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schottlaw · 6 months
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SSI Lawyer | Spokane | Schott Law
Schott Law helps clients in Spokane and throughout Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho resolve their SSI matters. Call now to make an appointment with a dedicated lawyer.
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citronavalkiro · 5 months
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An ace attorney game but you are a disability lawyer helping disabled people get their benefits and compensation.
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junkobato · 2 years
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‼️🐳💕❤💯
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damnfeds-prev · 2 years
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where is he (my personal hug chair)
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citnamora · 8 months
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Does anyone have scans for the official Gyakuten Saiban - Sono Shinjitsu Igiari manga? I'm being offered a pretty penny for all three volumes over ebay and I was wondering if there's scans out there already.. perhaps of an English fan translation? I really love the art.
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ortegadisability · 1 year
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Social Security Disability Attorney in Oakland - Ortega Disability Group
The Ortega Disability Group is a reputed law firm with 20+ years of experience helping claimants obtain the benefits they deserve. Our attorneys in Orange, Oakland & Alameda, CA, have a deep understanding of SSD benefits as well as the application and appeals process. Visit https://www.ortegadisability.com/ssdi-attorney-in-oakland/ for more details.
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disabilitysblog · 2 years
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Read More: https://www.londondisability.com/
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xvisualtreasure09x · 3 months
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Reposting
Still don't have SSI trying to get a new attorney, the old ones email servers don't work and i cant get a hold of them properly.
My mom wrecked her car. my inspection is up. they raised the rent.
Welcome to America, most of us are beyond poor but we have indefinite amount of funds for bombs and weapons.
Any scraps you can throw my way are appreciated.
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luxlightly · 1 month
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Got my disability denial in the mail today. No surprise there. My mom is a disability attorney, we know that no one gets on disability anymore. She's had fully blind people and people with end stage cancer get denied.
I'll put in my appeal so I can keep my health insurance and food stamps. Then when I get my hearing in a few years and get denied for that, I'll put in a new application. As long as I'm somewhere in the process, I can stay on my benefits.
Well, not necessarily. But I won't be kicked off because I don't have an active SSI case, at least.
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iamacolor · 2 years
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So you want to know if Woo Young Woo likes or doesn't like Lee Junho? Yes. All right. Picture Lee Junho now. How do you feel? Lee Junho-ssi is kind. He's a warmhearted person. Then what about when you're with him? Do you get nervous? Does your heart beat like crazy? There was a time when it did.
Joo Hyunyoung as Dong Geurami and Park Eunbin as Woo Youngwoo in Extraordinary Attorney Woo ( Episode 7)
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bts-trans · 2 years
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📅 220710 Weverse Translations
RM's Post ❇️
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잘 지내고 계시나이까 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/artist/1697206974823428)
How are you doing
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RM's Comments 💬 on ARMY's Posts ❇️
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💜: 남쭌!! 이거 봐요! ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
RM: 🥰 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697206395754161)
💜: Namjjoon!! Look at this! hahahaha
RM: 🥰
💜: 김남준 머리숱 많은거 보소
RM: 뽑아서 팔면 금방 부자 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207020952006)
💜: Look at how much hair Kim Namjoon has
RM: If I plucked my hair out and sold it I'd get rich so quick
💜: 아뇨.. 고3인생 참 힘드네요..
RM: 29 인생도 똑같어요.. (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207052360826)
💜: No but like.. life as a 3rd-year high schooler is so hard..
RM: Life at 29 is the same..
💜: 에어컨 밑에서 여유롭게 노는 중입니다ㅏ
RM: 집캉스가 사실 최고긴함 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207068622917)
💜: Chilling out under the AC
RM: Honestly staycations are the best
💜: 탑건 영화 보고 왔어요!
RM: 오 저도 1 보고 봐야되는데
RM: 전 우영우 보는중
RM: 기묘한은 다봤습니다 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207133954072)
💜: I just saw the movie Top Gun!
RM: Oh I watched the first one and I need to watch this one too
RM: I'm watching Woo Youngwoo*
RM: I've already watched all of Stranger Things
(T/N: *He's referring to the drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo'.)
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💜: 나는 새로나온 허니버터칩 먹엉 맛이 어떠냐구? 구관이 명관이야
RM: 뭐든지 오리지널이 좋지요 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207160574494)
💜: I'm eating the new Honeybutter chips What does it taste like? The oldie was a goodie
RM: The original is always the best
💜: 오빠!! 종이의집 한국편 봣어요?
RM: 북한에도 아미가 있다.. (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207261823984)
💜: Oppa!! Did you watch the Korean Money Heist?
RM: There are ARMYs in North Korea too..*
(T/N: *The show features a North Korean character who is an ARMY.)
💜: 남준오빠의 일본어 듣고싶어요🖤
RM: アイタイ ~~~ (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207278511081)
💜: I want to hear Namjoon oppa's Japanese🖤
RM: I love you* ~~~
(T/N: *In Japanese.)
💜: 남준아.할미다.지금머리.너무.이쁘다.
RM: 할무니...... (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207310183494)
💜: Namjoon-ah. It's grandma. Your hair right now. Is very. Pretty.
RM: Grandmother......
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💜: 아직 많이 있습니다. 배치를 잘 바꾸고 있습니다 남준씨🐨이면 어떡해요?🥰
RM: 앗 저좀 구해줘요 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207343827682)
💜: There are still a lot of them. I keep rearranging them Namjoon-ssi🐨What would you do?🥰
RM: Ah please save me
💜: 에어컨 아래서 파친코 읽는 중 재밌다 남준이도 읽었을까?
RM: 드라마로 보았답니다 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207359746506)
💜: I'm sitting under the ac reading Pachinko, it's fun I wonder if Namjoonie's read it too?
RM: I watched the show
💜: 남준~녹음이나 노래하기전에 빈속에 하는편인가요 배부르게 하는편인가요?
RM: 배부르게 하는 사람도 있을까요?
RM: 배가 불렀군... (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207373815847)
💜: Namjoon~Are you the type to sing or record on an empty stomach or with a full one?
RM: Are there people who do it with a full stomach?
RM: I was full...
💜:  남준아 너한테서 냄새나는거 같아 내취향💜
RM: 너한테도 냄새나는듯..... 사당향 🥳 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207397452457)
💜: Namjoon-ah I feel like you smell Smell like my type💜
RM: You kinda smell too Smell like love*🥳
(T/N: *Written cutely.)
💜: 지금 너무 이뻐서 눈물나니까 그런 생각 버려두 됨 ;
RM: 오키 좀만 참을게여 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207440786272)
💜: That was so cute I'm in tears right now so Feel free to just throw those kinds of thoughts away
RM: Okay I'll hold it in a little
💜: 우영우 잼써유?? 지금 볼까하는디
RM: JJ (john jam) (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207459622368)
💜: Is Woo Youngwoo good?? I'm thinking about whether to watch it
RM: JJ (john jam)*
(T/N: *존잼, which means 'really freaking good' written out in English.)
💜: 남주니주니아 인더섬 갈수록 어렵다요?
RM: 나 300 언제찍지..
RM: 키면 너무 오래해서 못키는중
RM: 인더섬 하다가 앨범이 못나올듯 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207487688617)
💜: Namjooniejoonie-ah Apparently In the Seom gets harder as you go on playing?
RM: When will I get to 300..
RM: If I turn it on I play it for too long so I can't turn it on now
RM: If I keep playing In the Seom I'll probably never put out an album
💜: 오빠가 최근에 본 영화는 뭐죠???
RM: 저 그거
RM: 그
RM: 헤어질 켤쉼 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207511994944)
💜: Oppa, what's the last movie you saw?
RM: It was that
RM: That one
RM: Decision to Leave
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💜: 사람과 비교하는 버릇을 그만두고 싶지만 그만두는 법을 모른다.
RM: 그건 본능
RM: 자기만 똑바로 서있으면 돼요
RM: 천외천은 모든 곳에 있습니다 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207527612469)
💜: I want to get rid of this habit of comparing myself to other people but I don't know how.
RM: It's instinct
RM: You just need to stand tall yourself
RM: No matter how high you go there will always be someone higher
💜: ? 사당향? 김남준 나 책임지지도 않을거면서 왜 꼬시지
RM: 사당 가즈아~~~~~~ (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207549546086)
💜: ? Smell like love? Kim Namjoon why are you flirting with me when you're not even going to take care of me
RM: Love let's go~~~~~~
💜: 남주니 점심먹었어??? 점메추해줘!!🥰🥰
RM: 콩국슈 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207560759269)
💜: Namjoonie have you had lunch??? Lunch recommendations please!!🥰🥰
RM: Soybean noodles
💜: 오늘 해장은 뭘로 하까요
RM: 해장은 육칼이..
RM: 전 오늘 점심 굶는중(https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207587042106)
💜: What should I cure my hangover with today
RM: Yukgaejang noodles are the best for a hangover..
RM: I'm skipping lunch today
💜: 비가 내리고 있어요☔ 비오는 소리는 좋아해요??
RM: 최고의 커피안주지요 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207605421009)
💜: It's raining☔ Do you like the sound of rain??
RM: It's the best snack* to have with coffee
(T/N: *The word he used is usually used to refer to snacks had with alcohol.)
💜: 남주나 진짜진짜진짜진짜진짜진짜 보고싶다!!! 한번 외쳐보고 싶었어🥺ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
RM: 나도나도너도나더어어너너ㅗ더어오웉나ㅏ나도오오오오오오 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207625243507)
💜: Namjoonie I really reallyreallyreallyreallyreally miss you!!! I just wanted to get that out of my system🥺hahahahahaha
RM: Metoometoometoometooooomwwwwtuuuuotypomeetoooooo
💜: 남쥰님 시집도 읽으시나요
RM: 요새 미술책 보느라 안 읽었는데 좀 다시 읽어야할까봐요 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207636334716)
💜: Namjoon-nim do you read poetry too
RM: I don't these days because I've been too busy reading art books but it looks like I should start again
💜: 이번 주말에 뭐 해요?
RM: 저 기러기 토마토 스위스 별똥별 역삼역 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207653546576)
💜: What are you doing this weekend?
RM: I'm kayak, deed, rotator, poop, racecar*
(T/N: *A reference to how the character Woo Youngwoo from the drama 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' introduces her name by naming other palindromes.)
💜: 남준이도 굶는데 난... 난.... .....
RM: 71 됐는데 티가 안나여 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207667453459)
💜: Namjoonie's skipping meals and I'm... I'm.... ..... RM: I'm 71 now but it doesn't show
💜: 냄준오빠 위버스 온 김에 사진 좀 더 뿌리고 가요
RM: 읎는데 으쯔지 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207681989001)
💜: Namoon oppa since you're on Weverse already, post a few more pictures before you leave
RM: Don't have any, what do I do*
(T/N: *Said in a kind of Satoori.)
💜: Jack In The Box 다 들으셨나요?💜💜
RM: 전 다 들었죠 ㅎㅎㅎㅎ (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207700229839)
💜: Have you listened to all of Jack In The Box?💜💜
RM: I have hehehehe
💜: 김남준 답변 받기 실패 그래도 사랑한다 그것만 알아줘 넌 내가 본 아이돌 중 최고니까
RM: 그대도 내가 본 중 최고구만 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207708722758)
💜: Failed at getting a reply from Kim Namjoon but I love you, just know this You're the best of all the idols I've seen
RM: You're also the best I've seen
💜: 남준아 아직도 BTS 아일랜드 하냐?
RM: 할..할걸?.. (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207724721831)
💜: Namjoon-ah you still playin BTS Island?
RM: Yeah..yeah I'm probably gonna?..
💜: 남준아 정국이는 인더섬에 사는 거야??ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
RM: 영주권 신청했다든데 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207733101192)
💜: Namjoon-ah does Jungkookie just live on In the Seom?? lolololol
RM: I think he's applied for permanent residency
💜: 남주니 하와이 유?
RM: 하와이? 아.. 땡기네요 (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207743592229)
💜: Namjoonie Hawaii you?*
RM: Hawaii? Ah.. now I'm craving it
(T/N: *Potentially a pun for 'How are you'?)
💜: 김남준, 요즘은 멤버들이 먹으러 갈 때 같이 가주나요?
RM: 오늘 취미니랑 한잔할듯요? (https://www.weverse.io/bts/feed/1697207753600928)
💜: Kim Namjoon, these days when the other members go out to eat, do you go with them?
RM: I'll probably grab a drink with Chwiminie today?
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babstheyaga · 7 months
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Little life update/Where I've been:
Things are going well for me lately. I finally managed to get a car, I got proper anxiety meds... But there's also some down sides.
My doctor is really concerned about my heart, so I have a appointment Monday to get a heart monitor that I'm going to have to wear for a week.
I also got denied SSI again, but my lawyer says that the judge who reviewed my case is known for being a very very bad person towards anyone born in the 2000s, so uh - we're suing them and taking it to federal court, because even my disability attorney was completely baffled how I didn't get it with my severe line of medical history.
Some of the upsides are my parents are trying to help me earn money, and because I'm only able to do small bits of work each week without the risk of possible hospitalization from stress, I get 200 dollars each month from them. As you would imagine, 200 doesn't go very far.
Outside of all of that, I have total loss of all inspiration to write. I really have no idea where my days go anymore. Maybe it's these new anxiety meds, but I feel completely zombified. I feel like I've totally lost touch with creativity. I can't even play games right now, no Stardew, no Overwatch, no writing, I can barely even sit for more than 10 minutes at a time to watch something on YouTube.
Saying the words "Depression episode" in front of my family is very dangerous, because they're automatic response is to shove me into the hospital for the next maybe 2 weeks. So I'm always very wary on outright saying my bipolar is acting up again and I'm depressed.
I don't feel depressed. I have no desire to do anything bad, but that's just the thing, I have no desire to do anything at all.
I swear I'm not saying this to get sympathy from anyone, I just feel like with my stories kinda blowing up a lot within the past month or so, I feel like I need to explain things to you guys.
My bff always tells me whenever I'm super depressed, "Go to bed, you'll feel better tomorrow." And each day I'm hoping the feeling better tomorrow will come. I know it will. I'll get out of this in like three weeks tops.
I have like over 20 inboxes right now, and I'm super sorry I can't keep up with them, I'm doing my best to not lose my sanity.
I might need a small break from writing all of my ongoing stories for a couple weeks, I may work on a few one-shots because I'm desperately trying to refresh my mind with creativity.
Sometimes the only way for me to get out of a depression episode is to force myself out of it, so I might try some new small one-shots to give myself a little kick in the butt to get outta this whole bologna thing.
I'm kinda super into the idea of regular TF atm, like nonhuman, so if any of you guys have any cool ideas, send them my way and I'll take a gander at them, maybe do like a quick 7-10k one-shot. I think that would be very refreshing for me work on.
I love you guys, sorry for the weird vent, I'm doing fine I promise, nothing to worry about. Please don't pity me or try to comfort me, I've dealt with Bipolar disorder since I was diagnosed at like 12, so trust me, I'm fine. I love you again, ttyl
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justsomeantifas · 2 years
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I've recently been on the journey of getting SSI (disability payments) and I don't think anything has radicalized me more. Some people are really out here making thousands of dollars a week while I fight for my measly >$10,000 a year. And people claim that the process for getting disability should be *more* difficult to keep "fakers" out , as if a few people faking disability could ever steal as much money from us as the top 1% do.
I’m disabled. It took me 2 YEARS to get my benefits. I was denied twice, hired a disability lawyer, and was approved by a judge.
The cool thing about disability lawyers though is that they’re limited in the amount of money they take. They can only take $6000 or 25% of your settlement, whichever is less. If you get approved, you get back pay dating to I think 2 months after your initial application (I might be wrong on the timeframe, I can’t quite remember).
Anyway, had I not already been radicalized and prepared to fight to the death about it, I wasn’t going to get benefits. Once I went before the judge, there was a judge, my attorney, a court clerk, and a person whose job it is to know every single damned job in the American economy and tell the judge whether you could do them. But they speak in hypotheticals instead of directly asking you. It was dehumanizing, but my lawyer was amazing and he didn’t let ANYTHING slip through the cracks with questioning the judge on the jobs specialist several times. He’s the only reason I got my disability services.
If you’re scamming the government and you’re THAT FUCKING GOOD AT IT, I’m not even gonna question how you did it. They make disability nearly impossible to get and they make the process needlessly technical and drawn-out. You basically MUST go before a judge to get your benefits. It’s asinine to believe a large amount of people have somehow scammed their way into benefits.
-mod a
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aylinaliens · 2 years
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[FIC] i burn for you
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fandom: extraordinary attorney woo
pairing: youngwoo/junho
tags: canon universe, fluff, post-ep 10 what if, aka what happened after the screen faded to black, romance, first kiss, jane austen would have loved junho, yes the title is this is reference to bridgerton you can’t tell me it doesn’t fit, they just !!! love each other so much you know??, love confessions, heart-to-heart, vulnerability
summary: “Junho-ssi,” Youngwoo breathed out, voice still raspy. It was almost as if just the effort of speaking itself was hard to do. Yet she barreled on before he even had a chance to reply. “Was I…did I…” a brief look of frustration crossed her features, making her eyebrows draw together in concentration as she searched for the right words to say. “…was that…okay?”
Junho shows Youngwoo just how 'okay' that kiss was. aka 2k+ words of pure tooth-rooting fluff
preview: He wanted to remember this moment—and every other moment he had with Youngwoo—for the rest of his life. He never wanted to forget the way she tasted, never forget the way she took one step forward when he took one step back, never forget the way she blinked up at him, so earnest and trusting, asking him for his pointers. And he would never forget, for as long as he lived, the way she opened her mouth and kissed him back so softly as if he was something precious and worthy of her love.
Read my fic here on ao3!
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rabbitindisguise · 1 month
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Loan dismissal jumpscare o.o submitted a form and just like magic it's like . . . gone forever?? Wtf guys can you believe that
(I mean it wasn't magic it was 4 years of doctors appointments, therapy, medication, ER visits, months of research and consultation with attorneys, and a court hearing, but still. Medicaid + SSI my beloved. Also I still have to deal with the other 2 out of 3 companies aaaa but it's okay I'll do that tomorrow)
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jmnjmnjmn · 2 years
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Long Story I | Mafia!BTS x Reader Story
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Mafia!BTS x Reader x Police!BTS Keywords: mafia, police, crime Warnings: swearing, criminal activity Word count: around 3,000
A click and a thud. The house’s front door opened just slightly, quickly coming to a halt because of the inside lock. A click and a thud. Someone pulled and pushed the door forward again, but it wouldn’t budge.
“Jiyong-ssi,” a shaky voice called through the tiny gap. “Aren’t you missing something?”
A thud and a creek of wood under someone’s rushed footsteps. A cold hand wet with rain rested on the outside doorknob, twitching restlessly as Jiyong made his way to the house’s entryway. He set his hands on opposite sides of the little opening. His peach-toned hair and pale skin were a perfect contradiction to the dishevelled appearance of the girl standing outside his home.
“Yn-”
“Got everything you need in this shit hole?”
The angry tone and swear words made the man frown. He disliked any unnecessary elation.
“Yn-”
“You sure?”
A hiss and tongue click. Jiyong cracked his neck. He was annoyed with this repetitive scenario. That’s why he was moving.
“What are you getting at?” he asked in a cold tone, looking down at his interlocutor.
“You left your laptop in my car.”
Jiyong didn’t particularly feel the wind get knocked out of him at the sound of the statement. The sensation was closer to a slight speechlessness.
“Yn-”
“Your laptop. In my car.”
“Yn-”
“I have it with me. Do you want it?”
Yn shook a thin office bag at the height of his face. She was fed up with him. His jaw was clenched tightly. Most likely in an attempt to stop himself from saying something he didn’t intend to. She wished for him to so she could finally see what it looked like when he lost his temper.
“Look, Yn, you can’t be here. You can’t even be on the same premice as me-”
“You don’t need your laptop?”
The sudden raises in Yn’s voice didn’t startle Jiyong anymore. He was used to her impulsiveness. However, it would be a lie if he said he expected her to break the court’s current ruling and actually come see him.
“It’d be best if you just went on your way.”
A swish and a thud. Yn threw the computer to the ground. A thud and smack. She waved her arm and hit the door with an open palm.
“You don’t need me either?”
“Now, Yn.”
The calmness Jiyong emitted enranged Yn. She hated being the “hot head” in every situation.
“You don’t need fucking anybody. Isn’t that right?”
Jiyong closed the door. He didn’t even slam it.
“If you won’t leave I’m calling the police.”
A thud and a scrape. The door cracked open again. A thud, a scrape, a click. A thud, a scream, a crack. The door opened widely, making a hole in the wall with the knob. 
“I’m going to fucking kill you!”
Yn stomped forward and pushed Jiyong with all her might into the wall. She held a baseball bat in one of her hands. The raindrops shined on its metallic surface.
“You did this to me!”
Jiyong felt an unpleasant crack in his back. He frowned, charging forward towards his attacker.
“So it’s about you now?”
“It never is!”
Yn flailed her arms forward pushing Jiyong so hard this time he fell backwards and to the ground. She watched him from above. He could see disgust and disappointment on her face.
”So I’m going to make it about me now. It’s about me now! Fuck you!”
A scrape and a smack. A thud, a scream, a crack. If it wasn’t for the narky neighbours the police would never show up and the fight would be going until the last man standing.
THE NEXT DAY
“It’s literally on tape. They’ve got you breaking in and entering on tape. Damaging private property. Assaulting a man-”
“He-”
Yn bit her tongue. She could say whatever she wanted in front of her attorney, but she decided to keep the more grotty thoughts to herself this time.
“It doesn’t matter. Just promise to get me the least amount of time you can.”
The man shook his head. He brought his hands to his face to wipe the sweat down.
“There isn’t much I can do.”
The confession was grim. Nonetheless, it was true.
“They proposed two years-”
Yn jumped up in her seat. Her hands slammed the table separating her from her counsel.
“Two!?”
“What do you want me to tell you!? That’s what you get after you tried to kill your friend over there.”
Yn slammed the table once more, only with her fists now. Her knuckles turned from pale to red.
“They already think I’m crazy and now they want me to waste two years of my life because of him?”
“You’re lucky I managed to disprove the deadly weapon charges. Pleading insanity was the best you did for yourself since this trial started. Do you take it or not? I need an answer and I need it right now.”
“No.”
There was no hesitation in Yn’s voice. She knew what she deserved and in her opinion that wasn’t it. She was going to fight for her freedom and good name even if she had to do it alone.
“Yn, think on it-”
“No deal. Go and tell that motherfucker he can take his deal and shove it up-”
ONE HOUR LATER
“Case number 2022JT3937: Kwon Jiyong vs. Bom Yn. This is the time and place for the sentencing hearing. May the defendant stand up and approach the podium. Court has thoroughly revised and considered the records concerning the defendant’s trial. Does council wish to be heard?”
Yn’s lawyer stood up from his seat and unbuttoned his suit’s jacket.
“Your Honor, my client knows that she made a mistake. She deeply regrets what she’s done and she has learned from the experience.”
“Do you regret what you’ve done, Miss Yn?”
The judge was an older woman. Her hair greyed at her temples and she wore thickly rimmed glasses high up on the bridge of her nose. Her eyes were dark and omniscient.
Yn cleared her throat. She tried her hardest not to sound fake as she used the words her lawyer told her to.
“Your Honor, I did something inexplicable that I shouldn’t have.”
There was no waiting time for the verdict. It came instantly.
“Court finds the defendant guilty on all charges.”
Yn felt the corners of her lips turn down into a deep frown.
“Those being disturbing the peace, breaking and entering and aggravated assault, therefore, sentencing the defendant to three years in prison with the possibility of parole after serving the minimum of twelve months in the penal institution.”
Jiyong sighed before shaking hands with his legal team. He was more than pleased with the outcome of the trial. He got what he wanted after all.
Soon after hearing the sentence, Yn was approached by one of the court guards. He led her through the room. She ground her teeth as she passed Jiyong. Seeing his smug smile angered her to no limit. The only thing distracting her from charging onto him as she did barely two days prior was that she was too preoccupied studying the bruises she left on his face.
TWO HOURS LATER
“Have a seat right there for me. Is this your first arrest or have you been arrested before?”
“I have been arrested before.”
“Do you drink alcohol?”
“No.”
The set of questions asked by the prison nurse was no different than the one Yn knew all too well from jail. Her answers were automatic.
“Give me your left wrist. We’re going to fingerprint you, get you to sign your fingerprints cards and then we’ll get you dressed in.”
One of the deputies led Yn into a room that looked like every other in this building. White and beige brick walls, steel doors, barred windows.
“Everything you’re wearing is going to go into this plastic bag to be stored. So by the time you’re done you’re completely naked. Get to it.”
Yn watched her things be shoved into a white garbage bag. Her jeans and sweatshirt, her shoes. Her phone and house keys were taken away before she even got processed into the prison system. All she had now was a thick plastic wristband with her picture and information printed on it and a set of dark blue uniforms.
FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER: JANUARY
“I’m all the way out!”
“A-T-W, baby!”
Yn laughed as her cellmate chanted the good news. She was happy. She went in front of the parole board, she stated her case and she got accepted. She got twenty-two months cut from her sentence in exchange for a year-long probation period and mandatory therapy.
It was late at night when one of the deputies came to take Yn for processing out. She didn’t have much to take with her. She left her toothpaste and shower gel for her friends, she had already eaten or given away her commissary. She put some papers into the plastic box serving as her temporary suitcase. Those notes were the most important things that she had. Letters she wrote to herself during her time inside and letters her inmate-friends wrote to her as a way of saying ‘goodbye’.
Pull and zip up. Push and tie the knot. Putting on her old ‘outside’ clothes didn’t feel good for Yn. They have been in that same plastic bag for over a year. It was an understatement to say they stunk. Everything was wrinkled, dry and stale.
Yn was escorted from the housing unit into the release area. It was purposely placed right next to the admissions unit reminding every person who was walking out of that door where they started and where they could end up again if they fell into their old ways.
At two o’clock at night, it was over. The time started to go by again for Yn. She stepped outside the prison’s walls, shut the door behind herself and didn’t look back. She pulled the hood of her sweatshirt over her head. It was big and hung low over her forehead. In one of her hands, she carried a brown paper bag. Inside were her letters, her dead phone, an out-of-date chapstick and keys to the place she was long ago evicted from.
FEBRUARY
“You’re not her. This isn’t you.”
Yn’s march came to a sudden stop. She shut her eyes and breathed in deeply.
“Ten.”
Breath out.
“Nine.”
Breathe in.
“Eight.”
Counting down and breathing deep. Those two calming technics stuck out the most to Yn. She tensed her whole body with every inhale and let go with the exhale. It relaxed her. Temporarily.
With a little more ease to her step, Yn picked up her pace. She walked down the streets that became more familiar with each passing day. She raised her eyes and stared at this one street lamp that flickered rapidly.
A slam and a scream. A thud and a groan. Something heavy collided with Yn’s left-hand side. She let out a short high-pitched yelp and took a step backwards as the mass that collided with her stumbled and fell to the ground.
“What the hell?”
The question remained unanswered as the man turned from his back to his side in an attempt to get himself up. His arm twitched and he collapsed into a puddle underneath.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine, darling.”
The nameless man sat up slowly and lifted himself from the ground. He looked crooked. He leaned to the left, avoiding putting weight on his right leg.
“Are you sure about that?”
Yn didn’t think twice before asking again. Her heart was beating like a drum. She prolonged the interaction with this unknown person despite multiple warning signs, stop lights and red flags. 
“I’m all good, darling. Go on with your night. Fuck-”
The man tried to walk away but lost his balance. He fell forward. Yn reached towards him. She stopped him from hitting the ground with full force but was unable to hold him up. He somewhat kneeled somewhat sat on the wet pavement. At first thought, Yn thought he was drunk but as she let go of him and he fell to his arms and knees she started to doubt.
“Are you drunk?”
The man cleared his throat and tried standing up again. This time he moved slower. He straightened his legs and pushed up on his arms. He made a couple of hesitant steps, trying to find balance. Finally, he found it in the form of a concrete lamp post he hugged with one arm. Yn squinted her eyes. Blood was leaking from his nose.
“I’m fine, darling.”
The man bent over and vomited on the pavement. Yn frowned in disgust. Against all better judgement, she decided to dig deeper.
“What happened to you?”
“Wouldn’t you like to know?”
“I’m calling the police.”
“No.”
There it was. The intrigue Yn was waiting for. She was gasping for any type of action ever since she left prison.
“Why not?”
“Just leave me be, darling. Go on with your day or night or something.”
“I possibly couldn’t, darling.”
“Sure you could. Just walk.”
The man held onto the lamp post. He was still leaning forward. He waved his free hand towards the street, signalling for Yn to go and get lost. He sniffed in an attempt to clear up his nose.
Just go already. It would be better for both of us.
A click of a tongue and a sigh. Yn stood her ground, staring at the jaded person before her.
“Did you get into a fight?”
“Go.”
“You know you’re bleeding out of your ear?”
“Huh?”
“You’re blee-ding out of your ear.”
Yn watched as the man reached his free hand to his face. He cursed, realising what she said wasn’t a lie.
“I need your- uh- I need to call somebody.”
Yn took out her cellphone.
“Give me the number.”
“I’ll dial it.”
“Your blood-vomit hands aren’t touching my phone. Give me the number.”
Yn’s phone started ringing. The man reached his hand toward her, silently asking for the device once again. She stepped back and put the call on speaker. Someone picked up but there was no sound. The strange man scowled at her. His face was pale in contrast to the blood seeping from his nose and left ear.
“You’re friend needs help.”
Silence.
“He’s awfully bruised.”
Silence.
“I think he’s suffered some kind of head trauma. He’s bleeding from his nose and ears.”
Silence. If someone called Yn with the same set of sentences she would have hung up a long time ago but this person stayed on the line. Silent.
“Male. Asian. In his twenties. Around one-eighty in height. Ringing any bells?”
Silence. The man straightened himself up, putting most of his weight onto the lamppost. Yn scanned his appearance.
“Dark brown hair. Wavy. Brown eyes. Visible tattoos on the right hand. A crown on the index finger? Am I right?”
Silence.
“Something blown out on the middle finger. Letter ‘J’ on the ring. The letters ‘A’, ‘R’-”
“Where?”
Right after Yn said the address the other person hung up.
“Prick.”
Yn shook her head and started going through her bag. She took out a zip-lock of ice cream cookies. They were frozen solid. There was no hesitation in her voice or step as she approached the man under the flickering lamppost. She grabbed him by the arm and pulled him to the ground. It wasn’t too hard of a task. Ignoring his objections she kneeled next to him and put the bag in his hands.
“Put this where they hit you on the head. I said ‘put this where they hit you on the head’.”
The man followed Yn’s orders at a sluggish pace to which she rolled her eyes.
So you CAN hear me.
“Do you know what day it is? Do-you-know-what-day-it-is?”
“Friday. Ah!”
The man hissed when Yn pinched his earlobe.
“Relax. I’m checking your pain responses. Let me see here.”
Yn pulled on the man’s shoulder, making him lean forward in the seated position. She put her hand over his to pick up the zip-lock and inspect the head.
“There are no wounds on your scalp. You’re so far responsive but you are bleeding out of your ear and nose. You should see a doctor right away. You could have suffered trauma to the brain.”
The man smiled as she wiped the blood from his lips and chin with a tissue. His teeth showed as she scolded him coldly, saying ‘that’s nothing to laugh about and cleaning the side of his face.
“No, I know, darling. You just look so sweet taking care of me.”
It took about ten minutes for the unknown caller to show up and once he did he didn’t even get out of his car to help his friend get up and inside the vehicle. Yn pulled him up by the sleeve of his jacket and hung his arm around her shoulders. She couldn’t have been much of a support for him but she thought it was safer to do that than to let him walk by himself. She reached for the door to hold it open for him.
“I’ve got it from here, darling. Thank you for the- uh- cookies.”
“Keep them.”
The man chuckled weakly, putting the make-shift icepack back to his head. He and his buddy drove for a couple of minutes in pure silence so characteristic of the latter one. They both had one of their hands to their heads - one holding a bag of ice cream cookies and another tugging on a handful of black locks. After yet another turn the driver glanced over the rare-view mirror. When he was sure they weren’t followed he cleared his throat.
“How in the hell did you manage to get this far after crashing in Amnam-dong?”
“I borrowed a car. And then I crashed it.”
The man behind the wheel stayed silent.
“And then I borrowed another car.”
“Jungkook.”
Jungkook chuckled. He opened the zip-lock bag taking out one of the half-melted ice cream Oreos. Exactly two hours ago he drove a car into one of the ports of Amnam-dong. He fled the scene before police arrived and stole another car a couple of streets south.
“I didn't plan on it.”
“I bet you didn’t.”
The other man reached his hand over to Jungkook, wordlessly demanding to be given a cookie.
“At least I got out alive. And I got this little piece.”
“You son of a bitch.”
The driver’s raspy laugh filled the vehicle as he noticed the tiny object Jungkook held up between his index and middle finger.
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