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A/N: I'm sooooooo sorry! I beg your forgiveness for leaving you hanging like that, especially with a cliffhanger! I had forgotten that I put a cliffhanger at the end of the last chapter, because I had to take a break and focus on my other fics! I'm terribly sorry and i hope you will still review me! Oh yeah, my pen name used to be ditzychik, but I changed it! Sorry again!!!
Chapter 7: Trials and Tribulations
In all the commotion, Sam was able to break free, and he lunged for Carrie. She yelped before cutting him with the sharp knife. He let out a cry of pain as he backhanded her. The knife went flying as he silenced her shrieks by clenching his fist around her throat. Carrie struggled against the man who raped her, but felt blackness closing in on her after only a few moments. She heard faint rumblings as her vision blurred. Carrie fought valiantly against the grown man, but eventually the darkness overtook her senses and she felt no more.
X jumped to his feet and tried to pry Sam's hands off of Carrie's neck, but he wouldn't budge until X kneed him in the groin. Sam dropped his hands and bent over in horrific pain. X proceeded to beat the shit out of him until he couldn't move. Carrie was lying on the ground gasping for air barely regaining consciousness. Kevin stopped X and hauled Sam down the stairs and called for backup to take him in. He told the officers that there was a warrant for his arrest and they soon arrived.
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"Carrie, sweetheart, are you okay?" X asked her softly as he tried to help her sit up.
Carrie bit back the urge to cry with all her might until it became too much. Everyone watched as she lost her battle and tears spilled onto her cheeks. X wrapped his arms around her gently and she sobbed. She cried harder than she had in the hospital and X couldn't do anything but hold her. Carrie knew it was all over and that Sam would never hurt her again, but it was too much for her to handle.
Finally she pulled away, "Thanks."
"Are you sure you're all right?" X asked watching for an honest answer.
"Yeah, I'm good now. I don't want to go back to the hospital."
"I don't blame you," X replied.
She sat at the top of the stairs when the police officers came to take him away. Carrie saw them lead him into the police car and drive off with him. She smiled and felt relief flow over her. The sky had been threatening to rain, and with a clap of thunder it did. Water flowed all around the house and Carrie raised her eyebrows at X.
"Come on, you know our deal," she told him.
"Now!"
"Uh huh,"
The rest of the Camden's looked on in confusion as Carrie took X's hand and they walked down the stairs and opened the door. From the house they heard Carrie's beautiful voice drift up, and when they looked through the windows they saw her and X dancing in the rain. The water cleansed Carrie's soul and helped to bring her back from the depression that threatened to consume her. She knew she'd still have to work on all her issues that Sam had created, but for right now everything was fine, and everything was good.
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Carrie and X moved in for good once Carrie knew she could never return to Buffalo. Even though he had attacked her in Glenoak, she had been saved. The trial date of her multiple rapes were in the midst of being set up and her nerves were starting. Carrie told X that she was pregnant the day after Sam was arrested. He knew by the excited look in her eyes that she wanted this even though it was unconventional. Two days before the trial, she had started to return to the shell she had been in when she first arrived at the Camden house after admitting she had been raped.
"Carrie, do you want more?" Mrs. Camden asked her, offering her more dinner.
She simply shook her head and stared back at her plate. The only reason she could even eat was because she was four months pregnant. Her little tummy had begun to poke through her shirt and she was waiting for the day it would begin to move. The doctor said between the fourth and fifth month is usually when the first kicks are felt. She couldn't wait to be able to actually feel her child inside of her, but she knew if Sam were released there would be no hope for either of them.
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"Carrie, are you ready. We have to be at court in an hour," Kevin called.
Carrie sighed, "Just a second."
She hurried down the stairs and everyone in the entire Camden household drove down to the courthouse. The Camden's were witnesses of the actual beating, so they had to testify. Once they were in the courthouse, the trial began. Carrie kept her eyes straight ahead and she tried not to look at the man who was the father of her child. She wouldn't allow him to hurt her child, ever.
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After the opening arguments were made, Carrie was called onto the stand to tell the jury what happened. Once she stood up, there was a little bit of murmuring as people noticed her protruding stomach. She sat down and got ready to give her testimony.
"Ms. Kinkirk," her lawyer began. "Would you please tell the jury what happened in your own words on the evening of February 14, 2003."
"Well, my mom was in Glenoak to see my brother, Kevin, propose to his wife Lucy. She left me with my stepfather, Sam because I still had school. Sam got really drunk and he came into my room and started hitting me on my face and he pushed me around. Then, he trapped me down and he, he raped me." Carrie told everyone.
The lawyer continued, "And, what was a result of this night?"
"Um... about a month later I found out I was pregnant. I had never slept with anybody else, so I knew it had to be his. I waited until my mom went to Kevin's wedding to tell Sam. He beat and raped me even worse with the intent of making me lose my child." Carrie said while putting a hand on her stomach.
"Objection. Hearsay." Sam's lawyer said.
"Just a second, young lady, how did you know that was his intent?" the judge asked.
Carrie took a breath, "He told me it was. He said that no one could ever know about this and then he started kicking me repeatedly in the stomach."
"Overruled," the judge replied to the objection.
Carrie went on to tell how she ran away and everything up to Sam's arrest. The other lawyer cross-examined, but her story was airtight so he didn't get much lead-way. She finally stepped down from the stand and waddled back to her place next to her lawyer. The Camden's were then called to testify and so was X. Finally, the prosecutors rested and Sam's lawyer called Sam to the stand.
He lied his way thorough every single question and basically said that the sex was consensual Carrie was turning red with anger at his lies and knew that if the jury believed him, their was a possibility he would get out after only a couple of years. There were several other witnesses' that claimed to have seen Sam on Valentine's Day at a bar. After the defense rested, the closing arguments basically stated that Carrie was raped, and that Carrie had consented to having sex. The jury went into their deliberation room, and the court was called to a recess until the jury was done. Carrie stood with X and hoped and prayed the jury believed her.
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After hours that lasted a lifetime, the court was called back into session. Carrie and the entire courtroom held their breath as the judge read the decision.
"Has the jury reached a unanimous decision?" he asked.
"We have," a representative said.
"What say you?"
"On the count of rape, we find the defendant... guilty," the woman said.
"On the count of abuse, we find the defendant... guilty."
The judge smiled and said, "Take the defendant into custody and we will arrange a sentencing hearing. Know that for these serious crimes there is a minimum of ten years in a maximum-security prison."
Carrie and the Camden's embraced at the good news and Carrie couldn't stop smiling on the way home. Things finally seemed to be looking up for her, and she knew she would be able to handle anything that came her way. On the way home, Carrie was giddy and excited about life again. She hadn't felt that way in a long time. Just as she was walking into the house, she felt the baby kick lightly on the inside of her stomach. It was the weirdest and most wonderful sensation she had ever felt.
A/N: That probably wasn't any good, but I hope you found at least some good in it. Please Review! Sorry again for the long time it took to update!
Carrie and her family celebrated the excellent news and she was ecstatic that
A/N: I'm sooooooo sorry! I beg your forgiveness for leaving you hanging like that, especially with a cliffhanger! I had forgotten that I put a cliffhanger at the end of the last chapter, because I had to take a break and focus on my other fics! I'm terribly sorry and i hope you will still review me! Oh yeah, my pen name used to be ditzychik, but I changed it! Sorry again!!!
Chapter 7: Trials and Tribulations
In all the commotion, Sam was able to break free, and he lunged for Carrie. She yelped before cutting him with the sharp knife. He let out a cry of pain as he backhanded her. The knife went flying as he silenced her shrieks by clenching his fist around her throat. Carrie struggled against the man who raped her, but felt blackness closing in on her after only a few moments. She heard faint rumblings as her vision blurred. Carrie fought valiantly against the grown man, but eventually the darkness overtook her senses and she felt no more.
X jumped to his feet and tried to pry Sam's hands off of Carrie's neck, but he wouldn't budge until X kneed him in the groin. Sam dropped his hands and bent over in horrific pain. X proceeded to beat the shit out of him until he couldn't move. Carrie was lying on the ground gasping for air barely regaining consciousness. Kevin stopped X and hauled Sam down the stairs and called for backup to take him in. He told the officers that there was a warrant for his arrest and they soon arrived.
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"Carrie, sweetheart, are you okay?" X asked her softly as he tried to help her sit up.
Carrie bit back the urge to cry with all her might until it became too much. Everyone watched as she lost her battle and tears spilled onto her cheeks. X wrapped his arms around her gently and she sobbed. She cried harder than she had in the hospital and X couldn't do anything but hold her. Carrie knew it was all over and that Sam would never hurt her again, but it was too much for her to handle.
Finally she pulled away, "Thanks."
"Are you sure you're all right?" X asked watching for an honest answer.
"Yeah, I'm good now. I don't want to go back to the hospital."
"I don't blame you," X replied.
She sat at the top of the stairs when the police officers came to take him away. Carrie saw them lead him into the police car and drive off with him. She smiled and felt relief flow over her. The sky had been threatening to rain, and with a clap of thunder it did. Water flowed all around the house and Carrie raised her eyebrows at X.
"Come on, you know our deal," she told him.
"Now!"
"Uh huh,"
The rest of the Camden's looked on in confusion as Carrie took X's hand and they walked down the stairs and opened the door. From the house they heard Carrie's beautiful voice drift up, and when they looked through the windows they saw her and X dancing in the rain. The water cleansed Carrie's soul and helped to bring her back from the depression that threatened to consume her. She knew she'd still have to work on all her issues that Sam had created, but for right now everything was fine, and everything was good.
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Carrie and X moved in for good once Carrie knew she could never return to Buffalo. Even though he had attacked her in Glenoak, she had been saved. The trial date of her multiple rapes were in the midst of being set up and her nerves were starting. Carrie told X that she was pregnant the day after Sam was arrested. He knew by the excited look in her eyes that she wanted this even though it was unconventional. Two days before the trial, she had started to return to the shell she had been in when she first arrived at the Camden house after admitting she had been raped.
"Carrie, do you want more?" Mrs. Camden asked her, offering her more dinner.
She simply shook her head and stared back at her plate. The only reason she could even eat was because she was four months pregnant. Her little tummy had begun to poke through her shirt and she was waiting for the day it would begin to move. The doctor said between the fourth and fifth month is usually when the first kicks are felt. She couldn't wait to be able to actually feel her child inside of her, but she knew if Sam were released there would be no hope for either of them.
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"Carrie, are you ready. We have to be at court in an hour," Kevin called.
Carrie sighed, "Just a second."
She hurried down the stairs and everyone in the entire Camden household drove down to the courthouse. The Camden's were witnesses of the actual beating, so they had to testify. Once they were in the courthouse, the trial began. Carrie kept her eyes straight ahead and she tried not to look at the man who was the father of her child. She wouldn't allow him to hurt her child, ever.
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After the opening arguments were made, Carrie was called onto the stand to tell the jury what happened. Once she stood up, there was a little bit of murmuring as people noticed her protruding stomach. She sat down and got ready to give her testimony.
"Ms. Kinkirk," her lawyer began. "Would you please tell the jury what happened in your own words on the evening of February 14, 2003."
"Well, my mom was in Glenoak to see my brother, Kevin, propose to his wife Lucy. She left me with my stepfather, Sam because I still had school. Sam got really drunk and he came into my room and started hitting me on my face and he pushed me around. Then, he trapped me down and he, he raped me." Carrie told everyone.
The lawyer continued, "And, what was a result of this night?"
"Um... about a month later I found out I was pregnant. I had never slept with anybody else, so I knew it had to be his. I waited until my mom went to Kevin's wedding to tell Sam. He beat and raped me even worse with the intent of making me lose my child." Carrie said while putting a hand on her stomach.
"Objection. Hearsay." Sam's lawyer said.
"Just a second, young lady, how did you know that was his intent?" the judge asked.
Carrie took a breath, "He told me it was. He said that no one could ever know about this and then he started kicking me repeatedly in the stomach."
"Overruled," the judge replied to the objection.
Carrie went on to tell how she ran away and everything up to Sam's arrest. The other lawyer cross-examined, but her story was airtight so he didn't get much lead-way. She finally stepped down from the stand and waddled back to her place next to her lawyer. The Camden's were then called to testify and so was X. Finally, the prosecutors rested and Sam's lawyer called Sam to the stand.
He lied his way thorough every single question and basically said that the sex was consensual Carrie was turning red with anger at his lies and knew that if the jury believed him, their was a possibility he would get out after only a couple of years. There were several other witnesses' that claimed to have seen Sam on Valentine's Day at a bar. After the defense rested, the closing arguments basically stated that Carrie was raped, and that Carrie had consented to having sex. The jury went into their deliberation room, and the court was called to a recess until the jury was done. Carrie stood with X and hoped and prayed the jury believed her.
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After hours that lasted a lifetime, the court was called back into session. Carrie and the entire courtroom held their breath as the judge read the decision.
"Has the jury reached a unanimous decision?" he asked.
"We have," a representative said.
"What say you?"
"On the count of rape, we find the defendant... guilty," the woman said.
"On the count of abuse, we find the defendant... guilty."
The judge smiled and said, "Take the defendant into custody and we will arrange a sentencing hearing. Know that for these serious crimes there is a minimum of ten years in a maximum-security prison."
Carrie and the Camden's embraced at the good news and Carrie couldn't stop smiling on the way home. Things finally seemed to be looking up for her, and she knew she would be able to handle anything that came her way. On the way home, Carrie was giddy and excited about life again. She hadn't felt that way in a long time. Just as she was walking into the house, she felt the baby kick lightly on the inside of her stomach. It was the weirdest and most wonderful sensation she had ever felt.
A/N: That probably wasn't any good, but I hope you found at least some good in it. Please Review! Sorry again for the long time it took to update!
Carrie and her family celebrated the excellent news and she was ecstatic that
