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Chapter 43

Julia's POV

"You're a murderer!" Bebe yells at me. "My son is dead because of you!" I'm at a hearing with Kyle, my parents, Cartman, and Bebe. Mom and Cartman don't want to go to court, so they're trying to come to an agreement with Bebe to avoid that. So far, its' been two and half hours of the adults screaming at me and each other.

"Dustin was driving the car!" Dad steps in. "I'm sorry, but it's his fault this happened!"

"Fuck you Stan!" Bebe throws a pen at him.

Dad picks the pen up and slams it down. "I'm not going to let you accuse my daughter of murder!"

"Stan, you're not helping!" Mom tells him and looks at Bebe. "There has to be a way to work this out."

"There's nothing to work out!" Bebe snaps. "My son is dead and she's still alive!"

"Julia got hurt too! She's going to spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair!"

"But she's still alive!"

Kyle slams his hand down on the table. "All this arguing is getting us nowhere! We're trying to settle this so we don't have to go in front of a judge."

"What is it that you want Bebe?" Cartman asks her.

"I want my son back, but since I can't have that, I want the bitch responsible for his death to pay!" Bebe tells him.

"Don't call her a bitch! Julia isn't responsible!" Dad steps in again. "Dustin OD'ed! He was a drug addict! That wasn't Julia's fault!"

"Stan please, the grownups are talking!" Cartman smirks. "Drop the lawsuit Bebe. This isn't going to bring Dustin back."

"I agree with Cartman." Mom adds in. "They were both drinking and doing drugs. Dustin was 22, you can't convince me that a 17 year old forced him to do drugs or to get behind the wheel of a car under the influence."

"If anything, you should pay us for Julia's medical bills and pay for her have home care since she'll need it the rest of her life!" Dad states. I see Bebe glare at him. I wish he would stop talking.

"I told you to let the grownups handle this!" Cartman tells him.

"She's my daughter! I have the right to say something!"

"You're making things worse! Wendy and I will handle this!" I actually agree with Cartman on this one.

"Yeah just keep your mouth shut!" Mom adds in.

"This isn't getting us anywhere!" Kyle tells them. "Again, if you can't resolve this here, we can go in from of a judge."

"There's no case! Dustin was driving the car." Mom turns to Bebe. "You know deep down you can't blame Julia for this. Don't you?"

"So you're saying it's Dustin's fault?" Bebe asks. "I'm sure my son didn't want to die."

"I'm really sorry about that. But what is suing Julia supposed to do?"

"It's justice!" Kyle tells her. "She needs to learn that there are consequences for her actions!"

"She's your goddaughter!" Mom looks at Bebe. "Yours too! I don't get why you two hate her so much!"

"Like Kyle said, it's about justice!"

"Julia deserves to be behind bars!" Kyle adds in. "Because of the lack of discipline from Stan, she's out of control and she's never dealt with any consequences. Now Dustin is dead. She shouldn't be allowed to roam free causing trouble for someone else. The next time, it could be my son, your twins Bebe. Or Cartman, it could be your daughter. Did you ever think about that?"

At this point, I'm in tears. Now I see what this is really about. I'm not his target, it's my dad. He's out to get me because he's upset with my dad for whatever reason. My dad is the reason for all of this…

Cartman looks at me and then at Kyle. "She's in a wheelchair you dumb Jew! What trouble can she possibly cause? Wendy and I will be taking care of her for the rest of her life so if anything, Bebe should be paying not us! I've done my homework and if this goes to court, you're going to lose big time! Come on Kyle, we've had cases like this before!" Cartman hands me a tissue.

"Dude, I said the same thing!" Dad interjects only to be ignored.

"Do you really think being in a wheelchair will change her? I'm not buying it. The lack of use of her legs doesn't change her horrible personality!" Kyle glares at me.

"Give her a chance Kyle!" Mom tells him. "Everyone deserves a second chance!"

"STOP!" Bebe yells out. She looks at Kyle. "They're right Kyle. This lawsuit isn't going to bring Dustin back. While Julia is still alive, she's suffering too." Bebe starts to cry.

"Bebe, what are you saying?" Kyle raises his eyebrow.

She looks at us and smiles, then she looks at Kyle. "I'm going to drop the lawsuit." She walks over to mom and hugs her. "I'm sorry I put you guys through this." She continues sobbing. "I miss Dustin so much!"

"It's ok, I know you miss him." Mom rubs her back. "I'm glad it didn't go any further than this."

"Me too. I would hate for it to come between our friendship."

"You've got to be kidding me!" Everyone looks at Kyle. "Just like that, you're dropping it? That doesn't make any sense!"

"It's over Kyle, you lose!" Cartman smirks.

He shoves his files in his briefcase and slams it shut. "Fine! But don't come crying to me when she hurts Daniel, Danielle, or Shannon!" He glares at me. "I still want you to stay the hell away from my son!" He storms out. Bebe hugs mom again and leaves out.

Dad walks over to me and takes my hand. "I'm so glad everything worked out for you!"

I snatch my hand away. "No thanks to you!"

"What?" He seems taken aback.

"Every time you opened your mouth all you did was piss Bebe off even more! Why did you even come?"

"I came to help. I thought this lawsuit was a dumb idea."

"Well I appreciate your "help", but why don't you go back to your little family now? Your services are no longer needed." I wheel over to mom and Cartman. "Thank you for everything." I hug them.

"That's what we're here for." Cartman tells me.

"I'm glad that Bebe decided to drop the lawsuit." Mom adds.

"Me too." I smile. "I'm ready to go home. I'm exhausted."

"I'm sure you are. It's been an exhausting morning." Cartman decides to push my wheelchair. On the way out, dad stops us.

"Julia, I really would love for us to talk…" He tells me.

"Not today, maybe some other time."

"I'm tired of you brushing me off. We need to talk!"

"She said some other time!" Cartman pushes him out of the way and we leave. I don't know what it is lately, but I'm slowly losing what little respect I had for my dad and gaining more for Cartman. He's really stepped up his role as a father figure…

A/N: FYI- The story is coming to an end soon. Let me know what you would like to see! :-)