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Yes, I know that you got served thing was random, but it was a thing giving to me by my friend nobody to put in, she didn't think I could do it
Yes, they did choose each other, awwww, yea, usually you learn from your mistakes and don't make the same one twice.
Unfourtunatly, this chapter isn't really about Naley, but I swear the next one is Naley centered. I felt that I needed this. Naley and Nate would be moving to Florida after season end, but others might be coming too, like Quinn kind of has to come, due to the fact Haley signed a paper saying the police wouldn't find her on the streets for a year, so hence, Quinn comes to Florida.
This chapter is about the court case. It includes Vivian's children, her ex (well a couple exes actually) and a lot of people on her side. Enjoy and REVIEW :P
Chapter 16- In The Judge's Hands
Through their differences everyone showed up for court that brisk Monday morning, Haley and Nate missing school. Nathan, missing practice. Quinn, cause she had to. Taylor and Chris, also because they had to. Vivian's ex Randy, he was with her and the children, and was a nice guy. He didn't want to see her loose her good kids. Lanston walked in with is attorney looking awfully evil and Dan-ish. The children were escorted in by a social worker. Lanston's new wife, Melinda was seated next to him, looking sad, like her heart would break if they lost the children. There were a lot of people there.
"All rise," a police officer said as the judge entered the courtroom.
"This court is now in session," the judge said banging his mallet three times.
"I call Cassandra Lynn Johnson as a witness, Miss Johnson," Vivian's lawyer called her oldest child to the stand. She was afraid. Would her oldest turn against her.
"I need you to raise your right arm and to swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, do you swear?"
"I do." She was helped seated.
"I'm going to ask you a couple questions about your mommy and daddy, is that okay with you?"
"Yes ma'am," she smiled, she'd seen court shows before, they were her favorite.
"Do you love your mommy?"
"Yes I do."
"What about your daddy? Do you love him?"
"Yes."
"Who do you love more."
"I love them both equally."
"Who makes you dinner usually."
"Mommy."
"When you were with daddy, who cooked dinner?"
"McDonald's or Burger King or wherever else we went to eat at."
"Cassandra-"
"Can you call me Cassie, I don't like Cassandra."
"Sure, Cassie, do you like eating out?"
"Yes, but not all the time."
"Cassie, how old are you?"
"Six, ma'am."
"Six, you're very smart for a six year old."
"Thank you."
"What do you do with your daddy?"
"Um, we eat junk food and watch T.V."
"And what do you do with your mommy?"
"We play in the park and I help her make dinner and she helps me with homework."
"Who do you like living with better."
Cassie's eyes scanned the court room and saw her father who looked like he was urging her on to tell them.
"You said I had to tell the truth."
"Yes, why?"
"Okay. Well, the truth is I want to live with mommy."
"Why?"
"She's nicer and does more things with us."
"Okay, no further questions."
"Mr. Kensley (Vivian's ex-husband's attorney) would you like to cross-examine the witness?"
"Yes." He got up and walked over to her. "Isn't it true your daddy makes a lot of money and lives in a big house and buys you whatever you want."
"No."
"What do you mean no, please explain."
"He can't buy me whatever I want."
"Well what is it you wanted that your daddy didn't get for you?"
"Love."
"No further questions you honor."
"Cassie, you did a good job, you can go sit down," the judge said, smiling.
Vivian's lawyer stood up, "I call Matthew Jacob Johnson to the stand." Cassie smiled at her brother as he got up.
"Matthew do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth."
"Yes."
"Okay, you make take your seat."
Matt took his seat.
"Okay, Matthew, I'm going to ask you questions about your mommy and daddy, just like I did your sister, is that okay with you?"
"Yea."
"Okay, Matthew, do you love your mommy?"
"Yes."
"How about your daddy?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"He doesn't love me."
"What makes you think he doesn't love you?"
"He never told me so."
"Okay, what do you do with your mommy."
"Well we play in the park every day after school, but only for like a half hour because we have to do homework before dinner. Cassie helps her and I play with Ashley until she needs us to set the table and wash up and then she reads us a story before bed and makes us a lunch instead of giving us money to buy one. She's always there to walk us home from the bus stop, and if she's not, cause she has to work late she makes sure to call the nice old lady down the street to get us and watch us until she gets home. Daddy doesn't even know what time we get home and he's rarely there."
"Okay, who do you want to live with?"
"Mommy, she's great and I just told you why."
"No further questions your honor."
"Mr. Kensley would you like to cross- examine the witness?"
"Not at this time your honor."
Ashley walked up to the police officer, "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?"
"No."
"Can I ask why?"
"I'm not allowed to swear, it's a sin."
"Ashley, all you have to do is say yes that you will tell the truth, can you do that."
"Yes, Yes I can tell the truth." She smiled, she was wearing a new dress and new shoes and had her hair in a pretty headband.
"Ashley, do you love your mommy."
"Very much."
"And your daddy what about him."
"Yes."
"Do you love one more?"
"Daddy."
"Why?"
"Because he said if I said mommy he'd hit me with his wooden paddle on my butt again. It hurts."
"No further questions your honor."
"Mr. Kensley would you like to cross examine this witness?"
"Yes, Ashley, why did your daddy hit you the first time?"
"Because I asked him if he could read me a story before bed like mommy does and he said no, and that I should just go to sleep. I told him it was to dark, and he said how will I know how dark it is if I'm sleeping and he hit me. Mommy lets me have a nightlight and reads me a story. He also gotted mad at Cassie, too. Mommy tolded her that she needed to give me my vitamins everyday cause I'm small and the doctor said so."
"No further questions your honor."
"Do you have any other witnesses?"
"No."
"No."
"Then I have made my decision, I grant full custody of Cassandra Lynn Johnson, Matthew Jacob Johnson and Ashley Marie Johnson to Vivian Rene James.
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