Adapt

Two days later they moved the trial to lecture hall at the community college to allow for social distancing.  The jurors sat four seats apart. The prosecution and defense were spread out at long tables in the front of the room, while the judge sat at a desk on the stage.

Most of the jurors adapted to the change of venue without comment. I told Shane and Co I liked the new arrangements, I had room to stretch my legs.

Mr. So Serious, the juror who had chided the others for laughing, complained loudly. The lighting was bad, the seats were too small, and he wasn’t close enough to the stage.

“People who adapt are so much happier than people who whine,” Shane said.

Today I will adapt.

Jury Duty © 2020 by Ken Montrose

Jury Duty is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.

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