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2024-10-29 19:42:56Belle’s story
As soon as we ended up talking Belle hurried outside and somehow look for Adam. The fact is that if she would find him she would have first avoided Sarah as she might be visiting him too and in the end convince him that is in his best interest to come to talk to Rita. As she was approaching the building of flats where he lived she spotted a way too famil
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Against all odds BOOK 3 Again the dead
Rita’s storyThis waiting and thinking of Adam are killing my nerves. What does he have to think so much? He even went to another room if we can call it a room. We haven’t moved from this house but not at least it is not windy anymore.From time to time I was glancing at Belle but we didn’t talk as he could hear us but my eyes were asking her. She would shrug. Eventually, Adam came to join us.- So Rita, to tell you something. Maybe it will get you stunned maybe not. I hate Sarah too. The only reason I came here in the first place was you. When I heard she kidnapped you I have to admit at first I was thinking about what I could have gained from this situation but then I realized Sarah can’t be trusted.- Well we agree on that. But when? When did you figure this out?- To be honest, when she killed her mother. I thought if she took her life so easily in cold blood without any second thoughts I backed out. If she could kill her own flesh and blood then there wi
Against all odds Tempting faith
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Against all odds Investigating Sarah
Adam’s storyOne doesn’t have to be a genius to realize who came with Miron three weeks ago in Bibury. It was more than obvious. But that didn’t matter for him right now, what mattered was that the father remembered something from that day. Even if he did recall he could not tell him as the secrecy of confession forbade him.
Against all odds Helping friends
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Against all odds The past is talking
Adam’s story Adam was feeling anxious about all this. He just knew he had to go to the hospital and invent some other lie in order to get past security. It was crazy but Adam had no choice but to do it. The hospital was creepy, with a lot of insane people. It was foolish to stay here more than necessary. Once he arrived at the gate a man dressed in uniform may be the gatekeeper started asking him a bunch of questions.- - Good afternoon, sir, may I help you?- - Good afternoon to you too, I was hoping, yes, you could help me. Adam had to keep his calm posture even if this was not his strong point. He had to go in there and learn a few things about this John character. And he was sure he had a lot of things to talk about. - - I came to visit John Maxwell, he is my cousin and he is hospitalized here. - - John Maxwell, you say? - - Yes him, is there a problem, sir? And now he was beginning t
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Against all odds Volim te...against all odds!
Miron's story After one year… Hey, Noah, look what Daddy has here. Your favorite toy. Let's see where Mommy is. Rita was in the small garden she had set up in our backyard right next to the pool. She loved to grow and care for flowers. She had roses of all colors, peonies, and many tulips. She adored them and it seemed like little Noah too because since he saw her he started moving his little hands and feet. He was adorable. Let's see what Mommy is doing here. Rita was bent over the peonies and I intentionally pushed her a little and she fell on the wet ground. Noah began to laugh so hard with his tiny mouth that I was beg
Against all odds Has the jury reached a verdict?
Miron's storyToday Sarah was going to have a big surprise. The court had summoned her brother to testify. And besides, there's a second T-shirt sprinkled with Jenna's blood. Jack led us to it and from there to its analysis and the establishment that it belonged to Sarah was just one step.People were resuming their seats on the benches. The atmosphere, I didn't know why it was tenser. Maybe because the weather was darker outside. It wasn't long before Sarah was brought in and we then heard the echo of the bailiff's voice.All rise! The honorable judge Stone!We all rose as we always did. The feeling was still strange. Something was going to happen today, I was more and more sure of it. Even Michael mentioned to me that
Against all odds Who had the defendant killed?
Miron's storyJohn Maxwell came frightened through the benches right to the witness box, looking in all directions as if waiting for something to happen to him. I was really sorry to know him like that, to look at him and see that he has no defense.The fear was also that he had not seen the light of day in years, the taste of freedom probably since he entered that hospital. Of course, there were walks in the hospital yard but it was not the same.Like scared, he took the oath and took his seat. Again the defense had no questions. I can say that we were lucky that the lawyer didn't know the people and thus the time was shortened and it could only be in our favor.John, please tell us, who you are most afraid of?
Against all odds Proving more
Miron's storyAnd so the first bomb fell. We all watched Mandy dance with the baseball bat as if it were the most normal thing in the world. And that T-shirt that was presented and accepted as evidence in the file, was all my delight. From time to time I looked at Sarah, who could no longer find her seat in the chair next to her lawyer. I could say with all my heart that it was the final blow given to this criminal.The orthopedist managed to convince everyone that Sarah at the age of adolescence could easily have handled that bat and I would go even further and say that he also convinced the jurors. Their grimaces suggested many things and not exactly in favor of the defendant.Yesterday seemed to pass just as fast and today it was Father Maxwell’s turn to give statements. He had been summoned two days ago. The momen
Against all odds Demonstration
Miron's storyThe whole room was already silent and everyone was waiting for Michael's answer. The answer was delayed but maybe he was preparing his ground. That was exactly what he did. He turned on one foot facing the jurors and then to the judge and with a sigh announced the expert's entry.Your Honor, I contradict the lawyer's words, and not only me but also the orthopedic doctor William Dale, also an occasional baseball player, in his free time but enough to tell us how things are. I know it was not quoted but I could not prove otherwise that the bat can be easily handled by a 15-year-old child.
Against all odds Draw your own conclusions, gentlemen!
Miron's storySarah's lawyer smashed Darla with the last question, but now it was Michael's turn and I knew he would calm her down. Then followed that indisputable evidence that even the jurors could not ignore. Sarah will definitely have a surprise.Michael had already been invited to question the witness. Darla was a little calmer.Miss Darla, please tell us, what did you see from the yard of your house, being next door to the defendant?That they always have quarrels and Bob almost all the time insulted his wife, including his children.Who is Bob? And how would you describe him?
Against all odds Everywhere and nowhere
Miron's storyThe days started to go by so fast that we don't even have time to breathe. Today, Rita's aunt, Darla, was called to the witness box. She came to us first. I offered to come and get her, but she refused. It was clear that she was nervous, but she would have to get over it and tell Sarah's relationship with both her parents and her sister, Lucy, in great detail.But she was very happy when she saw Rita again. They hadn't seen each other in years so they cried and hugged for minutes. They talked about Lucy, how much she loved life and how much she loved Rita. It's just that fate has been very hostile to them.Miron, Rita, I'm scared! It hurts so much to talk about Lucy that I'm afraid of making a mistake.
Against all odds Miron to the stand
Miron's storyYesterday passed quickly. As we had agreed, we cooked together and fell asleep faster than we expected. Rita was really tired but they didn't need her today, so she just accompanied me. I still tried to get her to stay home to rest but she flatly and elegantly refused me.Love, my place is next to you for better or worse. I promise if I start to feel unwell I'll ask Peter to bring me home.Okay, I'll take your word for it. Shall we go?Let's go.It didn't take us ten minutes to get to court. Michael, as usual, was waiting for us in the hall. We were invited in and the same protocol
Against all odds Sarah's end is near, I can feel it!
Rita's storyThe prosecutor's questions hurt me extremely, but I knew I had to answer them. That's the only way I could punish Sarah. It was cruel to remember everything I went through in that warehouse and then to all the places Sarah carried me over but if that was the only way to put her behind bars then I had little choice. Even the baby had become agitated. Instinctively I put my hand on my belly as if wanting to protect him. I kind of guessed what questions would follow.Do we understand, Miss Sinclair, that the defendant here kidnapped your mother and confessed to killing her?Objection! He is misleading the witness!
