Court
"Can you tell me exactly what Curly and his team did to you?" Ms. Sullivan asked.
"Well, he sent us tickets for a getaway and when we got there it was nothing like we expected we were split in teams, and we had to play in the craziest games for food, Patty passed out in one of the challenges from exhaustion and dehydration." Debbie explained.
"And what kind of "games" did you have to play?" Ms. Sullivan asked.
"He and his team had us dangling over freezing water with man eating sharks." Alisa says.
"We had to run under spiked balls." Tj explained.
"We had to stay in a cage with a hungry gorilla." Gerald said.
"And what else did you have to endure?" Ms. Sullivan asked.
"I was at the bottom of a doggy pile." Angelica said.
"He- or his team dug a hole in the ground and left me there for almost three days I was cold, tired, I was hungry, I can still feel the sand underneath my feet, I can still taste the sand that got in my mouth and I can still hear those annoy crows chirping or whatever crows do." Timberly said staring off in space then back to her lawyer as she was forced to relive those horrible events.
"I was dangling for my life on a huge hexagon twenty feet in the air over water- I can`t swim." Susie says.
"They had me spinning on a spin wheel and they threw potatoes at me, it hit me in my head, my stomach and my legs- I still have the scares, and not just physically." Lila said.
"He made them vote me into a cell of torture where they lowered me into water and shocked me for twenty-four hours." Miranda explained.
"When we didn't win we starved." Betty said.
"And how did being on this island affect your everyday life?" Ms. Sullivan asked.
"I have night mares." Helga says looking down.
"My grandpa has to watch whoever comes in and out of our house." Arnold says.
"I have panic attacks." Lila says.
"I always think I`m being followed." Courtney says.
"I think everything and everyone is going to hurt me." Penny says.
"You don't know who you could trust." Velma says.
"It's like you`re living in a bad dream you can`t wake up from." Cindy says.
"That island shredded what was left of my sanity." Sheena says.
"Tight places give me anxiety." Timberly says.
"I`m afraid to leave my house, everything could be him, everything makes me jump, I`m afraid of Curly." Rhonda says looking down then into their lawyer eyes.
Ms. Sullivan walks to her table.
"Rhonda, you said you are afraid to leave your house, everything could be him, everything makes you jump and you`re afraid of Curly- correct?" Mr. Burney asked.
"Correct."
"Then why did you go visit him- since he scares you so much, if someone scared me I wouldn't go within miles of him."
"I needed answers, to get over this, I was and still am afraid of him but I need to know why he did that to me, to us." Rhonda explained.
"Did you find out?"
Rhonda shakes her head no.
"That`s a yes or no."
"No."
"Mmm."
In the hall.
"Why are we being treated like we did something wrong?!" Dijonay asked.
"That`s Curly's lawyers job to make you all look bad, and to try and convince the jury Curly and his team was innocent." Ms. Sullivan said.
"Good luck with that." Sid said.
"And Rhonda, why didn't you tell me you went to see Curly do you have any idea what that could do to the case?" Ms. Sullivan asked.
"I`m sorry, I guess it slipped my mind."
"Slipped your mind?"
"Yeah, slipped my mind."
"Well did anyone else come in contact with the other team that I should know about?" Ms. Sullivan asked.
"If so speak now." She continued.
Everyone looked around but no one rose their hand.
"Good, and let's keep it that way." Ms. Sullivan said turning on her heels.
"You girls did a great job!" Drew said.
"Thank you Mr. Pickles." Debbie says.
"Now let's get you guys home and put some good food in your stomach I`m sure you`re hungry." Raymundo said.
"Food actually sounds great." Mikey said.
Dinner
"So how was school?" Didi asked.
"It was fine." Eliza said twirling her food.
"Just fine?" Trudy asked.
"These girls were just giving us a hard time because we`re new."
"All of you?"
"Well just Rhonda."
"What Rhonda needs to do is, get a sock and feel it with butter and…" Suga Mama Began to say.
"Suga Mama!" Kira said.
"What, that`s all the girl needs is a good butt whoppin."
"That`s not the kind of advice you should give her."
"Right Drew?"
"I think if the girl`s picking on her she should at least try and solve it with her words." Drew said.
"See!" Kira said.
"BUT- if that doesn't work then I think she should do what Sugar Mama suggested."
"It`s Suga Mama- Suga not Sugar." Trudy said.
"That`s what I said Sugar Mama."
Trudy hits her hand against her head and says. "You tried."
"What?" Drew asked looking around.
"Nothing." Lois said shaking her head.
"Remind me to never leave Kimi with you." Kira replies.