Growing Up Fast Chapter 61 - Sick Actions, a worst witch fanfic

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Chapter Sixty-One

Sick Actions

The court date came around before anyone's liking. Norman was questioned and awaiting trial. Ethel was scared of the whole thing but just wanted it over with. One of the officers came round the next day after they received the date and looked grave, Ethel was wondering what was going on.

"What has happened?" Esmerelda asked unable to wait much longer. She had to know what was going on. They hadn't released the animal had they?

"As you know Norman is being held but I thought I should best tell you so you can prepare..." the woman started by saying. "Ethel the DNA test came back positive as we knew it would but Frogspawn says that it was consensual sex" the dark haired officer told them.

"That is ridiculous!" Sybil replied wondering how anyone could believe that.

"I know, we all know he is guilty but I am afraid as he is pleading not guilty you will have to give evidence Ethel, you will have to testify" the woman told her with a sigh as she was hoping it would not come to this.

"No...I….I can't" Ethel replied feeling sick at the thought of having to look at the man. The officer nodded in understanding.

"It is the only way to send him down, you won't have to see him, you will be able to talk behind a screen" she had told Ethel who looked at her afraid.

Ethel was so worried about testifying, but she knew the man was sick enough to blame her so he would not change his plea.

Before long the trial was stating and for the first time Ethel found out more about the man who had attacked her. Her and the others had decided to go. Looking at the man from the gallery would be hard but Ethel wanted to hear everything, she wanted to know what she was facing so her, her sisters, Mildred, Julie and baby Prudence were sitting in the gallery watching as the trial got underway.

Frogspawn had known her parents for over ten years. He was one of their oldest friends and had attended many of their parties. He had been shown a photo of the three sisters when they were younger and he had not thought into it much until he saw Esmerelda at one of the Hallow parties, older, and he realised how beautiful she was. That was when things had started to change.

"I don't remember him, why don't I remember?" Esmerelda asked feeling like it was her fault again as she should have been able to tell he was creepy, but then again most men at the parties were creepy and flirted with her whilst drunk, she wouldn't of thought his behaviour was strange at all.

"Don't beat yourself up love, it wasn't your fault" Julie told her as she rubbed her back knowing she was feeling guilty this man had got to Ethel.

"Frogspawn had no children of his own, and had been divorced for five years when he started attending the parties, he was one of the people Mr and Mrs Hallow would complain too, Ethel's behaviour was one of the topics they complained about" the prosecute, Alan Bluebottle, said with narrowed eyes.

"He managed to see the two younger girls at times, they never knew but he saw them together at times, he was in fact spying on them before this attack happened" the man went on making the extended Hallow/Hubble family feel sick.

"That man was watching us..." Sybil said feeling her skin crawl at the thought of that man watching her and her sisters.

"It was no secret that though all three girls were troubled they were beautiful, of course most people can comment on this with good intentions but Frogspawn started to have bad intentions" the man went on shaking his head at the disgusting man sat before him who was sat there and smiling like he had a good school report.

"This attack on Ethel Hallow was planned, he had the motivation to do it and the sick mind, now all he needed was the opportunity and that came on that fateful July day" the prosecutor went on talking to the judge.

"He didn't see the young Hallow girl going to the library, but he happened to see her when she was returning, he had originally planned the attack on the three girls but he realised in that moment it would be to difficult for him to remain hidden, so when he saw Ethel he took his opportunity, she was unfortunately unlucky, it could have been any of the girls but she just happened to be the one there that night" the man said as Ethel looked over at her sisters.

Darling little Sybil. She couldn't bear to think about if it had been her instead. Her little sister who was so afraid of everything and would not even of known what he was doing to her. Ethel didn't think Sybil would ever of recovered from the trauma, and if she had gotten pregnant she didn't know how she could have coped with that. Esmerelda would of coped with the pregnancy fine but as for the rape Ethel doubted she would even of found out. Esmerelda was the master at keeping secrets because she never showed emotions at that time, she would have made up a story about having sex with a boy when she hadn't being thinking, Ethel knew Esmerelda would have kept that secret at all costs.

"Don't cry Sybie" Esmerelda said putting her arm around Sybil who started to cry and sending Ethel out of her thoughts, Ethel turned back to see what was happening, needing to listen.

"This man is dangerous and needs to be put away, if he is capable of this to a barely teenage child I fear for other young girls safety" the prosecutor said as he looked at the man with a look of pure disgust.

"Thank you Mr Bluebottle, now I would like to hear from the accused" the judge said as Frogspawn stood up still wearing that same smirk. The judge looked less than impressed about that.

"I want you to tell me your version of events" the man said looking at him disgusted. Norman seemed thrilled it was turn for his story.

"Well I admit that I am good friends with the Hallows and I have seen their daughters around but it didn't happen the way the child said" he started.

Ethel started shaking as she heard his deep voice, recognising it as the one who had mocked and humiliated her before hurting her. Mildred of all people put her arm around her, seeing how afraid her foster sister looked. Ethel smiled at her slightly feeling slightly safer.

"Well how did it happen then?" the judge asked him

"When I saw the girl she looked upset so me being the kind person I am asked her if she was okay and she said no, she had had a fight with her sister" the man said telling the story he had made up. Julie scoffed as he said he was a kind person.

"I told her not to be upset as I was sure that they would make up and then out of nowhere the girl kissed me" he said shaking his head as if it was Ethel's fault.

"I of course pushed her off but she said she wanted to have sex, she wanted to sleep with someone and I told her she was to young to be thinking about that but she was persistent, she told me she wanted to have sex with me and kept kissing me" he said. Esmerelda knew she shouldn't laugh as this was not funny. This man had raped her sister but his story was so stupid and unbelievable she just had to laugh at it and laugh slightly.

"So a child who is upset says she wants sex and you just agree?" the prosecutor said in disbelief. Fair enough he wouldn't get as long a sentence if the jury thought Ethel had agreed but he still looked bad if he slept with Ethel as she told him too when she was only thirteen.

"Hey when someone keeps asking I am not going to say no, and I thought she was older, them sisters all look the same to me" he said with a sly look on his face as he lied thinking people were going to believe him but everyone knew he wasn't confused, he knew it had being Ethel and he knew her age.

"So if this is true why did Ethel not tell you about her pregnancy?" the prosecutor went on as he knew he only found out about the baby during questioning.

"It was a one night stand, she was probably embarrassed, I am not mad at the girl, I know she was scared of admitting she had had sex at her age so she made up a story" Norman said clearly having thought of the whole story.

"Well I am glad you told us your side of the story but now we are going to hear from Ethel" the judge said and Ethel looked around feeling her breath hitch. She could sense the man was looking at her, knowing what he was doing to her.

"I can't…." Ethel said feeling her breath hitching but she had no time to tell anyone because she was being led to the back room to prepare for her testimony.

"Alright Ethel we are just going to get the screen ready for you" the barrister told her but Ethel realised something.

She had just seen the man, she had listened to his stupid story and she had being scared but he was pathetic and had nothing in life and that is how she came to her decision.

"No it is alright, I want to face him" Ethel said as she waited to be called. It was time she got justice for what that man had done. She was going to look him in the eye as she spoke, and she was going to watch him sweat as she told everyone exactly what he had done to her.