Lyrics Of Life [A Musician's Story/Geazy/Bastille]

Trial

Diana POV

There he sat in the bright orange jumpsuit, behind us was the media the sound of cameras clicked constantly till the judge came in and we all stood. I was nerves, the inside of my lip and been bitten into shreds of skin at this point. It was a blur as I was called up to the witness stand and raised my right hand.

"Do you swear to tell the whole true and nothing but the truth so help you God?"

"Yes." I sat down and glanced the Heath's lawyer as he approached.

"Miss Martin, I'm Geoege Wilson. Are you comfortable?" I adjusted the mic to my seats height.

" Yes."

"Great. Now how do you know my client?"

" He was my boyfriend of... Roughly 3 years."

"Do you have any proof that he hit you?" I looked to Glenning and Kennedy who nodded.

"Yes, in fact this is from when he recently attacked me." I lifted my neck slightly and showed him the faint marks.

"Do you have proof it was him though?"

"N...no?"

"And if as you stated to questioning before the trial you claim my client has sent you to the hospital multiple times. Why wait till now?"

"Because before I thought I loved him. I was with him and he threatened people I loved. I was afraid to say anything." He nodded and paced back and forth.

" Is it true you're pregnant now? With a Mr. Gerald Earl Gillum's baby?" I swallowed the lump in my throat.

" Yes."

"You're engaged to the same induvidual?"

"Yes." He walked to the table and grabbed a few papers.

"Presenting evidence piece one. Multiple call logs highlighting phone calls between a Mr. Gillum and Miss Martin. These are during and after the time my client and her had separated." I looked down and took a deep breath before rasing my head again. Gerald had his elbows on his knees and hand holding up his head. Suz and James on either side of him. "Miss Martin what were these calls regarding?"

"Objection, leading."

"Overruled, please answer the question Miss Martin."

"Gerald called me drunk a lot. I broke up with him in the beginning and he would just wanna catch up."

"So you cheated on my client?"

"Objection! Leading!" Kennedy stood and cleared his throat. The judge nodded slowly as he sat.

"Reword Mr.Wilson"

"Did these calls ever... Get intimate?"

"No they were always just, how are you and how's work."

"That's all your honor." Kennedy stood up and cleared his throat before walking over to the stand.

"Miss Martin, did anyone know of Heath hitting you?"

" Yes."

"Who?"

"Chris my brother, Dan Smith, Lisa Wellington, Gerald Gillum, My parents."

"Why didn't you go to the police earlier."

"Like I stated, out of fear. Heath threatened my family."

"Your honor another witness will supply that proof... Diana how did most of your fights with the defendant start?"

"Usually because his day didn't go well or my family would call... Or Gerald."

"What was something he did when Gerald called?"

" He pushed me down the stairs."

"Your honor, medical records of multiple hospital visits. Make note my client was never interviewed only the defendant was every time. Now Diana... What did the defendant sat at the bail hearing?"

" He was going to find someone to kill me by Christmas."

"That is all your honor." I was helped off the stand and sat down, closing my eyes to calm down. My drug use was not brought up thankfully.

"Mr. Gillum... Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?"

"Yeah. I do." He sat down and fixed his leather jacket. That wasn't Gerald. That was eazy up there with the stone cold face. Wilson walked up and adjusted his tie.

"Mr. Gillum have you ever met my client."

"Not completely he was in the back of an ambulance and hand cuffed."

" How often did you call the plantif while she was with my client." He shrugged slightly.

"Maybe once every couple of months."

"Would you like to tell us the truth about the phone calls."

"What D... I mean Diana said was right. We never said I love you or went any further than a friendly conversation."

"Did you know she was with my client."

" Yeah I would talk about if she was happy and all that sort of stuff."

"Did she ever say she was being beaten ?"

" She would say she had been hit by Heath. I usually was too drunk to care to be honest."

"That's all your honor." Kennedy stood and shot a smile at Gerald.

"Gerald back to the only time you had seen the defendant... Why was he in the ambulance?"

"It was like a couple weeks ago. I was out working and D... Diana was home alone. Well I got a text from her she said I love you and she didn't answer after that well I got a call on the phone from the house keeper. She said Heath had hurt Diana."

" Now he worked for Miss Lisa under a false name?"

" Yeah under... Derek. Anyways I got home and he had been shot by police. He has choked Diana." Kennedy went over to the board and pulled off the curtain. Crime scene photos. Photos of my body, the bruises, my neck.

"Exhibit B your honor. Mr. Gillum was Diana stable when you got there?"

" Yeah, she was understanding, but she was in a lot of pain."

"Thank you. That's all." Kennedy sat down and Gerald was ushered off. The bombshell about to go off. Suzanne walked up and raised her right hand.

"Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?"

"Yes."

"Suzanne." Kennedy smiled and rested his elbows on the counter. "Can you play for the jury a tape you have but tell me what it is first."

"It's a record of a argument between Diana Martin and the defendant."

" How did you obtain this?"

" She accidental dialed me." She looked down at the tape and clicked play, I felt like I was going to be sick.

"Diana! Where the fuck are you?! Come here!" My screams filled the court room, I hid my face, I didn't know I was shaking. "Who were you on the phone with?!"

" My brother!"

"You liar!" A smack made me flinch just from the noise then a thumping noise, I had fallen down the stairs. My screams filled the room again. "Look what you made me do! You are gonna have to say you fell down the stairs again right?"

"ye...yes. Please stop the baby Heath..." Another scream and the sound of a fist against flesh then no more screams. Footsteps then Heath on the phone.

"Someone please come help, my girlfriend she fell and she's pregnant! I dunno how she is out completely." It cut off. I wanted to run, but I was sobbing. Gerald got up took Kennedy's seat. Silencing my cries. I didn't even know the closing statements had come and gone and before I knew it we were waiting for the verdict.