CH11: Burned at the Stake
Nora's POV:
I ran to get the stake. Cameron went to get the kerosene. We were going to burn Tully at the stake. Catty and Deale carried him while I mounted the stake. Cameron doused it with kerosene. Aunt Abigail and Mother tied Tully to it. Morticia lit the match and handed it to Gomez to throw.
"Let the brainwashed throw the matches," Gomez declared, "Nora, Cameron, Caitlynne, Danielle, Anna, Abigail. Each of you takes one match. Light it and throw it on the stake." We all obeyed Gomez's orders. We were the brainwashed, after all. We deserve to kill Tully.
"Burn, burn, burn, burn," we all chanted. Cameron put more kerosene on the stake, and on Tully. It was the best scene ever. He was a witch. In the old days they burned the witches at the stake.
"Well, the cops are coming," I said, "I can see their lights."
"We'll explain that he was a witch," Deale said.
3 days later…
Caitlynne's POV:
"I hereby find the following not guilty of murder," Judge Womack said, "Morticia Addams, Debbie Mae Jellinsky, Gomez Addams, Fester Addams, and Margaret Alford-Addams."
"What about us," I asked.
"I also find the following not guilty of murder," Judge Womack stated, "Abigail Marguerite Craven, Anna-Louise Maria Craven, Cameron Tyler Immanuel-Raphael Craven, Nora Abigail Anna-Louise Craven, and Danielle Abigail Anna-Louise Craven. For Caitlynne Abigail Anna-Louise Craven, one count of murder, I find you not guilty." I took a sigh of relief.
"And," I asked.
"Two counts of aggravated assault, meaning you hobbled the victim in question," Judge Womack said, "As of now I find you guilty unless you prove me otherwise."
"The victim in question lunged at my mother with a knife," I said, "I was doing it out of self-defense."
"Mrs. Craven," Judge Womack said, "Please tell the jury your side of the story."
"Well, there isn't much to tell," Mother said, "Caitlynne said everything what happened, and it is true. She did do it out of self-defense."
"Then," Judge Womack said, "On two counts of aggravated assault, I find Caitlynne Abigail Anna-Louise Craven not guilty!" Everybody cheered. Even Margaret.
"However, Margaret Alford-Addams," Judge Womack said, "Nora and Cameron do tell me you did ignore Tully's beating on them most of the time. I find you guilty of child neglect and abuse. You will serve 12 to 24 months in a minimal security prison. You will be released if you demonstrate good behavior for six to eight weeks. I will not let you out with a bail. And you must pay the Craven family back every penny you and your husband owe. Thank you, everyone." This was it. We were freed. We did strike back, but Margaret has to pay us back. The Craven family can now resume back to our normal ways.
"Well, we're all free," Gomez said.
"Not us," I said, "We don't have a house. The bank foreclosed it."
"No problem, Catty," Fester said, " You can come live with us."