The Masked Duet

fourteen - trial

edited March 22 2016

f o u r t e e n 

casey 

Please read the a/n below!! p.s you like the new cover?? I do ! :)

previously

I heard voices echoing through the night, yelling at me to stop, to freeze. They were getting closer. First it was about 150 metres, then 100, then fifty, now twenty metres they were behind me. Their torches shining at me, and as I looked back I was blinded by the bright light projecting from one of them.

I lost my footing, my eyes burning, causing me to be unable to see.

A pair of cold hands clasped around my upper arms, dragging me up off the warm dirt ground, and into cold silver handcuffs that sent shivers up my spine.

20 days later.

The trial is in 3 days, and I havn't been able to stop shaking since I got into custody. Or stop thinking about Hayley. Or Kian. Oh God, I hope he's okay.

I can't believe that I did that, I can't remember half of what happened. Only snippets of the night keep coming back to me in my nightmares.

I highly doubt that a jury will see my innocence, even I can't.

3 days later

As I made my way to the court room, I was caught in a sea of people. Shoving  away the microphones, shielding myself from the blinding camera flashes.

I was not in the mood for people to be in my face right now. All I was thinking about was Hayley. She was waiting inside for me, I don't know if she is forgiving or furious.

We have been friends for over 10 years, and I have done things almost as stupid as this, not quite this stupid though.

My mind was numb through the entire court session, even when Hayley took the stand, as well as Kian.

When it was my turn, the answers were spat out as fast as the questions came. My mouth seemed to be full of words, but my mind was a blank.

The entire time I was talking, my mouth and mind were not working together. The trial came to an end, and my heart was pounding.

I looked over to Hayley, who was nervously jittering, and had that look on her face that said; I know it's going to be bad, but I am trying to be hopeful.

"Mr Porter, you committed assault in the first degree, causing a punctured lung, broken ribs, broken fingers, and a broken leg, as well as a broken nose."

I gulped.

"I hereby sentence you to 1 year in juvenile detention."

My head droped, my hands beginning to shake, and my heart was about to beat out of my chest and runaway.

I thought I was acing calm for Hayley, but the truth was, I was doing it for myself. I didn't want to show how scared I really was, I didn't want to break down in a puddle of emotion.

Those were the words I certainly did not want to here.

hayley

I tried to smile for Casey, but I was so freking nervous. He looked at me a few times, he flashed me a nervous smile and then looked down at his trembling hands.

I could tell that he wanted them to stop shaking by the way he held them so tightly. Casey was never one to show his vulnerability, he never had to be so scared before.

Even when his Dad died, at the funeral all he did was stare blankly at the ground, not showing any emotion.

But you could tell that he was hurting, because he showed no emotion. The next level of hurt for him to actually show feelings.

If my heart was pounding hard, I cannot fathom how it must feel for Casey right now.

The verdict was coming, I knew it wasn't going to be good. He assaulted a man for God sake. Here it comes;

"I hereby sentence you to 1 year in juvenile detention."

Oh shit.

Kian

I was sitting next to Hayley, she was biting her nails, jittering from nervousness. I grabbed her hands tightly, to show her that I'm here.

She grinned a sad smile, and looked blankly ahead.

"My heart is beating out of my chest," she whispered in my ear.

Mine wasn't. But I whispered back;

"Mine too."

This bastard deserves what he gets, even if it means Juvi. He beat me up, left me for dead. If it wasn't for Hayley, I unfortunately wouldn't be here to witness this wonderful event.

But she was also the cause for this entire thing between the three of us. But I guess I have to forgive her.

She is so oblivious to the signals that Casey gave her, she doesn't want to hurt anyone's feelings, so she always says 'maybe not tonight, how about some other time?'. 'Amber lights' as our Sex Ed teacher taught the girls in Grade 10.

Her and Casey don't have the same idea of what a 'date' is. I can't count how many times Casey and Hayley have been to the movies, and Casey thought it was a date.

I just sat there, laying back in my seat, whereas Hayley was leant forward, still playing with her fingers, looking anxious.

Here it comes, the words I so desperately want to hear.

"Mr Porter, you committed assault in the first degree, causing a punctured lung, broken ribs, broken fingers, and a broken leg, as well as a broken nose."

I gulped.

"I hereby sentence you to 1 year in juvenile detention."

Thank God. Casey is gone for a whole year.

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Hi.

I know, i know. I took FOREVER to update... but school stuff; assignments, homework and exams, and netball training and fitness and stuff was stacked up. I had been lacking time to do that let alone this... so for the last couple weeks, i haven't been able update bc of school, but now school is over and it's holdiays!, so i hope to update at least twice in the next 2 weeks...

Sorry to keep you in the dark for so long, but it'll be worth it soon !

Laura xx

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