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Chapter 5- Sacrifices
Morgan's POV
"Has the jury reached a decision?" the judge asked.
A
man stood up. "Yes ma'am. We find the defendant..." I held
my breath.
"…not guilty!"
I stared for a moment, shocked, and then it hit me: we'd done it! Sweets and I had won our case, and Zack was free! I almost screamed, but I looked over at Sweets, and he didn't move. I composed myself and tried to look professional. The judge dismissed us, and I waited until we were out in the lobby to react. "Yessssss!! We did it, we won!" I cheered, trying to stay calm.
Sweets smiled, and held up his hand. I high-fived him. I was grinning ear to ear as we went for the car.
"I can't believe we actually won on the first try," I said in disbelief.
"I know. I knew we had a decent case, but I'd never expect it to be that easy!" he agreed. We rode pretty much in silence the rest of the way to the Loony Bin.
When we got there, we were so excited, we just ran right in. The guy at the front knew us and he let us right into the visitation place, calling Zack right away so that we could get out of there ASAP. It took a few minutes, and I was anxiously tapping my foot the whole time. I think it was starting to get on Sweets's nerves. Anyway, Zack finally got down there, and I almost squealed. I was so happy for all of us.
"I'm going to guess that you're done in court," he said, seeing the huge smile on my face.
"Yup," replied Sweets, "You're out of here!"
Zack's eyes widened. "Really? I'm out, I don't have to come back?" he asked in disbelief. I answered him.
"Mm-hm! Go get your stuff and we can get OUT of this dump!" It was all I could do not to run over and drag him to his room. Sweets waved him away and led me out to the front. We still had to make the whole thing official.
We met back out front, Zack carrying a large box of things from the squints and Sweets and I by the car. We all piled in, Zack in the backseat with his things. We rode quickly to the Jeffersonian, all too keyed up to say much.
Zack's POV
I simply couldn't believe that Morgan and Sweets had busted me out of the Loony Bin. Morgan didn't even know me, and Sweets was in no way capable of solving a murder alone. We had discovered a large amount of evidence that proved who committed the murder. It had not been me. The apprentice who did kill the lobbyist was about half my size, and there was DNA at the crime scene that was not mine. Morgan and Sweets had (with a bit of my help) discovered all this and presented it to the jury. I knew it was true, but I'd never dream that they could prove it to a jury.
Yet here I was, in the back of Sweets's car, on my way to the Jeffersonian, for real this time. None of us really said anything; we were too anxious to get there. Suddenly, something crossed my mind. "How are we going to tell the squints?" I asked.
"I figure we'll just kind of walk in, and go from there," answered Morgan. "Angela kind of knows what's been going on, and I'm sure Cam will let you start working again right away."
As soon as she said that, Sweets suddenly looked like he had forgotten something important. "Um, Morgan," he began. She turned to him. "Well, see, when we give Zack his job back, well, there's a slight chance that…youwon'tworkinthelabanymore," he replied, saying the last few words very quickly.
"What?!?!" snapped Morgan. Obviously, she hadn't been expecting this news.
"Morgan, I'm sorry! I thought you knew!"
"Why on earth would I help you if I knew I'd lose my job?" she fumed.
None of us said anything. Finally, I spoke up. "Morgan, you can go back to the Loony Bin and tell them it was a misunderstanding. I'll go back without a fight. I owe you."
She looked shocked. "Not in a million years! Zack, I said I wouldn't have helped because I didn't know you, and the only reason that I started this whole thing was because I had nothing to lose. I do not regret any of it, and no way would I send you back there. I was saying that Sweets was stupid to think I would lose my job to help some random person that I've never met."
"So you're going to give up your job to help me?"
"If that's what it takes…yes," she said. "Yes I am."
AN: Yayles! It's doneles! I have takenles a challengeles to writeles an entire Author's Noteles in Aliceles! So hereles it isles! I hopeles you enjoyedles this new chapterles of Mind Gamesles! Coming soonles… Chapter Sixles!
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