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RICHELLE MEAD OWNS EVERYTHING!
"Rose. Rose, wake up. Rose!"
What the hell? I jumped with shock as someone yelled my name.
"I'm up, I'm up. Why am I up?" I asked the person woke me. I looked up to see Lissa standing at my cell.
"Rose, you're late for your trial. It starts in 20 minutes."
That got me up. Shit, 20 minutes? How the hell am I supposed to get ready in 20 minutes? I jumped out of my 'bed', if you could call that plank of wood a bed, and quickly shoved on some clothes. Lissa helped me with my hair and soon enough we were out the door, me in handcuffs, and surrounded by guardians, heading towards my trial.
We burst in through the doors just as they were calling the defendant (me). Everyone turned to look at me and was quite surprised when they saw Lissa standing next to me. Lissa was wearing a grey suit, a white shirt with a pale blue cross tie and black peep-toe high-heels. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail at the bottom of her neck and she had her fringe pinned back. Very royal. I on the other hand, having only woken up 25 minutes ago, was wearing jeans, a purple T-shirt that read 'Little Miss Bossy' (yeah, probably not the best choice to wear to my trial.) and black Converse All Stars.
The prosecuting lawyer was the same woman from the hearing. I think her name was Iris Kane. She looked at me with pure hatred, I knew her only goal was to convict me so then they could say that they caught the Queens killer.
There was a new judge for the trial, an old Moroi man with little hair and large glasses. He called for order in the courtroom since my abrupt appearance had caused quite a disturbance. Once the Court was silent, Iris began with her case.
"Your Honor, I believe that we have enough evidence to prove that the defendant, Rosemarie Hathaway, is guilty of all charges." this caused some people to gasp. Typical Moroi, always have to make everything so much more dramatic than what it actually is. "I call Rosemarie Hathaway to the stands."
I took a quick look at Lissa before making my way up to the podium. I could hear Lissa giving me instructions in my head. Just relax Rose, tell them everything and make sure it is the truth. I'll get you out of this, I promise. Her words calmed me down but I was still nervous about the questions I was about to be asked. I did the whole swear-to-tell-the-truth thing and was almost immediately interrogated.
"Miss. Hathaway," Iris began. "Is it true that you were alone between seven and eight a.m?"
I had stated this at the hearing but she probably wanted to see if I was going to lie. I wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of being right.
"Yes." I said confidently.
She looked surprised that I had told the truth but did not hesitate to continue. "Where were you at that time?"
"I was in my room asleep, like any normal person." I tried to keep the attitude out of my voice and only just succeeded.
"How convenient that there were no witnesses to back that up." she snickered.
I realised Lissa's decision seconds before she stood up.
"Your Honor, may I please interject for just a moment, I believe I have something to counter that point?"
The judge considered this for a moment, but let her proceed.
"Miss Hathaway did have a witness, more or less, to prove she was in her room." she said.
Iris looked ready to explode; she thought she had me there and then.
"And who might that be Princess Dragomir?"
"Me."
Ooooh, can Lissa back up her point and save Rose? You'll find out…
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