Ava
"That s weird, I was expecting something a little more… inspiring," I said, once again not using a filter.
"It s fine."
"Surely you wouldn t have stuck with it for so long if you didn t like it?"
"Oh no, I love it
now
. But back then, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I kind of just followed the path that had been laid out for me. Luckily, it all worked out and I found my calling.
"Court is like a giant chess game to me. Skill and strategy, confined by a set of laws. It s one of the reasons why I could never be a district attorney, they re shackled to the law. On the outside, there are loopholes and tricks. The harder the case, the better the game."
He grew more and more animated the longer he talked about it. His entire face lit up, and he seemed… really happy.
"And helping people is nice too," he added quickly, and I laughed.
"No judgment."