The Advocate (The Advocate Series) by Teresa Burrell

Author:Teresa Burrell [Burrell, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Legal Suspense
Publisher: Silent Thunder Publishing
Published: 2012-05-28T16:00:00+00:00

20

After Sabre met with Bob at Clara’s Kitchen for their usual Thursday morning tête-à-tête, she went to court, completed her morning calendar, and afterwards, drove to see Alexis at Jordan Receiving Home. She hadn’t seen her since the incident with the bat. Alexis smiled when she saw Sabre and greeted her with her usual, “Good afternoon, Miss Sabre.”

“Hello, Alexis. You look lovely, as usual.” Alexis always looked so tidy and well dressed, though the Jordan staff told her Alexis was quite the little athlete. When she played, she played hard and got as dirty as the rest of them, but she always insisted on appearing “proper” when she “received visitors.”

Alexis appeared to be happy to see Sabre. Although she started right in with her chatter about the staff members and the other children, she acted a little more subdued than usual. Sabre put her arm around her; the little girl felt fragile. “I’m so sorry about the incident at my office with the bat. But you know what?”

“What?”

“You were so brave. I’m so proud of you. Who knows how long I would’ve lain there before someone found me, if you hadn’t taken charge and called for the help I needed.” She gave Alexis a little squeeze. She felt Alexis stand up a little taller, and watched her face light up.

“Thank you,” Alexis said. With a devilish little smirk she added, “Does this mean you’re not mad at me anymore for leaving Jordan without permission?”

“Of course I’m not mad at you. You just scared me because you could’ve been hurt. There are lots of scary things out there.”

“I know,” Alexis responded.

“Please promise me you’ll never do it again. Okay?”

“Okay. Next time I’ll call you and you can come pick me up,” she said with confidence.

“Deal,” Sabre said, reaching her hand out. Alexis took it in hers and shook on it.

Alexis’ mood seemed to lighten and her exuberance returned as they continued with their visit. She reported all of the Jordan Receiving Home gossip. She knew about every staff member and each and every minor in the Home, what they did and didn’t do, down to the smallest detail.

Sabre visited with her for awhile before she broached the subject of her mother’s disappearance. “Alexis, I need to ask you some things that may be painful for you, but I really need to know. Do you think you can help me?”

“Probably.”

“Do you remember the day your mom disappeared?”

“Nope,” she said quickly. Then she added, “I just remember she used to play with me and read to me a lot. And then one day she wasn’t there anymore.”

Alexis looked so sad. Maybe she didn’t remember anything about that day. So, Sabre let it drop and finished her visit, with Alexis continuing her account of the Jordan Receiving Home news. As she listened, Sabre continued to be amazed at the intelligence and maturity of the ten-year-old girl.

When Sabre got into her car to leave, she felt the car leaning to one side. She stepped out, walked around to the back.

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