taken | m.e.

thirty

hannah

matt's trial has been going on for a few days now but today was the day that he was being sentenced. i was nervous. i think that i'm more nervous about his trial than i was about my own.

i sat in the courthouse in between kristen and my mom, who insisted on being here for me and for matt. the jury had been gone for over an hour and i was getting more anxious every minute that passed.

the jury walked back out and i grabbed my mom's hand. the judge asked what they had decided.

"guilty"

my heart sunk and i felt like i was going to be sick. this can't be happening it. i zoned out for the rest of the judge and jury speaking. i didn't have words to describe how i was feeling.

once everything was over my mom put her hand on my back snapping me out of it.

"you can go say goodbye to him, if you want." she spoke

"okay"

i stood up from my seat, and walked over to matt who was already talking to kristen.

"i'll give you two a minute" kristen said walking away

"how long are you going for?"

"well because you're fine and your family isn't pressing charges, two years."

i lost it and started crying. matt wrapped his arms around me pulling me into his chest.

"it's okay han, breathe"

"you don't deserve this" i sobbed

"i love you more than you will ever know but if you move on while i'm in here it's okay."

"no, i can't and i won't"

"hannah please, i want you to be happy"

"if i have to wait 2 years for you i will."

next thing i knew, his lips were on mine. he pulled away and cupped my face.

"i love you hannah"

"i love you too"

-

its been a week since matt was sentenced and he was finally able to have visitors. i needed to go see him. i got into the car with my mom as she drove me to the prison. she pulled up in front of the jail and grabbed my hand.

"be safe in there"

"i will mom, don't worry"

i hugged her goodbye and got out of the car, going inside. i had to go through security and sign in before they finally took me to see matt. there was a glass wall, matt sat on one side and i sat on the other. there was a phone on the wall that we both picked up.

"hi" i smiled at him

"hey, how have you been?"

"okay, i guess. i miss you"

"i miss you too. hannah after this you're not going to come see me anymore. i don't want you coming to this place, i want you to try and move on, alright?"

"i can't do that." i sighed

"yes you can. you have too. if you can't do it for yourself, do it for me."

"please don't make me do this"

"it's for your own good. i need you to see that."

-

"visiting hours are up" the guard told matt

i sighed and pressed my hand up against the glass that was separating the two of us and he did the same thing.

"i love you baby girl"

"i love you too matt"

the guard pulled matt out of the seat dragging him away. i wanted to break down but i didn't. i walked out of that prison with my head held high

-

so there isn't many chapters left to this story probably