Hey everybody , sorry I took such a long time to upload , a lot happened , I bought a new laptop , and after a few days my brother damaged it while we were fighting x( , so my dad took it to fix it , and I really don't know how trials go in los Angeles so you have to excuse me if there was something wrong or if this chapter was bad , confused ? XD , never mind , here chapter three

A fight for freedom

Enjoy

The day everyone was waiting for has finally come

Wednesday 25/6/2008

Jackson opened his eyes , he knew that today could be a life changing decision in a matter of minutes , he hoped it would be for the best .

the cell's door opened , footsteps approaching him , leading Jackson to the court's entrance , while he was entering , he thought he had saw some familiar faces , as he stepped closer into the court room , he recognized that the faces staring at him were his friends , he couldn't believe it , he was so happy , seeing his friends made him feel temporary secured .

but what he didn't know was is how Melissa was feeling , it was so hard for her to see him go through all of this 

when he had nothing to do with it , and it was more painful to see him hand-cuffed, being dragged in like a criminal .

soon the judge had arrived , he sat on his desk and then he yelled out loud

the judge : bring in the suspects

Jackson was already there , so they just had to wait until m.c hammer shows up ,and they didn't have to wait that long , he came along with his lawyer , and then they both sat down , at the same line where Jackson was setting , but in different seats , and then loren came and sat down right next to Jackson , Melissa was observing from behind , and she didn't like it , but it was no time to think about that right now .

The judge began to speak

The judge : case number 3056 , charge : trying to attempt murder , suspects : cody Jackson , Mitchell cooper . as far as we know , cody Jackson has been spotted in the crime scene next to the victim , covered in blood , and also next to the knife which we believe is the weapon that was used in the crime . but we didn't find any clear evidence that he is the one who stabbed the victim , including to jackson's story , he says that Mitchell is the one who stabbed Isaiah from the back while they were fighting , and considering Mitchell's long record we found it possible that he might be the one who actually committed the crime . anything you wanna say to defend yourself against these charges ?

m.c hammer looked at jackson as if he already won this battle , he got up , making an eye contact with the judge as he began to speak

m.c hammer : ahem , well , first of all I wasn't the one who has been seen next to victim , with a knife right beside me I wasn't even there to begin with .

the judge : so you are saying that you weren't in the crime scene , when the murder was committed ?

m.c hammer : yes sir

the judge studied his face carefully and began to feel suspicious

the judge : where were you then Mitchell ?

m.c hammer : I was at my friend's house , I stayed there for the night

the judge still didn't believe it , he sensed a lie hiding somewhere in his twisted mind

the judge : so that friend of yours can witness your absence ?

m.c hammer smiled widely

m.c hammer : you just red my mind sir , he is here with me , and he is ready to tell you that I was at his place the night of that awful incidence

he stared at jason's eye's threatening him , like if he was saying that he would better do this or otherwise , he would be dead

so Jason got into the witness stand , he looked at him and said

the judge : Jason summers , do you swear to tell the truth , and nothing but the truth ?

Jason : I swear

The judge : ok then , go ahead

Jason knew what he has to say , he trained to stand there and tell the story just like m.c hammer wanted it to be , and loren gave both of them a dirty look , she knew what kind of trick they were pulling , luckily , she has tricks too .

Jason : I remember that day that m.c asked me to spend the night at my place , and we had couple of other friends with us as well , and we ordered pizza , then we went to the café nearby my house , and you can ask the people working there .

Loren got got up and asked for a permission to speak

Loren : that's weak defense you could have spent the night at his house after stabbing asiah , Jasons's house isn't that far you know ( obviously m.c hammer isn't that smart to think of a better excuse ) loren thought

Then she continued her speech

Loren : I can prove that you were there , no matter how strings you pulled to prove you werent , im sure you paid these people to testify against us ,so here it goes .first of all asiah was stabbed from the back as we all know , but the weird thing is , that he was stabbed from the left side , wich proved that the person who stabbed him was left handed , and guess what ? m.c hammer is a left hander , while Jackson isn't . second, Jackson's finger prints weren't on the knife , I don't think someone would have time to think about wearing gloves during a fight , but m.c hammer wears gloves all the time as part of his style , and you can see him wearing them now , and that's why his finger prints weren't found either . third , there were some blood stains on the floor when asiah was stabbed , and I belive that m.c hammer stepped at it while he was trying to run away , leaving his shoe print , at least that proves he was there if it doesn't prove he did it .

The judge was impressed but

The judge : very good ma'am , but I'm afraid that this is not enough

loren was shocked and surprised , and looking really worried

loren : what ? why ?

the judge : young lady , you managed to prove he was there , but , you didn't prove he did it , being stabbed in the left is not enough prove , your friend could easily stab him in the side , even if he wasn't a left hander

loren was silent for a minute , and the judge thought she needed some time to think , so he turned to the matt , who investigating this case and asked for his opinion

matt : I think there are some new details that we haven't pay attention to

the judge : like what ?

matt : does any of you guys smoke ?

everyone was surprised by the weird question

Jackson : no , I don't

Loren : me too

Matt : what about you Mitchell

M.c seemed really worried , and it was showing on his face

m.c hammer : ummm , n-no , i….i…..dont smoke

Jackson looked at him , with his eye brow up

Jackson : you sure ?

Matt : so you do smoke

The judge seemed confused

The judge : what does that have to do with the case ?

Matt : is says a lot sir

The judge : explain

Matt : we found a burn mark on asiah's body , and some ashes in the crime scene , we analyzed it , and it turned out to be for a Cuban cigar , my guess is that the attacker burned him as a sign of humiliation for his defeat , and for torture , and we also found the cigar itself , and the D.N.A test proved it belonged to Mitchell

The judge : that says a lot , and I think I have heard enough

So the judge turned to the jury , and they started discussing their judgment

Then the judge turned to the suspects again , and all of them were waiting for the final decision

The judge : including to the evidence that was given to us , we found cody Jackson to be

They all looked at each other , hearts beating , holding their breathes , tempters rising , ears preparing for news wither they were good , or bad .

Silence was all over the place , until it broke by the judge's sound

The judge : not guilty

It was like music to their ears , they all jumped up and down , and Jackson was still trying to get what just happened

The judge : silence ! , as for you Mitchell cooper , you will be spending 20 years of your life in jail .

Loren was so happy , finally justice came , for both asiah and Jackson , she poked Jackson , and he turned to her

Jackson : what ?

Loren : look

She pointed at the other side of the room

Loren : I think you should see this

There was the scene of m.c hammer being brought to justice , driven to the cell that he will spend twenty years of his life in .

Jackson : he deserves this

Then he looked back at loren

Jackson : and if it wasn't for you , he would still be out there , causing more pain and terror , thanks loren

Loren : its nothing , now go , your friends are waiting for you

They police un-cuffed him , and every one ran to him

Nathan started the conversation

Nathan : so Jackson , how does it feel to be free

Jackson : it feels awesome

Hi again everyone , I know that trials don't usually go that way , and the evidence are stupid and not convincing , but get over it (lo0ol) , the important thing is he is innocent :D