"State your case, Ms. Sylvia."
"Jason Sylvia has abused me ever since I was seven years old. He's been addicted to multiple drugs since then. I've come across meth, cocaine, hallucinogens, and much more when I lived with him," I explained to the judge.
"Mr. Sylvia, you are pleading guilty to child abuse, drug abuse, human sex trafficing, and first degree murder to James Kenrick, correct?"
I had no idea who James was, or that Jason had killed him. I honestly wasn't surprised, given the circumstances.
"Correct, your honor." Jason's voice rang through the silent courtroom and I awaited the judge's decision.
"You're sentenced to fourty years in prison."
I let my breath of relief out. I heard the crowd watching our trial do the same. I knew some of the girls in there; they'd been a part of my dad's sex trafficking scheme, which I didn't know about until days ago.
Jason was led out of the room in handcuffs. I smiled, shaking hands with my lawyer, and following him out of the room. I could rest easy, seeing that my dad was no longer around.
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"That's so unfair!" Lynn shouted at my hotel room t.v. when one of the main characters in our movie was shot.
"I know!" I agree. "You bastards!"
We continued watching until the next commercial. Lynn and I turned to each other and began talking.
"So, have you met your dad?" I asked.
"Nope," she said, popping the 'p'. "Mom says I shouldn't. He's a bad person. I think his name is Jackson ... Jase, maybe."
I knew it wasn't probable, but I blurted out, "Jason? Was it Jason?"
"Yea, I think so. I don't know, though. You'll have to ask mom when she picks me up."
Maybe, just maybe, Lynn and I had the same dad. It doesn't really matter, but we could possibly be full siblings. That could be why she's a spitting image of me.
A few hours later, my mom knocked on the hotel room door. I welcomed her in, but pulled her into the weird makeshift kitchen as Lynn continued watching t.v.
"Who's Lynn's dad?" I asked.
"I-I don't know, it was just a o-one night stand," she stuttered.
"It was Jason, wasn't it?"
"No, I-"
"Marie," I growled. "Tell me the truth."
She practically crumpled underneath my gaze. "It was Jason."
"So you went back to him just to fuck him and get knocked up?"
"Listen, it was a one time thing. But, yes, you and Lynn are full sisters."
"You need to tell Avalynn."
"I can't! She'd be furious that I never told her before! And now that Jason is in jail, and she can't meet him-"
"Trust me, she doesn't want to meet him. Just tell her, or I will. You should really start accepting her, too. Just because she's Jason's and goth doesn't mean she should get treated differently."
Marie sighed and shook her head, walking into the living room. Her heals clicked on the tile floor and she looked down at Lynn, who was sitting on my bed.
"Time to go," she announced. "Kaylee and Johnnie are home alone with dad and it's dinnertime. You know he's not good at cooking."
"He's not my dad," Lynn muttered.
"Not here, Avalynn."
"Not here, Avalynn," she mocked.
"I'm gonna be leaving tomorrow," I announced.
Marie smiled at me. "I'm happy you came to visit."
"Me too." I looked to Lynn. "I'll FaceTime you when I get home."
"Okay." She grinned. "You should-"
"You'll be able to say hi to the guys."
Her grin got even bigger. "Thanks."
"Sure thing, lil sis." I wrapped my arms around her. "See you soon."
They exited my hotel room and I stripped out of my clothes, sitting on my bed in just my undergarments. I turned on my phone and checked my Instagram notifications.
@ rickyhorrorx tagged you in a post
@ chrismotionless tagged you in a post
I saw that Ricky had posted a picture of us together the night we'd gone to the abandoned train tracks near his house. I was wrapped up in his arms and we were both smiling.
@ rickyhorrorx: missing you
@/angeliquexmiw
Chris had posted a picture of me with my eyes crossed, my tongue sticking out, and whipped cream on my nose. The guys and I had started a food fight.
@ chrismotionless: see you soon daughter
@/angeliquexmiw
I laughed and liked both pictures. I miss my friends. I can't wait to see them tomorrow.
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