#Chapter 78: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

The next two weeks become a blur. Mia leaked she was suing Eric to the media. Needless to say the public is in a frenzy. We can’t so much as go grocery shopping without being bombarded by flashing lights and people shouting their opinions at us. Even at night when I close my eyes I see contorted faces of strangers yelling at me, I hear their screams in my nightmares. “Are you ready?” Eric asks sound as exhausted as I feel. My eyes are hooded with dark circles that no amount of concealer can cover. I snap shut the passenger overhead mirror and sigh. “I suppose,” I tell him. We step outside the car into the public courts parking lot. The usual sound of cameras clicking and voices hollering reaches our hears. I duck my head, Eric takes my hand and leads the way. This has become our normal routine whenever we leave the house. I’ve become aware of every scuff on my shoes and now have it in me that I need new pairs of sneakers and slip ons. I never noticed much the condition of my sho