Chapter 6

• “I swear to God I’m going to make sure she does not leave the prison alive , I’m going to make sure it becomes her home forever”, she promised scaring her mother a bit. Even though that’s what she wants, it was difficult to swallow when he saw the hatred and jealousy in her own daughter’s eyes saying that, it was as if she was a very different person.
• She prayed for that hatred not to consume her completely and destroy her.
• Julie was laying in her bed thinking about her life, she could not believe that her own father could not defend her from the injustice she was facing, she was humiliated and striped naked in front of everyone but he said nothing to protect her, she had to get protection in the arms of other people. She heard girls at her school always saying that, “ a father is a daughter’s super hero”, and they always said how their fathers protects them from all the injustice even when they wrong, she guessed maybe her superhero was changed.
• She heard someone knocking on her door breaking her from her thoughts. She forced herself out of bed and went to open the door, “coming”, she said approaching the door. She was shocked that she almost fainted when she saw the police officers standing at her door looking impatiently. She tried to compose herself and asked them, “how may I help you?”, she was surprised at herself that she did not stutter asking them. “Is this the house of miss Julie Williams?”, they asked to which she answered, “yes it is me, how may I help you?”, she asked again, as far as her mind can remember, she did not have any story or connections with police men, she has always been a good citizen.
• She almost fainted when the police replied to her question, “Madam you are charged with tempted murder by miss Helena Salvador, rape and illegal position of drugs by Mr Sam Parkers”, they said almost giving her a heart attack, she shouted, “what?”. She could not believe that her ears, she thought that her step mother was joking when she said of reporting her for tempted murder but now seeing the police, it seems she was not joking.
• The officers repeated their speech breaking her heart into more pieces. Even though her step mother said she will file a case against her, she never thought that her father would allow her to do so, she wondered how much she hates her or rather how much they hate her.
• The officers did not care they continued to say, “Madam according to the case filed by your step mother on your sister’s behalf, you pushed your sister making her to faint also Mr Sam Parker failed a case of rape and illegal use of drugs against you”, they said to her bringing her back from her thoughts and even shocking her more. She could not help her self but shout, “what?, that’s absurd, how can a woman rape a man?”, she asked in anger. She could not believe that of all the things that bastard could pin on her he chose the most disgusting and humiliating thing in the world.
• She was already exhausted from everything that has happened since yesterday so putting up with their nonsense was not in her plan but
• Seeing their seriously face, she knew that even if she shout, or cry, It will not help her so she asked them to let her call someone before she go with them to which accepted.
• She called Sophie, her only best friend in New York. Her phone rang for a long time before she picked up, “what is it?”, she asked her rudely. She did not care about that, it was not the time for her to be moody so she went straight to the point, “Sophie honey can we please meet at New York police station, my sister filed a tempted murder case against me”, she told her in harry since the police gave her five minutes. “And you think I will come, huh?”, she replied in a cold voice so cold that it sent a shiver down in my spine. “Sophie what are you saying?, you know you’re the only friend I have”, she said now getting emotional, the Sophie she knew never talked to her in that kind of tone and voice. “well fresh news, I’m not friends with murderers or rapist, so please never call me again unless you want me to press charges against you too”, she said to her arrogantly and hung up before she could say anything else.
• She felt cold lonely and betrayed. She called Patrick but his phone went in voice mail, she called again but it was still the same, she broke down in tears wondering what she’s going to do? And how she’s going to overcome that situation?”.
• “Madam, are you done, we don’t have the whole day here”, the police shouted at the door. “I’m coming”, she replied crying.
• She forced herself to go back, she thought that maybe she can convince them that she was innocent but she underestimated the situation, the moment her eyes made contact with them, they did not give her time to explain they just handcuffed her. “Sir please I’m innocent, they are framing me, I’m innocent”, she tried to explain as they were handcuffing me but it all went to wrong ears.
• “It’s best to keep quiet because whatever you say may be used against you”, one officer advised her making her to keep quiet. She prayed for a miracle to happen or at least Patrick to appear but God was not on her side as always.
• She was arrested and taken to court without any lawyer to defend her, She did not have that much money to hire one and those given by the government refused to take her case when they knew that they will be going against the Parker family and the Salvador family, they all found excuses not to defend her, Even on the day of her hearing, she was alone standing alone in the Court room without any lawyer to defend me or a family member to lean on.