S.O.S. ✘ One Direction

13: Charges & Cases

A/N NEW YEAR NEW ME. NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT?  

OMG HAI. THIS CHAPTER DEDICATION GOES OUT TO _ThatOneMahomie BECAUSE THEY GUESSED MY FAVE TWO CHAPTERS FIRST, WHICH ARE KICKS & CRACKS (bc larry feels) AND DANCES & DISASTERS (bc shakira+suspense=<3) .

WARNING: the next chapter is not going to be a real chapter okay so if you didn't enter that little contest ignore thank you

oh and i know nothing about courts okay #yolo

no literally yolo stay outta jail my homies

CHARGES & CASES

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"Harry, take a break and write in the book."

"Harry, breathe for a second and sit down."

"Just write something down, Styles."

Oh. My. God. You guys are turning me into another Zayn. What if I don't want to write? I can't even do my yoga in peace anymore!

I managed to buy the whole collection of the yoga DVDs that I'd gotten from Niall's cousin's wedding, and now that I just want to relax, these people just barge into my – er, our – house with this book again!

I'm tired of this book! I'm tired of everything!

Oh, so now they're stopping my video! Taking it out of the player! Putting it back in its case! Shoving it in their – in their bags, God you dirty minded people. Had to stop myself there.

As soon as I finish this entry, I'm going to march up to those stupid people who call themselves 'doctors' and get my life back.

Sounds about right.

"All rise."

I lightly bit my lip, standing up from my seat. My suit, which probably cost more than my phone and its mobile plan added up for a year, was slightly uncomfortable at the moment. I tugged at the jacket, fixing it up a bit before my eyes landed on the tall wide man that was sitting down in his designated chair.

"You may be seated."

I sat back down on the wooden chair. Louis, who was seated beside me, looked like this was completely normal and that he was in a court every other day. Niall, on my other side, had his eyes darting across the room, never settling on the same place for more than a mere second.

Liam and Zayn were sitting next to each other on Louis' side, both focusing intently on the judge. I decided that, hey, I should be doing that too, so that's what I did. I looked at the man who was currently going through court files.

His eyes scanned the documents, just fleeting glances at each page, but I had a feeling that he was taking each and everything in, no matter what it seemed to look like.

Finally, he closed the manila folder and looked at the court before him. Sighing, he spoke, "So, what is going on here?"

Our lawyer – I'm not even sure why we even needed a lawyer, but Arthur said it was necessary – stood up, a hard look set on his face.

"Your honor," he said. "We are all gathered here today because James Marino and his restaurant have poisoned my clients."

"Objection!" The other lawyer, a middle aged man with graying hair, shrieked and stood up. He pointed an accusing finger at our lawyer and said, "We have done no such thing!"

"Bloody hell," Louis whispered, shaking his head and pursing his lips before staring at the ground. "We're going to be here all day."

"Damn straight," I whispered back. Liam gave me a look that read 'shut the hell up'.