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down before leaning over the dark haired woman’s desk, “I didn’t mean it like that. I mean, take a sojourn… like just take a break from this god-forsaken town, y’know?”
    “I can’t do that, Linda,” Ingrid sighed, returning to the appeal forms now blotted in ink.
    “There’s too much to be done.”
    “And what reward is that getting you, eh?” Linda stressed, reaching over to press a hand over Ingrid’s wrist. Ingrid blinked up, looking into Linda’s concerned baby blues.
    “When was the last time you had a good night’s sleep?”
    Ingrid frowned lightly, before looking away and returning to her writing.
    “It hardly matters… if I were a man, things would be different.”
    “But you’re not, Ingrid.” Linda said, taking another sip of her fruity beverage and glancing out the woman’s window.
    “I have this cabin… up in the woods. Way up in rich man’s land, if you know what I mean… no one around here would bother you and it’s far enough away that you could find some peace of mind.”
    “Linda, I told you I can’t—”
    The other woman shook her head, “Just think about it okay? I’m worried about you.”
    Ingrid watched her friend give her a strained smile before leaving and for a while she honestly hoped that she wouldn’t need to. But of course… things couldn’t be easy and they wouldn’t get better.
    It had taken several more broken windows and hurtful messages to make Ingrid consider the idea of taking a break, lay low, maybe have an extended vacation until things cooled down.
    But in all actuality, who knew how long it would take? Three weeks and she put in a word with her boss, asked for a vacation and surprisingly, the man said yes.
    “Perhaps it’s best if you do leave town for a little while,” Craigson had said, rubbing at the stress lines on his forehead.
    “Maybe then the press will cut us a break.”
    “Wait—you mean this whole situation is because of me ?” Ingrid asked, baffled. “ You were the one who told me to take that case! How is any of this my fault?”
    The older man sighed, “No one said anything about fault, Liander. But for some strange reason you seem to be the obvious scapegoat everyone wants to take out.”
    “I helped an innocent man out of death row!”
    Craigson gave her a soft smile, “It takes more than that to prove his innocence. The public isn’t convinced… Take this vacation, Ingrid. Take as long as you possibly need… hopefully this whole thing will die down.”
    There was a pained silence and Ingrid could feel tears threaten to burn her eyes and the force choke her throat. “…And if it doesn’t?”
    Craigson’s words made the decision final. “That’s why I said hopefully.”

 
    Chapter 2
     
    Once someone is demonized, it literally takes thousands of miracles to set them free. Eventually, Ingrid packed her bags of everything she had, which fit in the trunk of her car—and left the town and followed the directions Linda had given her on a piece of paper and a harmless good luck.
    It was somewhat cruel, seeing the sights as she left the familiar streets. She once had warmth here, had people who greeted her warmly and thanked her for her deeds.
    Now… It seemed it took only one little switch before everyone turned against her.
    Surprisingly enough, however, Ingrid didn’t cry and as she left the limits of the small city, she would dare say she even felt somewhat relieved.
    Maybe this was what she needed… a chance to be away.
    When Ingrid was finally within the road of the mountainous woods, she allowed herself to lower a window and pull her hair down. The knot of frazzled waves expanded around her shoulders and for the first time in a long time, Ingrid felt like she could breathe.
    After some time, she allowed her hands to reach over to the radio and pop in an old CD and allowed herself to sing along to Bob Marley’s easy-going voice.
    The sun had been high when she had left, and had sunk into the earth when she