And It All Came Falling Down

Chapter 1: 'Welcome to Criminal Law'

        I don’t think that I would’ve handled this by myself. I did what I was told. I made a mistake in whom I trusted. Those in power. Those who weren’t. 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8.. Seconds passed. My hands wrapped around her neck, as her body became lifeless in a split second. Never did I think I would find myself in this situation. A few months, I was just fine..

        My first day at University! The world is full of people different then me. People who are brilliant and talented. People who can speak multiple languages. People who I would think were more qualified than me.  And yet, I got this opportunity. Harvard Law school. I take in the sights. The trees swaying around under the warmth of the sun. The hundreds of people walking in and out of the hall. One last look and I walked into the hall. I navigated my way to Mrs. Belle’s Criminal Law class. As I entered the class, I am overwhelmed by the amount of people in seating. Maybe about 150 people. I make my way to my seat, 4V, and I bump into someone. 

        " I'm so sorry..I wasn't paying attention", I say as I rub my head. I look up from the ground and I see a tall handsome man. Damn, that's one fine piece of melanin. He was soft on the eyes but when our eyes met,  you could sense his charm. He's very tall and muscular. Dark brown eyes. Brown Hair.

        " It's good ma. I don't believe I've had the pleasure, I'm Kaleb." he said as he stuck his hand out to shake mine. I smiled and shook his hand. And his hands are soft. Oh god. 

        " Diamonte..Nice to meet you, Kaleb". Our moment of eye contact was cut short as our professor rushed into the classroom. We all rushed to sit down as she started to talk. 

        " Welcome to Criminal Law. You all have been put in this class for your potential to be an amazing lawyer. A select few of you will be selected to part of my team in real cases. Let's get started, " Mrs.Belle then turned to the screen that showcased a picture of a woman.

        "First Case Study: The Heartless Killer. Tell us the facts...", she asks the classroom "...Liam Degrassi". A boy stands up out of his seat. He looks very clean and well polished. He's about 5'9, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, peach colored skin. He's wearing jeans and a white buttoned down shirt.

        " Commonwealth v. Kaitlyn Marie was a case of voluntary manslaughter, the defendant worked as a part-time assistant to the most renounced CEO, David Boundy, by day and some nights worked as an exotic dancer. The thing is that her brother was the one who owned the business", Liam said with the tiniest smirk on his face as he presented. Mrs.Belle then changed the screen to a picture of a man.

        " And what happened when Sammie Marie, the defendant's brother found that his younger sister was dancing in his lobby every now and then....Kaleb Brown tell us", she said as she looked at the names on the sheet of paper that laid right on her desk.

        " He banned her from the lobby. Then she ,allegedly, strangled him after a supposed argument then had surrounding her being a dancer.", Kaleb said as he stood proudly. I notice that he wasn't wearing ass informal clothes that I had thought. He wore jeans and a nice light blue shirt. God who made that body so amazing? His body fits in everything perfectly. 

        "So we established the actus Reyes what was the mens rea.... someone explain for those who don't understand?", she asked. A pretty girl who seemed way to full of herself stood up and helped herself to the question. She had pretty brown-skin. Her eyes her brown. Her black hair was long and pulled back into a tight high ponytail. 

        " Well actus Reyes means guilty act at the strangling of Sammie Marie, whereas mens rea a' means guilty mind....Aalayah Prime", she said as she smiled as if she was the star of the show. 

        "Good now, someone, what is the mens rea a'....Diamonte Harper?", she said. I stood up out of my chair as I placed my hand in front of me. I was wearing a black tank top with a light brown skirt that went to just above my ankles and gray heels. My frizzy curly hair complimented my body and its outfit. 

        " The mens rea a' also refers to the intent which was to kill Mr.Marie", I said in a firm voice. Mrs. Belle turned as she nods with approval and walked to her desk. 

        " But my question is did she really kill her brother?" a young man in a suit asked as he comfortably stretched one leg over the other. I can tell he's rich. Slick hair. The expensive looking shoes and suit. Says a lot. Mrs. Belle smirks. 

        " You can determine that for yourselves Mr.Miles," she said smiling. After hours of working and brainstorming ideas, Mrs.Belle revealed it was to pick 5 of us to remind wit her in all cases she took that followed after today.

"Diamonte Harper, Kaleb Brown, Liam Degrassi, Alayah Prime and Jaiden Miles. Congratulations, you all seemed to outdone yourselves and did your homework, "  she said to us as she class ended. As students left the class all of us looked at each other as we all approached Mrs. Belle. This sure is a wild bunch. 

        " Be at my firm by 3 pm sharp today. I recommend you take your time before then to get to know each other", she said with a smile as she exited the room. Kaleb winked at me, as I smiled. Aalayah rolled her eyes and pulled out her phone.Liam and Jaiden hugged each other and fooled around. Boy, this going to be a day.