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NEVER FORGET

"Scout! Scout get over here!" I sighed and looked up from my schoolwork.

"What Jem?"

"C'mover 'n' look ay this." I sighed and set down my books. I walked over to my brother. He was staring out the window, over towards the Radley place.

"Aw, shucks Jem, I thought we were gonna stop spyin' on Bo- I mean Mr. Arthur."

"No, look!" I looked harder. Then I saw it and gasped. Two men were standing on the front porch.

"Who…"

"That there's Judge Taylor 'n' Heck Tate!" Uh-oh. Mr. Tate was the sheriff of Maycomb…what was going on? I raced outside with Jem. Atticus was comin' home now.

"Atticus!" I yelled. He got out of his car, grim-faced.

"Hush, Scout. Jem, you take you're sister inside, now." Jem shook his head.

"No sir. I wanna know what all's going on at the Radley place."

"You two get in that house!"

"Come on in!" shouted Calpurnia. I rolled my eyes. What was going on now?

Maycomb county was a quiet town, and in all the twelve years of my life, the only major concern I'd heard of was Tom Robinson's trial. That seemed like years ago.

It was spring, and with school ending, I was eagerly awaiting Dill's arrival. He didn't want to marry me anymore, but we were still good friends. Jem still treated me like the baby, and I guess Atticus still thought of Jem as the "second in command." I was convinced I could look out for myself.

"C'mon Scout!"

"What?" Calupurnia had shooed us off to our rooms. I looked into Jem's room and saw him opening the window. "Watcha doin' that for Jem?"

"I'm gonna sneak out, and if you're not chicken, you c'n come to." I nodded and followed by brother out the window.

We took the same rout we always had when we used to spy on Boo Radley. We slithered under the fence and ran the back porch. I decided to hide behind the trash barrel, and to my delight, Jem seemed to think it was a good idea. He crept up behind me. I opened my mouth to say something, but quieted me.

"Shhh! Listen."

"...yeah I know that he never leaves the house, but there ain't proof of that." That was Mr. Heck Tate speaking.

"Nathan, look, if he's innocent, the jury'll let him off," I heard Judge Taylor say boredly.

"OH YEAH?" Nathan Radley exploded. "WHAT ABOUT TOM ROBINSON'S CASE?" He took a minute to calm down. "He was innocent," he said, more calmly, "don't deny it. You all knew it. I'm gonna tell you one thing. There is no justice in Maycomb." With that, he slammed the door. Atticus sighed.

"I'll take the case." Judge Taylor nodded.

"C'mon Jem! We gotta get back afore Atticus misses us!" I raced back to the house. We climbed back through the window. I grabbed a book out of the shelf, and made it look as though I had been reading. I heard Jem do the same.
Atticus came in and spoke to Calpurnia tiredly. I ran in. Doing my best to try not to show I already knew almost everything, I shouted.

"Atticus what happened?" He sighed.

"Mr. Arthur Radley is charged with kidnapping." Jem, who had been listening in the doorway, gasped.

"What Jem?" he shook his head and went back into his room. I followed him. "What? Whatsa matter? You heard Judge Taylor. Mr. Arthur will get a fair trial, 'n' Atticus'll make sure of that."

"No. Nathan Radley was right. There is no justice in Maycomb. Everyone knew Robinson was innocent. IS HE OFF THE HOOK NOW? No Scout, he's dead. He's dead because he was colored."

"Yeah." I was silent for a minute. "Wait! Mr. Arthur is white! They have nothin' against him." Jem shook his head.

"No Scout. No."

Ok, kinda short, but this is only the beginning. Do u like it? Should I go on?