"Mrs Susan Ray. Mother of the late Miss Summer Ray and step mother to Miss Ella Woods. Ex wife of Mr Patrick Ray." Mrs Ray said loudly. She hated the words ex but she was playing the part of her deranged sister and had no choice."You may have a seat." Mrs Sting advised. " There you have it fellow jury members. Mrs Ray is alive and well. She is here for justice for her daughter's death. She was on the stand previously under oath and here she is again being questioned about her identity because of our suspect having a mental disorder.""She is an imposter. I saw Mrs Ray die." Brook screamed."This is another one of her multiple personalities. She is choosing to believe that she saw Mrs Ray being killed so that her story becomes plausible." Mrs Manning looked at the jury."When did you see her die and how?" Mrs Sting was baiting her."I saw her. Two weeks ago, after the first court hearing. We were all at the blood moon sacrifice. Summer was there as well." Brook pointed at Ella." Mrs R
" I am not crazy. I did not kill anyone." Brook screamed out." Bobby tell them I am not crazy."Bobby looked away from Brook. He could not find himself forgiving her in this lifetime. He disliked her for blaming him."Do you see, fellow jury members. She is now looking to Bobby to help her but moments ago she had blamed him. She is desperate. It could be another personality coming to light." Mrs Manning pointed at Brook."Mrs Manning. Thank you for shedding light on this case. We appreciate your help and expertise." Mrs Sting said loudly." You may step down now."" Court is now going to recess.l for the next three hours. The jury will be deciding their final decision and after lunch we will have a verdict." The judge banged her gavel and left to her chambers.Ella walked out of the room with her parents."What do you want to do for three hours Ella?" Patrick asked his daughter. He knew she must be hungry and tired emotionally from the case and offered to take them for lunch." I feel
"Could it be?" Patrick looked twice to see if he was seeing what he saw. The men across the room had large fangs.Patrick excused himself and walked to the bar.As the waitress passed him, he whispered in her ear and she understood what he needed.He ordered a drink and returned to the table.As the waitress walked out of the kitchen , she held her tray clumsily.Approaching the table she tripped over her own feet and spilled the tray of garlic all over the Ray family, including officer Duke."I am so sorry. " She pretended to get a few napkins and dab their shirts. But she rubbed it in further so that it stained their skin.Patrick watched as the men across them started to gag and leave the restaurant. His hunch was right and he now watched officer Duke intently.He didn't know what sort of trick officer Duke was pulling but he knew it wasn't a very good one.Officer Duke started to rant and rave at the waitress and she apologized profusely.He grabbed the tissues from her hand and st
"Dammit! There's no keys!" Patrick shouted." Check in the back."Ella and Stella checked the back seat of the car frantically," nothing!"Patrick banged his hand on the steering wheel.He looked at his fossil , silver watch," we have just over an hour to get to the courtroom!""We could turn into wolves and run all the way." Stella suggested."No. We could risk being seen or caught. Do you really want to sit in a zoo!" Patrick cursed loudly as he took out his cellphone."Urgh. Why is this happening to us. I have no signal. Check your phone's!"Ella and Stella checked their phones as well. " Not signal."Patrick ran inside to ask to use the landline but it was out of order. He cursed loudly as he returned to his family."We are stuck here." Ella sat in the back seat of the car and thought about her dream. She closed her eyes and in her mind she called for officer Duke. If they had some sort of connection, he would hear her.Down the road, blocked by some bushes, officer Duke watched a
Patrick did not care if he sounded harsh, but that was the reality of the situation. He couldn't understand how these journalists could just force themselves and their opinions on people.He hoped in all his harshness, officer Duke took the punchline. They all entered the courtroom which was still empty. Taking a seat right at the front, they waited.Ten minutes passed and now the courtroom was full of the people who was there earlier. All waiting for the verdict.They gossiped loudly amongst themselves, each creating stories about the Ray family and speculating about them being seen with officer Duke.Patrick was about to stand up to give them a mouthful when the judge appeared and banged her gavel viciously on the desk.There was immediate silence in the room." Can the suspects in question stand up?" The judge said loudly.Brook stood up and continued to chew her bubblegum with her mouth open while Bobby rose with his head hung low." Our fellow jury members have come to a conclus
"Please. Dad." Ella pleaded.Stella looked at her daughter and then at Patrick. She hugged Patrick and then whispered in his ear."Alright Ella. You can stay. Just this one night. But by tomorrow afternoon, we need to leave this town forever." Patrick said reluctantly Ella hugged her father tightly." I will pick you up at seven." Officer Duke said before bidding them farewell.They jumped into the car." Why Ella. Why do you have such bad choice in men?" Patrick burst out. He could not contain himself any longer."Dad. He isn't bad. He is an officer of the law. He saved my life once. Do you know?" Ella said with a grin. She finally got to tell him about the story of the gargoyle that everyone was talking about but didn't know the exact story."No Ella. I don't know. How could he possibly save you? What trouble could you have possibly be in? And wasn't he the guy that arrested you? " Patrick snapped." Yes dad. He did arrest me but not because he wanted to. Brook had put him under a
Ella's heart raced in her chest." Come in."Patrick Ray walked in and took a seat on her small couch."Dad. It's you." Ella replied dryly."Who were you expecting? Officer Duke?" Patrick asked." It is a hotel Ella. They aren't going to just allow a guest up to your room without calling you. Maybe he isn't coming!""Maybe he is just late." Ella snapped."Maybe he has diarrhea!" Patrick laughed."Maybe he is on the way." Ella rolled her eyes."Maybe he is dead!" Patrick snapped."Dad. Really now. Did you hire a hit man to kill an officer? I mean dad. How can you just ruin my date." Ella's eyes were large as saucers."No Ella. I rather you learn by myself. I won't be here forever to protect you." Patrick woke up and hugged his daughter." You look just like your mother on our first date."The telephone rang and Ella quickly ran to the phone."Miss Woods, there is a gentleman here waiting for you in the lobby." Jon's monotonous voice came through the phone. He sounded as if he was rather u
" What should we get you?" The waitress asked as she took out her pad and pen." A bottle of champagne." Officer Duke replied. " And...""And everything on the menu." Ella completed his sentence. " I want two small portion of everything on the menu.""Are you sure?" Officer Duke asked. " That's a lot of food for two people.""I was going to do this tomorrow. All alone. But it is nice to have some company to sample every dish. I need to know that we are up to standard before I go back home. I don't know when I will be back again." Ella dismissed the waitress."Ella. You forgot to call your dad." Officer Duke reminded her.Ella did as he said. Patrick Ray was happy that his daughter was at the restaurant, but he already knew this since his men had followed her.He wanted to be extra careful . He didn't want to ruin her date and asked them to be hidden.Ella stepped away from the table."Dad, I already saw the men in the black mini cooper." Ella said sharply. " I am sorry honey." Patric