Although Patrick Ray was a very witty individual, he chose to ignore his gut feeling. He knew he saw someone parked outside, he could feel the hair on his neck stand up. It was as if there was a pair of eyes focused on his family but he shook the feeling away and jumped into the car.As soon as they reached the hotel, they walked straight to Patrick Ray's room and locked the door behind them.Ella finally burst into a frenzy of mangled words. Stella touched her daughter's hand and calmed her down. She could not believe what had just happened. She felt as if they were set up.She wondered who could possess such power to set them up with a clan of highly skilled ninjas."It could only be one person." After wrecking her brain for a few minutes.Patrick and Stella stared at her in silence, waiting for her to divulge her inner thoughts."Brook." Ella finally growled." She had done this many times, used people to get to me. But this time she really went overboard.""Are you sure?" Patrick a
Thirty minutes later they were outside the Wilds residence. They hid in a small bush just outside the large white walls of the mansion.Ella took out a set of binoculars and climbed up a tree. She scanned the yard but it was empty.She hoped there were no dogs hiding out in the front. Thinking about her last encounter with those dogs, made her cringe. Her Luna had to save her or she would have been dog food."The yard is empty. The lights are off. I guess they are asleep." Ella whispered."Do you two really think this is a good idea? We could get charged with breaking and entering. We are not thieves." Stella warned." This is the best idea yet." Ella whispered."Shhhh. Keep it down,mom, otherwise we will get caught."Ella looked at her time. It was eleven forty five. She knew the Wilds will be asleep by now.She took out the X ray binoculars again and scanned the windows of the house." Bingo. I got her bedroom."Ella climbed down from the tree and crawled to the wall. " Give me a boos
"But Bobby, I just want to know one thing before you leave?" Brook said in a sensual way that almost felt like she was hypnotizing him. " Will you take the fall for me if it came to that?"Bobby stared at Brook." I thought we were in this together. We both had hurt Summer with our actions and this feels like karma coming back to us, ten folds worse."Ella had actually thought that Brook had hypnotized Bobby , somewhere in her heart she hoped that he was just under some sort of hypnosis, that he would do such a thing to her. But once she heard his answer, she knew that no magic was involved, it was just pure lustrous nature from the boy she used to love." We are in this together, but I am just asking if you would, if it came to that point in the trail. Would you plead guilty so that I can be set free?" Brook asked him once more. This time her voice was direct and firm. It felt more insisting and Bobby fell silent." I don't know Brook. I don't know what you want me to say." Bobby put
Ella strutted her stuff as she walked into the packed court room. Outside the courtroom and along the corridors were people from the community. Today being the final trial, every reporter on every news channel was present. They all stared at her and started to gossip loudly. Ella held her head up high and walked to a vacant bench in the middle of the court room. Her father and mother followed behind.She looked at the empty stand and her hand shook as she remembered when she had taken the stand. She clasped her hands together and places them in her lap.She had chosen to wear a floral, long sleeved dress with a scarf tied in her hair. She matched her outfit with a silver stiletto, diamanté sandal.She had gotten her nails freshly done on the way to the hearing. They were floral just like her outfit. Her make up was applied flawlessly and her pink lipgloss made her stand out. She looked like a Barbie doll.She knew that journalists snapped pictures of her secretly and so did the boy sh
Ella's eyes were now drawn to Brook who was rolling her eyes at the district attorney. Ella watched her blow bubbles with her colourless bubblegum. "Miss Wilds. Spit out that gum. This is a courtroom, not your mother's living room!" The judge scolded her." Your attitude is painting the picture of your arrogance."Brook looked at the judge as if she was interested in her babbling. She took out the bubblegum from her mouth and held it between her fingers. Mrs Freeman leaned over with a warning look and whispered in her ear.Brook rolled her eyes at her attorney and rolled the him between her fingers, flicking it towards the bin. It never reached the bin and was dropped a few steps before it's destination. Brook shrugged and frowned her lips mockingly.This was being filmed live and pictures were being snapped rapidly of her arrogant behaviour.The judge looked at her disapprovingly but asked Miss Sting to continue."My dear colleagues, jury members, family and good friends. You have se
"Are you alright, Mr Style's?" Mrs Sting asked him as she took a few steps closer to the stand. Her heels clicking on the tiled floor made people hold their breath. Bobby's throat went dry but he nodded in response as he clasped his hands together in his lap to stop them from trembling."Alright then, shall we proceed?" Mrs Sting asked him. She knew she was just jerking his brain a bit by asking him for permission.She didn't really need his permission, she just wanted to make j comfortable enough to tell the entire truth. She was tired of this back and forth game.Bobby nodded again."Mr Bobby Styles. The version of events you had given me on the night of Miss Summer Ray, the deceased, did not quite match the statements of the witnesses." Mrs Sting stood directly in front of him now," please can you tell us your statement once more."Bobby cleared his throat and opened his mouth to speak but only a squeak came out.His face reddened with embarrassment.Mrs Sting picked up a jug fr
"No." Bobby shouted loudly as his eyes welled up with tears." I did love her. I was just tempted.""Place your hand on the Bible and take an oath. Today we want the truth , the whole truth and nothing but the truth!" Mrs Freeman snapped at him as she gestured to the policeman to continue with his job. " Unless you want us to get a priest in here to make you take and oath?"Bobby shook his head. He placed his hand on the Bible and took the oath. He knew that he wasn't going to speak the truth and try to worm his way out so he crossed his toes in his shoe. He knew it was a bit childish but he always did that at home when he lied. It made him feel less guilty." Mr Bobby Styles, you state that you loved Miss Summer Ray?The decease." Mrs Sting questioned."Yes." He nodded."But you did not look for her? And you assumed she went home?" "Yes." He nodded again." Did you call her home? This information you had stated in your first court appearance." Mrs Sting cracked her knuckles. This was
" Where did you get the alcohol from, Mr Style's?" Mrs Sting asked. " Brook had given me from her father's cabinet. " Bobby replied." I only had a few glasses of it and within an hour I was feeling dizzy."He could feel Brook's gaze on him but he was now already in too deep. He remembered his mother's words and clasped his hands together. " So you drank, felt dizzy and fell off to sleep?" Mrs Sting rubbed her chin."Not exactly." Bobby said nervously. He had told his parents that he was not doing anything that was inappropriate. He did tell them he kissed and touched but the actual act of sexual intercourse was forbidden until he got married. He knew once he said this , his parents would know that Mrs Star was not lying." Can you please be clear, Mr Style's!" Mrs Sting was direct and stern. She hated it when people beat around the bush. It made her angry." We were intimate but I used protection." Bobby squeezed his hands in his lap."And then you fell asleep?" Mrs Sting asked."Ye