Freedom At Last [Microfiction]

Hello everyone! This is my entry to the 51st ZapFic Monday Story Challenge that requires participants to tell a complete story in just 240 characters. Is it simple? Why not give this challenge a try?

You can participate by clicking here. The prompt for this week's challenge is "judgment".

Rules Of The Challenge

• Story must be exactly 240 characters or less
• Story must be posted to the Freewrite community
• Drop a link to your entry in the comment section of the challenge post
• Use tags #freewritehouse and #zapfic.
• Attach a screenshot of your word count in your post.

Here is my short story. I hope you enjoy reading it.

I trembled in the handcuffs. I was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

My mother and sister clasped hands in the courtroom, silently praying the judgement would go in my favour.

I prayed too.

"You are free to go, Brady Joe," the judge said.