A new adventure

Apparently, I don't make impressions. Or, if I do, they are not the lifelong kind that cause people to think they are truly losing something valuable. I had my last day in Judge _____ court today. I've been there nearly a year, and the judge gave me a hug, but there was no celebration of the sort that the other public defenders often get upon leaving a courtroom. No cake, no gift cards, no farewell party. The other court staff did not even react to it, saying only that I wouldn't be going that far. In distance, perhaps they're right. In emotion, it is unlikely that I will ever return.