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Authors: Bowen Greenwood
Behind that window, Alyssa Chambers stood staring
into the evening. She wore an expensive charcoal skirt suit and tugged at it
incessantly. Not nearly as comfortable as fatigues, but necessary.
The hardwood floor gleamed in the dim light of
sunset, and the burgundy leather furniture eagerly awaited guests. They would
begin to arrive in half an hour or so.
She looked over her shoulder in time to see Matt
Barr limp into the room, walking with a cane. His leg was healing but not fast
enough for him. Tonight, he wore a navy double-breasted suit. Alyssa had made
it known that his preference for ink-stained shirts and frayed cuffs was going
to have to change.
He came up beside her. Together they stood there,
watching the sun set.
The President’s announcement had begun the slow work
of detoxifying her reputation. Matt’s series of articles on Alyssa had helped,
too. They covered her role in helping the President meet his daughter, her life
in prison, and more.
Slowly, the Chambers name was re-acquiring some of
the luster that once made it a beacon of influence in American politics.
As the holder of a pardon from the President of the
United States, Alyssa was an innocent woman. Every consequence of her crimes
was legally wiped out. All the assets that had been frozen while she was on
trial and in prison were now free and clear again.
What’s more, she was pardoned while her father was
still a felon. That made Alyssa the only legal Director of the Chambers Family
Trust, which was the legal owner of the Estate, both yachts, three jets, and a
vast ocean of cash.
Tonight was her coming out party, of sorts. It was
her return to the world of politics. She was holding a fundraiser for the Mike Vincent
for Senate campaign. With both Cobalts in prison – one minimum security, the
other maximum – the primary had turned into a walk. Vincent was the party
nominee now. Mike was riding a wave of popularity after the President
exaggerated his role in helping rescue Moira, and no one expected him to lose
his race for Senate.
Of course, that just made people who played politics
even more eager to donate money, the better to be on the winning side. All of
which made it a perfect opportunity for Alyssa’s first try at a new role.
For generations, people who cared about politics had
been coming to fundraisers at Chambers Estate. But this would be the first time
they had come when it was the youngest Chambers throwing the party.
To Matt, she said, “It’s going to be different. Not
like I used to be. Not like my father was.”
He replied, “You were never like your father.”
Together, they watched the sun sink behind the
mountains as the first limousine pulled into the front drive of Chambers
Estate. An elderly man in a tuxedo got out and was escorted toward the front
door as the valet parked his car.
“I am not a criminal anymore,” she said. “I don’t
know what I am yet, but I know what I’m not. I don’t believe Cobalt — either of
them. I don’t believe in their Genetic Probable Cause Bill.
“It’s more than DNA that makes us who we are. Maybe
people are born with secrets, but no one has to live with them.”
Finis
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Also by Bowen Greenwood
Thank you God, thank you Stephanie, thank you Mom. Thank you
Sherrie Dolby-Arnoldy, you are an amazing editor. If anyone reading this is
also a writer, I recommend her work very highly. Thanks also to President Ford,
whose language pardoning President Nixon I used for Alyssa’s pardon.