"How could you do this to your own wife, Orion!" Elaine shouted as the officers grabbed her arms."You! Y'all! Don't ever believe any word coming out from that son of a bitch! He's deceiving you! " Her intensely gazed moving from the officers to Detective Carter."Elaine, stop! You're just making the situation worse. " A lawyer entered the room, and Miss Mylda followed.Elaine sighed. "Keep your hands off me, fools!" She forcefully removed her arms from them.Then she approached Athena, tears streaming from her left eye as she held Athena's handcuffed hands. "Are you okay? Did they hurt you?""Hey, what the heck are you two thinking? Release her now! " she said to the officers who were still gripping Athena's arms."Goddamn it, I said release her!" Elaine insisted. Detective Carter allowed it, and the officers released Athena.Elaine wrapped her arms tightly around Athena. Her grip was firm as if she were trying to convey a message through the strength of her embrace. A single tear esc
Athena stepped out of the car and entered the hospital. Elaine and Miss Mylda followed her, each step at a little speed that recognized them in a hurry towards the elevator. Athena saw Steve sitting leaning forward on the chair while sipping a coffee near the door of the room as if Steve let his coffee swallow all his focus. Athena grabbed the door handle as she entered the room. Suddenly, Steve sensed someone standing beside him then he lifted his head up, and he saw the smiling face of Miss Mylda looking at him directly, he smiled back at her and lifted his coffee up in a little motion toward her, and Miss Mylda teased him, in saying, "It seems you got your trip to the others dimension. How are you able to protect your boss from crooks if you don't even notice someone entering the room Huh? " Steve leaned back before he pronounced his reason, "Oh, uh, um... I'm sorry, I didn't notice you standing there. I–I mean, I felt you there, but I knew it was you, so I let it be…Look, The sur
"Your Honor, we don't care what they're gonna say, because all the convicted criminals say it the same way to dress up their filthy hands, and that's how the evidence bulldozes all the nonsense reasoning. Your Honor, May I approach the bench?" The Prosecutor spoke up.The judge says the purpose of this initial appearance was to give rights to the defendant to know the charges and set bail. It is not the appropriate stage to present a full defense or argue the merits of the case, but the judge gave him a signal for his request. The prosecutor picked up the phone from the table, then walked closer to the bench and handed a phone to the judge, asking to play the audio recording that captured Athena's words for them. As they started listening to the audio recording, in the middle of it, Athena couldn't stop herself but to pronounce what her heart wanted to say: "It's a lie!"The judge commanded her to sit down and let them finish listening to the recording. In the last word of the audio,
After one week... Athena sat in the car, her head resting heavily on the wheel. Her left hand hung limply while holding her mobile phone. She glanced at it again and again, hoping it would ring or buzz with a message or a call from someone she was eager to hear from."Come on, please..."Instead of waiting for a call, she leaned back and decided to dial a number. It was as if her whole world was suspended at that moment, and everything hinged on that one phone call."Answer it... Answer it..."A single tear rolled down her cheek as she hoped that someone would pick up her call.Knock... Knock...Athena wiped her teary eyes with her hand, then she pressed the auto window button, and the glass door slowly opened. Miss Mylda stood outside, looking unsure of what to do, her fingers restless as she held her phone."I'm sorry, Athena, but Mr. Anderson is not answering my call, and neither is Miss Elaine... They're both unreachable." she said."No way..It happened again. '' Athena massages he
Athena's face was contorted with a mixture of emotions as the two guards held her arms tightly, their handcuffs causing some pain in her wrists. She glanced toward the guard posted at the door, trying to appear composed, but inside, her heart was racing, and her mind was flooded with thoughts as she scanned the hallway. The mechanical sound of the door echoed through the corridor, and she felt a faint vibration on the floor as the heavy metal door slowly opened. As they continued to walk forward, all the inmates and some guards stared at her with fierce gazes, making Athena feel as if their eyes were melting her body. The prison fell into a heavy silence as the guard guided her to her new cell.A dark-skinned woman with curly hair smiled as someone massaged her back while she sat on the bed."Welcome to the family, Miss Angel. " The woman said, standing up and offering her hand while making a gang welcoming sign. Athena's hand hesitated for a moment before magnetizing with her hand mot
"Keep your eyes off her," Alice said as she scrubbed her body with soap.Athena tried to avoid eye contact with the woman who was showering on the other side. She let the water drop cover her sight and even turned herself to the wall to avoid it, trying to escape the woman's piercing gaze that made her heart tremble.As she scrubbed her body with soap slowly, she suddenly sensed there were people behind her, slowly stepping towards her position. Her hands began to feel pressure, forcing her to move faster to clean herself in a hurry.Her mind couldn't handle the situation, and she turned around, grabbing a towel to cover herself in haste."Excuse me," she said, trying to catch her breath.The woman just smirked, her big body blocking Athena's way. Her three followers behind her were still smiling, looking directly at Athena."Are you done?" The woman said."I'm sorry, Queen, but we're done. " Alice said, also taking a white towel to cover herself."Who the f*ck asked you?" the woman sa
Athena took the opportunity to collect herself and calm down. She closed her eyes, trying to relax for a few minutes, but she was startled when the doctor touched her hand."Don't touch me, please!" She exclaimed, her hands trembling as she lifted them near her face, clearly terrified."Don't worry, I'm a doctor. I won't hurt you." The female doctor reassured, trying to touch Athena's hands gently."Stay away!" Athena shouted, her eyes wide with fear, pushing the doctor's hand away.The two guards outside heard the commotion and immediately entered the room."What's going on?"Athena was even more terrified now, hunching her body and clutching her robe as she heard the door open."Relax, officers. She's traumatized." the doctor said, gesturing for them to stop."Athena... I'm Dr. Halvey... I'm here to take care of you... Just calm down... Calm down.." The doctor spoke softly, stepping closer to Athena. But as soon as her hand touched Athena's, she lashed out and kicked, causing the doc
Anderson stopped for a moment, but he had no response to Athena. He continued to get a drink from the fridge, swallowing it in one go. Placing the drink on the table, he stood with his palms heavily resting on the glass surface. It seemed as if he was letting his thoughts take over, his eyes gazing into the distance with a deep sigh.As the evening descended, Anderson found himself with no choice but to accept the agreement to help Athena clear her name. Athena asked Anderson to accompany her to the mansion because she had a plan in mind that she believed would work.As they parked the car by the driveway and observed a police car parked near the entrance of the mansion, Anderson questioned Athena about her plan. She explained that she intended to seek revenge for herself."Wow…You escaped just to seek revenge?" Anderson asked, a grin forming on his lips as his right hand held the wheel while his left rested casually against the door."What else am I supposed to do? Let that freakin'