Chapter 10
It was Monday, most Monday's to alot of people are boring, dull, and exhausting days. But this day, was the day of the court metting. Which meant it was a scary day. Edward was trying to get Emily out of her room. She was 100% furious with the fact that 'some stupid and ugly woman was trying to take her away' and that she was 'going to eat her in a evil lair once she takes off her human mask, revaling her slimey green skin!'....her words, not mine.
"Emily please come out!" Edward begged his daughter, while banging on the door.
"No!" she sobbed out. You could tell she was crying.
Edward was dressed in a black suit, and was ready. I was wearing . We needed Emily to get ready for the trail, but she refused.
"Ugh!" Edward yelled fustrated. He hit the door once more than stormed away. Obviously pissed off.
I sighed and walked over to Emily's door.
"Hey Em..." i asked knocking on the door lightly.
"What?" she asked quietly.
"Can i come in?" i asked back.
I heard her walk over to the door and unlock it.
Click
I quietly opened the door. Emily's eyes were red and puffy, with tears running freely down her face.
She walked back over to her bed without and word and laid down.
I quietly sat down with her, and put my arm on her.
"I don't wanna got to the stupid cart!" she said.
"It's Court sweetie, and it's not that bad" Emily just covered her head into fluffy pink pillow nearby "All you have to do...is sit down, then the man with a hammer asks you some questions. But you have to answer then truthfully, no matter what! Then soon, you can come back home with daddy!" I continued.
She lifted her head from the pillow. "Really" she asked. I nodded.
"Come on then! What are you waiting for mum!?" she jumped up and ran in her closet. I laughed as she came out two minutes later in a cute purple sun dress.
"Why so excited?" i asked.
She giggled. "The sooner we go the sooner it's over!" she said. I laughed and we walked out of the bedroom. And down the stairs into the porch, Emily went and grabbed something out in the living room and had it in the pocket of her sweater. After a few minutes we had our shoes/flip-flops on. And were yelling to Edward to come on. He never even knew that Emily had stopped crying.
"DADDY!!!!" she screamed through the whole house. I covered my ears and winced.
You could hear Edward running up to Emily's room, then close the door after noticing she wasn't there.
"EMILY!?" he yelled out nervously.
"Out here, daddy! Put your shoes on so we can get this thing over with," she yelled. But not as loud. Which i was grateful for.
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Emily's POV
We were sitting down in the Cart room for a while now. Sitting next to me was Bella. And around us was Auntie Alice, and Uncle Emmett, and Uncle Jazz and Aunt Rosalie. Uncle Jazz and Aunt Rose are just related to me becuase they are married to Auntie Alice and Uncle Emmett. I don't know them very well though.
Daddy and Mr. Gren were sitting up front at a large desk filled with papers and a suitcase.
Mr. Gren is daddy's lawyer. Which means he's going to help me stay with daddy.
Suddenly a man with black hair came out and sat in a chair infront of a large table that covered his legs up front. It was really big and had a small microphone attached on it.
The man had a hammer in his hands and everyone was now staring at him. He must be the judge.
He put his hammer down and told Daddy to come up to the stand.
Daddy went and sat in a desk like the judges. But it was smaller.
"Dr. Cullen, can you please explain what happened when you first found out that Ms. Sandy Callardo was pregnant?" he questioned.
"When i found out she was pregnant, i didn't belive it was mine, she had slept with lots of men back than and i didn't think it could be. She got angry and ran out. I never seen her again until a couple of days ago. But 10 months after she said she was pregnant, there was a knock on my door and Emily was there wrapped in a blanket on my doorstep," Daddy finished.
"And what did you do with Emily after that?"
"I phoned my sister Alice and she went and got baby stuff, while i tried calling Sandy's old phone numbers and cell-phone number."
"Why?"
"Because, i wasn't sure why someone would just dump their few week old daughter on someone's doorstep without nothing but a note!"
"No further questions" The judge spoke, and daddy went and sat back down next to Mr. Gren.
"Ms. Callardo," Sandy went and sat where daddy was just sitting, "What would make you dump a baby on Mr. Cullen's doorstep, then come back 8 years later and want her back?"
"Well, The truth is... I didn't do that!" Sandy said.
"Well who did?"
"No one did! One day i went to sleep in my apartment, Emily was sleeping in the room next to mine, and then i heard her crying. So i got up and walked in her room. Edward Cullen was in there with my Emily in his arms, and before i could say anything he took out a knife and cut my arm, then ran out the apartment!" she lied.
Daddy would never do that! That woman defidently had fire in her pants! Cause she was lying!
"Did you notify the police?"
"Yes, but they said whoever took her was wear gloves, and there were no fingerprints, but they looked so hard to find her" she sniffled "And then a few days ago i finally got to see my darling, all grown up after searching for her, for so long. Finally. And all i want is to bring her home with me again, forever."
"No further questions, Mr. Cullen, is Ms. Callardo telling the truth?"
"No" Daddy spoke.
"Go on..." the judge said slowly.
"I couldn't have stolen Emily because i had no idea where Sandy moved after we got in our fight and she left. I never saw her for 8 or 9 years. And i still have the note on Emily's blanket when i found her on my doorstep" Daddy said and Mr. Gren pulled out a peice of paper and a picture for daddy from his suitcase.
Dad took them and showed it to the judge.
The judge nodded.
"What is that picture?" the judge asked.
"This is the first picture i ever took of Emily, this is when i first saw her, as you can see she has a large bruise on her cheek, and 3 finger shaped bruises on her stomach. She was wearing a diaper when i took the picture, and no other clothes when she was wrapped up," Daddy explained.
The judge took both of daddy's evidence and put them on his desk.
After about ten minutes of them talking and doing boring stuff, the judge called me to the stand. I quietly got up and walked over to it. But i had to stand on the chair in order to reach the microphone, which i did. Everyone noticed and laughed quietly. I smiled.
"How old are you, Emily?" the judge asked.
"Eight!" i said "But I'll turn 9 in August" Right now it was May.
"How are you doing in school?" he asked.
"Great! My teacher gave me 5 gold stars and the rest of the class only got 3!"
"My my, you must be some smart!" i nodded proudly.
"Emily, what happened a few days ago?"
I explained how Sandy came to the house and how Daddy came home and so on.
"Emily, do you love your dad? Has he ever hit you?"
"NO!" i yelled shocked, "Daddy wouldn't do that!"
The judge nodded and i went and sat back down.
Bella told me that it didn't look good for daddy. I'm not sure why though, daddy had evidence (as bella told me), but...Sandy had forged evidence, which means it wasn't real.
I was so scared. I may never see Daddy again...I may have to go with that evil woman.
"I hearby grant the cusoty of Emily Cullen to Sandy Callardo!" The judge said loudly.
"NO!!!!" i screamed. Everyone turned to look at me. Except Sandy, who was practicully jumping with joy.
I suddenly remebered i put the tape from the camara in my pocket in case daddy needed help. I took it out quickly and ran up to the judge.
"Here! We need to watch this right now!" i ordered.
"Kid, we don't got time for Barney videos!" he said strictly.
"This isn't a barney video! This is proof she is a liar! I had this taped so i could watch the argument when daddy told me to go to my room the other day!"
"Hmm, okay then, lets watch it!" he accepted. I smiled and the judge gave the tape to a man, who put it in some machine that made the video play on the wall using lights. It looked really cool.
The video started with me. My face was up really close to the camara and it looked like i was trying to get it to work. Then finally it showed my feet running down the hallway into the living room. I had put the camara on the shelf and you could see daddy and Sandy.
"So Edward" Sandy said "The court meeting is next monday."
"Fine" daddy gave in "But i'll just warn you now...you'll never see Emily again"
"I wouldn't be so sure...i have a few tricks up my sleeve" she walked over to the door "Bye Edward"
She walked out smiling evilly. Daddy put his head in his hands, and walked away upstairs. It ended when i ran back downstairs in about a minute and clicked the off button. The screen went black.
"Ms. Callardo, what did you mean by 'trick up your sleeve'?" The judge asked.
"I....erm...um..." she studdered.
"Ms. Callardo here, did not have Emily kidnapped from her, She dumped the child on Mr. Cullen's doorstep after abusing the child abit, Emily Cullen still has a small scar under her chin from Sandy, I assume" Mr. Gren said.
I showed my scar to the judge.
Sandy still didn't know what to say. And her lawyer didn't ethier.
"Well, by the evidence shown by everyone, and young Ms. Emily Cullen, I hearby grant her custody with:
Mr. Edward Cullen, and Ms. Callardo will be placed in jail for 2 years for abusing a month old child"
I jumped up and screamed for joy and went and ran into my daddy's open arms.
A:N/ yay! Lol, how many of you thought Sandy would get her earlier! Lol.....But the story's not over yet. Just because the cusody's over...doesn't mean something else huge will happen.... :)