Me and my Benj

Chapter21

I never thought this day would come. I thought he could just leave my life. Go to prison and stay there. But that's not the case. I have to testify against him. I have to see him again.

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I walk into the court room with Mitch's hand in mine. Our fingers laced together. Jerome is out of the hospital so Nicole and Jerome are there too.

I was first called to testify. It's a good thing my bruises aren't fully healed yet. I decided not to cover them up so they could see evidence.

"Miss. Brisbane? Is it?" The prosecutor asks me. He's wearing a suit. It's blue.

Who wears a blue suit?

"Um yes sir that's me." I say looking down.

I'm so nervous I've never been in front of so many people. I earned a little chuckle from Mitch.

Suddenly I'm not so scared anymore. Mitch made me confident. I love how he can make me feel that way. He's my everything.

"So can you tell me what happened here?" He says gesturing towards my face."

I nod but then realize he's not looking at me. "Um yes." I say awkwardly. "I woke up to the sound of my parents fighting again. They said they were trying not to fight that day but it didn't work. I walk in the living room where they are and see a beer bottle in my dads hand. Most of the time he's drunk and when they argue. And he brings it out on me. I tied to run but it was to late. He saw me." I said. My eyes started to water. "He um... He kicked my leg and I fell." I started sobbing. Uncontrollably.

"It's okay sweetheart." The prosecutor said putting a comforting arm around my shoulders. "You can go now." He tells me.

I looked at the judge and she nodded me away. I ran into Mitch's arms sobbing into his chest. He stroked my hair and held me there until I was done crying.

I hated that. I wouldn't wish going up there upon anyone. It takes so much out of you. All I know is, I never wanna do that again.

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Pretty soon it's Mitch's turn to testify but he's being tested by my dads layer. Not the prosecutor.

"So Mr. Hughes, where exactly were you when this alleged incident occurred?"

"I was at Starbucks I believe."

"You believe?"

"Um yes sir. I wasn't there when the incident occurred."

"Oh I see." He says. "Now can you tell me what happened when you were at Starbucks?"

"Well when I first got there I got a coffee and sat down. I heard the door open and someone run in crying. It was Michaela." He says. "She sat down in the booth in front of me. I went over to her and asked her what was wrong. And she told me what her dad had done to her." He says. His voice was cracking because he was holding back tears. I could tell.

"Oh she just happened to tell a man she had never met before details of her life she had never told anyone."

"Yeah but I'm famous on YouTube so she had heard of me before and knew she could trust me."

"And now she lives with you. Is that correct? And your friend Jerome? Two random guys she had never met before. And she just, moved in?"

"Yes but she knew she could trust us. She was a fan of our videos." Mitch said. He sounded angry.

"Yes. And she had never seen you before that. And she happens to run into you that day. Are you sure the coffee shop was a coincidence?"

"I'm not sure what you mean by that?" Mitch says confused.

"I'm saying are you sure you just were in that coffee shop. Or were you there to help her create a scene so people would believe you when you framed her father for this. And for the murder of her mother."

"I'm sure it was a coincidence." Mitch says clearly angry.

"Are you really, Mr. Hughes? Are you?" Mitch opened his mouth to speak but he was interrupted my dads layer. "No further questions." He said walking away.

"You're dismissed Mr. Hughes." The judge said. Mitch got up and walked over to me. He held me in his arms.

"I'm so sorry." He told me. "I might've just ruined your case."

"It's not your fault." I tell him.

"Still," he says "I'm sorry."

A/N hey doods I hoped you liked this chapter.

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Shout out to my homie MidnightSmite

Sorry if the case I'm trying to make doesn't seem real. I've never even been into w court room. Anyway love you and take care

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