Me again!! This is chapter 18!! Thanks for all the positive reviews. Since a lot of you are wondering when I'll bring in some Duke/Viola I'll tell you. I reckon two chapters from now. This one is about the rest of the year and the summer, the next one about senior year/Sebastian,Olivia and the rest of the group/fastfoward3years and then chapter21(hopefully) will be when I can start to write some Duke/Viola. LOL. And I've noticed a lot of you really hate Abigial. I do too. I can't take her out of the story but I will do what all of you want me to do... She's gonna get it! And now since she's over eighteen and legally an adult and so she'll be charged as an adult. Well I better shut and up and start typing my story!! Oh and thank you for thanking me about my shoutouts. LOL.
Justin Drayton was usually a jackass who didn't deserve a place on earth. It was true. Sometimes he didn't care about other people and had this ego the size of Europe. But now, after seeing what a horrible person Abigail was and seeing how much Viola was suffering because of her, he felt as if he had to do something. He had promised Viola he wouldn't tell Duke or anybody else but he had to. He decided to go with Sebastian. Although he hated Sebastian, he was Viola's own blood and flesh. They were family and Justin was sure he could be trusted.
Justin was in another problem now. It had been a week since the incident and Viola was almost back to normal. Still sad about Michael, but was acting better. Now she would smile once in awhile. She visited the hospital to visit Mr Bonds. She listened to his wonderful stories and this old man was helping her regain happiness. (A/N: I took your advice GilbertDrone328!) Justin didn't know Sebastian's number. He never did because he never really thought it would come in handy. As he was scrolling down his phone book to find a possible number that might know Sebastian's he came across a very handy, helpful number. The name was "Ice Queen" and Justin laughed and called Monique. He still didn't fully remember why he put her in his phonebook but it sure was coming handy.
"Justin? What do you want? I'm busy."
"Nice to hear from you too. Do you know Sebastian's number?"
"As in Sebastian Hastings?"
"Duh."
"Yes."
"Will you give it to me?"
"Why?"
"I need it."
"For what?"
"To help somone."
"Really? I find that hard to believe."
"It's sorta like revenge/blackmail but it's all to help a friend."
"Whatever." Monique gave him Sebastian's number and quickly hung up. Justin slowly and cautiously dialled the number. Sebastian picked it up on the third ring. Sebastian had no idea who it was but he took the call.
"Hello?" Sebastian asked.
"Sebastian? Hi. It's Justin."
"Hi Jus- Wait, what? Justin. As in Justin Drayton? What brings you calling?"
"Yes, yes it's the infamous Justin Drayton. It's about Viola."
"Justin, she dumped you like years ago. As far as I know, she hates your guts."
"Thanks," Justin said sarcastically. "I'm not here to get you to set me up with Viola. I got over it. Besides it would be so much better if Viola and Duke just got back together."
"Did you just say? Oh lord. What has college done to you?"
"Shut up. This is urgent. Has Viola ever came to talk to you about a girl called Abigail?"
"Yes. She has. She came crying because that bitch assaulted her."
"She wha? You mean she jumped on her?"
"Pretty much. Viola came home for the summer in bruises."
"Shit!" Justin swore. "Sebastian. You've got no right to believe me or trust me but just hear me out here. Abigail jumped on Viola. And from what I hear, it isn't the first time."
"Again? How do you know?"
"I saw Abigail approach Viola. Soon she was slapping her like there was no tomorrow."
"So you just stood there, watching?"
"NO! I stopped Abigail of course."
"Finally, Justin Drayton has done something that has gone towards humanity!"
"Dude, I'm serious here!"
"Okay, okay. Thanks for letting me know. Does Duke now?"
"No. Viola specifically told me not to tell him or anyone."
"Then I will."
"Serious? You know how Viola can get."
"I'm family, she won't hurt me that bad."
"You're wrong. She'll hurt you even more because you're family."
"True that. Well I gotta go call Duke."
"Sure. But what are we going to do?"
"There's only one thing we can do."
"You don't mean."
"I'm positive. It's the only way!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. But we're going to need Duke."
"Are you sure? Viola hates him as it is."
"You don't know half the things Viola has said."
"If you insist."
"Gimme a ring once Duke knows."
"Sure."
"Bye."
"Bye." Sebastian hung up. He couldn't believe what Abigail was doing. He quickly called Duke. It was the last draw. Abigail Ramsey had to go down... now.
"Duke?"
"What's up Sebastian?"
"Viola."
"Oh God. Do we really have to talk about her?"
"Yes! It's Abigail."
"What did she do this time?"
"Assault, again."
"Why doesn't she just leave her alone?" Duke mumbled under his breath.
"I know."
"How'd ya find out?"
"Drayton."
"Serious?"
"Yep."
"Why didn't he tell me?"
"Viola's orders."
"Yeah, because she's queen."
"Duke, this is serious. Justin and I are going to do something about it this time. And we need you. We're going to you know."
"Dude, that's the last thing you wanna do. If you do, she'll just make Viola's life even worse."
"Restraining order?"
"That's not funny."
"We have to though."
"The restraining order?"
"No you idiot."
"Oh. That. But I swear Viola's gonna kill us and then Abigail's gonna kill you and Justin a second time and then Viola."
"Don't worry. We'll make sure that doesn't happen."
"When are we gonig to do it?"
"Summer."
"Why?"
"Because you, Justin and me all live somewhat near each other, duh."
"Okay..."
"So is that a plan?"
"Yeah. Viola sure is picky with her plans, isn't she?"
"Uh, Duke, Viola doesn't really know about the whole thing."
"Serious?"
"Yeah. So keep it on the down low. She'd kill us if she found out we knew."
"Right."
"Oh, Duke. Justin wants to speak to us. Together I think."
"Sure whatever." The two hung up and Sebastian quickly called Justin. It felt odd working with his sister's two ex-boyfriends to help her. They called Duke and did a three-way.
Viola stayed away from Abigail for the rest of the year. She was always with someone. Either a whole bunch of friends or just a friend. She was never alone. This made it hard for Abigail to kick Viola's ass. Viola knew that and it was exactly why she made sure she was always with someone. Duke and Justin watched Viola and reported everything she did back to Sebastian. Viola hardley ever called Sebastian. And when she did, she didn't talk about her personal life. It was always about him or soccer. Viola who had been talking to Kia, Yvonne and Olivia regularly didn't find anything wrong with her. Viola was quite good at hiding her emotions at times. Other times, it just leaked out like an over flowing pot.
The rest of the year went smoothly and Abigail decided that Justin wouldn't tell anyone about her secret. Her and Viola's secret. She went home for the summer ready for a break and it wasn't what she was going to get. Justin, Duke and Sebastian were ready to bring Abigail down. It had crossed Sebastian's mind if she was actually suffering from depression and just wasn't sad all the time. Depression was a big deal and it would effect Viola greatly is she was suffering from extreme sadness or depression.
It was Wednesday morning into the first week of summer when Duke, Sebastian and Justin agreed it was time. Time to take Abigail down. Justin and Duke in their faded jeans and polo and Sebastian in his black t-shirt with AC/DC on it went to the local police station. The looked very serious about the situation and it was time for them to report it. They entered the local police station and a few officers wondered what was wrong. They looked like three teenagers, possibly older who were in a police station in the summer. Odd.
They didn't know who to go to as it seemed everyone was busy. They saw a femal officer who didn't seem busy. She had just come in and didn't look like she needed to do something. The three boys looked at each other and nodded. They walked up to her and she looked up at them.
"Do you need anything boys?"
"Yes." Justin said.
"We want to know how to report an assault." Sebastian said.
"That's quite a common issue but still quite horrible. Follow me." She took them into a room where there were desk of people working. She knocked on a door which was closed and opened it. The man inside waved them in. She opened the door wider for them and they entered.
"Yes Officer Chelsea?"
"These young men here have an assault to report." She turned to them. "This is Officer O'Patricks. He's in charge of assaults, attacks, abuse, that sort of stuff."
Officer O'Patricks was ball but had a brown moustache. "Yes, that is my job. To file these types of things." He said boredly. "Come in and take a seat." The three took the seats in front of the desk and Officer Chelsea took a seat to on the side of the desk. Office O'Pattrick handed her a form and a pen. "Officer Chelsea, would you mind?"
"No not at all." She started writing down a few things onto the sheet. The boys looked curiously at the form.
"It's the form that we file the assault."
"Oh," they said in unison.
"Now, care to tell me and Office Chelsea what happened? First tell us who you are. Then the basics. Who, what, when, where, why."
"I'm Justin Drayton."
"Duke Orsino."
"Sebastian Hastings."
"There were two assaults," Justin said. He looked at Duke and then Sebastian. He had no idea about the first assault so he left it up to them.
"Two? And you didn't come sooner?" the man said in the same bored tone. Chelsea noticed that Officer O'Pattrick was really grilling them. She decided to help.
"Officer. That doesn't really matter now. Let them finish their story. Then ask questions."
"Very well!" he said huffily. He leaned back in his chair.
Sebastian and Duke took over. "Last summer, Viola came home after her sophomore year at college." Sebastian said slowly. He ignored the raised eyebrows he recieved and was about to say another thing but Officer O'Pattrick beat him.
"How do you know this Viola? She's the victim, I'm guessing."
"Yes, she's the victim and she's my sister," Sebastian said. He didn't like Officer O'Pattrick. Officer Chelsea went to writing things down.
"And you two?" O'Pattrick asked.
"Ex-boyfriend," Justin said without a problem.
"Same here." Mumbled Duke.
"What was that?" O'Pattrick asked.
"I'm also an ex-boyfriend." O'Pattrick looked at the three of them.
"So you're her brother and you two are ex-boyfriends?" They nodded. "Very well. I would like to tell something to you, Mr Drayton and Mr Orsino. When someone is assaulted, it is usually the victim that reports the assault, not the person who was responsible for the assault or the main abuser." He said softly. Duke and Justin's eyes widened in horror. Officer Chelsea was horrified as well. But she knew this would have to be handled professionally.
"Officer O'Pattrick, let's not jump to conclusions!" She explained what O'Pattrick meant. "It's just we get a lot of women in here reporting ex-boyfriends have been assaulting and abusing them."
It made Justin and Duke feel better but they were still angry with O'Pattrick for suggesting that it might be them assaulting Viola. O'Pattrick rolled his eyes. "Well if you didn't do the crime, who did?"
"A girl." Duke said quietly.
Chelsea's eyes widened. There were lots of videos on the internet of girl/girl beatings. But what puzzled her was why two of her ex-boyfriends and brother were reporting it. Sebastian being the brother was not a big surprise but previous boyfriends? She just shook her head and started writing again.
"A girl? Now before we continue, may I ask a question? O'Pattrick asked rolling a pencil from side to side. They nodded. "How long have you been dating Ms Hastings?"
Justin spoke up first, again. He didn't hesitate or miss a beat. He seemed to have gotten over it. It had been almost four years now. "Around two years." Duke was puzzled. He wondered if Viola was so disgusted by him, why she stayed with him for so long. O'Pattrick looked at Duke. Duke mentally did a quick calculation in his head.
"2 and a half to three months," Duke said. It was the best 3 months of his life. He wished it all never happened. He didn't regret losing the game, he regretted taking it all out on Viola.
"Officer O'Pattrick, how does that have any relevance to the assault?"
"Officer Chelsea, we need to get as much information as possible. So I suggest you write it down. And don't forget who's in charge here." Chelsea angrily wrote down the details while O'Pattrick told them to continue.
"Does this girl have a name? Age?"
"Her name is Abigail Ramsey and she's just turned 20." Duke said. She had bugged him in the last month of school of how it was her birthday and she was having a party that he just had to go to.
"Continue."
Sebastian started talking, "I don't know the exact date but she came home during the summer of last year saying that Abigail Ramsey came up to her. She has this 'obsession' with Duke."
"What do you mean by obsession?"
"She won't stop bugging me, she contantly asks me out and make sures no one else can get too close." Duke said.
"Well, there was this incident at a party and she told Viola to back off. They had a fight about how Duke was Abigail's but Viola claimed that to be a lie."
"What was this incident?" O'Pattrick asked. He kept looking at Officer Chelsea to make sure she was writing it all down.
"It's not important," Duke mumbled.
"It is if it was the reason for Ms Ramsey to attack Ms Hastings."
"Abigail was just jealous because Duke and Viola were making out!" Justin blurted out. He grinned cheekily but he stopped after seeing the look on Duke's face.
"But I thought you two weren't together."
"It was a game," Sebastian said, helping Duke out.
"Yes. So Officer Chelsea, tell us what you have so far."
"Abigail Ramsey, age 20 assaulted Viola Hastings in July of last year because of jealousy between her crush and his ex-girlfriend, Duke Orsino who dated for 2 and a half to 3 months before seperating. Abigail Ramsey also assaulted Viola Hastings for the reason of a fight about Duke and an incident between Duke and Viola which Abigail was angered by. I have all the other details but that's just a basic outline."
The three boys nodded. "Now Mr Orsino and Mr Hastings, seeing as you know most about this first assault, how exactly was Viola assaulted?"
"Viola said she was slapped numerous times, punched, grabbed violently by the hair and wrist which by the way left a big purple bruise for a month and kicked her repeatedly in the stomach causing her to vomit," Sebastian said professionally.
"Second assault?" Officer Chelsea said when she finished writing down the information.
This time it was only Justin who spoke. "The second time Viola was jumped on-"
"Jumped on?" O'Pattrick sneered not familiar with teen slang.
"The second time Viola was assaulted on the soccer field six months ago. Viola was alone at the time. Abigail had made rude comments sneering about a close friend of Viola's death. Viola was devastated as it was and after she made comments she attacked Viola by scratching and slapping her face viciously. The reason for the assault was to rub into her face the death of Viola's friend and to tell her to get over herself already. Viola's face was swollen and the scratches made big, red marks on her cheeks. I stopped Abigail from continuing to slap her. I was a witness to the act." Sebastian and Duke stared at Justin. He sounded so formal and professional it was hard to believe. He said everything correctly and even O'Pattrick couldn't criticize his report.
"Thank you. Is that all?"
"No," Duke said. They all looked at him. "Abigail threatened that if we reported her to authority, she would make Viola's life hell."
"Thank you Mr Orsino. That information will come handy." O'Pattrick nodded. Officer Chelsea finished writing before he continued. "Thank you for your reports on assault. Now a few questions. Were there any witnesses from the first assault?"
"No. Viola did however reveal her bruised stomach and wrist." Sebastian said.
"And on the day of the assault, Viola had swollen cheeks and also the large wrist forming," Justin said.
"Thank you. Next question. Do you have any contact details of where we can find this Abigail Ramsey?"
Duke opened his phone. Abigail was in there, she added herself. He gave them her cell phone number, home number and address. Abigail had texted him all her contact details in case he felt like visiting over the summer. Officer Chelsea picked up her pen again and started scribbling. Then they were finished.
"Thank you Mr Orsino, Mr Hastings, Mr Drayton for reporting the assault. In this case as there were two assaults, there will be more severe charges agaisnt Abigail Ramsey. Abigail Ramsey and her parents might take it to court and before any charges are made, we may have to hear from Ms Hastings, the victim herself."
They nodded and thanked him for his time. He gave them a card with his name, number and email if they had any questions. They all left their numbers with him for more information after Abigail Ramsey was contacted. The next day, Viola got a very angry message from Abigail.
"LISTEN YOU BITCH! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU! I'LL KILL YOU FOR REPORTING ME! OF COURSE I'M TAKING IT TO COURT, I NEED A FAIR SAY IN THIS AS WELL! THEY SAID I'LL BE CHARGED!! HOW COULD YOU!! YOU ROTTEN, TATTLE-TELLING SCUMBAG! THIS ISN'T THE LAST OF ME!" Viola didn't report any of her assaults to the police. She grimaced.
"Justin," she said with rage.
(A/N: If I could, the cliffhanger would be right there, LOL)
Viola rang up Justin. She didn't wait for him to say anything.
"Meet me at the park. Bring your accomplices," she growled. She hung up and Justin knew it only meant one thing. She had found out. He called Duke and Sebastian and the three waited nervously at the park. Viola came shortly after looking furious. She was wearing a pair of short denim shorts and her old Cornwall soccer jersey. Her face turned to shock when she saw Duke and Sebastian with him.
"Sebastian?" she whispered. She looked angrily at Duke. "Duke I can understand, but you? I thought I could trust you!
"You can Vi, but this girl, Abigail was really hurting you. It's a crime. It's called assault."
"I damn know what it's called." She seemed finished being mad at her brother. Now it was Justin's turn. "Ahh, Justin," she said sweetly. "I THOUGHT YOU PROMISED YOU WOULDN'T TELL ANYONE! THAT MEANT MY BROTHER. AND I SPECIFICALLY TOLD YOU NOT TO TELL DUKE! WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?" Viola's voice was yelling with fustration and anger all smooshed together.
"Vi, let us explain-"
"Oh there's no explaining to do. NOW I HAVE ABIGAIL ON MY CASE! AS IF I NEED IT RIGHT NOW!" She searched her phone and put Abigail's message on speaker phone.
Duke tried to help out, "Just let us explain!" Viola gave him an icy glare.
"It's not your turn yet! Fine, Justin you have two seconds, literally to explain."
"I know I promised Vi, but we were just trying to help. We hated seeing you get hurt. We were just trying to help."
Justin was happy to know Viola wasn't angry, angry. When she was, she didn't call him Justin. She called him Drayton or didn't address him at all. Viola turned her head to face Duke. "Ahh, Duke," she said softly but angrily. "WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS? NOW I HAVE TO GO TO THIS DAMN HEARING AND ABIGAIL WILL BE CHEWING MY HEAD EVEN MORE THAN SHE ALREADY IS." Now she was yelling to everyone, not just Duke. But the three guys noticed she had tears in her eyes. "Just leave me alone, please. I don't need it this right now." She spoke softly. She turned and started to walk away, crying.
"What a nice way to thank us. I mean, you can barely defend yourself." Duke felt like killing himself. He said something that would get him in trouble. He let his mouth take control and say things he would regret. Like the game. He didn't regret loosing the game although it would have been nice to win but he regretted letting it all out on Viola and saying all those nasty things. Viola froze. She turned and walked over to Duke. They stood really close and with hesitation she struck Duke across the face as hard as she could. It hurt but not a lot. He was just shocked. She had done it. She had just slapped Duke. Justin and Sebastian wondered what to do. Viola shot them all one more death glare before stalking off.
Viola locked herself in her room. How dare they do such a thing? She wasn't a bit happy about anything. In the afternoon Sebastian, knocked on the door. He needed to talk. "Come in!" a voice shouted. He entered to see a not-so-happy Viola listening to her iPod, lying on her bed and staring at the ceiling.
"We need to talk."
"Then talk!"
"I'm sorry about what happened today. It's just we all care about you. We hate to see Abigail giving you a hard time."
Viola snorted. "Yeah Justin and Duke really care!" She said sarcastically. "You still shouldn't have ganged up on me."
"We did not!"
"Yes you did!" She didn't admit the fact she told Justin to meet her at the park and to bring his accomplices.
"Okay maybe we could've let you know but you should know it's only because we don't want to see you get hurt!" There was an awkward silence.
"So when are you going to LA?" Viola asked. She knew Sebastian was going with his band to record their album.
"When all this is finished."
"Sebastian, you can't hold off LA for me. I can handle myself."
"Vi, no offense but you can't right now. You're not the same. You haven't been the same for ages!" Viola looked hurt.
"Well you can stay here but don't forget that there's always Kia, Paul, Yvonne, Olivia, Justin and Duke."
"Yeah like I'm going to leave you to with Justin Drayton and Duke Orsino for the hearing."
"Well fine!" She said.
"Guess being stubborn runs in the family."
"Are you saying I'm stubborn?"
"YES!" Viola laughed and shoved him playfully in the arm. That was the Viola that Sebastian missed, the Viola he wanted back. They talked about their future and how Sebastian was off to record.
"He says if we're successful in the stands, we'll kick off with a tour and then a brand new album."
"That's great! The people in England went crazy for your lyrics, people here will too!"
"Thanks. So still have that mad soccer dream?"
"DUH! I'm almost done with North Carolina. All that hard work for nothing? No way." They continued to talk about what they wanted to become when they finished college. It wasn't too far away now.
Soon Abigail was in town ready. They planned to meet on the Friday. Sebastian was leaving the next day, so it was going to be settled on Friday. Duke, Justin and Sebastian had to literally drag Viola to the car to get there. She flat out refused to go.
"They can't charge her with anything yet until they hear from you! You were the victim!" Sebastian pushed Viola. She wasn't heavy but she kept her feet solid on the ground. They did get her in the car though. Viola's mother and father were going to be there along with Mr and Mrs Ramsey. Sebastian hadn't got the time to tell their parents yet, so they were very confused.
They arrived and they saw Abigail. Viola felt like hiding behind the guys. She was wearing a very tight, pink tank top and a short denim skirt. Not such a good idea. It was a serious matter and no one was going to take her seriously if she wasn't formal and serious about the whole thing. There was a judge who would determine the consequences. His name name was Thomas. Judge Thomas. He was an African American and looked very serious. He took his place and everyone sat. His voice boomed around the room making Viola quite scared. But she had nothing to be scared of. She wasn't the assaulter, she was the victim. Abigail entered in front of the judge and looked down.
"Abigail Ramsey you have been reported with two assaults against Viola Hastings. One last year and the other six months ago. Do you not deny it?"
"Listen here! That bitch was asking for it!"
"SILENCE!" His voice boomed. "I was asking if you do not deny the two assaults."
"I don't deny them, but she was asking for it!" Judge Thomas held up his hand for silence.
"Viola Hastings was reported with a large bruise on her wrist, swollen cheeks and many bruises on her stomach. From the second assault, it says here she had swollen cheeks and scratches over them. Now Ms Ramsey. How old are you?"
"20." Abigail spat out.
"Do you know the age when you become a legal adult?"
"18," she said in a 'duh' tone.
"Yes. That means you're a legal adult. It also means you will be charged as an adult! Assault has many serious consequences, it is an act of crime! Now don't come into my courtroom thinking you'll be let off easy because your still under 21 or a minor. Because you are not! You are a legal adult and will be charged accordingly!"
"How do you know what they reported was true? How do you know that what they said was a lie!"
"Ms Ramsey. You said so yourself that you do not deny the assault."
"But Viola Hastings wasn't even at there when they reported me!"
"Well then. If you're so sure that what the report says is not entirely true, let's hear from Viola Hastings herself!"
Abigail stepped aside and Viola was pushed foward.
"Viola Hastings. Now how old are you?"
"19. I'm turning 20 in October, your honor." There. Viola treated Judge Thomas with respect and was serious about the whole thing and that was what made him believe her. She came across everything seriously and properly that she just couldn't be lying.
"And now you claim you were assaulted... twice?"
"Actually my friends claimed my assault on behalf of me." Judge Thomas laughed. It was a friendly laugh. "They went to the local police station and reported my assaults."
"Now tell me about the assaults."
Viola took a deep breath. "Well the first one was after a party, your honor. It was the next day and Abigail came up to me. She likes Duke. Duke Orsino but sadly for her, he doesn't return the same affection and liking. Well then she told me to back off before slapping me. She continued and punched me in the stomach and grabbed my hair. The punch knocked the wind out of me and she started kicking me in the stomach. After she was finished, she left. I had tried to escape and not fight back after she slapped me but she grabbed my wrist, causing it to bruise later on. I had numerous bruises on my stomach and my cheeks were swollen for a few days."
"Thank you. Your first assault description matches exactly with the one I have here which your friends reported. Do you still believe her friends were stretching the truth, Ms Ramsey? Now the second assault."
"The second one wasn't as bad. It didn't hurt as much physically but more mentally. I had just lost a very close friend to a sudden death from cancer and I was feeling very upset. She had told me a few days before to get over myself. But the bond my friend and I had was very special. I was devastated and still am but once again, your honor, I did not fight back. It was partially because I was so shocked by the whole thing. Well, your honor, she slapped me several times. She used her nails to dig into my skin, scratching it. She told me that my precious friend wouldn't always be there to protect me. She would've continued the slapping but luckily Justin Drayton stopped her. After examining my face, I had several scratches on my face and my cheeks were swollen. The scratches didn't hurt to much, they stung. My face however was burning. It felt as if she was there, still slapping them. The swelling didn't go down for a week, your honor."
"That is what I have on my sheet. Thank you Ms Hastings. You may take your seat. Ms Ramsey." Abigail stepped foward again. "Now that we know that what happened is true and not the exaggerated truth we shall continue. But before we start with what you did, does anyone have anything we missed out." He looked at Viola, Sebastian, Justin and finally Duke. Duke stepped foward.
"Your honor, I would just like to mention Abigail also threatened Sebastian and I that if we reported her, she would make Viola's life hell." Judge Thomas nodded and Duke sat back now.
"So now I have that you assaulted somebody twice, threatened two young men and put Ms Hastings in as state where she most probably felt depressed. Now why would you do that?"
"Because she stole Duke from me!"
"Uh, your honor, we were never together." Duke had spoke up. Judge Thomas looked at Abigail for a long time.
"Blackmail and assault are two illegal acts and I will charge you for that. Unfortunately bullying is not illegal in the United States so I can't charge you for that. But keep in mind that Ms Hastings lost a very close friend to a sudden death from cancer. Do you know how that feels? I do. Shock, surprise. Now she was probably feeling worse than I was because I felt so sad and suffered depression even though I didn't know my grandfather all that well. But Ms Hastings on the other hand lost a close friend. That would've felt three times worse. So I sentence you with 500 hours community service." He was about to hit the round wooden circle with his hammer thing (A/N: Sorry I don't know the name of that hammer thingy!) when he stopped.
"My mistake. Earlier I said that because you are a legal adult, you will be charged accordingly." As he said her punishment, her jaw dropped. So did everyone else's.
"B-b-but you can't!"
"Oh yes I can." He slammed the hammer thing down and signed a few pieces of paper. He put them in a folder. He handed it to her.
"How much would it be to bail her out?" her mother asked, worried.
"Five hundred dollars."
"You must be kidding! That is absurd!" her father yelled.
"After two assaults and blackmail, it's letting her off easy!" Judge Thomas yelled back. "I have made the charges and my word is final." Judge Thomas got up and left. Viola, Sebastian, Justin and Duke left out a sigh of relief. Abigail wasn't going to bother them any time soon as she was sobbing.
"That wasn't to hard, was it?" Sebastian asked. "Well I'm going to go explain everything to mom and dad."
"Thanks," Viola said. Abigail who had finished sobbing was seeking revenge. She stalked up to Viola but couldn't reach her as Paul, Duke, Justin, Olivia, Kia and Yvonne were all blocking her.
"Let me talk to that bitch!" Abigail demanded.
"Sorry, no can do," said Paul.
"You better before I-"
Duke cut her off. "Abigail, you were just charged for assault and blackmail. You heard Judge Thomas' charges. Don't need anything else now do you? How would it look on your job profile?" Abigail gave him a dirty look. She stormed off to find her parents.
"Do you feel better? Happy? I mean I would. That girl got it good!" Kia exclaimed.
"I'm not happy that she got charged and I have a feeling it's not over yet."
"Don't worry Vi! We'll be there to help you!" Said a cheerful Olivia. Sebastian joined them.
"See Vi. I told you things would work out. Now that everything's all settled, I get to leave for LA tomorrow to record my very own album!"
Yay! Abigail was finally charged! I don't know the charges for assault but from the bit about the bail, I think she was arrested! YAY! Too bad her parent's gonna pay for bail. Well I'm happy with this chapter, how about you? Show your love with the great reviews! We're getting close to Duke/Viola now! Or Diola as some of you say! LOL. Abigail finally got what she deserved! Well only one review review today!
Sophia-Chad: I'm sorry that my idea of drama in the last chapter wasn't your idea of drama. You obviously want Duke/Viola which is gonna come very, very soon! So I hope you keep reading to find out what happens.
Oh and thank you for all the touching reviews. There have been times where I've wanted to quit but after reading how much you guys love it, I just can't! I hope you enjoyed! PEACE OUT