A Ronin's Journey: The Road to Redemption

Chapter 7: January 2014

After we got home, the court case started moving along quicker. The Prosecutor spoke with our godson’s mother and grandmother about what to do with me. When your world has turned upside down, you see how little control you have. What truly matters becomes apparent to you. Being right is one of them, doing everything your way isn’t either. Everything is negotiable. I thought we were nothing but specks unless you come up with something that makes waves for ages.

That doesn’t mean to give up, to think it’s no use since you probably wouldn’t make a difference on a grand scale. Perhaps you’ll leave a legacy, or make a difference in someone’s life who goes on to cure cancer or some other world-changing event. I was put in a position where others were in control of my fate for a time.

The gavel was going to drop regardless, and how hard was up to four people. The two that mattered on multiple levels, his mom and nana, had forgiven me enough not to let it crush me. At the time, I couldn’t say i…