trust doesn't always come back

I wish that I could have this moment for life..

Scarlett's P.O.V

It has been an agonizing time knowing my 'father' is still out there, wanting to finish me off, I have multiple officers surrounding my house in hope to keep me safe but they apparently cannot move me until the court case has been sorted, no matter how many times I tell them Charlie wasn't the one who done this but apparently because no body was found and I was unconscious for most of it they cannot let him go without any more evidence to suggest he done it. What pure shit, he saved my life, they are saying he murdered my Dad and hid his body, then turned on me. It upsets me that he is getting blamed for this, he is out of hospital now and is currently in the local jail. I am not allowed to visit him which sucks, but I don't know what else to do. Because my Dad has been marked down as dead, no longer missing because it's been so long I have been awarded his life insurance, good money yeah but I don't want his money. I will spend it though, its the least I could do, I have brought Charlie a good lawyer, he doesn't know it was me and neither do the police, it will stay that way. No one believes my Dad would do a thing like that, they probably got some money from him before he done this so the kept quite, they have done it before. I am so alone in this house, I have flashbacks, I see some of my blood left on the floor, crap cleaners obviously, couldn't get the blood up so I have to see it every day. I wish I didn't have to wake up anymore, it is too painful, I want Charlie, he is the victim too in this. I just want to see him so I know everything is okay. Okay as it can be, I suppose. It is currently Monday and court is tomorrow, I am really scared, I have to give evidence obviously because it happened to me but I am just scared of the verdict. I am currently sat on the window sill, watching the birds having a life, I ain't allowed out of the house either, if I want something I have to ask an officer, should of seen his face when I asked him to pick me up so tampons. Well come on, I've got to have fun somehow and if that requires telling the officer I need chocolate icecream and tampons then so be it, I am going to head upstairs to have a nice relaxing bath and then get some sleep, Tomorrow is going to be a long day.

scarlett's P.O.V

well today is the day, I don't know what to think, I am on the way to the court room now, there are paparazzi and people I used to call friends trying to see me through the blacked out windows, I don't want to be a news report, a story, I just want this over and done with, I just want my life back to the way it should be. We arrive into the car park with 10 minutes to spare so I have a quick breather then make my way inside, I still have my bodyguards with me just incase Charlie's family attack me but they know I have been defending him, even though it doesn't make a difference. Soon as I reach the reception, my name is called.. I am so scared.

Charlie's P.O.V

She enters the room, looks straight at me, I try so hard not to just run and hug her. she looks so broken, I must look like shit, prison is horrible. I just keep to myself despite people calling me names although they are probably in for worse, but whatever. She takes a seat into the dock and looks at her hands, probably nervous like me.

"Please rise for Judge Benedict" An officer shouts, practically in my ear. We all rise and seat once the judge is seated.

"so.. Charlie you are here on account of murdering Joseph Johnson and attempted murder of Scarlett Johnson,can you please explain your side of the story?" I begin to explain my story again for the hundreth time, as I go on I see Scarlett with tears running down her face.

"Thankyou Charlie, that matches your witness statement, now Scarlett I can see you are very upset, can you answer a few questions for me?" he softly asks and she replies with a nod.

"You said in your statement that your father abused you, how long did this go on for?" he softly asks.

" since I was quite young sir"

"okay, how come you didn't tell no one?"

" I did sir, just no one listened to me, only what my respected Father said"

" Thankyou, do you know what happened to your mother?"

"yes sir, my father killed her and made it look like an accident, he admitted it to me" The tears began to come again at the mention of her mother.

" how do you know Charlie?"

"I met him at school, we met a few times outside of school and he also met my father"

"and how did your father respond?"

"he acted nice as pie to his face but punished me behind closed doors" I heard people gasp.

 He asked some more questions,some didn't seem relevant but whatever.

"We are going to have a discussion so please take a five second break and we will call you back with the verdict" everyone begins to leave and I whisper ' I love you' to Scarlett as she leaves.

Scarlett's P.O.V

Five or ten minutes later, we are called back into the court room where Charlie's fate hung over the judges head.

"Please everyone be seated, me and the court find the offendant NOT GUILTY. We apologise Charlie for everything you have been put through. There is a corrupt officer in the police force that has tampered with the evidence, you are free to go and you will both be moved to a remote house in a safe location where you can both continue your lives as you would if this didn't happen" By now Charlie was uncuffed and I was in his arms, crying my heart off, Finally some good news, now we can start a life together, if he wants to.

"Just me and you now babygirl" Charlie whispers as he kisses my head.