life really doesnt want me to easily get by

just when i thought things cant get any worse for the case im handling...


i inherited a case from a lawyer (not connected with our law office) who for health reasons cannot continue handling the case. since our law office lacks enough lawyers (there's only two of us), the case was assigned to me. now this is a case that requires some expertise in a particular field of law and some form of specialization since its not the same as regular court proceedings. and since i merely inherited it, im bound by the initial actions of the previous handling lawyer, so my theories are already limited as well as my pieces of evidence. actually, i have to adopt the theory and pieces of evidence and figure out how to make use of it.

last week, i had to change my theory and strategy because of some facts that i uncovered. not that they were contrary to what ive been told but it somehow affects the flow of the case theory because the facts were material enough that it cant be ignored. now this weekend, ive been informed that my key witness wont be available as scheduled because she had to undergo an emergency operation. of course i understand its no one's fault and i will pray for the success of her operation and speedy recovery. its just that, why does it have to happen now? time is of the essence. she's my last witness and scheduled to testify on monday. so life, i ask you...seriously? a friend would comment that the reason this is happening is because im the one handling it. life just loves giving me challenges. here is a case that requires specialization and expertise and not normally assigned to someone who just passed the bar exams. and now i have to deal with the unavailability of a key witness? i mean, i could dispense with any of my witnesses except this one. why does it have to be her? and why now? just a few days away from her scheduled trial date. actually, she was supposed to be presented earlier but due to circumstances that arose during the course of the trial, i had to move her schedule and be the last one to be presented. its like life really likes meddling with my plans and maneuvered things to make it not as simple as it should be.