Helenaia Adams

Opening arguments began this morning.

It was a lot.

It was times when they would show photos or when they showed the videos of her on the floor. It was as if your heart was breaking all over again.

It felt like, hey, this thing does work.

I wanted to close that door finally. She meant so much to me.

Unfortunately, it introduced me to real loss, to trauma, to fear, to grief, to heartbreak. to all the feelings. A podcast I watch, they would always ask aspiring lawyers, when did you fall in love with law? And I think that's when I fell in love with law, in the second grade, when Clayton Foreman took my life from me.

Miss Edwards was my second grade teacher.

Most of us grew up in a pretty tough environment, and being around Ms. Edwards was a joy.

I just remember being told that our teacher wouldn't make it to class that day. Everyone just crying.