Nineteen Minutes. #4.

This week, new information has been revealed during my reading. I've read about four tenths of the book so far. There was much emotional turmoil during this section in many important characters. The reader finds out that Peter's parents think it is their fault, and they think they did something to cause Peter to act in a violent way. This fact is affecting them deeply and their emotions are starting to be revealed. They think they said or did something that caused Peter to become super unhappy and feel the need to bring the gun which causes them to think long and hard about what could have possibly motivated their son to go to such extremes. Also, Alex Cormier, Josie's mom who is the judge appointed to this specific case, starts to question if she really wants to take this case. On one hand, she realizes that this could potentially be the biggest most important case she will ever be a part of in her full career. On the other hand, she fears doing something or having an opinion that would eventually damage her relationship with her daughter, who was at one point Peter's best friend. Any normal mother would fear destroying her relationship with her daughter, and I belive I fully grasp the difficulty of the situation. This would be hard for any normal human being who feels emotions and places value on having strong relationships. This situation is a true example of something that has potential to hurt the mother daughter relationship because Josie might feel strongly one way and her mother might feel differently. In the end, it is Alex's ultimate choice because she is legally the one appointed to make the decision. I can't wait to find out if Alex chooses to take the case because it would change the story completely if she didn't. I am also still waiting to see if Josie "remembers" what happend when the trial begins.