Reach

Co pulled her hand away from Sue’s arm, and slid her chair back the required six feet.

“I’m so sorry,” Co said. “You seemed so upset. It was just reflex.”

Sue smiled. “No big deal.  You’re the first person to reach out to me since this all began. I’d hug you if I could.”

The jury room went quiet for a moment. I wondered if people were wondering what I was wondering; who should I reach out to?

Today I will reach out to someone.

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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