Taylors POV
I couldn't let go of Cade or Amanda's hand. Everyone clearly knew what I was going through. So why was I left to suffer alone? I noticed while my brother was on the stand he couldn't look at me. Almost as if he was disgusted.
Today Penny gave me a sleeveless dress to wear. It was still warm outside, so the tank top straps made all of my scars visible. She told me I shouldn't be ashamed of them, and that they would help with the trial. I felt like I was a lab rat being spectated. I wasn't prepared, however for my mom and brother to be here in my defense.
“Did you know about this?” I whispered to Amanda and Cade. She shook her head.
“My dad doesn’t talk about cases with me.”
I sighed. “He told us he had a surprise up his sleeve while you were being cross examined. I didn’t k
