Third chapter Wahoo!
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Elsa
I stood in the court room, waiting for the judge and a few others to show. The doors opened and I turned my head to see the M.E., Toothaina and Jack.
The strange thing was, that when I saw him, my heart fluttered in my chest. Stop it Elsa! I scolded myself.
Then I turned my attention back to the front when the judge entered. Aster stood next to me, watching my every move, as if I would attack him.
The judge was a short man, with blonde hair and a kind face. I watched him carefully. He was the one who was going to decide my fate. My life rested in his hands.
He sat at his chair and made several hand gestures, which the Chief of Police, Nickolas North, translated.
"I'd like to call the accused forward."
I swallowed and tilted my chin up, walking to the box. I looked at my parents' lawyers, then at the opponent's lawyers. Great. Just great. I saw that my accuser was one of the men I had hit in the head.
The opposing lawyer stepped forward. "Do you, Elsa Snow, recognize this man?"
He held up the picture to me and I examined it. For a moment, I considered lying, but instead I said, "Yes..."
"Do you know who killed him?"
I looked at Jack and my heart sped up. "Yes."
"Then who did?"
My heart went faster as I said the words that would most likely doom me to several years in prison. "I did."
Jack
Silence spread across the room. It was so quiet, you could here a pin drop, which one did, enough to make me jump. The lawyer in front of Elsa dipped his head, saying, "Thank you." Then sat back down.
I watched as one of her lawyers stood up and walked forward. I wanted to help her, but there was nothing I could do, I was just a rookie after all.
The lawyer straitened his tie. "Why did you kill the man."
Elsa looked at the lawyer, and said, "In self defense."
"Could you explain more please?"
"I was walking down the street when I felt someone grab me from behind, cover my mouth, and drag me into an alley. Then, I realized there were three men when I heard the sound of pants being unzipped. Somehow, I managed to escape their grasp on me and I attacked them. They were going to...to...r-rape me." The last part was said so quietly, that everyone leaned forward, and she looked at the floor.
"Thank you."
There again was silence, then Sandy started signing again.
North translated. "I have thought over this, and Elsa and her attackers will be put in prison for 3 years."
Then Sandy hit the hammer on the little wooden place mat thing on his desk. Then he exited. Bunny helped Elsa out of the box as I made my way over to her.
"Hey Elsa. That was pretty brave of you to confess. Most the people we get here try to lie."
She smiled sadly at me. "I'm not like most people."
"No you're not." Jack agreed. Then he turned away, looking back to say, "See you around Ms. Snow."
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