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Rated: M
Warnings: slash, language, etc.
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April 4, 2013

After several days and long, excruciating hours, the time came for Phil's trial. He had little people on his side for evidential proof; the state of Illinois, however, had many witnesses.

The first to take the stand was Adam. He had been paralyzed from the injury Phil had supposedly given him. The doctor said there was a great chance the paralysis would only be temporary, but it still broke Phil inside to see Adam in a chair, immobilized from his collarbones down.

Adam was questioned by both the state and Justin before the judge dismissed him and Jay went to the stand. He had a neck brace on and his right arm was in a cast from the alleged assault. Phil still couldn't fully recall what had happened that night, despite his best efforts.

Several more people took to the stand. Each person shamed Phil and made him look like a homicidal maniac. Finally, the last witness was called to the stand. Phil felt his heart drop when he saw Chris being wheeled to the front of the room. He looked absolutely wrecked.

"What is your relationship with the defendant, Mr. Irvine?" the state asked Chris.

Chris held it together, but Phil noticed how he sucked the edge of his bottom lip in slightly and how his eyes cut across the room several times. If he were sitting next to him, he'd hear the sharp outtake of breath through his nose to confirm his nerves.

"Apparently, I was his boyfriend," Chris answered bitterly. Phil hung his head. He couldn't look at Chris while he talked about this.

"Could you clarify what you mean when you say that, Chris?" he pressed.

"Well, I had an accident that gave me amnesia. I forgot the past five years, during which Phil and I were in a serious relationship. However, he neglected to tell me any of this when I woke up from my coma-"

"Objection! Relevance, your Honor," Justin said, standing up.

"Overruled," the judge said. "Chris, please continue."

"We were in a relationship and he never told me about it. I think I had a right to know this was going on," Chris finished.

The state representative nodded and paced across the room at a steady pace. "In your recollection of the years you've known Mr. Brooks, have you known him to be a rather violent man?"

Chris shrugged. "He is a professional wrestler. However, outside of the workplace he's quite mild. He wasn't prone to much outbursts of anger or aggression."

"Has he ever shown anger towards you, Mr. Irvine?" he asked.

"Nothing out of the ordinary," Chris said.

"I believe this is my last question, Chris. What do you remember from the car accident you were the victim of?"

"I had left the house in tears when I found out Phil had been lying to me for months about a relationship between the two of us in the past. We were lovers for nearly five years. I ran around until I finally collapsed in a neighbor's yard. Minutes passed before I started to get to my feet so I could return home and crawl into bed. When I finally stood, I was blinded by two bright lights. My body froze. All I saw before the impact was Phil's angry, fuming face behind the wheel when my body got thrown backwards. He drove off erratically without stopping to realize he had hit me."

"Thank you. You may step down from the stand," the state representative said.

Chris shot him a look before a nurse from the hospital went up and wheeled him off the stand. He had been temporarily discharged to attend the trial.

"The court will take a brief 15 minute break while the jury comes to a decision," the judge announced. He hit his gavel on his podium before standing up and exiting through the back door.

After a long, painfully agonizing 15 minutes, the court was called back into the room. The jury handed the judge their decision and he read it over, nodding all the while.

"I agree with this wholeheartedly. Phillip Jack Brooks, you're being charged with the following crimes: two counts of assault, reckless driving, and hit and run. All three charges are misdemeanors. For the assault, you'll face 6 months for each count. For reckless driving, you'll receive 2 months. For the hit and run, you'll face 4 months. In addition to jail time, you will need to complete 500 hours of community service and attend 60 hours of anger management classes. The community service hours may be started while in jail as seen fit by your PO. The classes must wait until you've been released from jail. In total, you will face 18 months of jail time. This case of the state vs. Phillip Jack Brooks is now closed. Court dismissed."

Phil hung his head back in his seat and tried not to cry. He was going to miss out on a year and a half of his life because he got inexplicably angry and lost control for no more than 30 minutes. He ran his tattooed hands over his bald head and sighed into his palms. This was going to be absolute hell.

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