Stuck With You - Minsung

Chapter 38 - Court

"I would like to call witness Han Jisung to the stand."

With a deep breath, I pull myself up and walk through the seats to the podium. I could feel the eyes on me, not to mention the thousands of eyes viewing me through cameras. I mean this was quite literally the most important thing I've ever done in my 16 years of living.

I was doing this for Minho.

I'm going to finish this once and for all.

"Please introduce yourself to the court and state your place in this trial."

I clear my throat and puff my chest up higher to seem taller than the podium. My eyes drifting to my mother in the audience who was watching me with an encouraging smile.

"I'm Han Jisung and I'm 16 years old. I'm Lee Minhos roommate and we met the beginning of this school year..." I pause for a second and close my eyes, trying to build my courage as Minho lingers through my mind.

Anytime I'm stressed, I think of the moments we were together. His tsundere attitude that always resulted in him wanting hugs and kisses. His god like face that I never wanted another scratch on. The person I found so insufferable when I first met him, to somebody I could lean on. My lover.

This morning he wished me good luck, he told me he loved me and that everything will be over by the evening. I said the same to him.

We were just kids, but we were students at Seoul scholars. We were dragged into this scary situation, but we were smart. Us and our friends are what led us to this point. Hyunjin and seungmins help with the law aspects. Felix with his social media advantages. Chan with his comfort and maturity. Don't forget Jeongin, even if he wasn't a student at the school, he was an amazing cook to be fair.

I wasn't going to back down now.

"...And we started dating over winter break." The court room was a bit shocked at this news, rumors had been heard here and there and reporters claiming they heard Minho say it himself. But who was to trust who? This formally confirmed it infront of everyone.

"Thank you Han jisung." The Hwang's attorney, that we hired for this case, sends a smile before looking back to his notes, "Tell me now, how did you come to find out about your boyfriends abuse."

I swallow the lump in my throat, "U-uhm I found out about his abuse a few months ago and I reported it the day after a big incident." I continue on while trying to keep my voice strong, "It was really bad, so me and my friend reported it to the police and Minho and another friend went to the hospital."

I glance at the other side of court to see the defenses expressions. They were stone cold. It almost sent a shiver down my spine. These people were probably the top attorneys in this country, but could they still win against the over whelming evidence?

Our attorney brings up a picture to the judge of the night of the incident, bruising on Minhos body and they were clearly from an altercation. Along with that, the judge was given medical reports from the hospital.

Moments of silence pass as he flips through them. My hands were shaking under the podium. But I kept my poker face, this was going to be our victory.

"I see, defense?" He says after a few moments.

The defense clears their throats, "Our client has never laid hand on his son, there was no cctv footage or direct proof of those injuries being caused by Mr. Lee. For all we know, his son could just be messing around."

Messing around?

I clench my jaw to stop myself from blurting out. These people really piss me the fuck off. If they knew Minho they wouldve known he would never do that.