The Future of My Past by Veronica Faye

Author:Veronica Faye [Faye, Veronica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-27T22:00:00+00:00

Hello citizens of Gary,

By now you have read that I am crazy and unfit to practice law. I think it is time that I respond to those accusations. I have a story I need to share, and you can be your own judge.

When I was nine years old, I witnessed the brutal beating and murder of my best friend, Harvey Willis, at the hands of his father. At the age of fourteen, I was raped by someone I thought was my friend. I became pregnant and was sent to a home to have my baby. I have learned not to hate my parents for their decision, because they thought they were doing what was best for me at the time. It wasn’t. I suffered severe emotional abuse and had to fight several times for survival. This abuse came from the owner of the home. For legal reasons, I will not mention her name, but I hope she reads this. I was not alone in my suffering; my good friend Savannah Wooten was also beaten and emotionally abused there. She had been raped at the age of eleven and was also placed in that hell hole to have her baby. You may remember that I represented her when she was accused of murdering David Ban. He was the man who raped her and later raised their child, Gina, as his sister.

When the time came for me to have my baby, out of fear I gave birth to my child in the basement of the home. I was alone but determined to escape. I tried to get away, but due to complications I passed out on the stairs, where I was found and sent to the hospital. My parents were called, and I never saw my child again. I returned home without my child. I also returned an angry, frightened, and very sick young woman. I suffered from extreme rage followed by bouts of depression. I was destined to live a destructive life filled with guilt, anger, and pain. Then I met Dr. Rodney Earls, who asked me to join a small group of teens who, like me, had suffered tragically as young children and were headed down a road to prison or death.

With Dr. Rodney’s help, I came to terms with my illness. Although I am bipolar, I learned not to play the victim and to be victorious instead. I managed to graduate from high school, college, and law school. I owe my life to God and to Dr. Rodney Earls.

I am now in therapy, I do take medicine for my condition, but I have also found that meditation and exercise help.

I have been called “crazy” by the press because of the way I defend my clients and my attitude when addressing them. My methods may be unorthodox (I’m sure you remember the incident at city hall when I was defending Dr. Marquise Crawford), but they work. Any good attorney thinks outside the box while acting within the law to defend their clients.

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