Page 33 of Teddy Tea Time

Justice:

how far along is the petition?

I ask Brad the question, and he takes a few seconds to reconfigure his brain from rambling mode to answer mode. “They just had an attorney send a letter to the office, but they have to give us thirty days minimum to respond before a judge will even think about looking at it. Why?”

Sliding my phone over to him to answer my brother’s questions, I take a bite of the buffalo chicken pizza he brought this time. I watch while the two go back and forth, but I don’t let myself hope until I see a smile on my friend’s face.

“Your brother is diabolical. Are you aware of that? That your oldest brother is a freaking sociopath?”

He hands my phone back to me so that I can read through the texts.

Justice:

how far along is the petition?

Me:

Brad the social worker speaking. Notice dated 2 days ago. No official filing

Justice:

sent certified?

Me:

FedEx. Signature required.

Justice:

who was it addressed to specifically?

Me:

my supervisor

Justice:

how many supervisors?

Me:

3

Justice:

how would they know which supervisor has Gerry’s file?

Me:

alphabetical system by surname

Justice:

standard 30 days?

Me:

yep