| Chapter 18 � 11:00am November 1st (JC�s POV) We were dressed for the occasion. The court roomed was filled with people, mostly family and close friends. In the front row were the guys and their girl�s. Amanda beckoned me. I slid into the bench and crossed my legs. All the guys were dressed in matching suits and ties. The girl�s were dressed in nice dresses. Stephanie and Danielle sat in one chair in front of us at a table. To our left was the family of Scott, or whatever his real name was. He was dressed in an orange jump suit and handcuffs. I quivered at the thought of him. I looked around the filled courtroom. There were displays of things that were used by Scott. �There will be a recess,� The judge said. �Please excuse me.� I got up and the lawyer was talking to Chrisssy, Chris, Crystal and Lance. I couldn�t help but be drawn to the girl�s dresses that hung in the front of the court. �Please don�t touch the clothes,� The bailiff said. I looked around making sure that nobody was looking. The dresses were covered in plastic wrap. I reached out and touched them closing my eyes. Pain ran through my body. I had flashbacks to my childhood. I saw Baby-sitter undressing me for bath time and something not being right. There was no water in the tub and her panties were off. I was the only home and she was doing bad things to me. I couldn�t stop her. She baby-sat me every Friday night. It happened every Friday night. I never told anybody because I was scared of her. She said she would hurt me even more if I told. It left scars on me. I was never the same old JC when she came and left. It took me years to convince myself that it was only a dream. Now it was all coming back to me. I screamed and carried on not knowing what I should do. I opened my eyes and from my point of view from the floor I could see everybody standing over me trying to calm me down. In my hands were the girl�s dresses. (Justin�s POV) From what I knew, JC was very upset about something. Nobody knew why. It took us almost 20 minutes to calm him down and make him realize where he was. It scared the crap out of me to see one of my best friends like that. �JC,� I asked the man who sat next to me. �Are you okay? Do you need to talk?� �Later,� JC said wiping the sweat beads from his wrinkled forehead. �I will talk to you all later.� �Okay,� I said adjusting my overly tight tie. �Hang in there, buddy.� �Today the court will be addressing the case against Danielle Kirkpatrick and Stephanie Bass, against Hank Troy AKA, Scott,� The bailiff said. �Please raise the honorable judge Gina Ronald is presiding.� �Thank you,� The judge said. �Please take your seats.� 7 Hours Later... (7:30pm) �Has the jury reached a verdict,� The judge asked. �We have your honor,� The Jury foreman said standing up. I watched as he handed it to the bailiff and watched the judges� expression as he looked at it. �Please read it aloud,� The judge said. I crossed my fingers and toes wishing they said that Scott or Hank, whatever his name was, was guilty. �We the jury,� The man said. �Find Hank Troy...� |