Trainwreck |✔️

CHAPTER 23

'Only love can hurt like this' by Paloma Faith works so well for this chapter, it's placed in above^^ after the cute picture of Dec being cute. 💜

Ants POV

"Mr McPartlin. It's nice to meet you, my name's Sandi Toksvig, Mr Donnelly has asked me to represent you in your up coming trial."

"Call me Ant." I grumbled, sitting down and reaching my hands out so that the guard could chain my wrists to the table. I'd been held in a detention centre for only two days now awaiting my trial and already I hated it. I felt like an animal, constantly in chains and constantly being watched.

"Right. Well let's get to business shall we?" I didn't reply just looked down at my hands, locking my jaw. I just wanted to be alone, in my cell, I didn't want to talk about my upcoming experience of hell. "You're currently facing charges of... unlawful possession of a firearm, assault, theft, armed kidnapping of a police officer, aiding the abduction of your boyfriend-"

"I had nothing to do with that."

"So you didn't know about Simon Cowell's plan?"

"What? No- I knew he wanted to kidnap Mr Donnelly from the beginning but I didn't know he was going to take Dec.... I made him promise he wouldn't..."

"So when you realised, you went against Mr Cowell... putting yourself in the line of fire?"

"Aye... kind of."

"But not whilst Mr Donnelly was in danger?" My eyes narrowed. "I'm not here to judge or accuse you of anything. I just want to understand and build a durable defence from that understanding.  From reading your case I can tell this is out of character for you. So why'd you do it Ant?"

"The money."

"You and I both know that's not the only reason." I gritted my teeth and turned away. She sighed and moved forward in her chair. "You are looking at a maximum of 10 years Ant. 10 years of your life wasting away in a cell. You just turned 17... you'd be 27 when you finally got released. If you just talk to me I could cut it down to a minimum of 2 or 3. You'd still be young, have the rest of your life ahead of you. You made a mistake, don't let it define you."

I looked back at her for a moment, acting like I was considering it. In truth though, I already knew she was right. I didn't want to spend the 'best years of my life' in isolation. I wanted to see my Mam and sister again. I wanted to do my time but not lose my youth in the process. Maybe if I got out after serving my sentence Dec would have waited for me... we could try again. It was a stupid dream but it was the only bit of hope I could cling to.

"I... if I didn't... betray Mr Donnelly... and Dec... Simon would have killed my Mam and Sister."she looked at me for a moment, mulling it over, or just controlling her reaction and staying professional.

"It says in your file they are MIA?"

"They moved to Ireland to escape my abusive father... not even I know their location... but Simon found it. Kidnapped me and threatened them."

"Wow... this is great." I gave her a look and arched my eyebrow. "Well not great but you know what I mean."

"Sure."

"Could we get in contact with your Mother and Sister?"

"No. I am not bring them into this."