When It Use To Be Simple
Disclaimer: All of the 'Outsiders' characters belong to S.E. Hinton. Jaedyn belongs to me.
Thank-you all for the gre.. Hey! Wait a minute!! ONLY 1 person reviewed for chapter 9!! Therefore, I will thank her personally:
Sabrina-Curtis: Thank-YOU so much for the great review! Sorry it took me so long to update!! WoW! 1 a.m. I'd be pretty tired, too. Anyway, on with the story!! (Thanks again!!)
Chapter 10:
Sodapop
At the courtroom:
"I'd like to call Jaedyn Marchant as a witness, your honour." Said the lawyer guy, I think his name is Garth Halmerton or something.
The judge nodded and soon Jaedyn took the stand. When he glanced in my direction, I gave him thumbs up and a reassuring smile. He gave a nervous grin back.
"Please raise your left hand and put your right one of the bible." The judge said, Jaedyn did, "State your name, first and last."
"Jaedyn Marchant."
"Do you, Jaedyn Marchant, swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God?"
"I do." Jaedyn said.
"Be seated." He sat.
"Can you tell me," Mr. Whatever the lawyers name was began, "in detail the events of the night your brother was murdered?"
Jaedyn swallowed, "Dakota and I were in my room watching TV when we heard a noise downstairs. I told Dakota to stay there and that I'd be right back. I left my room and shut door behind me. When I got to the living room I saw my parents arguing. My dad was cussing as my mom and slapping her. My mom was throwing vases and breakable things at my dad. I turned around to go back upstairs.."
The lawyer dude interrupted him, "You didn't try to stop it?"
"I couldn't even if I wanted to." Jaedyn grimaced, "This is an everyday thing at my house. I've tried to stop it before, but they would both gang up on me. I'd end up in ICU for days unend."
The lawyer guy nodded, "Continue."
"Anyways, so I turned to go upstairs, and then I guess they saw me, because I felt two hands on my shoulders and dad drug me down the rest of the stairs.
"Then my mom started to scream and slap and scratch at me. She kept saying, 'It's all your fault, it's all your fault.' over and over.
"I hadn't even noticed dad had gone until I saw him coming back down the stairs. I saw something in his hands and I was afraid that it might be Dakota, but it was actually one of his guns. He aimed it at me, sneering as he crept closer. I closed my eyes only for a second and then felt a bullet go into my shoulder.
"When I opened my eyes I saw Dakota standing on the steps. I tried to keep mom and dad's attention focused on me so that they wouldn't see him. I tried to get him to leave, but he was really mad. He stormed down the stairs and ran full force towards dad.
"Dad must have been caught off guard because he fell down, and dropped the gun. Dakota went to pick up the gun, but mom kicked him in the face and got it. By this time dad got up, but so did I.
"Dad went to grab Dakota, but I stopped him by grabbing his arm. Dad yelled at mom to shoot me again. She did. She shot me in the leg. I fell down and told Dakota to run. Dakota didn't want to leave me and mom shot him, like, four times.
"I tried to stop her. I really did." Jaedyn had tears streaming down his face, "It was too late. He was gone."
"Thank-you." Said the lawyer, "No further questions your honour."
Mr. And Mrs. Marchant had an expensive lawyer of course. He took over questioning Jaedyn.
He fired question after question trying to get Jaed to say something that he could use either against him or for his parents.
Jaedyn wouldn't crack, though. He was doing really good.
When he came back to sit with me I gave him a huge grin, but even my grin couldn't replace the hurt he must have felt at the glares he was receiving from his parents.
To my one loyal reviewer I hope that you liked this chapter. I'll try to update A.S.A.P.
Disclaimer: All of the 'Outsiders' characters belong to S.E. Hinton. Jaedyn belongs to me.
Thank-you all for the gre.. Hey! Wait a minute!! ONLY 1 person reviewed for chapter 9!! Therefore, I will thank her personally:
Sabrina-Curtis: Thank-YOU so much for the great review! Sorry it took me so long to update!! WoW! 1 a.m. I'd be pretty tired, too. Anyway, on with the story!! (Thanks again!!)
Chapter 10:
Sodapop
At the courtroom:
"I'd like to call Jaedyn Marchant as a witness, your honour." Said the lawyer guy, I think his name is Garth Halmerton or something.
The judge nodded and soon Jaedyn took the stand. When he glanced in my direction, I gave him thumbs up and a reassuring smile. He gave a nervous grin back.
"Please raise your left hand and put your right one of the bible." The judge said, Jaedyn did, "State your name, first and last."
"Jaedyn Marchant."
"Do you, Jaedyn Marchant, swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you God?"
"I do." Jaedyn said.
"Be seated." He sat.
"Can you tell me," Mr. Whatever the lawyers name was began, "in detail the events of the night your brother was murdered?"
Jaedyn swallowed, "Dakota and I were in my room watching TV when we heard a noise downstairs. I told Dakota to stay there and that I'd be right back. I left my room and shut door behind me. When I got to the living room I saw my parents arguing. My dad was cussing as my mom and slapping her. My mom was throwing vases and breakable things at my dad. I turned around to go back upstairs.."
The lawyer dude interrupted him, "You didn't try to stop it?"
"I couldn't even if I wanted to." Jaedyn grimaced, "This is an everyday thing at my house. I've tried to stop it before, but they would both gang up on me. I'd end up in ICU for days unend."
The lawyer guy nodded, "Continue."
"Anyways, so I turned to go upstairs, and then I guess they saw me, because I felt two hands on my shoulders and dad drug me down the rest of the stairs.
"Then my mom started to scream and slap and scratch at me. She kept saying, 'It's all your fault, it's all your fault.' over and over.
"I hadn't even noticed dad had gone until I saw him coming back down the stairs. I saw something in his hands and I was afraid that it might be Dakota, but it was actually one of his guns. He aimed it at me, sneering as he crept closer. I closed my eyes only for a second and then felt a bullet go into my shoulder.
"When I opened my eyes I saw Dakota standing on the steps. I tried to keep mom and dad's attention focused on me so that they wouldn't see him. I tried to get him to leave, but he was really mad. He stormed down the stairs and ran full force towards dad.
"Dad must have been caught off guard because he fell down, and dropped the gun. Dakota went to pick up the gun, but mom kicked him in the face and got it. By this time dad got up, but so did I.
"Dad went to grab Dakota, but I stopped him by grabbing his arm. Dad yelled at mom to shoot me again. She did. She shot me in the leg. I fell down and told Dakota to run. Dakota didn't want to leave me and mom shot him, like, four times.
"I tried to stop her. I really did." Jaedyn had tears streaming down his face, "It was too late. He was gone."
"Thank-you." Said the lawyer, "No further questions your honour."
Mr. And Mrs. Marchant had an expensive lawyer of course. He took over questioning Jaedyn.
He fired question after question trying to get Jaed to say something that he could use either against him or for his parents.
Jaedyn wouldn't crack, though. He was doing really good.
When he came back to sit with me I gave him a huge grin, but even my grin couldn't replace the hurt he must have felt at the glares he was receiving from his parents.
To my one loyal reviewer I hope that you liked this chapter. I'll try to update A.S.A.P.