Chapter 2: Trial
"No I can't go to testify against my parents why do I have to?"
"Because your parents are both trying to fight for custody and your the only one that can truly make the final statement that will tell the judge what parent you belong with" one of the maids said.
Tears began to fill Liannas emerald green eyes as to what would happen. Does she really have a choice though if her father is not given custody he would be furious because his reputation would be forever ruined. Did her father want her to root for him? What was she to do? What parent would she choose?
The question kept running through her head as she hoped to find just one answer. Her facial expression read, frightened, as the two maids gave her a bath and dressed her in a way that made her look like she was going for her first interview. The maids dressed her in a light pink Lolita styled button up and it had long sleeves with ruffles on the end. They put her in a long but tight black skirt that met her ankles and her light brown hair was put up in a high bun. As the maids gave her the finishing touches, her body guard came in to escort her to the court house. Her heart beat heavily throughout the whole car ride, she was sure she would have a panic attack but when she got to the court house all her stress faded as she knew what she would say about both her parents.
When she go there a police officer brought her to a stand and asked her what her name is and her age. "My name is Lianna Mclaren and I am 16 years old. He then placed the Bible in her left hand and she raised her right hand. She vowed to the court to give the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
"Your first question for me today Lianna is, have any of your parents seemed controlling"
"Yes your honor" "my mother does not let me wear whatever I want and says that I must marry a Christian boy almost like I don't have a choice"
"Alright. And had your father seemed controlling in any way?"
"No he's actually the one who fights with my mother because she won't let me express myself"
"And has your mother threatened to call you anything specifically that you were going to become a prostitute?"
"Yes your honor"
"Last night when your parents were fighting were you there to hear what they said"
"Yes I was". As tears filled her eyes she glanced over to her father with his hand in a fist and a look that silently told her not to talk about the slap.
"He cheated on my mother with her best friend"
"And that's all?"
Silent filled the room as lianna thought of what she would say next. Her hands clutched to her skirt as she was scared to say it but she knew that if her father got custody he would never make her forget about it.
Lianna gasped as she began to shakily day while looking down on the ground. "Yes he didn't do anything else except that my mother did say something, she told him to go fuck himself, your honor"
She couldn't bring herself to look up but she decided to side with her father and before the judge could say anything further she continued to say and beg. "Please your honor don't let me live with my mother she has no money my father is one of the richest people in Tennessee he can provide for me the best schools and the fridge will be forever filled."
"You do want to live with your father even after he cheated on your moth.."
"I don't care your honor I will take therapy if I need to but please she doesn't let me be myself or wear what I want she won't even let me love who I want"
"If that's what you want then I can't say no. Lucy since your daughter has decided for herself that she wants to live with her father custody over the child will be given to him."
As the judge smacked her mallet against the stand she stepped out of the room as the rest of the people began to get up from her seats, she looked over to the right to see her mother crying with her head in her lap and looked to her left to see her father looking at her dead in the eye but also with a pleasing look on his face.
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