[Book One]
Agatha Miller Nash thought she was finally starting to have the perfect life she always dreamed of while growing up.
She had a job that made her feel proud of herself, the man that she would spend the rest of her life with, and a place s...
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T H I R T Y T H R E E
"So," Chimney said, interrupting the silence around us. I could feel his eyes on me from across the table. Suddenly, the piece of bread in my hands started to look interesting as I didn't dare to look up at Chimney or the others.
The curiosity must be eating all of them alive. After all, this was only my second shift back after being temporarily suspended following my arrest almost three weeks ago. The Chief of the Fire Department, along with the committee members, said they were just following protocols with my suspension, but I was sure that they didn't believe I was innocent considering my track record at the job.
Even though I have been pretending that I'm fine, I was far from it. This whole situation has taken a toll on me since the day I woke up at the hospital. After getting released on bail, I have slowly started to accept that I was not going to get out of this situation no matter how innocent I knew I was. Even the lawyer was giving me no hope when it came to avoiding prison, which is why I had to accept my defeat.
The days I spent at home during my suspension was spent trying to enjoy every single minute of my days because I did not know when it would be my last day of freedom before my life finally crumbles down forever. I have been through some horrible things in life, but I knew there was no coming back from this one.
I only spent a short period of time in jail, but that short period taught me that if I get sentenced to do some years in prison, my life was never going to be the same. The whole purpose of helping others will be thrown away forever, letting down my parents and even myself. I have worked so hard to get to where I am that it hurt like hell, knowing that it will end at any minute.
"Fine, let's address the elephant in the room." I sighed, looking up at my coworkers. My uncle threw me a look, but I ignored it as the others stared, waiting for me to continue.
"There is no point in pretending that it didn't happen. All of you were there when they put me in handcuffs and took me away in the back seat of a car, making me look like some type of criminal. Yes, jail is scary, and even though I only spent a few hours in there, I admit I have been experiencing a small amount of mental trauma these past two weeks." Looking down at my lap, I noticed Evan resting his hand on my thigh, not realizing I have been bouncing my leg nervously.
"More than likely, I will be sentenced for what happened, and there's nothing I or any of you can do. I would appreciate it if you all stopped throwing me pity looks or being careful around me like I'm some type of porcelain doll. I don't know if I will ever be able to save lives with you guys again, so all I'm asking is to forget about what happened and what could happen and just treat me like normal." I said honestly.
