Lost in your grip

Chapter 16 | Court

Clementine's POV
I had to go to court with Louis and Brody today. We had to go for Gabe's trial. "You sure you want to go?" Louis asked. "I have to go Lou. He tried rapping me twice and stabbed us." I said as I fixed his tie. He nodded with a smile. We went downstairs and saw Brody and Marlon. "Hey y'all." Marlon said. He gave me a hug. "You guys ready.." He asked. Louis and I nodded. "Good luck you guys." Mom said as she hugged me. We left and went to the court house. Well I hate doing all this but I have to. If I want him to stay away from me, which I do, I have to do this. Come on Clementine, you got this.  I just have to explain what happened and that's it. Just think of something else....oh man watching AJ fall down the stairs. I started to laugh. "What's so funny Clem?" Brody asked. "Oh I'm just laughing because AJ fell down the stairs this morning." I said while catching my breath. We all started laughing. Well I think I just put everyone in a better mood with AJ's clumsy ass. We soon pulled into a parking space at the court house. We all took a deep breath. We all hated Gabe for the damage he's done. Gabe was my best friend. He was there when no one was. I thought I made it clear when I broke up with him. I wasn't broken like I was when I broke up with Louis. Gabe is just self centered. He acts like a child. Not like Louis. Louis is serious when he needs to be but Gabe always complained about something so small. One time I got sick and stayed home. He got in a fight with me for not telling him I was staying home. I'm literally over here dying and you aren't asking me if I'm okay?

We walked in the court room after an hour of security and signing in. I took a deep breath. The trail started and the cops brought Gabe in. I felt like I couldn't breathe. I felt a hand on my thigh. I looked over noticed it was Louis' hand on my thigh. Is he trying to comfort me? Awwwww babe..I looked at him and smiled. "So Mr. Garcia, do you have anything to say to the victims?" The judge asked. Gabe looked over at me. "Clementine, I'm sorry for all the pain I've caused you and your friends. I never meant to hurt you, any of you. I hope that one day you could forgive me, I understand if you don't forgive me. I know sorry won't do you any good." He said. He went to sit down. I teared up. "I would like to call up Marlon Harper to the stand." The judge said. Marlon got up and sat in that spot next to the judge. "Mr. Harper, is it correct that you witnessed both attacks?" He asked. "Yes your honor." He answers. "Please explain what happened during both attacks." He said. Marlon explained what he saw. "Thank you Mr. Harper. You may take a seat. I would like to call up Louis Anderson to the stand." He said. Louis went up. "Mr. Anderson, is it true that you hit Mr. Garcia after the attack?" He asked. "Yes only after the first attack. I was about to during the second attack but he stabbed me." Louis answered. "Where did he stab you?" He asked. "He stabbed me on the left side of my abdomen your honor." He answers. "Thank you Mr. Anderson, you may take your seat." Louis got up and sat back next to me. "I would like to call up Brody Kingston to the stand." The judge said. Brody walked up and took a seat. "Which attack did Mr. Garcia attack you?" He asked. "The second attack your honor." She answered. "Did he stab you as well?" He asked. "Yes your honor, he stabbed me in my leg." She answered. I know my turn is next. He's going to ask me the most because I'm the target. Fuck...you got this Clem. "Thank you Ms. Kingston, you may take a seat. I would like to call up, Clementine Everett to the stand." He said. Here goes nothing. I stood up and walked to the stand. I sat down and took a deep breath. "So Ms. Everett, you were the main target of these attacks am I reading this correct?" He asked. "Yes your honor." I answered. He nodded. "How old are you Ms. Everett?" He asked. "I'm 17 turning 18 tomorrow your honor." I answered nervously. "Happy early birthday." He said with a smile. "Thank you sir." I said with a smile back. "Alright let's see here. The first attack was at Mr. Haper's father's ski lodge. Can you please explain what happened Ms. Everett." He said. I took another deep breath. I teared up. "I fell asleep and my boyfriend carried me to our room. Mr. Garcia came into othe room and locked the door behind him. I turned on the light and said to me 'you will love me, I don't care if you like Louis.' He then jumped onto me and started to pull my shirt off. I panicked and started yelling at him, trying to get him off of me. Soon Louis broke down the door and pulled him off of me..." I said. "I'm sorry you had to go through that Ms. Everett. Can you please explain what happened during the second attack." He said. I nodded. "My friend Brody and I were sleeping in Marlon's guest bedroom. I heard the window shut and I asked Brody if she closed it. She said she didn't do she turned on the desk lamp and he was standing there. He said to us, 'Now you two need to be quiet or I'm gonna hurt someone.' as he held a knife up. He put tape on our mouths so the boys couldn't hear us scream....he then got on top of me and tried taking my shirt off. I kicked him off of me and he got angry. He said...'Fine, we'll do this the hard way.'" I started to feel tears run down my face. "He then grabbed his knife and jumped on me again.That's when Brody tried pulling him off of me. He stabbed Brody in the leg. He then turned towards me. He got on top of me again, holding the knife, aimed at my chest. I got weak and he cut my chest open. I managed to get him off of me. I got up and went to Brody. I took the tape off our faces and screamed for the boys to help us. He got up and that's when the boys got in. Louis went to stop him but he stabbed Louis in the side...." I cried more. My voice cracked. "I then jumped on him and tried to get the knife from him. Marlon helped me and he eventually gave up. That's when Marlon took him to the police outside..." I said. "I'm sorry Ms. Everett. Is there anything you have to say to Mr. Garcia?" He asked. I looked over to Gabe. I looked into his eyes. "Gabe...I thought you were my bestfriend. You were there when no one was. Why would you do this? We had fun making jokes at school, eating lunch with our friends, going places like the park or a party. You can't do that now....you have not only changed my life but you changed theirs." I said as I pointed at Louis, Marlon and Brody. "You were so nice to me...now I have nightmares because of you...I hope you can live with that..." I said. I looked back at the judge. "Thank you Ms. Everett, you may take a seat." He said with a sad look. I think he felt my pain. I know everyone here did. You can tell in their expressions. I sat down next to Louis and hugged him. The jury stood up. We stood up with them. "The jury find the defendent...Guilty of 3 counts of attempted murder, 2 counts of attempted rape, breaking and entering, and possession of a weapon." They said. Louis hugged me and Marlon hugged Brody. I cried in Louis' arms. I did it. He's going to jail. We sat down and I calmed down. "Mr. Garcia, you disgust me with your actions. I give you 30 years in prison and 20 years in a mental facility." The judge said. The police took Gabe away. The trial was over. The judge came over to me. "Ms. Everett, I'm sorry for what you went through, no one deserves that. I have a daughter of my own, she went through the same thing." He said. He put his arms out, I went into his arms for a hug. "Enjoy your life honey, he won't hurt you again." He said. "Thank you so much." I said as we left. "I can't believe the judge hugged you." Brody said. "Everyone felt my pain..." I muttered. "We did it Clem, Gabe is gone, He's actually gone." Louis said with a smile. I hugged him. Brody and Marlon hugged us. We let go and we had tears in our eyes. We got in the car. "Anyone hungry?" Marlon asked. "In-n-out!" I yelled. "Definitely!" Brody yelled. "I'm so hungry." Louis said. "Babe you're always hungry." I said as I rolled my eyes. He giggled. "So are you, that's why I said we were made for each other." We really are fat asses. That's just...Great.

(Finally Gabe is gone for good. Serves him right. I hope you've been enjoying my story. I love this story. If you have any ideas feel free to leave them in the comments. ~Cameron)