A few months later…
Jude had just gotten finished telling the judge what she had seen that night months ago, what Spieds dad had done to him, she had broke down and started crying when Spied actually gave the details of what had happened that night, now Wally's shirt was soaked, she was good at that…
Spieds father was found guilty, sentenced, and led away, and Jude couldn't hold it in any longer, she voiced what her, Kyle, Wally, and Spied were thinking…
Jude: What's going to happen to Spied?
Judge: Well, his mother couldn't be contacted, but we found an Uncle in California. His only other family and they've agreed to take care of him
Two social workers take Spied and start to walk him out of the court room, Jude jumps up.
Jude: No! You can't take him from me!
Spied: Let me go!
(They fight their restraints, Spieds two social workers, and Tommy holding Jude back)
Jude finally breaks free, she falls to the ground but gets back up and runs towards him, he gets away too and they hug each other tightly, afraid if either one lets go he'll disappear forever. Wally and Kyle are being held back by their dads, but the judge is having the social workers stand back for a little while, and Sadie is keeping Tommy under control, giving them a minute or two.
Jude: They can't take you
Spied: I'm not going, I promise
Jude: I shouldn't have told him
Spied: You were trying to help me
Jude: No (cuddles into him)
Spied: Jude, it'll be okay, I'm not leaving
Jude: I'm not letting them take you
Wally: Dad let me go! (Try's to get away)
Kyle: Theirs not taking him (fights his dad)
Wallys dad: It's the law. He has to go
Kyle: He can stay with us
Wally: Or us
Tommy: I offered, but the judge had already gotten clearance on the Uncle in California we don't have a choice
Jude: (crying) you can't leave
Spied: I don't want to (kiss's her lightly)
Jude: (can't say anything, is trying not to cry)
The judge motions to the social workers and Tommy push's past Sadie, gently tearing the fighting kids apart and restraining them again as Spied is moved the down aisle.
Jude: No! You can't take him! You can't take him away from me!
Wally: Let him stay here!
Kyle: He can stay with us, or Wally, or Sadie, or Tommy
Kyle's Mom: Stop it!
Spied: I'm not going!
Jude throws herself against Tommy's arms but he just holds tighter, she fights until the doors to the court house close behind Spied and she can't see him anymore, then all the fight disappears. She gives to her exhaustion and collapses against Tommy's arms, surprised by the weight change he accidentally lets her fall to the floor. She puts her arms out and blocks her fall, but then she curls into a ball and sobs, not caring that a room full of people are staring. Wally and Kyle tear themselves from their dads, glare at everyone, then run up to Jude. Then they realize why she hadn't gone running out the doors, as much as they wanted Spied to stay, they were no match for a car, he was leaving, no matter what. They fell to the floor and Wally opened his arms.
Wally: Jude, come here
Jude push's herself off the floor, then collapses into Wallys already soaked shirt, Kyle sits on her other side and uses one hand to hold Judes, which she is gripping back with her "death grip" and is forcing his hand to rapidly lose feeling, his other hand is rubbing her back, gently coaxing her to a fitful sleep. The adults, made uncomfortable by the open-ness and caring the three kids are expressing in front of them just stand there and stare at them on the floor, with each passing second regretting even more not helping them keep their friend in Canada…
Spied gives in and starts to cry as the car drives off towards the airport. They had already gotten his stuff from his house, and what he had taken to Judes. He knew Jude had snuck a few personal items of hers in his backpack, just in case this happened, so he wouldn't forget her, and thinking about it made him smiled through his slow, silent tears. But the smile quickly faded with his realization. He wasn't seeing Tyler again, he wasn't seeing his school or classmates, he wasn't seeing Wally or Kyle again, but mostly, he wasn't seeing Jude again. He was never seeing them again. I mean, he was moving to California, he wasn't seeing them again, ever, or was he?
Two years later…
(sry about it being late, but hey, better late then never! ENJOY!)