Amaya was excited at first and she never told her mom that she knew what she was getting for her birthday but as the days dragged on, she found hersel...f a little bored with her upcoming birthday. Knowing what she was getting had taken the fun out of the discovery and it was something she had never forgotten. The package could wait till she was in her room.Amaya climbed the stairs of the co-ed dorm to her room. Her stomach growled. It did that every day now. Amaya’s parents were firm believers in. But if a case is technical, then you might want a judge alone, because he'll already understand the technical aspects of the law and you don't have to try to explain it to a bunch of wooden headed jurors.Judge alone trials also go more quickly, which is why I figured The Ghost had chosen that route. His client was guilty, plain and simple. He had assaulted a cop, after all, and when it comes to who has more clout in court - a cop or the accused - cops almost always win.Things got underway. He probably makes minimum wage. That’s a real ambitious bunch you’re running around with,” her father said shaking his head.Irritated at hearing Tom constantly trashed by Amanda’s father, Terry crossed her arms and said, “The girl who gave the speech is Diana Parker. Her brother is Dan Parker and he owns Parker’s Perfect Pizza. His best friend is Tom. Tom is the one who found an article on the facts of life. He gave the article to Dan. Dan gave it to his sister. She used that article for her. I began thinking over all that had happened to me in the past seven months. CHAPTER 2It had been exactly six months and three days before that I had been out for the evening with several friends. We met up regularly for a pint and we had all known each other for many years. We all worked in different occupations, I was a Management Consultant with my own small firm, and amongst us were a Doctor, a Writer and an Engineer. I was the only one who was either single or did not have a partner at the.