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Now we were sure Ari was the same Arianne River told me about; there was no way in hell we could be mistaking now, I saw her myself with him at the store the other day so there was absolutely no way I was missing this one. Now all I needed to do was get her history with River and find out if he was Gerald's murderer.
The police weren't doing anything at all like they claimed, they said they were investigating but they hadn't come up with anything in a while. They knew he was strangled so why not perform the fucking autopsy, collect some DNA and run a DNA test or some of that shit like they do in the movies.
They took our statements and it's been three weeks already, how long would it take the whole force to find out who killed a college student whose body was found on a lake? I wasn't surprised though, after all, he was just a good old college boy, he wasn't an influential person or anything and that was why they were
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24Turns out the saying is actually true. Not all that glitters is gold. When River was doing those nice things, I thought he was a good person and I could trust him, I even hurriedly agreed to a relationship with him hoping and trusting he wasn’t like other men. Unknown to me, he was worse than other men, I regret ever meeting him.That aside, the damage had already been done, we just had to find a way to undo it. Camden still didn’t know anything about what was going on; Arianne made me promise not to tell anyone, not even Camden. She was worried her "secret" would be out and somebody would try to involve the police which would lead to her family getting hurt.Camden: I really wish I did.
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25"Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God", Arianne whispered to herself. "What the fuck have I done? I'm a fucking murderer, just like him", she cried as he knees met the floor painfully, the gun slipping off her hand and hitting the floor with a hard thud."Aria–""No, I'm a murderer, I'm a-a m-murderer. I k-killed him""In self defense", I raised a brow at her and her head snapped up to me immediately. I nodded, conveying my point and she thought about it for a while before her eyes turned to Grey."I don't even know what the fuck is going on", Grey raised his hands.I know, it was a lie but River deserved it, he deserved to die after everything he put everybody through and him killing Gerald. I knew it wasn't right of me to try and cover it up or even suggest it but if you were in my shoes, you would've done the same. I understood why she did what she did and she deserved happiness. S
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26The day of days was finally upon us and I couldn't be any more nervous and restless. Arianne was to be pronounced not guilty by all means and I pooled my savings, alongside support from Grey, Jade, Camden, my parents and her family to get the best lawyer to defend her in court.We were all seated and waiting in court for the hearing to begin. Arianne was brought in by the police in cuffs and her parents rushed to hug, kiss and hold her. After a couple minutes, we all sat still and the judge came out looking glum as they all do."All rise!" The bailiff exclaimed. We did and when the judge sat, we were told to as well.
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27"Why did you agree to a relationship with River?" She asked me."He was nice and attentive then. And what does that have to do with anything?""Tell me about the relationship between you and Arianne Willows.""We're friends and her boyfriend is my best friend. I don't get why you're asking all these weird q–""Is that why you're covering up for her?""I am not covering up for her. River was a bad person who threatened and blackmailed people, who also killed his own step brother! He deserved what he got!" I agree, I let my emotions get the better of me there but I didn't give a fuck. I know it was wrong of me to lash out in the courtroom like that but the prosecutor kept throwing dumb questions at me and I couldn't help it."How are you so sure he killed his stepbrother?" She asked coyly, giving me a side look."I saw River punchi
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28I don't know what exactly it was that I said that made everybody think I was responsible for Arianne's freedom. Everyone kept thanking me, weird."I still can't get over how amazing you were in the courtroom the other day." Jade complimented for the umpteenth time."I think I hear that every minute now." I rolled my eyes playfully at her. "You already said that twice today.""Yes, I know, but you have no idea how awesome it w– ow!""You okay?" I walked to her. She was
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29Thankfully, there was no cause for alarm in this case. Jade's water broke and she went into labor about three to five minutes later.According to the explanation the nurse/midwife gave us, water breaking earlier than 32-37 weeks meant there was an infection or something was wrong somewhere or she was with more than one child.The many tests were carried out on her but they all came out negative; there was no infection and there was just one child in her womb. It just happened that her labor came really early.She'd been in the labor room for two
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30Everyone was having fun at the get-together Jade and Jeremy threw to celebrate the birth of their children. The children were running all over the place playing, the ladies were inside chatting while the men were outside talking and drinking as well.Ding! Ding! Ding!We all looked towards the sound to see Jade hitting a spoon on a champagne flute lightly with Jeremy right beside her. Everybody dropped their conversations and walked inside the house and we all focused on her immediately."I'd like to thank all of you for taking time out of your bus
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31Jade walked in carrying a duffle bag on her hand. She dropped it off and let out a tired sigh. She looked up and"Oh my God, you guys scared me. What are you doing?""Oh hi Jade. We were just talking about getting Arianne getting a job now that River isn't around to sponsor everything anymore.""Oh!""Why are you here? Shouldn't you be with Jeremy and my godchildren?" I teased.
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