𝔸𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟-ℝ𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 - 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Part 17

POV MILLIE

'I can't do this.' Finn pulls out a jacket of his closet. 'You don't have a choice.' I mumble and look in the mirror. Today, we have to go to court. Finn has been nervous for 3 days now and honestly so have I. 'Can't we skip?' Finn asks and he walk into the bathroom too. 'Funny guy.' I mumble and apply some mascara. 'Not trying to be funny.' Finn mumbles and he sighs. 'We just have to get it over with.' I mumble and Finn sighs again. We met with Harry a few more times and we have dicided that the plan is that Eric will go to jail. 'Guys? Are you ready?' Mary calles from downstairs. 'I really can't do this.' Finn turns to me and he looks stressed out. I sigh and grab his hands. 'Yes you can.' I smile and Finn shakes his head. 'I can't send my dad to jail Millie.' Finn mumbles and i think he might cry. I wrap my arms around Finns chest and we stand like that for a while. 'Guys?' Mary calls again and i let go of Finn. 'Come on.' Finn mumbles and he drags me downstairs. We get inside the car and stay quiet for the entire ride.
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The courthouse is big and scary. We walk inside and the we sit down next to Harry. 'I will call you guys one by one and just ask some questions. If you guys get scared just pretend you are just talking to me, or look at each other.' Harry gives some tips before. The jugdes walk in and then the door behind us opens and Eric walks in. He looks tired and mad but he keeps his mouth closed. The jugde says something and we all have to stand up. Then the jugde calls up Harry who then calls up Mary. He asks her about the night but also about before all of that. Then the difence side talks with her for a while, but honestly they have nothing on her. Then Harry calls up Nick. Finn is breathing really loudly and he is making me very nervous. I grab Finn his warm hand and he seems a bit calmed by it. 'I would like to call up Millie Bobby brown.' Harry then says and i stand up. I walk to the chair and sit down. 'Please state your full name for the court.' Harry says kindly. 'Millie bobby brown.' I say and my voice is raspy. Still from last week but also because i am nervous. 'I would like to remind you that you are under oath. Do you swear to tell the truth?' Harry asks. 'I swear.' I say and Harry smiles. 'May i ask you why you went to the Wolfhard residance?' Harry asks and i try to calm down. 'I went there to talk to Finn.' I say polite and harry nods. 'Finn wolfhard i ussume.' Harry asks and i nod. 'Why did you want to talk to him?' Harry continues. 'Because i thought he lied to me.' I try to say short things to get out of this chair very fast. 'About what?' Harry asks and i sigh softly. 'About why he bruised his ribs.' I mumble and Harry nods. 'What did he tell you?' Harry writes something down. 'That he fell.' I mumble. 'And you didn't believe that? Why?' Harry asks and I feel Finns eyes burn in me. 'Because falling on top of a chair and bruising all of your ribs seemed a bit unbelieveble.' I mumble and Harry nods. 'Can you tell me what happend for the rest of that day?' Harry continues and i suddenly feel very aware of all the people in the room. My mouth wont seem to open and i start to freak out. I look around the brown, old room and then in the middle, I spot Finn. He looks at me but not mad or dissapointed. He smiles very carfully and i hear Harry call my name fague. 'Yeah sorry.' I look at him and he also smiles. 'Finn wasn't home but Nick was and he let me in. We drank some tea before Eric came in. He seemed drunk and mad. He thought me and Nick had an affair or something but we both said no. Then Nick said that I was waiting for Finn to come home and then he hit Nick. I helped him up and then Eric tried to hit me but i ducked. Then he wanted to try again but Nick wouldn't move. He hit Nick again, who fell against me and we both fell. Then Eric grabed me, by my neck and pushed me against the wall.' I make a small summerary. Harry nods and tells the jugdes to look at photo 4. 'With did you think when he pressed you to the wall?' Harry asked and i think for a second. 'That i would die.' I mumble and I hear some sounds at Eric's table. 'But you didn't?' Harry asks and i shake my head. 'A hand grabbed Erics arm and he seemed distracted so i kicked him against his knee.' I mumble and Harry nods again. 'How did you know you should kick him against the knee?' Harry asks. I look past him and see Finn again. 'I've been boxing for 4 years.' I focuss back on Harry. 'And what happend after?' He asks and i sigh very softly. 'I was very busy trying to get air in my lungs and when i could finally breathe, I saw that Finn came back.' Eric's side is getting loud now. 'And what were they doing?' Harry askes even though the other side says objection. The jugde allows it and Harry asks the question again. 'They were hitting each other.' I mumble and Harry nods. 'Both of them?' Harry asks and i think again. 'Well at first only Finn but Eric is quite strong so the tables turned very fast.' I dicide to say and Harry nods again. The nodding makes me extremely nervous. 'And what did you do?' Harry asks and I see Finn behind him talking with someone. I focuss on it and see that he is talking with Mary. 'I tried to help by grabbing one of his arms.' I mumble and more sounds come from Eric's table. 'So even though breathing was hard for you, you still tried to help?' Harry makes his point and i nod. He turns to the jugdes. 'This girl, never met Eric Wolfhard, and yet he could've killed this kind and brave girl in just a few seconds. She was inocent and had nothing to do with this, but now she is injured and scared by what Eric Wolfhard did to her. For attempt of murder i would like to demend at least 5 years in jail.' Harry says and i see a few jugdes nod. 'No further questions.' Harry says and he sits down. The jugde sends me back to my place next to Finn and i almost run. I rub my hands over my pants to make the swet come off. 'You did great sweetheart.' Mary says and i fake a smile at her. 'I would like to call up Finn Wolfhard.' Harry's voice says loudly and Finn stands up.  Harry also makes him tell him what happend that night and then sends him back to his place next to me. Alice, Eric's lawyer, stands up. 'I would like to talk with Eric Wolfhard.' Eric stands up and sits down on the chair. 'You are under oath, do you swear to tell the truth?' Alice asks and Eric shifts in his chair. 'Yes.' He says. 'Did you want to kill Millie Bobby Brown?' alice asks and Eric shakes his head fast. 'No. I didn't mean to hurt her.' He says and i feel like yelling. 'No?' Alice asks and Eric shakes his head. 'I indeed had a lot to drink, but i really did not mean to hurt Millie.' Eric says and i look down at the floor. 'Did Millie hurt you? When she hit your knee?' Alice asks and Eric nods. 'Those boxing lessons really paid off.' Eric says and Alice say that the jugdes should look at photo 7. 'Millie bobby brown is not the inocent girl, Harry here paints her to be. She hurt a grown up man in, not even self defense, since she all ready got help from Finn Wolfhard.' Alice says and i look up again. 'Objection your honor, speculations and it was self defense.' Harry says and he stands up. 'I wont say it again, sorry.' Alice says, but i know she made her point. I know the jugdes heard it. 'I would like to talk with Eric Wolfhard too.' Harry suprises me by saying. 'Allowed.' I hear form the side and Harry walks toward Eric. 'You said you didn't want to hurt Millie, true?' Harry asks and Eric nods. 'But you did.' Harry says and Eic looks down. 'But you drank a lot.' Harry continues and Eric nods again. 'So your saying that the drinking was kind of an excuse for your behavior.' Harry says and Eric looks at him. Harry turns to the jugdes. 'So drinking should be an excuse for the hitting of your childeren, wife and a girl you bearly know?' Harry makes a point again. He walks away from Eric and sits down. 
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After the jugdes debated for 2 hours we have to come back into the room. We had coffee from the small shop across from the courthouse, but 2 hours is long. Especially if you have to wait for something important. We all stand up and the jugdes walk in again. 'We claim Eric Wolfhard guilty for assault of his wife and 2 childeren. We also claim Mister Wolfhard, even with drinking, quilty for attempt of murder. We claim 10 years in jail with a change of coming out after 9 years.' One of the people say and i look up. I find Eric and he seems on the egde of crying. Then i look at Finn. He doesn't look happy, but doesn't look sad either. 'Finn, Millie?' Mary and Nick are all ready standing. 'Where are we going?' Finn asks and Mary points at Eric. 'We are going to the police station to get things ready with your dad.' Mary says and shakes Harry's hand. 'Do we have to go?' Finn asks Mary and i also shake Harry's hand. 'No you guys can go. We will walk to the policestation, but you do have to pick us up.' Mary says and Finn nods. 'Come on.' Finn pushes me to the other side of the courthouse.