Chapter 13
"Do you think his intentions were to kill you?" Says Harvey, my lawyer.
"Like I said, he was drunk, he probably doesn't even remember what he did." I state and Harvey sighs, clearly unimpressed with my answer.
"That didn't answer my question." He states and I glare at him.
"He didn't know what he was doing because he was wasted. Do you listen to a single thing I say?" I spit out and he rolls his eyes at me.
"I'm doing my job Melissa, but I can only do so much if you won't cooperate with me." He states and I click my tongue.
"Back to my question, do you think Mr. Jenson's intentions were to murder you?" Harvey asks and I grit my teeth, he's talking about my father as if he is some type of animal.
"You can call him my father, calling him 'Mr. Jenson' won't change the fact that my father liked to kick my ass when he was drunk." I say with a smirk and Harvey frowns at me.
"But to answer your precious question, I don't think he intended to kill me. He's not some fucking animal that got out of its cage at the zoo, he's my dad and I believe that the part of him that still loves me would've stopped him. And like I said before he was so wasted he probably doesn't even know, or want to believe what he was doing." I state and Harvey frowns.
"You think he would've stopped."
"Yes." I say confidently.
"I think that's bullshit Melissa. He didn't stop, but you stopped breathing, the neighbours had to do CPR until the ambulance arrived!"
"I don't give a fuck what you think Harvey."
"Your neighbours found him smashing your head into the ground and you were already unconscious by then and he still hadn't stopped." Says Harvey and I can feel myself about to break.
"What do you want me to say? That yes my father would've killed me? That the man that use to push me on the swing and read me bedtime stories would've ended my life? Is that what you want? Do you not understand how hard this is to try and wrap my head around the fact that my own father, my own blood, the person that is suppose to love me unconditionally, is the same person that drunkenly tried to end my life?! Are you that fucking inhuman that you don't give a shit?" I say calmly and his eyes widen before returning to the steely look they usually have.
"Why are you trying to protect him?" He asks.
"BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES HE'S STILL MY FATHER AND I STILL LOVE HIM!" I scream and Harvey is speechless.
"I need a break." I say as I get up and leave his office, taking a walk through the halls. I don't understand why people think it's so easy for me to get my dad thrown in jail for 15 years. I know he's not a bad person, he's just horrid when he's drunk. But throwing him in jail won't fix that, he needs therapy, he needs to get sober.
Walking back towards the office I see Harvey speaking with someone on the phone. I walk in just as he hangs up. Taking my seat he gives me a questioning look.
"Are you ready to continue?" He asks and I grit my teeth.
"Ready as I'll ever be." I mutter and he nods.
"The way this works is that he will get anywhere from 5-15 years in prison if he is charger for attempted murder, if he doesn't get charged for that he will get charged for child abuse which would only get him 0-5 years in prison. Says Harvey and I nod.
"He needs help, he's not a monster when he's sober, he needs to go to a rehab centre and get sober." I state and he frowns.
"Do I have to keep reminding you that he almost-"
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Teen Fiction"Now he's the monster. I thought to myself as more tears slid down my face. I wished that tomorrow I would wake up and this would all just be a horrible nightmare. But I knew it wouldn't be, because my life is a nightmare." Seventeen year old Meli...
