Story #65

You can understand why they'd be irate. "She didn't even tell us of her plans," the prosecutor representing the corporations said. The judge understood, it wasn't very nice of her to leave without saying goodbye. Did Gladys even have a defense? The prosecutor removed his glasses. "Your honor, we, the corporations of the world, are seeking no less than forty billion dollars in damages for the death by natural causes of Mrs. Tardy." The judge looked to the jury. They were swinging by nooses. "Fuck 'em," said the judge, banging his gavel in agreement with the prosecution.