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The

Witness

“I call Jasmine MacLaddy to the witness stand,” the lawyer stated.
I walked up to the witness stand and sat to tell my tale. All eyes were on me, and I felt nervous. But I had to tell what really happened that day. So I repeated the truth oath and got started.
“It was July, 16, 2003. I was walking with my best friend, Tina, to my house. Tina went to the bathroom while I got snacks.”
“Then I heard Tina say ‘Hey, aren’t you -- AAAEEEKKK!!!!!!’”
“Right as I was about to open the door, I heard another inhuman scream. Then as I stepped up to open the door, I heard a gruff, yet female, voice say ‘Nobody come in or this girl gets it.’ I opened the door just a crack. I then saw what I hope nobody in this room, no this world has to see again.”
“I saw my best friend up against the wall with a knife at her throat. She looked like a rabbit caught in a car’s headlights. She signaled to me, with her eyes, not to make a sound. I heard her frantically try to persuade her not to do anything stupid. I realize now that I could have closed the door silently and called the police. “
“I watched helpless, paralyzed with fear. I knew that if I made any sound, that she would kill Tina. I heard her ask if there was anybody else in the house. I heard her reply that there was nobody else, trying to protect me as always. As I saw the knife bite into her skin, I started to cry. The thing (for no human would usually do this with out a reason) turned to the sound.”
“I turned and ran. I was almost at the jail, when my cell phone rang. It was either Tina or the thing. I answered it.”

“I was hoping that it was Tina calling to tell me that she was alright. That she had been able to escape through the window when I had started running and distracted the thing. Of course, it does not always turn out the way we hope.”
“It was Tina, but she was not calling because she wanted to. She said ‘The person, she says to tell you that if you go to the police then she will--- ’she broke off crying, ‘she says she will kill you and your family. She says you must not tell anybody she was here. EEEEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ It was a scream even more horrible than the first. I remember thinking that it sounded like someone was dying. Then I realized that someone was dying. Tina was dying, I thought with alarm.”
“Let Tina be a lesson to you,” the thing said.
“I started screaming. When I had finally calmed down I called my mom, and asked her to come get me.”
She said, “I thought I told you to go straight home. Didn’t I tell you that there was an escaped convict on the lose?”
I replied with some crying,” Me staying at home wouldn’t be good when the convict is there.”
“WHAT?!! Where are you?”
“The jail.”
“I was hysterical when she got there. I told her what had happened. She kept saying that she was so sorry and that it would be okay, eventually.”
“Then when we got home, we found my horse acting funny and my puppy, Sunny, missing. Then we found a note saying, that if we ever told the police, our dog would die like Tina. Then I screamed. I went to see if my horse was okay and found her dead. When we watched the news that night, we found out happily that the escaped convict had been caught.”
“I am here today in this courtroom to tell you that that thing right there, killed my best friend and my horse. I am here to tell you that she dog-napped my dog. “
“I want her to go to jail for life.”
“That is for the jury to decide.” The judge said. “This court is now recessed, be back within the hour.”
As I got up to go outside, I passed the convict.
She said, ”Your dog is already dead, you can't save it, brat!”
When we got back to the court room, the jury had reached the verdict.
“The accused is found guilty of all charges. She is hereby sentenced to life in jail and 5 years of community service.” The judge said. “Court dismissed.”

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Tag der Veröffentlichung: 17.06.2010

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