Dark Stranger

One Last Try

Ok, after this just one  more to go!  Little more  drama in this   so hope y'all enjoy

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It's been 3 months now since it all happened. Today was the day of the trial. Your palms were sweaty as you and Steven arrive at the courthouse  and go up to the top floor. It was a warm day so all the windows were open to allow a breeze  to blow through. You had  been dreading this day for a  week.

You're dressed in a suit and heels to look professional. Steven walks in with you holding your hand. He was testifying as well. He was confident that things would turn out right.You weren't so sure that nothing would happen. When you get into the courtroom you see the delivery boy sitting next to (Y/e/n).  You were glad that they were being tried together so you could be done with this at once

You and Steven go and sit behind the district attorney. He had already spoken to you earlier that day.  Steven taps his shoulder and her turns and smiles at you kindly without even saying a word. He gives a  little nod and  you look around the room.

Suddenly it was as if, (y/e/n) knew you were there as slowly his head turns and his eyes fall on you smirking evilly. Your heart jumps to her throat even though he can't get to you. He's in handcuffs and there's a police officer right there. But somehow it's as if he know something you don't know. The look in his eyes.  You know he has a plan.  Was  he planning an escape?

The trial is called to order and the judge tells the  lawyers to call their first witness. Steven testifies first and tells everything he knows about what it happened. (Y/e/n)sneers at him was over the delivery boy who makes ugly face. You shudder slightly as you know after Steven is done will be our turn.

The defense calls your name and you take a  deep breath. You stand up, smoothing your skirt before you go up. Steven takes your hand and kisses it quickly before you go. As you head up to the witness stand, you can feel (Y/e/n)'s eyes peering through your back.

You tell everything that had happened, ignoring the looks (Y/e/n) is giving you. . You had noticed when he  was questioning Steven, that the defense seems to have  long ago given up actually fighting for (Y/e/n)  and his friend. It seemed  he was doing his part in acting  like he was defending him. The questions he asks you are very simple and  doesn't try to   twist anything you say.

Once you finish your testimony you start to head back to Steven when all of a sudden everything comes loose at once. There's a sudden shout when your back is to (Y/e/n) and you don't even have time to respond to what comes next.  You feel an arm around your waist yanking you back towards his  chest. You scream when you realize(Y/e/n) has broken free and is has a letter opener that's razor sharp to he holds to your neck.

"Nobody move or she'll die," (Y/e/n) presses the letter opener to your throat.

Steven jumps to his feet and glares at him. His whole body trembling with rage. Everyone in the courtroom watches as you're slowly drag backwards. You tremble  as (y/e/n)'s  arm  tightens around your  waist, his  fingertips  rubbing your side.

"Now, (Y/n) I'll give you one last chance," (Y/e/n) chuckles in your ear.

"Let go of  me, you creep!" you kick his  leg.

"(Y/e/n) yells in pain and his eyes  turn pure evil, "Wrong answer."

Before anyone has a chance to  respond, (Y/e/n) turns  to face to towards the  open window and shoves you out the  window. Time  freezes as you see the cold emotionless  expression in his eyes  as his laughter rips through the silence in the stunned courtroom.

A scream rips from your throat as you fall back through the open window. You reach for anything to hold on to as you start to fall backwards and you managed to grab onto the window ledge with your fingertips. You hear a struggle inside and see (Y/e/n) tackled to the ground and Steven's face appears at the window, pale with fear.

"Steven, help me," you whimper.

He reaches for you just as you feel you fingertips slip  from their grip on the windowsill and  you realize you're falling .You feel yourself fall back for a terrible nanosecond before Steven grabs your wrists and pulls you up to his arms.

He pulls you back inside on the solid ground and you cling to his neck desperately. Steven holds your trembling body to his chest tightly. Your ex boyfriend is now handcuffed and being dragged out temporarily. He takes you back to your seat and lets you cry into his shoulder. 

The delivery boy sits there and shock and stares in horror as he realizes what it just happened. He leans over to the lawyer to whisper something. The lawyer simply nods and stands.

"Your honor he's changing his plea from not guilty to guilty," the lawyer sounds relieved.

The judge nods and then turns and tells the court that one of the accused was now changing his plea to guilty and that he was now going to go to jail. You watch as he's cuffed and taken back.  But however you still had to wait for the rest to come. (Y/e/n) still had  to come back in and receive his verdict.

Steven rocks you as you shake like a leaf.  He kisses your  hair and  lets you cling  to him like a frightened child. One of the officers that was there comes over and brings you a glass of water. Steven takes it for you as your hands are shaking, too badly at the moment to take it yourself and hold it out to you.  He cups  his hands  around yours to steady them as you take a  sip.

The  people in the courtroom  are still  standing in shock till the judge calls the court  to order. Once everyone sits, the judge turns to tells the jury that they can go to deliberate and come back with a verdict on (Y/e/n). Now everyone just sits there waiting for the jury's verdict.

"There's no chance really that they'll come back with a verdict of not guilty, babe. Not after what the he just did. He nearly killed you!" Steven reassures you.

"I know Steven. I'm just worried. I won't feel better until I know that he's gone for good," you look down at your hands.

Steven wraps his arms around you and just hold you close. It feels like it takes forever for them to come back. Time ticks on and (Y/e/n) is brought back in restraints and  smirks over at you. You turn your head into Steven's chest.

Finally, the door opens and the jury files out back into the jury box. You watch their faces to try to get some idea of what their decision was, but can't tell anything. They all sit and you wait for everything to come to order. Judge turns to them to get their verdict. Steven takes your hand in his as you wait to hear the verdict. The spokesperson stands.

"Has the jury reached a verdict?" the judge asks

"We  have your honor,"  the man nods.

"What is your verdict?" the judge  watches them

"We the jury find the defendant..." the spokesperson starts and looks  up from the little paper he held to look at the judge

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One more part to go!!!!