A New Beginning

Chapter 49: A Lesson in Law

Chapter 49: A Lesson in Law

"Hello?"

"Hello this is Emma Carson, you called?"

"Yes ma 'me, we noticed that you signed up for classes that are strictly for male students and we wanted to know why?"

"Because I need those courses, you see I am currently the owner and manager of the Carson Law Firm. Now, this role was given to me due to my father's recent passing, but you should know that finishing school I attended does not provide the appropriate courses that are required for running such a prestigious company. So when I saw your advertisements claiming that you shouldn't be caught without a job, I decided to abide by your words and sign up for the courses I need."

"Ma' me with all due respect, don't you think that you should let someone else run the company?"

Emma takes in a deep breath before answering, trying to keep her temper from flaring. "My father willed that company to me and as you know going against someone's last will and testament is practically a crime."

"But you're a law firm, if you can't find a way around it, you must not be a very good firm."

"My father was a brilliant lawyer!" she practically snaps. "And AS a lawyer, he could draw up wills with his eyes shut! He could make a clause so airtight that not even a bullet could break it! His will clearly states that only his daughters, his living female heirs, would ever inherit his life's work and run it to its full success. You try breaking something that specific."

"Ma' me," the man on the other end says. "This has nothing to do with being classes that are strictly reserved for men."

"I believe that in order to fulfill my father's dying wishes, I need to be provided with the education that will allow me to run his company to its full success and you are in fact standing in the way of this."

"Ma' me we do not mean any disrespect to your father, but..."

"But nothing!" Emma says. "Either you make an exception and I will pay the necessary fees for it or we will take you to court. You should know that any judge, even in the Supreme Court will consider the last will and testament hard to get around. And I'm sure you'd rather spend your time and money teaching people instead of having your name in the papers and a large chunk of money spent on hiring lawyers. I also think the Women's Rights Organization will find this very interesting as well."

There is a long pause on the other end of the phone, but Emma knows that she's gotten her point across. She waits. She hears voices discuss the issue and several murmurs and a few sighs in defeat.

There is a sigh on the other end.

"$150 for the three law classes you signed up for and $100 for the business course, this includes the cost of textbooks. Classes will commence on the 15th of June and end with examinations on the 1st of September. The classes will take place on the College Campus in Uptown New York. Cheques should be deposited in the mail effectively and immediately by mail and registration commences on the day of classes. Any further questions, please contact the complaint branch."

"Thank you very much for your time and we'll see you in June," Emma says. She hangs up the phone.

When Emma turns around she notices the room is very quiet. Rose has been watching Emma this entire time from the living room reading a book, very impressed. She'd have made Molly Brown very proud. Jack too was watching as he sketched the family car parked in the driveway, also very impressed.

"What?" Emma asks in confusion, wondering why everyone was staring at her.

Jack smirks. "You sure you need those classes, Emma? You're pretty good at being slimy and making those clauses so tight no one can get out of them."