Part 11 - The Trial

The day of the trial was a week later, in a courthouse outside of Port Angeles, being closest to Forks. Bella and Eddie walked into the courthouse hand in hand, and she went up to her lawyers who were amazing couple to have, and very good at what they did too. She had alot of trust in them to do the right way and work of this case.

Eddie sat behind her with his entire family there, as his youngest brothers had gotten a week of school to be here too, to support her through this. On that side of the room, sat also alot of peoples from Forks, while on that other side was just family members who still seemed to love or care for those of the Cullens family. Eddie held his hand on her shoulder, which made her secure and feel alittle better of his touch.

The judge came in and all stood in his honour, before allowed to sit down, then Bella was first to be called up for witness and victim stand, so she went over and said her truth and only that would be told out of her mouth. Most of those Cullens glared/stared at her with anger or disbelief or even fear in their eyes. But she never laid one eye at them to give them any pleasure/displeasure of that at all.

Then her lawyer said

"Isabella, could you tell your side of what happened that day?"

Bella nodded, then took a deep breath, then she said

"The day which I came back to Forks, I was with my mother Renee Dwyer and Phil Dwyer, and they were there to tell somethings to my father, Charlie Swan, and also to tell him about my fear for Jacob Black's constant stalking made me feel like everytime I was around himself. It made me fear for what may come if I dont put stop to it. And despite his faults as Jacob was my father's godson, he did wake up and changed his will to what it says now, for he could see there and then the fear I had. After doing so and said to my mother and step-father how sorry he was. They accepted it, then my mother Renee told him that she and Phil w-were going to have a baby in few months time, around christmas time, that is when I left for what happened next was that my father started to yell and be rather angry. I couldnt take it as it made me go back to when he and my mother would fight every day before they divorced and my mother took me with me, as the court almost always favoured the mothers over fathers to take the child in a divorce settlement."

She took a break to drink some of the water infront of herself then she continued with tears in her eyes;

"What happened after that, was I heard first a loud crash, then alot of screaming, I t-tried to get to my c-closet but I was too late, for my rapist and attacker altough disguised in a mask, I know wh-who that was now due to DNA left behind from what he did to me, and that was he took my v-virginity and raped me visously in my own bed where he had flung me to be at. After he was done, h-he told me not t-to tell anyone for th-there would be conquences if I d-did. But I did the best th-thing after such, and took off to safety of few of my parents' family friends in South Dakota, and when they learned about what ha-had happened to me and my parents+step-father and little unborn brother, they drove back here after the FBI and police force of Forks learned about it all. A few hours after coming back to Forks, I learned who the murderers and my rapist was, and that is them who sit right there. I can only say I hope you rot in hell of prison for life for what you did to me and my loving, caring parents, and what the hell did my little unborn brother do to you, NOTHING AT ALL, bastards sons and daugthers from hell. I never LIKED any of you before this nor do I now, for all I have is deep seeded hatred for you all."

Many sat in shock of her story of the events, while those who did this either sat in fident or looked down on their laps in angry silence. She was then let down to her seat again, and she bent her head down, as her lawyer gently rubbed her back and gave her a tissue, which she thanked him softly for too. Eddie was proud for how she handled it all to talk about it in such good way too. The judge said

"I have heard enough from the only living witness and victim of said crimes, and I will say this before giving out the verdict, that I have never seen such gruesome and horrifying crime scene of where 4 peoples were murdered so brutally and for no good reasons either. I have heard what each person of said crime did, and I can say that is very LAME reasons for such horrid crime to begin with, and to hear that you did it more times all over the US, makes me wonder how safer are we if you are not out free anymore to do more such heinous and childish crimes as these clearly shows us all it is?"

Many sat in shock of his speech, then he said

"I hereby give fullest life sentences for all involved, which is Edward Cullen, Emmett Cullen, Rosalie Cullen, Jasper Whitlock, Alice Whitlock and your parents, will face 40 years in prison of knowlegde of said crimes towards the Swan/Dwyer family. You will neither of you see each other again, as you will be separated in different MAX prison cells over the countries, and also face the judges in the other states of crimes you have done there. But Edward Cullen, from today on to the day you die, you are now a registered Child Sex-Offender as you clearly can't control yourself around any women or children you see. So Mote It Be."

And he banged the gavel on his table, while those Cullens/Hale/Whitlocks yelled out while forcifully being dragged out in the chains and whatnot, the others in the rooms were cheering for such good ending of this. Jacob sat sulking in his seat as he now knew he was outed as a stalker and not to be able to see his "crush" after today as she was leaving with her new family. His father sat in his seat, shocked of the outcome and that Bella was not to come and live with him and his son, whom had the big crush on her, and that his son also was outed as a stalker. It hurt his pride and heart alot.

Bella stood up and turned to Eddie, who just pulled her close to himself and the two shared a soft kiss while others around them including her lawyers cheered both for their kiss and the verdict outcome of this case. She was free to a prize, but she won this time around. Soon they all left the room and walked outside of the courthouse, she could hear Jacob again trying to get her come and stay with him, but she ignored him for one last time and left with Eddie and his family in their cars, she was sitting with Eddie, Michael, Clay and Patrick Jr. She was never going to be back in Forks or La Push unless it had to do with Eddie and Michael's future jobs as actors.