Chapter 21: Trial by Fire“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?”
“I do.”
I sat in the witness chair, feeling sweaty in my pits and crotch. My pants were too tight.
“Aiden Lawrence. You know the defendant, Carter Hunzeker, correct?” My lawyer, McKenna, was very direct, which I liked. Helped me tell my story to get off the stand as soon as possible.
“Yes.”
“And how do you know him?”
“We used to date. Um, we dated for a year and a half—we broke up last year in May.”
She nodded as she took a few steps toward the desk. “And how did the relationship end?”
I sighed. “Honestly, he wasn’t very nice to me—”
“Objection! What does this have to do with the incident on November first, Your Honor?”
My lawyer crossed her arms and looked at t
