SPECIAL CHAPTER 1

HOLA CIANNA'S THIS CHAPTER CONTAIN THE SCENE OF THE CASE.

"Karisa! Are you ready? We're leaving!" Kristina shouted at from outside.

"Just wait im coming down!" I shouted back while I was still adjusting my clothes, never mind my whole body was wrapped up.

It's also because of mark who told me not to wear short clothes that I agreed with because I'm not used to it either.

When I finished, I immediately went downstairs, and I immediately met some of my cousins ​​and Mark. Mark will take us because he is courting me. so we also agreed.

Mark greeted me and helped me down. " Are you ready?" It asked in a low tone.

"Sure, just a little nervous." I said here with a smile.

He nodded and at the same time held it in my hand and approached the people who had been waiting for me.

"I wish you will be ok after this." Smile mixed with sadness that Josephine told me that now she is with her husband.

I just smiled a little and we continued in the car, Kristina and Leila were with me in Mark's car. While others were carrying a van and there they went together.

Actually, i didn't know they are coming here. I mean Josephine, Josiah and juny and my little brother they are the only ones who came on my mother side.

And on my father side there's gela, kaloy, rembrant, ryan and Juliet. And im thankful they are here to support me on the court, i just hope everything gonna be fine.

While we're on our way, I can't help to be nervous. B -because i gonna see them again, i admit i hate them for this!  But still, they're still my family. So i hope they gonna accept the fact their own brother's raped me.

I just hope...

The day before i packed my things and ready to leave.

"We're just children! You are nothing! NOTHING! Remember that! Now apologize!" My mom yelled at me after I said everything.

I smiled bitterly, I thought mom and dad were going to believe me if I told them the truth. I just thought it.

I slowly lifted my head while carrying the bitterness of my grin, they're my parents! They supposed to protect me!

"Why would i apologize to them? In the first place they are the one who have to apologize to me!" I couldn't control myself to Shout, again.

And after i said that in the second time. My own mother just slapped me again. Hard this time.

"You disappointed us! Karisa! I thought you will be the one who will bring happiness on our family! but your nothing but a trash! Your not belong here!" One of my aunts, the mother of Josephine, juny and Josiah, shouted.

"I even give you the thing that you always want! Then you'll give us an disappointed! How direspectful! You are!"  My aunt shout at me. but I didn't ask her for what she gave. Because I know I'll get it soon when I get a job but why is he criticizing me for asking for it?

I never once asked them that I knew I would get by growing up, but why now regret that I asked for it?

After hearing those words coming from them, my heart shattered once again. I couldn't believe it! I was trembling with the excruciating pain I felt accompanied by the pain in my eyes.

"I hate you all!" I shouted at them as my tears flowed from my eyes.

They slowly shook hands, indicating that they were disappointed in me, but I don't care about that! I want justice! And I'll have it soon!

At that scene they started leaving the house and now am alone together with my mother and father.

"Your a big mistake! It's because of you why i married your father! "  It's not my fault, it's their fault! If they didn't do that thing! They wouldn't have me in the first place.

Gradually I was shaken by the memories that  coming back to me.

"Karisa are you okay?" Mark asked now holding my hand.

I smiled at it. "I'm fine. Focus on driving." He followed it, but he was already holding my hand.

Minutes later... We are all entering the entrance of the hall, and all i can see is mark's uncle. Who's smiling at me so i smile back.

And on the other side there's so many people who wears the uniform of the judgement thingy and some pulis too.

Mark, on the other hand, is next to me and holding my hand, it starts to tremble again, he holds it with both of his hands while my hand is in the middle.

"Everything's gonna be okay." It said and as we stepped into the very large door, I knew here that my bitter past would end.

"Let's go."

After mark said that, the guard immediately let us in here and showed us where to sit, so when he pointed out, we immediately sat there.

Gradually, my hair on my body raised when someone came in next, and at that point I was asked not to face it. Because I was in front of the people who caused all my pain.

Mark lowered my head as I stared at it, and because of that, tears began to form in my eyes.

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"Let's all rise!" When someone spoke in front of us we immediately obeyed.

Inside this room you can really feel the tension. As the man in front spoke, I slowly glanced at my family. They seem confident that they will win which worries me.

"Don't look at them, focus in the front." Mark whispered softly to me as I arranged to sit down.

"Let's start with the oath." My eyesight was in a different direction and there they were looking at my uncles who now had a grin on their lips that made me cringe.

"I said don't look ate them!" Mark said emphatically while holding it tightly in my hand.

In a few minutes we reached where I was going to be asked ...

"Just answer them with one words ok? Don't explain. Cause i will." Attorney Ramouldez told me that I nodded.

As I walked to that chair I was immediately overcome by apprehension.

"So, Ms. Lacsamana right?" Sabi nito sakin kaya tinanguan ko ito.

"Is it true that you have been raped for more than once?"

"Yes." I can now see the silence of mark and my other cousins ​​who are by my side.  And he way mark jaw clench.

"Ok then, let's call Mr. Ramouldez." at first i thought it's mark's uncle but i was wrong cause it's him!

"I am Mark Ramouldez, attorney of Ms. Lacsamana. And i hereby present to you my witness of what happened that day." Dumagondong iyon sa aking pandinig, dahil wala iyon sa usapan! Dapat alam namin iyon kaya nagugulat kaming napatingin sa papa akyat ngayon.

It's  Josephine! It's really her!

My tears were forming as my chest rose. It looked at me and said ‘I’ll handle this’ I stiffened now.

I thought I would never speak again, and on the other hand I heard their sighs. Specially her mom.

When my sister Josephine was able to sit in my seat earlier, Mark immediately asked her, which shocked everyone.

"Do you see what happened that day?"

"Yes."

"Can you tell us what you saw?"

"Yes."

"Continue."

"I was asleep when I heard voices talking so I woke up, I still thought they were mom. But when I went down I saw that they were already surrounding karisa who's listening to them. I still remember what they said. they asked my cousin, which is karisa to help them but something else happened. They gave Karisa some water to drink, which I think is mixed with something because it slowly fell down. "It stopped and looked into my eyes.

We both have puffy eyes with tears coming out. “At that point they had already done what they wanted to do to my cousin, which they said they would have done a long time ago. And also from that day and until Karisa disappeared like a bubble, I couldn't sleep every day thinking about what's happening to her now. Luckily there are some people who help my cousin despite leaving their family for her. "

Many cried when they heard that story and until it reached the highest who decided.

"I present to you all, Ms. Lacsamana is proven innocent! And those two are going to jail!" When the superior said that, I immediately sat down while mark was still supporting me.

"Congratulations baby." He told me so in the end I hugged him and cried.

Even though I couldn't stop crying, we heard a scream as I looked at it, but it was as if I was bleeding from what I saw.

"You! You never did anything right! You even imprisoned your uncles! You're a real shame!" After mama said that, the others followed, shaking their heads like before.

But instead of crying. I smiled genuinely as I watched their leave, because finally my promise that I would also achieve my justice was fulfilled.

And since that day I have been comfortable living with mark and the people who supported me.