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The last couple of weeks, Kara have been withdrawn and numb because the information about her father hasn't really digested in her mind. Kevin, Ric, Vince, Paul, Scott, and Shane have noticed her behavior and were trying all they could to help her move on. They were all hoping that the sentence hearing will help her wake up. They were all wearing semi-formal clothes to the hearing with Kara. Kara was sitting next to Kevin and she looked up at him, tears were threatening to fall down and Kevin saw this. He enveloped her in his arms and murmured, "It'll be over soon, Kara." Kara tensed as soon as she saw Robert coming into the courtroom with a look of death.
The bailiff came in and said, "All Rise." Everyone stood up and waited for the judge to motion for them to sit down.
"You may sit," he replied. The judge opened up the file and reviewed what was written and looked at Robert. He stared at Robert for a few minutes before speaking. "Mr. Linhardt, it truly disturbs me to know that there are men like you out there in the streets of America. Before I say anything, Miss Linhardt, any comments?" Kara shook her head no. "Let's move on, shall we?" he said while looking down at the paperwork in front of him. "Mr. Linhardt, it was suggested to me that you be sent to a maximum security prison for life with no possible parole or bail. It was also suggested that you receive death penalty. For the last couple of weeks, I have thought about this night and day. What I have decided, it was based upon what Miss Linhardt and her family have went through," he said, pausing. "Mr. Linhardt, you are sentenced to the highest maximum security prison in the death penalty by lethal injection." Robert started screaming and fighting against the police as the judge pounded his gavel, trying to get order in his courtroom. "Officers, before you take him away, I have one thing to say to you, Mr. Linhardt. There may be no love in your heart, but I say this to you once and only once. Mr. Linhardt, I stand by my decision and I'm glad to know that criminals like you will no longer live. Take him away," he said, motioning with his hand. "Miss Linhardt, I regret to inform you how slow the government is. The death penalty could take years, if not months. I can only hope that what you have heard today will give you some kind of closure and some kind of freedom. I thank you for your service, but most of all, the citizens of America thanks you for locking up a criminal. Court is adjourned," he said as he pounded the gavel. Kara was honestly relieved that he was in a maximum security prison, but she wasn't sure about how she felt about the death penalty. In a way, she understood that her father did more than one crime and needed to be put away for that.
She looked up at Kevin, "Let's get out of here."
Kevin smiled down at her and said, "Yeah, let's go." They went their way out of the courtroom and headed out. They were standing near on the sidewalk, waiting for the limos to come by. At the same time, they were chatting idly about what to do for the rest of the day. Kara was standing by herself, deep in thought. She just wanted to go back to the hotel room and cry her eyes out. If it's one thing she didn't like to do was crying in public. She didn't want to look like a bumbling baby in front of everyone. When the limos came, she immediately went inside and sat down, grateful to have some peace, even if it was in the car. Kara continued to sit there and look out the window as the driver drove them to the hotel. She didn't want to participate in the conversations. When they got to the hotel room, she was ready to go to her room. "Kara, want to join us for lunch?" Kevin asked when he grabbed her arm. Kara shook her head no and immediately, Kevin was concerned. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I just want to sleep." Kevin nodded and let her go. The guys went into the hotel restaurant and sat down.
"Kara okay?" Paul asked.
Kevin shook his head, "I don't know, man. There's like a huge battle inside her head."
"If it happened to me, I'd be like that, too," Paul stated.
"Yeah, I know," Kevin said.
"Then what's the matter?" asked Paul.
"I just wish she would open up more about how she feels instead of bottling it up."
"I'm sure she will. She just needs time and space," Paul replied. Kevin looked at the other guys, who agreed.
"I feel helpless, you guys," he admitted.
"Kev, I've known Kara for quite some time. There is one particular way that I know that will open Kara up," Shane said.
"How?" Kevin asked.
"I'm the only one who she allows to do it and she made me promise not to tell any of you guys," Shane said.
"Damn it," Kevin swore.
"Kev, I can promise you that if I do it, then I can tell you what she needs," Shane offered.
"Do it, please," Kev said. The guys knew that he was in love with her and they didn't need to voice it because Kevin knew it as well. After eating their lunch, they all headed back to their hotel rooms. They agreed that the plan would be put into motion when they all headed back for Raw the following Monday. All they needed was a couple of days to recharge their batteries as well as to get used the past events, especially Kara. When Kevin went inside their hotel room, he saw Kara sleeping in a fetal position under the covers. He moved around the hotel room quietly, trying not to wake her. He finally settled at the table, looking through his bills and paperwork.
About an hour later, Kara stirred and woke up. She rubbed her eyes and looked around. She saw Kevin slumped in a very cramped position in a chair that was way too small for him. Paperwork was surrounding him as he slept. She got up and went into the restroom to clean up a bit before going back to wake Kevin up. When she left the restroom, she saw Kevin waking up. "You must be awfully cramped in that chair," Kara said, trying not to startle Kevin. She giggled a bit when she saw a piece of paper stuck on his face. She walked over to him and removed the paper from his face.
"I must have fallen asleep," Kevin said, standing up and stretching. "Have a good nap?"
"Yeah, but I'm a little hungry now," she said, rubbing her stomach.
"Want to order room service or go downstairs?"
"I don't want to go out yet," Kara said thoughtfully.
"That's all right, we'll order room service," Kevin said, picking up the phone. "Want anything in particular?"
"Mmmm, I'm in a mood for some grilled chicken, rice and baked potato," she said.
"Grilled chicken, rice and baked potato it is," he said as he ordered room service for her and some coffee for both of them.
The last couple of weeks, Kara have been withdrawn and numb because the information about her father hasn't really digested in her mind. Kevin, Ric, Vince, Paul, Scott, and Shane have noticed her behavior and were trying all they could to help her move on. They were all hoping that the sentence hearing will help her wake up. They were all wearing semi-formal clothes to the hearing with Kara. Kara was sitting next to Kevin and she looked up at him, tears were threatening to fall down and Kevin saw this. He enveloped her in his arms and murmured, "It'll be over soon, Kara." Kara tensed as soon as she saw Robert coming into the courtroom with a look of death.
The bailiff came in and said, "All Rise." Everyone stood up and waited for the judge to motion for them to sit down.
"You may sit," he replied. The judge opened up the file and reviewed what was written and looked at Robert. He stared at Robert for a few minutes before speaking. "Mr. Linhardt, it truly disturbs me to know that there are men like you out there in the streets of America. Before I say anything, Miss Linhardt, any comments?" Kara shook her head no. "Let's move on, shall we?" he said while looking down at the paperwork in front of him. "Mr. Linhardt, it was suggested to me that you be sent to a maximum security prison for life with no possible parole or bail. It was also suggested that you receive death penalty. For the last couple of weeks, I have thought about this night and day. What I have decided, it was based upon what Miss Linhardt and her family have went through," he said, pausing. "Mr. Linhardt, you are sentenced to the highest maximum security prison in the death penalty by lethal injection." Robert started screaming and fighting against the police as the judge pounded his gavel, trying to get order in his courtroom. "Officers, before you take him away, I have one thing to say to you, Mr. Linhardt. There may be no love in your heart, but I say this to you once and only once. Mr. Linhardt, I stand by my decision and I'm glad to know that criminals like you will no longer live. Take him away," he said, motioning with his hand. "Miss Linhardt, I regret to inform you how slow the government is. The death penalty could take years, if not months. I can only hope that what you have heard today will give you some kind of closure and some kind of freedom. I thank you for your service, but most of all, the citizens of America thanks you for locking up a criminal. Court is adjourned," he said as he pounded the gavel. Kara was honestly relieved that he was in a maximum security prison, but she wasn't sure about how she felt about the death penalty. In a way, she understood that her father did more than one crime and needed to be put away for that.
She looked up at Kevin, "Let's get out of here."
Kevin smiled down at her and said, "Yeah, let's go." They went their way out of the courtroom and headed out. They were standing near on the sidewalk, waiting for the limos to come by. At the same time, they were chatting idly about what to do for the rest of the day. Kara was standing by herself, deep in thought. She just wanted to go back to the hotel room and cry her eyes out. If it's one thing she didn't like to do was crying in public. She didn't want to look like a bumbling baby in front of everyone. When the limos came, she immediately went inside and sat down, grateful to have some peace, even if it was in the car. Kara continued to sit there and look out the window as the driver drove them to the hotel. She didn't want to participate in the conversations. When they got to the hotel room, she was ready to go to her room. "Kara, want to join us for lunch?" Kevin asked when he grabbed her arm. Kara shook her head no and immediately, Kevin was concerned. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I just want to sleep." Kevin nodded and let her go. The guys went into the hotel restaurant and sat down.
"Kara okay?" Paul asked.
Kevin shook his head, "I don't know, man. There's like a huge battle inside her head."
"If it happened to me, I'd be like that, too," Paul stated.
"Yeah, I know," Kevin said.
"Then what's the matter?" asked Paul.
"I just wish she would open up more about how she feels instead of bottling it up."
"I'm sure she will. She just needs time and space," Paul replied. Kevin looked at the other guys, who agreed.
"I feel helpless, you guys," he admitted.
"Kev, I've known Kara for quite some time. There is one particular way that I know that will open Kara up," Shane said.
"How?" Kevin asked.
"I'm the only one who she allows to do it and she made me promise not to tell any of you guys," Shane said.
"Damn it," Kevin swore.
"Kev, I can promise you that if I do it, then I can tell you what she needs," Shane offered.
"Do it, please," Kev said. The guys knew that he was in love with her and they didn't need to voice it because Kevin knew it as well. After eating their lunch, they all headed back to their hotel rooms. They agreed that the plan would be put into motion when they all headed back for Raw the following Monday. All they needed was a couple of days to recharge their batteries as well as to get used the past events, especially Kara. When Kevin went inside their hotel room, he saw Kara sleeping in a fetal position under the covers. He moved around the hotel room quietly, trying not to wake her. He finally settled at the table, looking through his bills and paperwork.
About an hour later, Kara stirred and woke up. She rubbed her eyes and looked around. She saw Kevin slumped in a very cramped position in a chair that was way too small for him. Paperwork was surrounding him as he slept. She got up and went into the restroom to clean up a bit before going back to wake Kevin up. When she left the restroom, she saw Kevin waking up. "You must be awfully cramped in that chair," Kara said, trying not to startle Kevin. She giggled a bit when she saw a piece of paper stuck on his face. She walked over to him and removed the paper from his face.
"I must have fallen asleep," Kevin said, standing up and stretching. "Have a good nap?"
"Yeah, but I'm a little hungry now," she said, rubbing her stomach.
"Want to order room service or go downstairs?"
"I don't want to go out yet," Kara said thoughtfully.
"That's all right, we'll order room service," Kevin said, picking up the phone. "Want anything in particular?"
"Mmmm, I'm in a mood for some grilled chicken, rice and baked potato," she said.
"Grilled chicken, rice and baked potato it is," he said as he ordered room service for her and some coffee for both of them.