Short Story: Rafael

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It was another tough case for Rafael. One he put his heart and soul into to win but lost because of an old photo that resurfaced of the victim in a similar situation. Defence claimed it was a pattern and that the victim was blackmailing a "hero cop". A ONE time photo clearly indicates a pattern. Right. How could the jury be so gullible? It was these cases that always got to him and now a rapist walks free and that “not guilty” verdict ran through his head. Goddammit. Rafael was fuming as he grabs a cup of coffee. Olivia goes up to him, “You did all that you could.” “It’s not enough, Liv." he says angrily, clenching his jaw “You know these type of perps always screw up. Karma will get to him, " she says, trying to cheer him up. “It should …show more content…

Not tonight. Rafael wanted to be home. He had another vice he could turn to. 40 minutes later, he arrives home. Tossing his jacket and vest off clumsily on to a chair, he unties his tie and places it on top of the rest of the clothes. Ugh. He did not want to be in his work clothes or deal with anything work related at all. He grabs some sweats and an old Clash shirt from the clean clothes hamper and puts those on. He heads to his DVD case, which surprisingly contained a lot of movies. There was one shelf that he mentally deemed For Losses Only. “What to watch?” He looks them over. Steel Magnolias. Yes, that seemed to be a good one to watch. After that, he walks over to the fridge, pulling out the tub of Double Fudge Brownie ice cream, and grabs a spoon from the silverware drawer. He puts the DVD in, curls up on the couch and begins to dig in. A couple hours later, he was a tearful mess. The scenes when Shelby passes and Annelle names her kid after her always got to him. Tears were streaming down his face, muttering, "Shelby would be proud." Of course, he ate almost all of the ice cream too. Before he got off the couch his door opens.

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