Coming home

Chapter 29

Today is the day of the trial. Everyone is here. Sheriff Ranger and my uncle, Jackson and Brandy, Steve and Becky, and I. I was wearing a little black dress and my cowgirl boots that I wore the day he died. My expression was hard and tough. It probably had anger in it too. We all rode to the trial in our trucks. We walk into the big building and there sitting smugly is Crazy Dave. He had on a suit and tie and he looked like he was trying to impress everyone but I was not. I sat practically in the middle of everyone. Brady and Jackson sat behind me, my uncle and the sheriff sat on my left and Becky and Steve were on my right.

"All rise for your judge, judge Smith." I heard the officer say before everyone stood up. The judge walked in he was old and an old friend.

"Thank you now it says here that Mr. Dave Kirk is charged with homicide murder charge. How does the defendant plead?" Crazy Dave stood up and spoke into the microphone.

"Not guilty." A few hours went by and by the end of the day he was put in jail for 20 years and no option of probation. We walked out and went straight to the cemetery. The funeral was about a week ago. I didn't go. How could I? I stepped out of the truck and saw his tombstone.

'Bo Brayden Mathis
1995-2016
Beloved son and child of God.

I fell to the ground and cried my little right eye trickle. I know if Bo was here he would tell me not to cry. I turned and head back towards the truck. Everyone was looking at me through the window I could tell it broke all of theirs hearts. We got back to the house and I went upstairs and changed into his shirt and my gray and black plaid sweat pants. I heard the doorbell but I knew someone else would get it. I just grabbed the book and held it close. My uncle came upstairs to my room and knocked on the door.

"Someone is here to see you." I gave him my confused look and he just motioned for me to come down with him. I pulled my hair into a really sloppy lose ponytail and walked downstairs. There sitting in the kitchen was my Dog Chief. I ran this time.

"Chief oh boy hi there buddy." I held his head in my hands and kissed him everywhere. He was okay he just had a cast on and his face was really dirty. Mucho came out and hugged me. I basically have been in my room since everything happened. I looked up and Luke was holding a little puppy. "Hey who's this?"

"This is Champ he's one of the dogs I rescued awhile back but he hasn't been adopted so when I went to go pick up your dog I grabbed Champ and thought you might like him." That's so sweet of him to pick him up.

"Thanks yah I think he'll fit in just fine here."

"Why don't you stay for lunch Luke we are always happy to have people over." I heard my uncle from behind me say. " I was going to invite Helen over for dinner away, might as well make it lunch since we're all here." I nodded in agreement with my uncle. Brandy and Jackson came over with sheriff Ranger. We all sat at the big table. We talked, laughed, and ate. We had a real good time.