Gracie

Chapter 27 - Court

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Liam's POV:

Gracie was on her knees sobbing at the door. I knew the day would be hard, Gracie had to stand up in court and try and tell everyone in there the things her parents and their friends had done to her. I knew it wouldn't be easy, however what she was sobbing surprised me

"I-I want Amelia to come with me, please Dad, I want Amelia."

I thought Gracie would be able to do it with Zak along side her, but now she wanted Amelia. I was straight on the phone, Amelia was amazing, she didn't even ask for an explanation, she just said

"I will be right there Liam."

Just as Amelia said, she arrive 30 minutes after I had called her. I opened the door, before I could speak Gracie was in Amelia's arms

"Y-you stopped him, you bet him, he can't hurt me with you there, can they, you will stop them like before."

Amelia's eyes never left Gracie's but she didn't speak,

"Amelia ... Amelia will you please you will keep me safe, I can tell the people then can't I. I can tell them what they did to me and they can't hurt me."

Small tears escaped Amelia's eyes, she was holding Gracie in her arms, she placed her hand to the back of Gracie's head and pulled it into her neck

"I will Gracie, I will protect you from them all. They can't hurt you with me there, or they will get a vase over their heads. I promise you that Gracie."

With Gracie feeling safe with Amelia, we climbed into the car. Gracie remained on the back seat beside Amelia. Holding hands, Amelia kept telling Gracie she was brave and she must tell the truth, and constantly reassured Gracie she was safe.

paparazzi were waiting as we arrived, it was mayhem. People had already suspected Gracie was a relation to me, they knew her name, and constantly saw her with me and the boys. I knew it was coming close for me to be honest to the world and the fans, but for then it had to wait.

We were seated in a small room. It wasn't long before the others joined Amelia, Gracie, Zachary, Paul and myself. The atmosphere was heavy, we sat in silence. Gracie held on to Amelia as though her life depended on it. Gracie jumped when the door opened. A oldish lady popped her head around.

"The court is ready for Gracie. If you would like to follow me?"

On the walk down the corridor the lady told Gracie what to expect

"We will walk to a small booth, there will be people sitting opposite you. And on your left side there will another booth with some other people sitting in. They are the people who will decided who's guilty and not." She paused and we stopped outside two double doors.

"A lady will ask you some questions. You answer as honestly as you can. Then your attorney will ask you a few questions. If at any time you want to stop you just say." She paused again. Then she continued

"There's no need to be scared. No one can hurt you, and no one can say anything. Your new family will be there as well." She paused again.

"You ready sweetie?" She asked.