A/N: Hey guys! I know I said I was going to do a whole chapter on the court
case, but I just couldn't bring myself to do such a thing. I mean I know
nothing about law, except for stuff I get while watching TV. So in order to
avoid completely humiliating myself on my lack of law knowledge I skipped
right over that. But, I promise you'll understand quite well what the jury
decided as you read this chapter.
Piper walked up to the large antique wooden door and knocked. Moments later a young woman, no older than she was, opened the door and greeted Piper with a warm smile.
"Hello, are you Mrs. Gneiss?"
"Yes. Yes, I am. And you are?"
"I'm Piper Wyatt. I just wanted to know if I could talk to you about your son."
At the mention of her son, the woman's smile dropped, revealing a mother who was lost and confused.
"You see your son Drew, killed my husband and two daughters."
Again Mrs. Gneiss' face bore a look of grief and embarrassment. Piper could tell she felt guilty for the death of Leo, Melinda and Fae. And although somewhere deep within her Piper did wish that she'd feel this way, she still did feel a bit sorry for this woman.
"Mrs. Wyatt, would you like to come in?"
Piper nodded her head and carefully stepped inside. Looking around she tried to take in the surroundings. Everything seemed normal and no one would ever suspect that a killer had once lived here.
Mrs. Gneiss motioned Piper towards a vacant chair in the living room.
"Here, Mrs. Wyatt. Sit here, I'm going to go make some tea, I'll be right back."
Minutes later Mrs. Gneiss returned, tea in hand. She handed Piper her cup and then went to sit down in the seat across from Piper's.
"Mrs. Wyatt... I feel horrible about what happened to your daughters and husband, if I could change the past, I would. You won't believe how horrible I feel right now....."
"I understand Mrs. Gneiss. I just wanted to talk to you, to let you know that I will listen anytime you want to talk. Although I think what your son did was horrible, I know what it feels like to lose someone and I know what you'll feel come tomorrow."
Mrs. Gneiss didn't know what to say. She bowed her head and looked down into her hands. Then she began to cry.
"Mrs. Wyatt.... I still can't believe he would do it. With total.....honesty I must.....tell you I never knew. The gun he took to school was his father's. When I found out, about my husband not having had it locked up, well I flipped...... I took all his stuff and threw it in the yard. I wanted nothing to do with him anymore. And being that I was ignorant I never thought that it could be my fault. That his father and I didn't pay enough attention to him, that that was why he had rebelled. And now.....as I..." she couldn't continue as the tears turned into sobs.
Piper placed her cup of tea down on the coffee table and went over to Mrs. Gneiss. Gently she embraced her in a hug.
"Mrs. Gneiss, I'm sorry to have come over. I'm going to leave."
"No! Mrs. Wyatt! Please don't!" Mrs. Gneiss said while pulling away from the hug.
"No, really I have to go." Piper said as she retrieved her purse and began to make her way towards the door
"Mrs. Wyatt! Wait! You see now I have no one, I left my husband for a stupid reason. And as for my son, well tomorrow they're going to kill him. I'll never again get to see him. So I understand what pain my son caused you and I'm terribly sorry. I will never forgive myself for not having realized what he was going to do. Because of my careless actions people died. That will stay with me always."
Piper didn't know what to say, so all she did was smile and turn to leave. As she was about to step outside Mrs. Gneiss called after her.
"Oh and by the way, I never knew your family, but from what everyone told me, they were great people. Don't ever forget them."
And with that Piper left. Now she was sure she could move on and live her life. Although these past few weeks were hard for her she knew everything was going to be okay.
A/N: Hey guys! I know there used to be a last chapter but I decided to get rid of it after Countertiger-X told me that the story ended suddenly and that if I wanted to end it that maybe I should do a sequel. I thought about the sequel idea, but with a story like this it's kind of difficult so if you guys could offer suggestions as to where to go with this story, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
Piper walked up to the large antique wooden door and knocked. Moments later a young woman, no older than she was, opened the door and greeted Piper with a warm smile.
"Hello, are you Mrs. Gneiss?"
"Yes. Yes, I am. And you are?"
"I'm Piper Wyatt. I just wanted to know if I could talk to you about your son."
At the mention of her son, the woman's smile dropped, revealing a mother who was lost and confused.
"You see your son Drew, killed my husband and two daughters."
Again Mrs. Gneiss' face bore a look of grief and embarrassment. Piper could tell she felt guilty for the death of Leo, Melinda and Fae. And although somewhere deep within her Piper did wish that she'd feel this way, she still did feel a bit sorry for this woman.
"Mrs. Wyatt, would you like to come in?"
Piper nodded her head and carefully stepped inside. Looking around she tried to take in the surroundings. Everything seemed normal and no one would ever suspect that a killer had once lived here.
Mrs. Gneiss motioned Piper towards a vacant chair in the living room.
"Here, Mrs. Wyatt. Sit here, I'm going to go make some tea, I'll be right back."
Minutes later Mrs. Gneiss returned, tea in hand. She handed Piper her cup and then went to sit down in the seat across from Piper's.
"Mrs. Wyatt... I feel horrible about what happened to your daughters and husband, if I could change the past, I would. You won't believe how horrible I feel right now....."
"I understand Mrs. Gneiss. I just wanted to talk to you, to let you know that I will listen anytime you want to talk. Although I think what your son did was horrible, I know what it feels like to lose someone and I know what you'll feel come tomorrow."
Mrs. Gneiss didn't know what to say. She bowed her head and looked down into her hands. Then she began to cry.
"Mrs. Wyatt.... I still can't believe he would do it. With total.....honesty I must.....tell you I never knew. The gun he took to school was his father's. When I found out, about my husband not having had it locked up, well I flipped...... I took all his stuff and threw it in the yard. I wanted nothing to do with him anymore. And being that I was ignorant I never thought that it could be my fault. That his father and I didn't pay enough attention to him, that that was why he had rebelled. And now.....as I..." she couldn't continue as the tears turned into sobs.
Piper placed her cup of tea down on the coffee table and went over to Mrs. Gneiss. Gently she embraced her in a hug.
"Mrs. Gneiss, I'm sorry to have come over. I'm going to leave."
"No! Mrs. Wyatt! Please don't!" Mrs. Gneiss said while pulling away from the hug.
"No, really I have to go." Piper said as she retrieved her purse and began to make her way towards the door
"Mrs. Wyatt! Wait! You see now I have no one, I left my husband for a stupid reason. And as for my son, well tomorrow they're going to kill him. I'll never again get to see him. So I understand what pain my son caused you and I'm terribly sorry. I will never forgive myself for not having realized what he was going to do. Because of my careless actions people died. That will stay with me always."
Piper didn't know what to say, so all she did was smile and turn to leave. As she was about to step outside Mrs. Gneiss called after her.
"Oh and by the way, I never knew your family, but from what everyone told me, they were great people. Don't ever forget them."
And with that Piper left. Now she was sure she could move on and live her life. Although these past few weeks were hard for her she knew everything was going to be okay.
A/N: Hey guys! I know there used to be a last chapter but I decided to get rid of it after Countertiger-X told me that the story ended suddenly and that if I wanted to end it that maybe I should do a sequel. I thought about the sequel idea, but with a story like this it's kind of difficult so if you guys could offer suggestions as to where to go with this story, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!