| �No, I didn�t do that Howie.� I rolled my eyes over the phone and glanced out my window, seeing a car pull up. �He, well, he was just a jerk, I had to learn the hard way.� I heard a knock and sighed. �Excuse me D, someone is at the door.� I laid down the phone and answered the door. �Ms. Lambe?� I stared at the officer standing in front of me. �Yes, sir.� �I have to place you under arrest for the murder of a mister Richard Jameson.� �Excuse me?� �Did you not place him in the hospital?� �Yes, but it was in self defense. My lawyer said the charges were dropped.� �For the case. Now it�s murder.� �I�m on the phone, can I least tell him bye?� �Go ahead.� �Howie, I have to go. I�ll call you when I get there. Bye.� I hung up the phone, not even giving him a chance to speak. �You can call him back when you get to the station.� I nodded my head, turned my back and felt them place the cuffs on me. I sighed and walked out to the awaiting police car. �Hello?� �Howie, it�s me. I�m sorry about earlier.� �It�s okay, what happened?� �Richard died in the hospital and I got arrested for murder.� I wiped the tears away and sighed. �Oh, but it was self defense.� �For the charges, not for murder. My hearing is in a week, than my case, cause I�m pleading not guilty.� �I will be down there.� �You have a career to think of D. I don�t want it stained with this.� �Fuck that. Theresa, you�re one of my best friends who went through a hard time and I�ll be there every step of the way with you.� I sniffled and closed my eyes. �Thanks D. I gotta go, times up. I�ll talk to you later.� �You can bet on it.� I hung up and laid my head against the wall, letting the tears flow freely now. Four weeks I sat through the trail, the evil stares, and the questions. I stood my ground, still claiming it was self-defense. But did self-defense have to end in murder? That�s what Richard�s lawyer was claiming. He wanted me away for life, or at the worst blow, a death penalty. Which, I would have preferred neither. I stood as the judge came back with a verdict. I held my head high, ready to take whatever they gave me. �Theresa Lambe, you have been charged with attempted murder and are sentenced to 10 years to life with a chance for parole. Court is adjourned.� I turned around and smiled at Howie. He shook his head and blew me a kiss. I followed the men as they took me to bus that was taking me to my new home. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I stepped out of the prison and squinted up at the sun. I clutched my jacket tighter around me and walked to the gate. �I�ll�� �You won�t see me later David. I�m staying clear of this place.� �Good choice. Wish ya the best.� He opened the gate and I stepped out, savoring the breath of freedom. Five years was far too long to be in a place like that. I closed my eyes, forgetting it if I could, about that place. �Hey, you, you look lost.� I screamed and ran to him. �God, it�s so good to see you.� I hugged him and he kept me close. �I�ve missed you girl. You look different outside of orange. You�ve lost weight.� �Well, you don�t get over fed in that place. There�s no buffets. Thanks for picking me up D.� �Well, hell, you got sent to Miami, the least I can do is pick up one of my friends.� �I have to call my mom, I need a place to stay, place to live, clothes.� �Well, you�re mom is away.� I rolled my eyes and nodded my head. �I forgot, her honeymoon.� �You�re gonna stay with me. I have a three bedroom house, we�re going shopping tomorrow, the works.� �I can�t pay you back and that�s too much.� He grabbed my hand and led me to his car. �You�re my best friend, friends do that for one another.� I smiled and climbed into the seat, closing my eyes as he took us to his place. I sat down on the couch and curled my legs underneath me. �Does Paula know about me?� �Know what, exactly? That you had an unfair trial and got charged with attempted murder and sent to a maxim prison camp?� �Something like that.� �Yes, she knows. And she still welcomes you as her daughter.� He sat down with a beer in his hand. �The guys don�t know.� He stared straight ahead and took a swig. �Why don�t they know.� �Well, they didn�t know how�they didn�t know I was talking to you to begin with.� �Oh.� �I mean, there would have been questions and more questions, and assumptions. I didn�t want to put you in that mix.� �That�s fine. I don�t mind.� I smiled and held back a yawn. �You�re tired, we should get you to bed.� �It�s been a hectic day.� I stood up and placed my hand on his shoulder. �Thanks a lot, Howie, for everything. You�re one of my best friends. These days, they�re few and wide for me.� �So, BSB is on its down time. In other words..� �We�re being lazy.� I took a sip of the water that was placed in front of me and nodded my head. �Of course. After working for like 8 years, you can be lazy.� �We�re just concerned with the fans of course.� �Well, they�ll love you no matter what.� �How can you be so sure?� �Eh, I used to be one. Well, still am one, I guess. Knowing you certainly hasn�t changed my mind much.� �Can we join you?� I turned around and saw none other than the four remaining Backstreet Boys. �Guys, go ahead. Theresa, this is Brian, AJ, Nick and the quiet one is Kevin.� �A pleasure, gentlemen.� They smiled and took the seats. |
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