Witchling Academy Semester Eight - Avery Song Page 0,89

shrug. "My statement still stands. Finnick raped me and I told the seniors I knew about it in pure distress. He was taking advantage of the Witchling Games and the distractions of Brianne's participation in the games to his advantage. I then told Elijah and he's the one who told me to be in the car. He said he'd talk with Finnick. I knew nothing about Finnick's suicidal tendencies, nor did I know anything about Brianne coming to save him. Elijah was taking forever to come back and I felt drained from the ordeal. The car was cold so I started the engine to heat the car up but passed out. My father informed me that my foot pressed on the gas pedal, but I recall nothing. Since then, I've been ridiculed, bullied, and sought out by Brianne and her boyfriends. I've had to use magic to aid in coping with my disability and due to this case looming over my head, I've been unable to claim my benefits! I'm the true victim in all of this and I demand justice."

"I swear I wanna punch this bitch so bad." Finnick's voice drifted into my mind, and I could literally feel every pinch of anger in his voice. I was sure it was taking the others all their restraint to not say anything, and even I was being tested because my blood was literally boiling at her obvious lies.

"So you're insisting that Mr. Hamilton is the true culprit in this matter, that not only did he deceive you by encouraging you into the car, but set you up by using magic to push Finnick off the bridge and reporting you as the main criminal in this case."

"Yes! He lied about everything to frame me. Isn't it obvious? He's a jealous ex-friend of Brianne's and he wanted revenge! He's putting the blame on me because we dated for a short period of time, but he was an abusive manipulator and was spreading rumors about me throughout the school. He wanted payback after dating me didn't make Brianne the least bit jealous and that's why I'm even in this predicament that's ruined my entire school year and has left me with a disability. He is attempting to ruin my golden future which my father, Officer Waters, has worked so hard to maintain for me. It's unfair!"

Alexis nodded as the other judges wrote notes. I swallowed the lump in my throat and side-glanced to Sebastian, who seemed completely calm. He noticed my gaze then leaned in to whisper,"One minute."

I didn't know what that meant, but I merely gave a small nod before turning back to Alexis as she turned a page in her massive bound document.

"Alright. Before I invite Ms. Harlow's representative to ask a few questions, there has been recent evidence stating that you, Elisha Waters, are a twin. Is that true?"

Elisha laughed before she shook her head. "Me? A twin? Sorry, but no. There's only one me. You can't replicate my beauty, brains, and talent. Has anyone seen two crippled Elishas on campus? Have you checked the videos and recordings? No. Even if anyone tried to fabricate such lies, they'd be using illusion magic to try to set me up. I'm getting tired of this foul play, and if you'd let my father, who’s the top chief of the police force, do his job, this would have been solved eons ago instead of two years later."

Alexis nodded her head again before she looked our way.

"Alright then. Sebastian, will you be representing Miss Brianne Marie Harlow?"

"Actually, Your Honor, Ms. Harlow's main representative has arrived and is outside the door if you'd allow her entry," Sebastian announced as he stood up. Everyone seemed a little surprised by the sudden switch, and even Elisha frowned before speaking up.

"She's not allowed to do that."

"By Code 856 of the Mage Court, the defendant is allowed two lawyers. One primary and a substitute if for whatever reason the primary does not show up. This has been a stated law in the books for centuries, Ms. Waters. I'd assume your father would know something about this, even if he specializes in the human department of criminal justice."

I couldn't help but look over to Mr. Waters, like many others did, noticing his flushed expression while he tried to hide his surge of anger. Chances were, he didn't think Elisha would need a second lawyer, though her rep was just sitting there taking notes like this was just a class of