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Chapter 56,

Betty was at the vending machine buying some Purple Flurp. Libby's trial was going perfectly. At this rate, Libby should be free in a few short days. Then they will be able to be the envy of every power couple in school. Having a love that was so strong, that even the law couldn't stop them being together.

"So you're helping Libby now?" Betty heard a voice say, so she turned. And there stood the one person she thought would understand.

"Jimmy." Betty said with a small smile on her face.

"I thought you were on our side, Betty. Weren't you the one who said 'If Libby really is doing what you suspect she is doing, then she needs to be away from Cindy'." Jimmy reminded her, and Betty nodded.

"Yeah, Libby needed to be away from Cindy, but I never said that Libby didn't need me." Betty said, and Jimmy took a deep breath to remain calm.

"Well, how do you know that you aren't being used by Libby?" Jimmy asked and Betty blinked.

"You just don't understand, Jimmy." Betty said and Jimmy scoffed.

"You're right, I don't understand. Why are you spending all of your energy saving someone who is as heartless as Libby?" Jimmy asked and Betty crossed her arms.

"She is not heartless, you pig. You don't know her like I do." Betty said, and Jimmy clenched his hands.

"And what exactly do you know about Libby, huh?" Jimmy asked and Betty recalled that day at the hospital.

"Well she can be very compassionate and understanding." Betty said, remembering how Libby was after that fake fight. Libby gave her a napkin rose and comforted her.

"Some people can fake empathy, you know." Jimmy stated.

"She didn't fake that." Betty insisted.

"You know, Sheen didn't talk about his mother. I found out she died in a car accident because Libby was talking about how stupid it was for Sheen to be so emotional over the death of his mother. She was practically venomous when she talked about it." Jimmy said and Betty shook her head. It doesn't seem like Jimmy to lie about something like that, but how could she believe it. Libby made Betty feel so much better about her break up, and how is Betty suppose to believe that Libby could be so harsh.

"Libby supported me when no one else could." Betty said and Jimmy actually took a step back.

"Support?" Jimmy repeated and Betty sighed.

"Is that so hard to believe?" Betty asked and Jimmy couldn't help but scoff.

"Kind of." Jimmy said.

"Why? She cares about me?" Betty said and Jimmy wanted to rip his hair out.

"Well sure she does. For now, at least, but what about the future. You know there was video taken of Libby abandoning her father? She left him there to die in a burning house, it's only by chance someone was there to save the drunk." Jimmy said and Betty gasped.

"You..." Betty swallowed.

"You have got to be tricking me." Betty said and Jimmy couldn't believe her.

"I have no reason to lie about that." Jimmy stated, and Betty shook her head.

"You just want me to stop helping Libby." Betty said.

"I don't think you're listening to me." Jimmy said with a pause.

"Libby is a monster, and-"

"No! You're not listening to me." Betty interrupted and Jimmy blinked at her.

"Listen up, Freakazoid. You have no idea what it's like to have everyone trying to pair you up, or sleep with you, or try to tear you down just because of your looks." Know that Libby does love me, and if there is any chance that I can stop her from going to jail, then damn it, I'll do anything." Betty said and Jimmy knew her words were true.

"And I will do anything I can to get Libby in jail." Jimmy said and Betty put her hands on her hips.

"And how do you expect to do that buddy?" Betty challenged.

"There is plenty of evidence to get Libby convicted." Jimmy said and Betty rolled her eyes.

"What evidence? That video got thrown out, and that so called Detective is a joke. The best thing you got on Libby is a few fingerprints on the handcuffs. But those handcuffs also have Jack's prints on them. And they were not collected professionally, so I'm sure that Samantha can easily get that thrown out too." Betty said, and she quickly turned around and bought the two sodas she intended to buy. And while she did this, Jimmy thought about it. There really wasn't much evidence against Libby anymore. There is a good chance that the courts will find her innocent. What is he gonna do?

"Just fact it Jimmy, it's your word against hers." Betty said and she pushed past him and was back into the courtroom. Jimmy stood there for a moment. How could he save Cindy now? Jimmy slowly made his way up to the door.

"We would like to call Libby Folfax to the stand." Jimmy heard and with a sigh he leaned his head against the door. Libby is gonna play dirty, he just knew it. Betty was right, it was her word against his.

"James." Jimmy heard, and his head shot up to see Simon coming down the hall.

"Hey, Simon. Jimmy said sadly and Simon eyed him.

"How is the trial coming?" Simon asked and Jimmy sighed.

"Not very good." Jimmy admitted and Simon glanced down at the package he was holding.

"I'm sorry to hear." Simon said, Jimmy felt so defeated that he wanted to crawl up in a tiny ball and cry until he couldn't move any more.

"What's that?" Jimmy asked, seeing the package in his peripheral vision.

"Oh, it's that painting that my grandfather made for you." Simon said and Jimmy blinked. He had forgotten all about that.

"That was very nice of him. How is he?" Jimmy asked, accepting the gift from Simon.

"He, um..." Simon hesitated and Jimmy stared at him.

"Did he pass away?" Jimmy asked and Simon sighed.

"He is in a better place." Simon said and Jimmy looked down at the package again.

"It was nice to meet him. I feel a bit guilty for him make this for me." Jimmy admitted and Simon smiled as his eyes watered.

"You reminded me of something he use to tell us. 'Don't regret the things you put your heart into.' Heh, he loved painting." Simon said and Jimmy started to feel emotional too. Perhaps it was silly for Jimmy to mourn the loss of a man whom he barely knew, but he did. Timothy taught Jimmy a lot about love and life in their small encounters together.

"We found that beside his bed. I think he finished that painting minutes before he died." Simon said, trying to keep his voice steady, but his breathing hitched a little. Jimmy didn't know what to say. He was holding a gift from a man's deathbed, what could he say.

So instead he just opened it. The painting was of the dream Timothy told him about. The one with the Lima bean and the ice cream and the pink heart. The Lima bean looked like the one Carl had nightmares about. And the ice cream had a swirl that was similar to his hair. Staring at the painting, Jimmy recalled how Timothy talked about the dream. The actual painting had the Lima bean, and it had a large pink bubble coming out of its mouth. The Lima bean was starting to float off of the ground, so it had let go of the ice cream and the pink heart.

Now Jimmy wasn't going to pretend that he believed Tim when he said that he could predict the future with his dreams. But this painting did seem symbolic to their situation. The Lima bean was a monster in Carl's dream, and this could be a symbolic reference to Libby because she was a monster to Cindy. The ice cream cone would obviously be a reference to Jimmy because of his hair. In that case, the pink heart would have to be a reference to Cindy. So what about the pink bubble? Tim told Jimmy that the Lima bean kept talking and talking which made the bubble bigger, and lifted it off the ground. Then the bubble popped and the creature crashed down. He thinks it crashed down, anyways. But what could it symbolize? Pink bubble, pink bubble... then Jimmy's eyes widened.

"Your grandfather was a brilliant man." Jimmy said looking up at Simon who blinked.

"Excuse me?" Simon asked and Jimmy grabbed his hand.

"We've got to go to my house." Jimmy said and he started pulling Simon out of the building.

"Why?" Simon called out to the man scientist.

"Because I know how to save Cindy!"