Past Love

Chapter 22: Doubt

Tuesday August 23rd, 2005

6:30 a.m.

Damon

I laid down in my jail cell and pondered over my thoughts. Pondered over what led me here, what brought me to this point in time. It's something how one person can do their damnedest to try and bring you down when you're trying to change your life and make something better of it just because they don't want to see you do better than them. It is a sad sad reality that we live in where people are just jealous for no reason. They have every opportunity to try and make the best of their life no matter what the situation is. I get it though, I was stubborn and it took me a long time to realize that for myself but once I met people who really had their best intentions for me my life really did a complete 180. But the same people who held you down will always try to find a way to get back to you and bring you further down. As I was in my thoughts I was snapped out of them by a voice calling my name.

"Damon, hey Damon it's me Dante. I just came down here. I was just getting into work and I brought some food. I was wondering if you wanted some?"

"Hey Dante I appreciate that man for real. And I really haven't been able to eat or sleep much, and all honesty I just want this whole situation to be over with."

"I know the feeling man. I know the feeling, you never know how things will play out though that's the thing. You just have to sit back and take things one day at a time. Look I had to go by the book and everything but if I'm being honest with you, after everything that Jahmelle told me and Tyrone about how you was trying to defend yourself and everything if you do have to go to court, which you still likely will have to do since it's a murder charge and all, you'll probably get hit with a misdemeanor or whatever just for the simple fact that it was self defense. Look I know the justice system is messed up, and it really is fucked up at times but these are the laws of the land unfortunately, wrong is right and right is wrong, it's ass backwards."

"Ain't that the truth man, ain't that the truth. So have you spoken to Jahmelle & Tyrone?"

"I haven't heard from them yet but you'll be held here until bail can be posted. Look, it's going to be all right. You were still a minor when this happened and the situation is just messed up, the bail should only be a couple thousand dollars. Maybe $4,000 or $5,000." He told me.

"Alright well that sounds good." I told him as his phone started ringing.

"Hold on, this is Tyrone calling me. Hey Tyrone, how's it going?" He said as he answered his phone. "Yeah I'm doing good. Oh you say you want to talk to Damon? He's right here. Here's the phone Damon keep it quick." He said.

"Hello?"

"What's going on damon?"

"Well I'm doing all right..."

"That's not what I meant, you know what I mean. What is going on? Where did this money come from?"

"I can't really say now but bail has been set at $5,000. That's what that's there for." I told him. "I can't talk for long, I'll let you know later on. What time will you be here?"

"Give me about an hour or so."

"Alright well then I'll see you then." I hung up Dante's phone and gave it back to him.

"Is everything alright?"

"Yeah everything is good. He said he'd be here in an hour or so to bail me out."

"Well see what I mean Damon, everything will work itself out man, you just have to get it time." He said smiling.

He got up and left and I just laid there thinking to myself. you know after everything I put Tyrone and Jahmelle through I wouldn't blame them if they did not want anything else to do with me they could leave me here to rot and just let me stay in here until it's time for me to go to court. Sometimes there was still DOUBT in my mind. I didn't even know what time it was but a little while later I heard Dante come back down to the cell with Tyrone and Jahmelle and they were laughing and talking.

"Hey Damon I told you we'd be here, we weren't going to leave you high and dry." Tyrone said.

"Yeah you mean a lot to us." Jahmelle said. "But all of us are going to have to have a talk later. We also brought somebody else with us that wanted to see you. Come on in." He said waving at the door.

When I saw the person I couldn't believe it. It was my mother. I could see her holding back tears and everything. Dante went to the cell door and opened it and I came out and embraced my mother.

"Mom, hey i just want to say i'm sorry for everything i've ever put you through, and to you Jahmelle and Tyrone i just want to say thank you, thank both of y'all for believing in me, even when i was an ass, i mean it's a lot that's been going on but i'm a good person, deep down inside, and thanks for being patient with me on that end." I told them.

"It's no problem." Jahmelle told me. "But now the next part is coming, you have a lot of preparing to do for your case, because this is far from over, you have to clear your name, you have to let people know why you did what you did and why you're innocent." He told me. "For now let's get you home, let's get you some fresh clothes and food in your stomach." He said.

End Of Chapter 22