INVISIBLE STRING ― pedro pascal

-MESSAGES, REAL LIFE

6:15AM
MESSAGE FROM
"Pedro"

Pedro
Good morning
mi princesa💜
Sleep okay?

Willow
Hi
Good morning
Yes
I did
You?

Pedro
Very haha
You busy today?

Willow
Meeting the new lawyer
And CC
I wish you could come

Pedro
Thats today?
I forgot
I hope it goes well.
I'll be here after!

Willow
Okay❤️

—

"Please explain."

"Willow," CC looked over at her with a frown, creasing her normally pretty expression. "I'm so sorry for what happened to you — I had, I had no idea. You have to believe me."

"You knew I was an addict, though," Willow pointed out, looking between CC and her lawyer., Marissa. "What're you talking about?"

"I had no idea you were in an abusive relationship."

Willow's face paled and she leaned back in her seat, glancing at the lawyer in question.

"Give us a minute, Miss Torres," the lawyer smiled, not unkindly, when CC left the room.

"Abusive relationship?" Willow asked quickly after the door shut. "Pedro would never, in a million years ever—"

"—This is about your ex, James Callaghan. You want to win this case?"

Willow nodded slowly.

"This is how. James Callaghan is an abuser. If we can prove it and provide witness statements, and make a big show of it — we can win this. He can go to jail."

"Do you think I did it?" Willow asked quietly. If they were fighting for the same thing, she was asking. Or did Marissa want to get paid by the highest bidder?

"No," Marissa answered honestly. "I don't. But the evidence is against you. We have to play sympathetic and get the jury to rule in your favor. If we can prove you were manipulated into lying for him — then we win. CC brought it to my attention."

"Why?" Willow asked, glancing to the door. There had to be an ulterior motive. There always was with her.

"I'm not sure," Marissa admitted. "I don't trust her but I like your dad and I owe him a favor."

"You do?"

"We were friends in high school," she smiled at Willow. "I owe him everything."

She didn't go into more detail, but Willow knew the respect she had for her father was large. A part of her hated taking a freebie from her father, but he was willing to help and she had no way out of this mess otherwise.

"So, care to bring her back in?"

"Let's do this."

—

3:45PM
MESSAGE FROM
"Pedro"

Pedro
Hey there pretty lady
How'd the meeting go?