Jamila M.

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“Vampire, Esquire” by Jamila M.

Submitted to Contest #260

VAMPIRE, ESQUIRE The jurors file into the jury box, heads down and avoiding all eye contact.  Under normal circumstances, I might take it as a good sign that there will be a guilty verdict. Given who I’m up against, these are not normal circumstances.  I adjust my skirt as an excuse to fidget while all twelve of the main jurors and the alternate take their seats and pointedly look anywhere but at the lawyers who tried the case. The tension in my body ratchets up when the judge asks if they’ve reached a unanimous verdict. ...

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