tw: mentions of rape, please read with caution. it's all about bryce's testimony and mentions of the polaroids from the clubhouse. ❤️
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Sitting in the courtroom, I felt nauseous. Bryce lied and lied well, and let's just say that the lawyer for the school was a total bitch. I sat there with Clay, Tony, Alex and Justin as he was on the stand. It's incredible how easily he lies and has no guilt about it.
"So you had sex more than once?" It's questions liked this that made me want to stay at school instead.
"We did." Ugh, vomit.
"So, Hannah initiated this "on-again, off-again thing"?"
"Yes, she did. She took me to Hickman's Bridge which, honestly, I remember thinking was kind of creepy." I heard him talking about it to his friends, he took Hannah there, not the other way around.
"How do you mean "it was creepy"?"
"Well, just the whole bridge thing. Being obsessed with a place like that. I just wish I had realized it might have been a sign." Yeah, I'm sure you were real concerned there, Bryce.
"And how many times did you go to Hickman's Bridge?"
"Gosh, I don't know. Um, quite a few. I guess it kind of became our place."
"And what did you do there?"
"Sometimes we just made out, um, looked at the stars. Sometimes we made love." Okay this just made me even more grossed out. I glanced down at his mom, my aunt. I could tell that something was up with her, but his dad was hard to read.
"Did things ever evolve into a committed relationship?"
"Not really."
"Did you want it to?"
"Um, I had a great time with Hannah, but she wasn't really girlfriend material. Hannah had a reputation. And she didn't deserve it at all, but you know how kids are. I was too ashamed to admit that I was having sex with her."I rolled my eyes. You know how kids are. And by kid, you mean you? You're the one that butchered her reputation.
"And how did Hannah feel about that?"
"I think she wanted more. She would always hang around after football games, after baseball practice." Yeah, I'm sure she hung around to watch you practice. Please. After watching the lawyer pretty much drag Hannah through the mud, it was time for the Baker's lawyer to have his turn with him. This was gonna be good.
