"Xandria, can you help me with this?" Ryan's voice startled me as I was buried in a mountain of casebooks at the library. He sounded more desperate than usual.
I sighed, looking up from my notes. "What is it this time, Ryan?"
He dropped his bag beside me and sat down, already flipping open his laptop. "I'm stuck on this case. The opposing counsel keeps throwing all these old precedents at me, and I have no idea how to counter them. I'm drowning here."
I leaned back in my chair, letting the weight of the textbooks on my desk settle into place.
I've been there, I thought.
I'd dealt with my own share of tricky situations that involved playing the game, not just following the rules.
