Welcom to Hazard City by Eric Zeigler

Author:Eric Zeigler
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: adventure, action, vigilante, superhero

Chapter 10

MILES quickly drove his car away from the hospital. “We need to get you somewhere safe,” he said to Haruna. Miles studied the cars around him as he drove. After a few minutes, he was confident that they weren’t being followed.

“Take me to the courthouse,” Haruna said.

“You sure?” Miles asked, “The Russians are not going to stop looking for you.”

“I have court in…” Haruna looked at the watch on her wrist, “Five minutes. It’s the Vanco case. If I'm not there, the judge will throw it out.”

“Isn’t the judge going to throw it out anyway? Your witness is dead.”

“Probably, but if I'm there, I can try to buy more time.”

“Ok,” Miles said. He turned the car around and drove towards the center of Hazard City. He drove several miles quickly and arrived with a minute to spare. Haruna got out and ran up the limestone staircase to the entrance.

Haruna hurried through security and got to her assigned room. She looked down at her watch, “Great, three minutes late.”

She straightened her clothes, took a deep breath, and opened the doors. The courtroom was filled with a mixture of Vanco's men, reporters, and many of Vanco's victims.

Everyone’s head turned towards Haruna as the large doors opened. “Miss Wu, you are late,” Judge Larkin yelled.

“I’m sorry, I was detained,” Haruna said.

Judge Larkin was an older man known for being unforgiving with prosecutors and who gave little benefit to the police.

“Make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Larkin snarled, “Where is your second chair?”

Haruna stood next to her table. She expected Naomi Piazza to be sitting in the chair next to hers, but it was empty. She stood, her mouth open a little. She tried not to show any emotion, but Naomi had a husband and son at home. Given what happened to Haruna earlier, she was worried.

A small smile crept into the face of a well-dressed attorney sitting on the other side of the courtroom. Sitting next to him was a well-dressed middle-aged woman. Her black hair was tied behind her head in a bun. Her long legs were crossed in front of her.

She played with her nails, uninterested with the world around her. A small smirk appeared on her face when Larkin started in on Haruna. Many knew this woman as the infamous Henretta Vanco.

“Your honor,” the defense attorney stood. He twisted a pair of golden cufflinks on his suit, “We are prepared to start. Let us proceed without Miss…” The defense attorney looked at Haruna, “who was your second chair again?”

“Miss Piazza,” Haruna said, “I will have the police look into her absence, your honor. For now, I am ready to proceed.”

“Fine then,” Judge Larkin said, “Now Mr. Martin. You wish to preclude a witness from testifying.”

“Yes, your honor,” defense attorney Roy Martin started. “Your honor we contend that there is no witness. These charges were brought because of a vendetta Miss Wu has against Mrs. Vanco.”

“Your honor, that is not true,” Haruna replied, “Yesterday my witness was shot by an unknown assailant.

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