The Last Memories

Prolog - Framed

(Travis Peterson's POV)

 My name is Travis Peterson, and I'm twenty-four. I've done a lot of stupid things in my life and I'm not afraid to admit to them. I've been busted for stealing and drugs, and now I've been framed for the attempted murder of my little sister, Averey. Although she's not so little anymore, she'll be seventeen this coming July. She's four weeks away from graduating tenth grade.

I've been recently transported to this bus that is going to take me to a prison in West Virginia. Why send me there? Hell if I know. All I know is that this is where all the looney goons are going.

I only have one person on my side who knows I didn't do it, and that's only because I was with her that night. The only problem is we don't have proof of that alibi. I was in Fairbanks, Alaska when I got framed. Supposedly, the police had it on video of "me trying to kill my sister". I tried to give the police my alibi but they wouldn't believe it. The judge knew something didn't add up, but he still gave me twenty-eight years of jail.

They gave me twenty-eight years of jail because of the condition Averey is in. Averey was beaten half to death, with a busted lip, black eye, two knife wounds in her stomach, brain damage, and a concussion from her head being slammed into a brick wall.

The thing that angered me the most about being framed is that not only whoever tried to kill Averey got away with it but also hurt her severely in a way NO ONE should have to suffer before their near death.

Not only to top off the attempted murder of my sister is that my uncle broke out of prison three days after my trial. A year and two months ago, my uncle, James Abyssborne, murdered my little brother, Adrian. My uncle murdered Adrian with a chainsaw, ripping him to pieces alive. The question I have is how a person could do such a thing so gruesome.

James broke out of prison in Kalispell, Montana the day before he was supposed to have his lethal injection. Worst of all in this situation, the cops are wondering if I had anything to do with my uncle's escape. How could I when I've been in cop's custody since I've been pledged guilty of a crime I didn't commit?!?

Because of what my uncle did, I have reason to believe that he could be going after Averey or Daverey next. So I sent a letter out to my fiance hoping she would be my third pair of eyes on Averey.

I already know that Averey will be well watched over by our brother, Daverey, but I still wanted people to watch over her if they could. I knew how brutal and dangerous my uncle could be. Especially after him killing Adrian and knowing what kind of family we've grown up in.

I just hope that James doesn't get the idea to go after my fiance, Eva, and two kids, Dakota and Nebraska.

I know Eva knows I didn't hurt Averey but does Daverey? I haven't heard from my brother since I got arrested. Ever since then, he wanted nothing to do with me. But at the same time, how could I blame him? If I was in his shoes and he hurt Averey severely wouldn't I do the same thing? After all, that's what a true brother would do, right?