The Verdict
LivvyWriter
Courtney stood in front of Jason's door, contemplating whether or not she should go in.
"God Courtney, how are you supposed to tell him?" She put her hand to her head and mumbled to herself about her screwed up life.
"Courtney, what do you mean "How do I tell him"?" Someone asked from behind. She spun around to face her gorgeous, sensitive, pissed off husband.
"I went to your apartment but you weren't there. I tried your cell, but you weren't answering, and nobody had heard from you! I was worried Courtney! How was I supposed to know that the you were safe?" His face turned from angry to concerned when he saw that there were tears trickling down her face.
"Courtney what happened?" She stood there, looking at the ground, with tears flowing down her face.
"I didn't mean to Jase, I really didn't" She was beginning to sob hysterically.
He was about to ask her again but then noticed that they were still in the hallway. He opened the door and guided her on to the couch.
"Courtney what happened?" he repeated.
"No, I can't do this, I can't." She stood up and made her way to the door. He stood up and ran to block her path.
"Get out of my way Jason"
"Not until you tell me what's going on"
"MOVE!" She began pounding on his chest.
He pulled her into a hug and she grasped on for dear life. He gently picked her up and brought her back to the couch.
"Tell me what happened Court, I'm your husband, you can tell me."
"I was walking home from eating out with Mike, and this guy, he walked up to me and started coming on to me." She sniffled.
"I said that I was married and I wasn't interested and he looked bewildered that I said no. I started on my way again and he ran up to block my path again." Jason just looked at Courtney, silently encouraging her to go on.
"I repeated that I wasn't interested and I tried to get by him again. He pulled a gun out and said, "Now are you interested?" I ran from him, I ran but he was faster. He grabbed my arm and spun me around. He tried to drag me away, but I resisted. I grabbed at him and ended up hitting his gun out of his hand. He let go of me for a minute and I scrambled for the gun. I finally found it, and I held it out in front of me. He kept coming close with a grin on his face. I thought that he, that he was going to hurt me, so, so I shot"
Jason looked at Courtney shocked at what she had gone through that night. He pulled his weeping wife into his embrace. There was something he needed to know though.
"Courtney, this is important, did he die, where did you hit him?"
"I hit him in his shoulder. I discovered that I shot him and called the ambulance. They came and got him, he was unconscious and told, they told me that there had been a blood clot and that they had to get him to the hospital fast." She started sobbing again but she sniffed and got a hold of herself.
"I had an urge to follow them to the hospital, so I did. He died that night. The police told me I should go home and that they would talk to me in the morning." Jason held her close.
He stood up and got out his cell phone.
"Jason, who are you calling?"
"Your brother."
LivvyWriter
Courtney stood in front of Jason's door, contemplating whether or not she should go in.
"God Courtney, how are you supposed to tell him?" She put her hand to her head and mumbled to herself about her screwed up life.
"Courtney, what do you mean "How do I tell him"?" Someone asked from behind. She spun around to face her gorgeous, sensitive, pissed off husband.
"I went to your apartment but you weren't there. I tried your cell, but you weren't answering, and nobody had heard from you! I was worried Courtney! How was I supposed to know that the you were safe?" His face turned from angry to concerned when he saw that there were tears trickling down her face.
"Courtney what happened?" She stood there, looking at the ground, with tears flowing down her face.
"I didn't mean to Jase, I really didn't" She was beginning to sob hysterically.
He was about to ask her again but then noticed that they were still in the hallway. He opened the door and guided her on to the couch.
"Courtney what happened?" he repeated.
"No, I can't do this, I can't." She stood up and made her way to the door. He stood up and ran to block her path.
"Get out of my way Jason"
"Not until you tell me what's going on"
"MOVE!" She began pounding on his chest.
He pulled her into a hug and she grasped on for dear life. He gently picked her up and brought her back to the couch.
"Tell me what happened Court, I'm your husband, you can tell me."
"I was walking home from eating out with Mike, and this guy, he walked up to me and started coming on to me." She sniffled.
"I said that I was married and I wasn't interested and he looked bewildered that I said no. I started on my way again and he ran up to block my path again." Jason just looked at Courtney, silently encouraging her to go on.
"I repeated that I wasn't interested and I tried to get by him again. He pulled a gun out and said, "Now are you interested?" I ran from him, I ran but he was faster. He grabbed my arm and spun me around. He tried to drag me away, but I resisted. I grabbed at him and ended up hitting his gun out of his hand. He let go of me for a minute and I scrambled for the gun. I finally found it, and I held it out in front of me. He kept coming close with a grin on his face. I thought that he, that he was going to hurt me, so, so I shot"
Jason looked at Courtney shocked at what she had gone through that night. He pulled his weeping wife into his embrace. There was something he needed to know though.
"Courtney, this is important, did he die, where did you hit him?"
"I hit him in his shoulder. I discovered that I shot him and called the ambulance. They came and got him, he was unconscious and told, they told me that there had been a blood clot and that they had to get him to the hospital fast." She started sobbing again but she sniffed and got a hold of herself.
"I had an urge to follow them to the hospital, so I did. He died that night. The police told me I should go home and that they would talk to me in the morning." Jason held her close.
He stood up and got out his cell phone.
"Jason, who are you calling?"
"Your brother."