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BPOV
The two weeks flew by fast. Mrs. Anne had called two days ago and my anxiety hit. Unfortunately Seth was in and out of the two weeks. Between Pack business, family, and his "self" time, we really only had the last couple of days before the date. I rode to the courthouse with Seth instead of the Cullen's. The car was really hot- between Seth and Jacob the car was burning-. Thankfully Nessie convinced her family that she should ride with us.
Seth looked super cute in his suit. I was biting my lip so much I made myself bleed. "Ouch." I mumbled. Seth saw the red and handed me a tissue. The ride seemed to take decades when it only took about two hours.
She got her head in the clouds
Sharada, Sharada
Don't know when she'll come down
Sharada, Sharada
She can't get to bed
Sharada, Sharada
She's got this song stuck in her head
(her head, her head, song stuck in her head)
"Hello?" I said playing with a strand of hair.
"Miss Grey, are you almost here?" she asked, annoyance seeping from her tone. God, she is gonna make me go insane.
"Yes, ma'am." I huffed.
"Very good then." She replied and hung up.
"Were here!" Seth announced.
"Thanks for the lift." Nessie said as she slid out of the car with Jake at toe.
"No problem." He said as if he does this often. He found a parking spot that was fairly close to Mrs. Anne and Ben. He got out of the car and stretched and I just looked in the distance. When Seth was done we stayed quiet for a while before I turned to Seth and kissed him.
I put my arms around his neck and brought his face down to my level. Then I pushed my mouth against his. Before he could deepen the kiss I pulled away. "What was that for?" he asked a little bewildered, but keeping his forehead on my own.
"Everything." I said simply.
"Ok, you two! Break it up!" I heard Mrs. Anne bark. We walked into the court feeling everybody's nerves. I tried to calm down for Jasper and only ended up being more of a wreck. "Ok, sit." Mrs. Anne instructed. I glanced over at Jasper who looked like he was ready to rip his hair out. Poor Jazz. (A/N: Bailey is allowed 2 call Jasper, Jazz). We were sworn in and then the judge came in.
I felt Seth squeeze my hand; I must've been squeezing hard. "Sorry" I mouthed.
"Miss Grey, I have to say you have a lot of courage by doing this. Now what are you suing for?" does she not know? I guess she does, she wants to see if im tellin' the truth.
"For battery against a minor." I said calmly, surprised
"And do you have evidence?" she asked with a blank expression.
"Yes." Oh great, one syllable sentences.
"Pictures?" she asked with that same blank stare, void of emotion.
"Yes, and live evidence." I said.
"Please bring them forward."
"Ok," I pulled out my phone and retrieved the pictures.
"The marks are so dark." She muttered.
"And the live evidence?" she demanded. I was wearing a blouse that came down to my elbows so it was easy to roll up the sleeves. Reluctantly I rolled up the sleeve and revealed faded blue-black marks. "Come here." She ordered. Pushy? I did as I was told and heard gasps-from the other side. She lifted my arm and ran her finger up and down my arm. I guess she wanted to see if it was make up. Then she pushed right center of the scar, bruise, whatever it was!
"Ouch!" I yelped.
"How long have you had this?" she asked seriously.
"Three weeks." I calmly stated.
"Objection!" I heard my dad say.
"Overruled! Now sit down!" she ordered. "Ok, here's your phone and you can sit down." I walked back to my seat. "Now Miss Grey, tell me your side of the story."
"Well, my mom left when I was ten and Ben was nine. After she left I became the beating dummy. Anytime he hit me he said it was my fault that my mom left. Recently he was diagnosed with very mild Schizophrenia. The doctor even told me that he knew exactly what he was doing. It's been five years since my mom left. She told my dad 'when your head is clean you'll see me again'." I finished.
"Is that it?" she asked.
"Yes."
"Ok, now we will listen to Mr. Grey's side of the story." She announced. He went on this big phial about how I was wrong yadda, yadda, yadda, and this, blah blah blah, until it was time for the testimonies. My dad's attorney started questioning Seth.
"How long had you known about Bailey's…predicament?" he asked.
"Since she told me, about 2 months." He stated calmly. This interrogation went on for hours. He questioned the Cullen's and it was torture.
"Miss Cullen your father is a doctor and you didn't tell him about Bailey?" he asked.
"I was worried for her safety." Nessie defended.
"No further questions." The attorney huffed.
The day seemed to stretch on for decades and I was becoming restless.
"I would like to testify." A voice from behind announced. I didn't even have to turn my head, Ben was testifying!
"Are you sure?" the judge asked.
"Yes, positive."
"Very well then. Tell us what we should know." She said with the same void expression.
"Well, I know dad has medicine that he was instructed to take everyday. After mom left he started hitting Bailey. He said it was to toughen her up. Prepare he for the real world." He began.
"How hard do you think he was hitting her?" the judge asked.
"Enough to loose circulation for hours."
"That is not true!" my dad yelled.
"Shut up!" the judge barked. "Now Benjamin please continue.
"Thanks, she wrote in a her diary about what is was like and I have it here." He said.
"Bring it here." The judge ordered. Ben did as he was told and brought my dairy up. The judge flipped through the pages before saying, "The writing is barley legible."
"I was crying when I was writing." I said fighting back tears.
"I can tell." She answered. She passed the dairy around to the jurors and mumbles were heard. "The jury will now go into deliberation. And then we will see if the defendant is guilty." The jurors went to the deliberation room and we waited.
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