I'm so proud of my baby girl! She was so calm, cool and collected, no
matter what happened or which questions were asked of her.
I'm still not sure if I really heard it or not, but when the defense asked if it was true that she was not raped, but she had led him on, I think I heard Lowlight and Short Fuze start growling. I don't blame them, because I was pretty pissed myself.
A.J. didn't miss a beat though. She just looked at him like he was daft and told him point blank that no, she had not led him on. In fact, she said, a relationship with anybody was the LAST thing on her mind. The only thing on her mind was surviving the day without pain.
I'm still in shock from when she first came downstairs this morning, dressed for court. Snake Eyes and Scarlett had taken her shopping the other day for an outfit that would be perfect for the courtroom. They wouldn't let me see it until today.
She was wearing a two-piece jacket and skirt, gray and black. You couldn't tell that she was wearing make-up unless you know what to look for, but she did it so masterfully that I didn't even know. She had pulled her raven black hair back and twisted it into a French twist, the way her mother used to do all the time.
She looked so grown up; it made me feel a little sick. I felt like I was losing my daughter once again. I'm not ready to let her go; yet the time is coming soon when I will have to.
I'm not sure why, but I kinda expected her to burst into tears at some points in her testimony, but she never did. I wish I had that kind of inner strength. She did say later, though, that she had taken a lot of her courage from the Joes that were in the room with us, supporting us.
I'm still not sure if I really heard it or not, but when the defense asked if it was true that she was not raped, but she had led him on, I think I heard Lowlight and Short Fuze start growling. I don't blame them, because I was pretty pissed myself.
A.J. didn't miss a beat though. She just looked at him like he was daft and told him point blank that no, she had not led him on. In fact, she said, a relationship with anybody was the LAST thing on her mind. The only thing on her mind was surviving the day without pain.
I'm still in shock from when she first came downstairs this morning, dressed for court. Snake Eyes and Scarlett had taken her shopping the other day for an outfit that would be perfect for the courtroom. They wouldn't let me see it until today.
She was wearing a two-piece jacket and skirt, gray and black. You couldn't tell that she was wearing make-up unless you know what to look for, but she did it so masterfully that I didn't even know. She had pulled her raven black hair back and twisted it into a French twist, the way her mother used to do all the time.
She looked so grown up; it made me feel a little sick. I felt like I was losing my daughter once again. I'm not ready to let her go; yet the time is coming soon when I will have to.
I'm not sure why, but I kinda expected her to burst into tears at some points in her testimony, but she never did. I wish I had that kind of inner strength. She did say later, though, that she had taken a lot of her courage from the Joes that were in the room with us, supporting us.