A New Chance – Chapter III

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The Lawyer’s Family

            Chance wasn’t sure if he was dreaming or not.  This had to be a dream and any moment he was going to wake up cold and uncomfortable under the overpass. He expected to wake up when the guard came to get him out of his cell.  Surely, he was about to wake up when he saw Andy waiting for him.  Instead of waking up, he climbed into Andy’s Ford and they left the detention center together.  He finally convinced himself he wasn’t dreaming and fully awake but he waited for the catch.  If it was real, there was going to be a catch.  This was not how things worked out for Chance Bell.  Maybe Andy was taking him home to work?  Maybe Chance was going to work out his debt in some form of labor?  That made the most sense to him.

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A New Chance – Chapter II

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The Lawyer

            Chance walked into the visitors’ room in the jail and looked around.  He was about to meet his court appointed lawyer.  But he didn’t expect much.  The tables were all full of inmates and their visitors.  He saw one with a young man hunched over paperwork.  But the man looked too young to be a lawyer.  Chance looked around the room again.

            The man at the table looked up and made eye contact with Chance.  He stood up and extended his hand.  “Chance Bell?”

            Chance quickly sized the man up.  The lawyer was a couple inches shorter than Chance and Chance was only 5’9”.  He wore a tweed jacket over a plaid shirt and his tie looked like it might have been purchased from some kind of bargain store.  Instead of nice slacks he wore jeans.  “Figures,” Chance sighed under his breath.

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A New Chance – Chapter I

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Trouble

            Chance Bell knew he was in over his head.  The situation had escalated so high though he didn’t think there was any way out.  But that was life for him.  Just a series of falling in at the wrong place or wrong time and being overcome with consequences.  If there was a different way to live life he would love to live it.  Every day seemed to bring him a new obstacle to figure out how to out maneuver.  Why would tonight be any different?

            The late August moon had risen and thankfully was full.  That provided some light for him to make his way down the dark alley.  He would have preferred a bit more light to see by.  Of course there were no street lamps above.  In this part of town, they had all been broken any time they were replaced.  Eventually, they stopped being replaced.

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It’s okay…

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You may not believe this post and that’s okay. But I am going to put it out here and document it all the same. It may have just been a coincidence and if so, this is going to sound crazy. I mean, I have been writing my little blog for 14 years. It hasn’t really grown that much so I can’t say with a 100% certainty that this claim is true. But here is my side of the story nonetheless.

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From the outside…

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Any long time reader of this little blog will know that I am single. I have mentioned it a time or two. The reader will also know that as an observer, I have made a few posts about relationships and specifically marriage. Not that I claim to be an expert on any such thing. I just share a few observations I notice outside looking in. If my few little thoughts might help anyone along the way, I count it as a success. If my thoughts do not help, I pray they don’t cause any damage. There’s enough of that in the world and that is not the intent of what I share. As always, if there are serious issues please do not feel ashamed in getting help. As I often say, we think nothing of going to the doctor for medical attention but often hide the fact we may need help dealing with our emotions and behaviors. Which I think is just pure ridiculousness. Here are a few of my thoughts, take from it what you will.

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