Heartbreaks, Prosecution, and Retribution

Chapter 1: Summer of 1999'

It all started eight years ago. I spent most of my life growing up in Humboldt, Kansas. Near this location, my future would have a unique change that would soon be my demise. Especially, to a 17-year-old teenager that is still in high school.

One mid-summer evening, three of my friends and I met at a house that I have never been too. David, my friend from school, had the keys and escorted all of us in. The house was actually owned by a person who was in prison for the use of and distribution of drugs. He would not be out for some time.

Once I found out about that, a form of paranoia came over me. I really didn't want to be in some unknown residence without some form of consent. David, thankfully, was the nephew of the owner. I am not sure if I was actually grateful that he was related. Regardless, I wouldn't want to be trespassing, but more or less wanted to get caught.

As we walked in the house, I noticed two young women sitting in separate chairs, all dressed up as if they had plans to go somewhere. This is where an unforgettable introduction came into play. David introduced me to the women that were sitting and listening to music. Their names were Jessica Ann and Nikole. Nikole looked like a female movie star that needed to be tamed.

Nikole was quite tall for a woman, nearly being six feet. She had blonde hair, baby blue eyes and white flourished skin that just looked like a model from a drama television series.

You couldn't tell, but Nikole was a pregnant teenager. She didn't have any significant male companion in her life to help take care of her unborn child.

Nikole was telling us that her baby's father was just a sperm donor and that she didn't want anything to do with him. He has gone and left her after finding out that she was pregnant. Truth be told that he was a juvenile delinquent and was away for that reason. She told me that she was nervous to tell her parents, but she eventually had to. Her parents were surprisingly supportive of her situation but also were disappointed in her.

Nikole and I began to interact with one another from that night on. We attempted to get into a friendly relationship, but it did not last. I can only say that she was on an attempt to play me just for the role of a male figure. I felt that she was not in a mature mindset for me to have a serious relationship with. She was a confused teenager just I was but she only wanted attention, especially from anyone she could get it from. Seemingly how she got pregnant and the crowd, she hung out with, of course, I cannot say I did much better.

My senior year of school has started and it has been nearly three months that have passed since I have seen Nikole.

As it is autumn now, it was near my best friend Jason's birthday. Jason was having a party at his apartment and asked if I could make it.

"I have nothing planned so why not, but when is it?" I replied.

He said, "It's tomorrow and do you remember Jessica-Ann, she is supposed to becoming." I don't recall the name until he told me that it was one of the girls from the house, we went to a few months back and met with. Then it occurred to me that it was Nikole's friend.

It is now Jason's birthday and I'm getting ready the phone rings with a listed number recognized.

I answered the phone, "Ah...Hello." A voice of a young woman replied, "Hey James! Would you be able to give me a ride to Jason's party?"

"Who is this?" I asked hesitatingly. "This is Jessica don't you remember me?" She said. "Yes, sorry, but how did you get my number?" I replied.

"I got it from Jason. He has car trouble, so he said that you wouldn't mind," Jessica said.