Project N (sequel to Project B) | completed

Project N | TWENTY-SEVEN | RICKY

TWENTY-SEVEN | RICKY ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀| six months later |⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I'm standing in front of the mirror, trying to fix my tie. I bite my lip nervously, and call Chloes name. More than a year ago, I couldn't fix my tie, and now I still don't succeed in it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Chloe walked into the bedroom and smiled at me, as she saw how I was struggling. "Some things you'll never learn." She breathed, walking up to me and fixing my tie for me. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀She let her hands rest on my thorax and stared into my eyes. "He's going to be put in prison for so much longer now. I'm sure of it." I said, grabbing her hand which still rested on my chest. "Let's hope so" She whispered. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I kissed her forehead, and held her on an arm-length. "You look beautiful" I said, staring at my girlfriend in awe. She smiled and gave me a soft kiss om my lips, "you look handsome" she giggled. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"We should go now, our lawyer is probably waiting for us at the courtroom." Chloe said staring into my eyes. I nodded and grabbed her hand, taking the keys off of the table and heading together with Chloe to the courtroom. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Arriving there, we had a little talk with our lawyer, Mr. Hall. We've discussed about what each of us would say, and how we needed to behave during the litigation. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀We took our seats at the right side of the court, and Nick and his lawyer, Mr. Clarke who comes all the way from London, took their seats at the left side of the courtroom. And in the audience, I immediately spotted Josh and Maddie. I gave them a weak smile before sitting down next to Chloe, not letting go of her hand.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Nick and Chloe made eye-contact for a split of a second, but her eyes showed no emotion. She's full of hatred towards Nick, and so am I. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The judge walked into the room and we all stood up, a habit which was created ages ago, to show respect towards the judges. He took a seat and we all sat down as well. I saw how Chloe next to me bit her lip constantly, and I laid my hand on my knee, trying to calm her down a little bit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"I call the case officialy as opened." The judge spoke, staring in front of him. He took some papers from under his nose and started to read. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"The defendant Nick Rowen is being accused for the following things:" The judge read, "hijacking Ricky Garcia and physically abusing him, stalking Chloe Lukasiak, and planning to rape her, stabbing down his own sister, and mentally manipulating her, and for the illegal possession of a weapon." The judge said, ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"He's also accused for the murder on Christi Lukasiak, the mother of Chloe Lukasiak, and we've also opened the closed case from a good year ago, where he's been accused for the murder on Ricky Garcia's parents, september 13, 2012." He said. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀