Stand Up That Mountain by Jay Erskine Leutze

Author:Jay Erskine Leutze
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scribner

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The day of our hearing snuck up on Ollie. We stood in front of the courthouse so she could smoke a cigarette. She looked ill, her eyes hollowed out. “With everything going on with that young-un, I’ve not had time to worry about Paul and Randy,” she said. “I ain’t scared, I’m just mad as hell, and I’m honest, I almost forgot to come to court today.”

She was flustered, but she also professed to be angry with me. Angry that I had gotten her into this mess. “I never should have signed nothing,” she said as we waited for Forrest. “That judge that’s going to hear our case hangs everybody that sits in that chair. And now you’ve got me in his sights. You’re a damn troublemaker.”

“All you have to do is answer the questions,” I reassured. “You’re not on trial. You’re a witness.”

“Huh! That’s easy for you to say. It’s not your neck laid on the blocks.”

“It’s not going to be like that. It’s just a chance for us to tell our side of the story. Remember, we’re suing them. Nobody’s neck is on any block.”

Ollie was unconvinced. Her brushes with the law had not been as tidy as that. Now she was aggravated anew. “Why is it me going up there, anyway? You’re the one who got this thing all stirred up.”

“Making stuff up is not the way to go, Ollie. You and Ashley were giving Paul hell long before you met me,” I needled her.

“I don’t even know what to say. When I get nervous, I might say anything. You want me to use them ten-letter lawyer words you’re always using?”

“I want you to talk like you always do.”

Ashley couldn’t resist: “God help us.”

Ollie was nibbling her fingernail. “Maybe I’ll be struck dumb,” she threatened.

“No, that’s your brother,” I said. “You were born smart.”

“Damn, I will get you for this, my Little Buddy.”

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