Lion and Tiger

Chapter 19: Court Day II

Alyssa was sitting next to Cole and listened to Eric and Wes's testimonies. "I call Miss Alyssa Enrile to the stand," the prosecutor informed. Alyssa sat still for a second and Cole kissed the side of her head.

"It's okay," he whispered.

She nodded and stood up. She stood up on the stand. She placed her hand on the bible, swore to tell the truth, and sat down. "Miss Enrile, tell me what happened on the fifteenth of July," the prosecutor instructed.

"Well, Cole and I were walking back to his car after we were discussing what we were going to do with the wedding. I saw Cole fall and then I ran over to him. I felt something hard hit me in the head and I fell unconscious. When I woke up, Cole wasn't there. I was chained to a bed in a dark room. I looked up when the door opened and he was standing there," she started.

"Who was standing there, Miss Enrile?" He asked.

"Mr. Henderson was there. He walked over and pinned me down. Then he...then he," she trailed.

The prosecutor placed his hands on the rail looking at her. "What did he do, Miss Enrile?" He asked.

"Then he raped me. He raped me repeatedly for hours. I was only allowed to eat, sleep, and have bathroom breaks. Then, I was strapped down the bed again," she finished.

"How long were this frequent 'visits'?"

"He would come to the room maybe two or three times during the three days I was there."

"Miss Enrile, could you tell us what happened the day Mr. Evans rescued you?"

"Well, Mr. Henderson had yanked me off the bed, he was going to take me somewhere since the warehouse was discovered. His partner came running in and informed him that Mr. Collins and Mr. Myers were there. When he asked about Cole, the partner told him that Cole wasn't there. He ordered his partner to keep me in the room until he told him to bring me out. The next thing I knew, Cole had jumped from his hiding place and knocked Mr. Henderson to the ground. He was about to get me out of the warehouse when Mr. Henderson attacked him. Then, Mr. Myers's wife and my best friend, Taylor came running in and Cole ordered her to take me out of the warehouse. I was then taken out of the warehouse. What seemed like hours later, Cole came out of the warehouse with Mr. Henderson. I hugged him and then he fell unconscious. That was when I saw the knife marks all over him."

She fidgeted a bit once the prosecutor sat down and the defender stood up. "Miss Enrile, how long have you known my client?" He asked.

"I have known Mr. Henderson for two years," she replied.

"Miss Enrile, you told the court that Mr. Henderson hit you over the head and you woke up in a bed chained to it. How do we know that you didn't go with him willingly, wanting to leave Mr. Evans for good. Then when Mr. Evans found you with that man that he attacked you?"

"That's not true..."

"You could've been Mr. Henderson's lover."

"No, that's not what..."

"You were just engaged to Mr. Evans for a trap."

"NO! THAT'S NOT IT! You weren't there that day. I have been raped and the person that did it is in THAT CHAIR! If you want proof, you can ask my friends about how he's been stalking me. He's been watching me since I got my job as a kindergarten teacher. He wouldn't stop stalking me after I started dating Cole or when I became engaged. He wouldn't stop. He just kept following me. Whatever he tells this court will be a lie. He'll do anything to have me. Well guess what, I'd rather die a thousand deaths than have that man put his hands on me AGAIN!"