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- Author: Michele Campbell
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Madison
November
Cambridge, Massachusetts
She loved the way her professor moved. The swish of auburn hair. The
grace of her gestures. The nervous energy as she paced behind the podium.
Madison had admired Kathryn Conroy since she’d heard her speak at a high
school career day years before. A thousand times, she’d imagined herself
following in Conroy’s footsteps. Having a career like hers. Starting out as a
crusading prosecutor, taking on the mob, the drug cartels. Holding press
conferences, appearing on TV, looking amazing doing it.
Then getting
appointed to the bench, presiding over high-profile cases, writing opinions
that were read across the land. Becoming so renowned that she’d be invited
back to teach, with students hanging spellbound on her every word the way
she did with Conroy now. Such a future was within the realm of possibility
for Madison. She was one of the stars of her year. Top grades. Law review.
A summer clerkship at one of the most prestigious law firms in Boston. On
top of that, the special sparkle that came from her looks, her way with
words, her confidence in the face of a challenge. Call it charisma, whatever
—she had it. Coming out of Harvard Law, her opportunities were limitless.
Correction. Should be limitless. But there was a crack in the perfect
facade, which came from her past. The fault lines were threatening
everything she’d built. She worried that …
“Miss Rivera.”
Shit. She’d tuned out for a split second, and now Conroy was staring at
her from the lectern with a finger on the seating chart. She had no idea what
the question was. There was nothing for it but to admit that and brazen it
out.
“I apologize, Professor, but could you repeat the question?” she said,
sitting up straight, her voice ringing out across the staggered rows of the
classroom.
People turned to take notice when Madison spoke, just as they did with
Conroy. If she flubbed now, it would be with all eyes on her, including
those of the professor she idolized. Judge Conroy crooked a delicate
eyebrow, making a note before replying. That was class participation points
lost, but she was positive she could recoup them once she knew the
question.
“How did the Gates case change the search warrant process?”
Madison could answer that. She could answer anything, really. It wasn’t
just talent, but hard, slogging work. She did the reading every night, briefed
the cases, wrote out answers to every possible question. She met the judge’s
eyes like they were equals and launched into a detailed reply. From there,
the class devolved into a Madison-and-Conroy show.
They parried
hypotheticals back and forth, refined the principle, even made a couple of
nerdy law jokes. By the time the judge glanced at her watch and called
time, she’d redeemed herself in Conroy’s eyes and cemented her position as
the whiz kid who never missed. Classmates on either side high-fived her as
they got up to leave.
Now the race was on for face time with Conroy. Madison was in the
middle of a row, locked in as her classmates took their time shutting their
laptops, putting on coats, gathering their things.
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