked through the doorway.

“They’ll record our images, but they can’t listen to what we say.”

Reuben shifted his feet uncomfortably.

“I understand you don’t like being photographed, Reuben, but by now you know that you’re being monitored constantly. It’s one of those rights you lost when you became a resident of Shipshewana Municipal Jail, and it will be worse when they transfer you to the county jail next Monday.”

“Is that what I’m paying you for now? To bring me gut news?”

“Your family is paying me to craft a defense.” Adalyn placed a large leather bag on the table between them. This one was a light tan color, and Reuben found himself wondering how many bags Adalyn owned. “Something we need to start working on today.”

Reuben sat in the chair across from her as she took out a tablet and pen.

She looked up to find him staring at her bag.

“Twelve hundred dollars. That’s what this one cost. Is that what you were wondering?”

“That’s a disgusting display of materialism, even for an Englischer.”

“Do you think so, Reuben?” Adalyn sat heavily on the chair, and the look that crossed her face reminded him again of his mother. It occurred to him that he should be careful angering this one. She looked as if she’d fought her share of battles.

“It’s not your place to be judging me though. Is it?” She twirled the pen once, twice, then three times. “I don’t usually justify my purchases to my clients, but in this case perhaps it will help us to move forward. The reason that I buy Louis Vuitton …” She tapped the LV monogram on the front of the bag. “The reason is because I appreciate the highest quality in craftsmanship. Louis lived in France in the eighteen hundreds. He became an apprentice to a layetier. Are you familiar with that word?”

“Ya. It means one who makes luggage or trunks.”

“By hand. Louis Vuitton crafted his merchandise by hand and sold it in small boutiques, and Louis Vuitton merchandise is still made by hand today.

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