I probably should be sleeping right now, but I wanted to check on u's latest over in hopefulness.
A little stressed with my class...just pre-exam jitters (found a multiple choice item that basically gives away an essay question and so had to change the last page of the test tonight, tomorrow I get to rip off all the "wrong" last pages and staple in the right one. )
Then CJ's niece started calling again last night. As per his lawyer's advice he left the machine on and didn't pick up.
He seems to think she's purely after the money...keeps saying she wants to "settle this" outside of the courts. Settle what? If you recall little of her recollections coincide with the family arrangements at the time.
CJ discovered recently from his younger brother that there had been rumours of an "incident' with a baby sitter when the girl was around that age, which took place when they were living in a province over a 1000 miles from here.
I just feel badly for her. I think she really was abused, but perhaps having the memories blur. She even sounded confused herself on the phone....saying she just wants to know "the truth"...hmmm
So, Sam or anyone else, is there anything we or I could do here? Write her a letter, offer to go to her councellor (wonder if CJ would do that?).
Perhaps I just need to tamper my own anxiety (every time the phone rings I jump, keep expecting a cruiser at the door)...then tonight I grew a fine crop of hives all over the back of my neck .
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