Will I Be Acquitted

In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball. The Mystic delivered the grave news:

“There’s no easy way to tell you this, so I’ll just be blunt. Prepare yourself to be a widow.

Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year.” Visibly shaken, Laura stared at the

woman’s lined face, Then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands… She took a few

deep breaths to compose herself and to stop her mind from racing… She simply had to know. She met

the Fortune Teller’s gaze, steadied her voice and asked , ”Will I be acquitted ?