Jellybean

We rise {Chapter 7}

A/N: I'm not 100% sure how accurate this chapter will be so bear with me. I also don't know what the grandparents names are so sorry. Also this chapter is going to explain what happened to Jellybean so if this is triggering for you please don't read xx

"Please stand for the Judge." Someone announced, and we all stood. A man in a black cloak walked in to the room. Jughead, Betty, FP and I sat on one side, whilst my mom and grandparents sat on the other side. I was so scared. I wanted my grandfather to go to jail so bad, and I was afraid of what would happen if they won. The judge was talking, but I wasn't listening, until I heard my name get called. Betty squeezed my hand, and I walked up to the front. I sat in a chair, and I could feel my heart beating. 

"In your own words, can you tell us what happened?" A man in a suit asked me. I looked out into the room, and looked Jughead in the eyes. He nodded his head, and gave me a thumbs up. I took a deep breath. 

"When I was five, my mom moved me to Toledo. For the first few weeks, nothing really happened. Then my grandfather started coming into my room. At first he would just touch my chest. Then he would touch my hips and butt. He would kiss me a lot too, and he would put his tongue in my mouth, and just leave it there." I explained. I could feel everyones eyes on me. I wanted to cry. I really did. But I wanted to stay strong. 

"How does this affect you?" The man asked me. I felt my stomach drop. I'd never told anyone about how I felt. 

"I feel afraid." I said quietly. "I'm afraid to be alone at all because he would always come when I was alone. I'm afraid to be around boys, including my dad and brother." I looked out to see my dad. He had tears in his eyes. So did Jughead. Betty was holding his hand.

"This child is only eleven years old. Five years of constant abuse." The man exclaimed. At this point, I couldn't hold back the tears anymore. I could hear my mom muttering something, making me even worse. I was let down, and ran to my dad. He held me, and told me it was alright. My mom went up and spoke after me. She was asked if I had ever lied about things like this before. She was also asked what my grandfather was like. She said he was kind and loved me and would never do anything like that. A couple of other people went up and spoke. It didn't sound like we were going to win. It didn't look good. We were given a 15 minute break, and we went outside. After those 15 minutes, we would find out what would happen.

"I'm so proud of you Jellybean." My dad said to me. We sat outside the courthouse. It was a pretty warm day and there was a hot dog stand across the road. Jughead ran over to it and came back with 4 hot dogs. Betty kissed Jughead, and I couldn't help but grin.

"What?" Jughead smirked.

"I ship it." I grinned before I took a bite. Our 15 minute break finished, and we were sent inside. I was terrified. The judge came in, and I felt sick. The judge spoke for a while, then he finally tole us what we wanted to hear. 

"John Alan Green, I find you guilty of sexually assaulting a minor. I sentence you with 7 years in prison."