Pomerantz Novels & Stories

taking out five dollars in ones I reach out to hand them to him only for him to shack his head no. "What's your name" he asks catching me off guard, here I thought this Adonis of a man was just going to ignore me while we waited. "Harper, Harper Lewis" I hate my name with a passion, I still to this day have no idea why my mom named me Harper. I reach my hand out for him to shake and ask him what his name is. "Nixon Marsh" he shakes my hand and I feel sparks as if he was electrically charged and I pull my hand away quickly.

Travis It's just after 12 when I realised that I didn't have breakfast I have been busy with a new client I forgot about lunch deciding to call my Assistant to grab me lunch the phone rings it's Reception. "Mr Parker there is a young lady here who doesn't have an appointment that wants to see you " what's her name? " Ruth asks the visitor her name " Amanda Sir she says she goes to school with your daughter " I break out in a small sweat has she not tortured me enough what is she doing here.

_Dominic Something was off. That was the only reason I could hear my burner phone vibrating through my pants, just as I was about to make a last turn and enter my parent's estate. I let the phone ring on, but I couldn't shake the lingering feeling that it could be an emergency. The burner vibrated again, and I parked off the road and took it out. “Yes?” “There's been a breach at the house.” Joseph's voice said. “What? I just left the house about fifteen minutes ago. I'm on my way back."

Emma sent back. She went back to the Webster file and worked until her phone rang at ten fifteen. An unknown number. She answered. "Ms. Parker." A man's voice. Smooth and careful. "My name is Gregory Hale. I am senior counsel at Pinnacle Entertainment Group." Emma's hand tightened slightly on the phone. "Mr. Hale," she said. "I understand you are representing Raines Webster in a claim against our company," Hale said. "I am calling as a professional courtesy to discuss whether there is a path toward early resolution that might serve both parties."

She did not say Pemberton’s name. She placed the billing records into the argument as evidentiary exhibits and let the court read the name for itself. Justice Okafor read the billing records for a long time. Then he looked at the gallery. At the third row. At the man who had come to assess a threat and was understanding in real time that the threat had been assembled with more precision than he had calculated. “Dr. Nwosu,” he said. “Are you intending to name Pemberton’s chambers as a party to the systemic harm claim.”

On Wednesday my personal email pinged around dinnertime. It flashed up as Carter & sons. I was confused. I walked out of the office into the side office to read the email. Dear Leah Garrison, Thank you for your application for the Legal Secretary role at Carter & Sons. We would like to invite you to an interview with Mr. Jack Carter, Senior partner. The interview will be an hour in length. Please contact the office to arrange a suitable time. Sincerely Carter & Sons HR

I say with a smile that causes some of the jury members to laugh. "I assure you, as a New York native, I would not be putting a criminal on the streets. Benjamin Lanzetta is not a criminal; he is the owner and CEO of Moonlight Entertainment, as well as an upstanding citizen who continues to donate nearly 80% of all his earnings to non-profit organizations. All of this will be further discussed throughout the case, but by no means do I think your opinion of this case should be swayed because of the prosecutor's negative view of him." I say, landing my last smile towards Heartwell, instead of the Jury.