Fake Friends - Jaden Hossler

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-Jaden Hossler-

"I do swear in the name of the law that what I shall state shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." Piper says taking a seat as they swear her in to testify.

"Piper thank you for coming I know this must be hard" The prosecutor says walking towards the stand. "Can you tell me the relationship you had, in regards to Kellyanna, Kyle, and Oscar Meyers"

"Oscar Meyers was my seven year old brother at the time of the shooting who I held helplessly as he bled out on the sidewalk outside the Chase bank on fourth street" Piper says looking at the jury. "As to my relationship with Kellyanna and Kyle Meyers, they were my mom and dad"

"What were you and your family doing here in Chicago as at the time of the incident you were residents and lived together in Los Angeles California am I correct" he asks looking back and forth between Piper the jury and the defense table.

"Yeah that's correct. We were here in Chicago because my Mom had ramen a case defending some high level drug dealer in a gang or something like that. She couldn't really talk about it much ya know law stuff or whatever, and since it was here, we all came to visit our Gramps and Grands while our mom has the case" Piper explains.

After a few other questions the prosecutor asks "What were you doing at the Chase bank on fourth at the time of the incident"

"My family has a tradition of donating to a sports team for the less privileged, we were getting some cash so we could go do that at one of the local rec centers" Piper explains on the verge of tears"And if I hadn't asked to do it that day we wouldn't have been there. If I didn't say let's fulfill our stupid tradition they'd still be alive"

"Where were you when you heard the shots ring out" He proceeds to ask her.

"I was in the SUV that was parked a little ways down the street, I was on FaceTime with my friend Briar so I stayed in the car" she replies.

"When you heard the shots what did you do"

"I got out of the vehicle and ran to see what happened. My parents may not have been on the right side of the law, in regards to the facts they were defense lawyers who defended often guilty people, but they raised ya to do the right thing. I got out of that car thinking it was someone else. Not my own family" she says clearly angry. "My mom died on the operating table from a bullet to the abdomen and one to the right lung, my dad was a DOA when the ambulance got there, from a bullet to head, and my brother, my seven year old brother Oscar bled out from being shot in the neck"

Soon enough it's the defenses turn.

"How do you know my client" The defense asks.

"We hung out a bit while my mom was working on the case up until the time they were murdered" Piper replies.

"Did you know my client was involved in a gang" he asks her.

"Not when we started hanging out." she replies "when I found out I kinda cut ties, I'd only get hurt, and obliviously I did"

"I believe the reason he hung out with me was to get close to the case, I found out he was in the same gang as the guy my mom was trying. I mean it worked. When they died he got a mistrial and was released, of course with the nature of Chicago they lost track of the dude and were never able to retry him"