"It all started when I went round to confront Jane. I found out she was cheating on my brother." Ivory starts, her voice a timid whisper.
"Miss Melvin, you're going to have to speak up." The judge responds firmly. Ivory nods, her eyes wide with fear. I notice her body trembling and she's staring at the floor, a glazed over look in her eyes.
"Jane was cheating on my brother, Tobias Melvin. When I found out, I went to confront Jane. On my way to her house, I passed an alleyway and it was dark." Ivory continues, emotion lining her words. Beside me, Jake's right hand clutches mine and his left holds Tobias'.
"I saw Dylan, he was arguing with Jane. I knew it was Jane because she was screaming at him and I recognised her voice. She was holding a baseball bat. I went to shout her name but the
