April 17th. Overcast. No rain.I wore a black blazer. Attorney Davenport drove me to the courthouse.In the waiting area, I saw Rachel.She'd hired a lawyer too—a young guy who looked barely out of law school, clutching a stack of papers, visibly nervous.Rachel was sitting in a chair. When she saw me, she stood.She wore a gray dress, hair pulled back in a ponytail—nothing like the polished girl from her Instagram posts.She started walking toward me. Her lawyer pulled her back.Once the hearing began, the judge verified both parties' identities.Then it was time for the plaintiff's statement.Attorney Davenport submitted all the evidence in order—the original IOU, bank transfer records, Venmo transaction history, authenticated copies of text conversations, collection attempt screenshots, and screenshots of the defamatory Instagram posts."The plaintiff and defendant are college classmates and longtime friends. On May 12th of last year, at approximately 2 a.m., the defendant contacted
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