That bitch. She had filed charges against me and leaked them to the press.
It didn't matter that the charges were groundless.
It didn't matter that I was able to prove my innocence.
It didn't even matter that the newspaper had to apologise and print a retraction.
The mud stuck. I lost his job. The taint would be forever associated with my name. Some people would always wonder, did I just get away with it?
The damnable thing about it was that the woman didn't even know me. I was just an easy target due to my position, and she wanted to make a name for herself. Show her power by getting a conviction. I could have easily gone to jail while the real criminal walked free, thanks to her ambition.
Some day, I would find a way to make it right. I would have justice.
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"Susan, how did you manage to quit smoking? You used to go through a packet a day, and then one day you just stopped. What was your secret?"
Georgina had decided that she had to quit. Smoking was not as acceptable now as it used to be, and as a rising politician she had to shake the habit. It would count against her in the polls, especially with the health nazies.
"I saw Dr. Vinders. He's a curative hypnotist. He implanted post hypnotic suggestions that made me find cigarettes repulsive, with a suggestion I find some other way to relax. I'm good with words so he had me switch to doing a cryptic crossword whenever I felt like smoking. It enabled me to kick the habit and it also exercises my mind."
"I see. Do you need a referral to see him, or can you just drop by?"
"You can just drop by, but he prefers a referral from your doctor. That way he knows if there are any potential health problems that he has to be wary of."
"Thanks, Susan. I'll see my doctor later this week, and see what he says." Georgina went on her way.
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"Come in. I'm Dr. Vinders. You're Georgina. It's alright to call you Georgina is it? I find that the informality helps, but some patients don't like the familiarity."