One would never expect that a life so full of promise would end up this way. His work has fallen off a cliff along with his love life and, if he were to be very frank, his future. All gone. He was born on April 28, 1982, he was raised from day one in the city of New York. His parents were religious, devout Christians and so he was raised as such though midway through his teens he began to think outside of the box they'd created for him.
While he still attended church, Silver began to think just a little deeper than what was being taught in church. He still believed, but he also has trouble with the pat answers that were given to him anytime he had a question. He matured into a teenager who had far more tolerance for things than his parents might like. Doesn't really matter what it was, the more controversial the better. The reality was that even though Silver knew that his parents didn't approve of his friends, his music, his attitude, his intent wasn't necessarily to piss them off. He just had different beliefs than they did.
Silver was for the most part a very good kid. Stayed out of trouble and received good grades. Not 'great' grades by any means, but he was always in the upper Bs to lower As. College was something else. Taking courses leading to a degree in Political Science, it was during this time he decided that he wanted to be a lawyer. He took and passed the Law Placement exam and was accepted at Yale, which was something that pleased his parents. Finally, their son would be doing something meaningful with his life. At the very least, perhaps even successful. He didn't quite see it the way they did, but as long as they paid for college, what the hell!
Going through college was not an easy task for him, but it prepared him by making him do more studying. Researching. It wasn't easy, but his hard work finally paid off. In more ways than one. Even though he wasn't the best law student (and he certainly was no where near the worst either), his professors took notice of his hard work and dedication. With two years of law school remaining, he met April Bradley. To say it was a rocky start for the couple would be an understatement. When he first met her, he found her to be rather pompous and standoffish, and she rather thought he was a prick with a big mouth. To be fair, he probably was. First impressions are hard to get over, but in due time they managed to overcome it and see each other for who they really are.
While he didn't directly suffer loss due to that incident, he knew individuals who had and his heart went out to them. As far a April goes, their rocky started started to soften and he eventually won her over. At least a first date, which was a start. They dated until he finished law school, and passed the bar exam, then he was hired on by a small local firm. Offers weren't beating down his door, which him having just above average grades. He felt the firm fit him as they tend to deal almost exclusively with evolved issues. It doesn't hurt that his fiance was evolved. Yes, he finally proposed to her and she accepted.
During this time, he knew very little of her job, but it's alright as he was finding that evolved cases required very creative thinking and long hours at work. The last thing he wanted when he came home, and sometimes he didn't come home, was to talk about work. It was June 2, 2009. That was the day he last saw April Bradley alive. She left for a work related trip and he didn't hear from her again. Typically she'd leave word, but there have been times when she didn't. It's nearly three weeks before he gets that knock on his door.
Several weeks pass with no word from law enforcement, not a one. He begins to prepare her funeral. The ceremony was small. His professional life is edging towards a cliff. Then one day, he gets called into the boss's office. He's handed a case. Told to take the case or they're going to let him go. He takes the file back to his desk and begins to read. An hour later, he's calling up his client and arranging a meeting. The case involved discrimination towards an evolved in a workplace. The ability of the evolved wasn't even a dangerous one. Six weeks later, he's getting hugged by the evolved woman who was just told she was discriminated against and the owner of an establishment was to pay restitution and for the first time in a very long time James Silver let a warm feeling wash over him.
From that point forward, James Silver began to earnestly defend the rights of evolved citizens and even now and again his thoughts drifted towards April Bradley, but it only causes him to dive deeper into his work. He knows the one year anniversary of her death is approaching very rapidly. How he handles it? Who can say?
