Deadly Flashbacks
Chapter 6
The entire courtroom rose as the judge re-entered the room.
"You may be seated" he spoke softly.
Before the judge went any further, Michiru reached over and took Haruka's hand in her own, offering all the support that she could, no matter what the outcome would be.
"Would the prosecuting and defense teams please rise for the reading of the verdict." Both parties rose, Haruka's hand still tightly grasped in Michiru's. "Mr. Tenou, on the account of rape...the courtroom finds the defendant not guilty."
Haruka felt her heart leap from her chest, she looked down at the floor as the judge continued reading the verdicts.
"On the charge of neglect towards a child, the courtroom finds the defendant guily on all accounts." he got to the last verdict "And finally, on 20 counts of child abuse, the courtroom finds you guily of all counts and is sentencing you to 3 years in jail with no chance of parole. Baliff please remove this gentlemen. Court is now ajourned." He struck the gavel and got up from his seat...
"Haruka...Haruka are you ok?" Michiru asked her, from her passenger side seat. "At least he's in jail for what he did...whether they found him guilty of rape or not...you know what happened, and so does he."
Cold, glazed-over eyes stared out the windshield as two shakey hands controlled the steering wheel. "It's not fair Michi..." was all she was able to mumble. She was afraid if she said anything else, she'd break into tears.
"I know it's not." Carefully, she reached over and placed her hand against Haruka's as they reached Michiru's home. "But...you're free now. Just think of all the positive things now."
She finally broke down "Thank you Michiru." She leant over and hugged her friend tightly, much like the hug they had shared in the courtroom.
When she started to pull away, she found Michiru's hands holding her close, when she looked at the smaller girl, she saw a look she had never seen before. A look of love. All her fantasies had come true at that very second, when Michiru pressed her lips to Haruka's briefly.
Chapter 6
The entire courtroom rose as the judge re-entered the room.
"You may be seated" he spoke softly.
Before the judge went any further, Michiru reached over and took Haruka's hand in her own, offering all the support that she could, no matter what the outcome would be.
"Would the prosecuting and defense teams please rise for the reading of the verdict." Both parties rose, Haruka's hand still tightly grasped in Michiru's. "Mr. Tenou, on the account of rape...the courtroom finds the defendant not guilty."
Haruka felt her heart leap from her chest, she looked down at the floor as the judge continued reading the verdicts.
"On the charge of neglect towards a child, the courtroom finds the defendant guily on all accounts." he got to the last verdict "And finally, on 20 counts of child abuse, the courtroom finds you guily of all counts and is sentencing you to 3 years in jail with no chance of parole. Baliff please remove this gentlemen. Court is now ajourned." He struck the gavel and got up from his seat...
"Haruka...Haruka are you ok?" Michiru asked her, from her passenger side seat. "At least he's in jail for what he did...whether they found him guilty of rape or not...you know what happened, and so does he."
Cold, glazed-over eyes stared out the windshield as two shakey hands controlled the steering wheel. "It's not fair Michi..." was all she was able to mumble. She was afraid if she said anything else, she'd break into tears.
"I know it's not." Carefully, she reached over and placed her hand against Haruka's as they reached Michiru's home. "But...you're free now. Just think of all the positive things now."
She finally broke down "Thank you Michiru." She leant over and hugged her friend tightly, much like the hug they had shared in the courtroom.
When she started to pull away, she found Michiru's hands holding her close, when she looked at the smaller girl, she saw a look she had never seen before. A look of love. All her fantasies had come true at that very second, when Michiru pressed her lips to Haruka's briefly.