Chapter 105

Ava

Watching him talk, I wanted to storm to the front of the class, and scream all manners of obscenities into his face. Didn t he get it? There were some lines you just didn t cross.

"Anything to add, Ms. Allister?"

I bit the inside of my cheek. "I m biased beyond measure."

"You cannot be biased with facts," he stated.

He was deliberately pushing me, and I was about to snap.

"When she was—" I paused, taking a deep breath I continued. I wouldn t let him win. "She was offered the position of a Supreme Court Justice, but due to her deteriorating health, she was forced to decline."

I sat up on the edge of my chair, waiting, praying that class would end. My leg bounced with anxiety, but it was nothing compared to the feeling of having you heart crawl up your throat. I could feel my eyes burning, but I refused to cry here. Finally he looked up at the time.

"Alright for next class—"