June 24th, 2019 (2 days later)
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The next two days go by in a blur and it is the day that I have been looking towards to for months. The day that Mr. Charles Bailey goes to jail for his crimes. It is going to be a long day. We all get up bright and early and get ready to go to the courthouse. I go put on the outfit that I have been saving for this day, a peach dress with a denim jacket and sandals for my huge feet. I go to my bathroom, curl my hair and then put on some makeup so I don't look drowsy in the courtroom.
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After finishing getting ready in mine and Cole's room I go visit Ashley's room seeing her put on her little shoes that mother bought her yesterday. She ties the last shoelace, gets up and comes to stand by me and holds my hand. We head over to mother's room and see that she is just putting on her earrings. Ashley runs up to her and gives her a big hug. We hear the front door open for a few seconds and then close. The three of us head downstairs and see that everyone, including my bodyguard, that we had to let go, is here. I greet everyone and then head into the kitchen to see Cole standing over the kitchen taking deep breaths and talking to himself.
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I walk up towards him and put a hand on his shoulder reassuring him that everything is going to be okay. He sees me, turns around and pulls me in close not letting me go. My mother comes into the kitchen and gestures to us that we need to leave.
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"You ready lil bean?" Cole whispers to me in my ear.
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"As ready as I'll ever be" I whisper back. We break from the hug and meet with everyone else and head out to our cars.
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Cole and I drive in his car and I look out the window looking at all of the kids enjoying their day. I see the little kids smiling and hear them laughing while playing with their siblings and parents. I hope that I will be a good mother to this sweet princess inside of me. She deserves everything and when the time is right, I will tell her everything about what happened in my life.
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Plus I am scared that if he is found not guilty he will try to be in her life and come after her next. Cole and I will make sure that never happens, ever. All we can do now is pray and have hope that he will never see the light of day ever again. We arrive at the courthouse a few minutes later and we sit in the car for a few moments longer.
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"Everything is going to be okay Kinsley. We got him." Cole says while firmly grabbing my hand reassuring that everything will indeed be okay for us. We get out of the car and meet with everyone else that is on our team. I look up at the courthouse, take a deep breath and entwine my hand into Cole's while we all enter the courthouse.
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We all find our designated seats and I go to the front of the courthouse with my lawyer and attorney in our designated areas. I look to the side and see the man that disgusts me, Mr. Bailey. He catches me looking at me and gives me a wink. What is he winking for? He is going down for what he has done to me and Farrah. I glare at him and then give my full attention back to my lawyer and attorney. We discuss how we want to play this out until we had to stop and give our undivided attention to the judge that will be presenting our case.
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"All rise for our judge, Judge Brehany." We all stand up and the judge says what he needs in order to get this case started.
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"Let's get this case of Mr. Bailey vs. Kinsely Beckett started. You all may be seated." The audience sits and I go to the small podiums that they have prepared for us. My attorney and lawyer go up to the judge and give them our evidence while Mr. Bailey's attorney and lawyer does the same. I stand up strong and not let Mr. Bailey get the best. I have to show them my bravery and be prepared for anything that happens today.
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Of course Mr. Bailey gets to take the stand first. But I can't let that bother me. I take a deep breath and watch my attorney ask him to raise his hand and take the plead and then sit down to ask him some questions.
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"So Mr. Bailey do you know why you are here today?"
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"Yes. I'm here because I was accused of sexual assault, rape and kidnapping in the first degree."
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"Okay. And how do you plead?"
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"Not Guilty."
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I gulp down my words hard when I hear him respond to that question. The judge notices me and looks towards me asking me a question.
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"Do you have something to say Ms. Beckett?"
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"Yeah, but I will just wait my turn to plead sir."
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"Okay, you may continue sir" the judge says turning his attention back to Mr. Bailey.
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"And why do you plead not guilty Mr. Bailey?" my attorney asks him.
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"Because I did not do any of that. I am a respectful business man and I wouldn't hurt any of these children" he says with a platonic smile impressing the jury. I cross my arms and wait for them to finish his questions.
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"Understood, and can you point to the people who accused you of these crimes?" my attorney asks once again. Mr. Bailey points to his own son who stands up in front of the crowd while Farrah and Wesley stand up as well. My parents, bodyguard, Farrah's and Cole's mother and Ashley all stay sitting since they don't know as much as we do. After pointing at him he moves is finger and points it at me. I keep my arms crossed and wait for the judge to say something.
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"Wow, Mr. Bailey seems like you are accusing alot of people today. Why did you point at the young man first?" Judge Brehany asks.
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"That young man is my son. He started this whole fiasco."
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"Liar, it all started when you laid hands on your own daughter you prick!" I hear Cole scream out. Farrah reassures him by patting him on the shoulder and sitting him back down.
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"I did no such thing. Stop lying Cole" Mr. Bailey says with a bit of laughter in his voice.
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"You did do such thing. I remember everything father!!' I hear Farrah say while getting up and letting tears fall down her face. I look back at their mother and see that look of sadness upon her face once again.
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"I never touched you princess. Stop saying such things!" Mr. Bailey screams while we all hear the judge banging his gavel trying to get everything under control. Wesley reassures Farrah and helps her sit back down while giving her a tissue, calming her down.
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"Now that everything is under control, do you have any other questions sir?" Judge Brehany asks my attorney.
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"No sir, I do not. After that little fiasco, I got everything that I needed to hear." my attorney says and goes to sit on the seat behind me. The judge dismisses Mr. Bailey after his lawyer asked some of the same questions and it was finally my turn to take the podium.
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"Do you swear to tell nothing but the truth and only the truth?" the judge asks me.
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"Yes, I do." I say raising my hand and sitting back down. I take a deep breath and prepare for the questions that they have for me.
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"So Kinsley, when did this allegedly assault happen?" Mr. Bailey's attorney asks me.
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"It happened about four months ago. On my birthday."
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"When is your birthday?"
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"March 15th sir."
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"Okay, and can you briefly tell me what you think happened that night?"
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"Objection! He can't ask her that! She's been through too much!!"
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"Overruled! Please continue."
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"Thank You sir. Anyways, can you tell everyone what happened?" I look around the courtroom and find myself looking at my friends who are smiling at me, being strong and brave for me. I take a deep breath and explain to the jury what has happened to me.
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"He tried to take advantage of me when we were at the ice cream shop, when we were only 13 years old. I didn't know that at first so I jumped off of my seat and ran into the bathroom to where I met a girl who helped me in the roughest part of my life. I thought it was all over until the night of my 17th birthday. It all started out great until I took a sip of my drink before bed. It didn't take effect for a little because I was able to get upstairs to their guest room. I closed the door and got under the covers to go to sleep."
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"After I got under the covers I heard many loud footsteps coming from the door. At that time I could barely get up and move to do anything. I thought it was Cole playing another joke but t-then I f-felt a hand cover my mouth making sure I don't scream. I tried to fight back but they just grabbed my hand and put it over me while the other hand pulled off the blankets and then they let go of my wrist and started to r-rip off my clothes and wrap their legs around me so I could't e-escape. I was freaking out at this point. I knew exactly what was happening but I couldn't fight back anymore. They punched me until I couldn't move. Once I had nothing but my undergarments on I tried to scream. But they put duct tape on my lips so I couldn't scream for help."
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"Then h-he started to kiss me all over and I managed to get the duct tape off and tried to tell him to stop. But he didn't listen. I heard him laugh and knew who it was. I laid there in shock while he took advantage of the most personal thing that I could give to someone. Once he was finished he came closer to me once again and told me something that will forever haunt me for the rest of my life.
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He said, "don't tell anyone about this or else. Also, happy birthday Kinsley" he leaves the room after saying that. Leaving me in a puddle of my own blood on the bed." I finish saying wiping away the tears that were falling down my face. The jury looks at each other and then look at Mr. Bailey who is not even listening to the whispers of others talking about what I just told. I see Cole stand up and run towards me. I get up from the podium and he wraps his arms around me tightly, not letting go. He lifts my chin up and wipes away the tears from my cheek. I go back to the podium and he goes back to my family.
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"That was quite a story there Kinsley. Are you sure that you weren't dreaming this?"
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"NO! I wasn't dreaming any of this! Why would you accuse me of that?!" I say screaming at the attorney.
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"I was asking a question Miss. No need to get hostile." he says putting a hand on my shoulder. I brush off his hand and sit back down wiping away more tears from my face.
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"I have evidence that she was indeed raped" my attorney says standing up with the results of my rape kit. He hands it to the judge, opens it and he reads the results. After looking at it, he lets a few more people take the stand. Including Cole, Wesley and Farrah.
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Wesley explains about how him and I were kidnapped in a cabin and how he was forced to watch me get raped for the third time. He told the judge that if I didn't do what he said that he would kill him in front of me. Farrah explains to him how her own father took advantage of her when she just turned fourteen and that she pretended that it never happened. Cole then tells his side of the story when he tried to stop his father from taking advantage of me to when I told him about the second rape in my bedroom to where he was kidnapped and beaten in his own basement for almost four months but managed to escape and find us before his father could find him. Then I go back up and tell them about the encounter at my school and then the one at my house a couple of days before the trial.
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After all of the questions and evidence that was shown, the judge and jury decided to take a recess and decide on their decision. We all go wait in the hall hoping that everything we said worked.
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"I hope it worked. That was hardest and scariest thing that I have ever done." I say taking a deep breath after that.
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"I hope so too. You were very brave up there babygirl" I hear my father say to me. I wrap my arms around his waist, while he wraps his arms around mine. I let out a few more tears and then break from the hug. My mother gives me a tissue and I dab away the tears from my eyes until I felt many arms wrap around me in a huge hug and a pair of small arms wrap around my waist. I look down and see Ashley hugging me. Everyone else breaks apart and Ashley doesn't let go until I get down close to her face. She smiles and then tells me something that I will never forget.
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"I love you Kinsy, never forget that. I hope that you will be free once again."
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"Love you too sis. And I hope so too" I reply hugging her once again.
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After all of that we were all called back into the courtroom. I guess they finally made a decision. We all head back into the courtroom together and the judge gave me permission to invite three people to come stand next to me. Of course I pick my Farrah, Cole and Wesley to come stand next to me. This is important to all of us.
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"You all make take a seat if you would like." the police say to everyone. Everyone but my family sits down. They want to be standing up for all of this.
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"We have made a decision" we hear the jury say. They give their decision to the judge and the judge stands up. I clasp my hands in Cole and Farrah's hand and she entwine's hers into Wesley while we bowed our heads down waiting for the judge to tell us what their decision is.
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"For Kidnapping in the first degree. We find Mr. Bailey, guilty on all charges." we shake a little bit and then stand still and wait to hear what they decided for the second charge.
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"For the second charge in sexual assault in the first degree we find Mr. Bailey.."
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"Guilty on all charges. Case closed" we hear the judge say hitting his gavel once more. I am shaken up, but I look around me seeing my family and friends cheering.
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I am finally free. Is this what freedom feels like? If so, it feels exhilarating. I go and join my family while we watch the police handcuff Mr. Bailey and take him away for the rest of his life.
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I knew we would win this fight. Like I said, I would take him down no matter what it took. And now we all can finally breathe and be free once again. Gotcha, Mr. Bailey!
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