Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
The following week, Allie was called in to testify in court against her attacker. Sunny was called in that very same day. She was dressed in a slacks and a collar shirt when she entered the court room. Her eyes wandered to where Sunny, Josie and Josh sat on her left. She only gave a quick glance at Joey, who was behind a bar like seating area. He threw here a crooked smile and she felt her stomache turn.
The Defending attorney started the questions. "Miss Ng, is it true that you followed my client willingly on the day of March 10th?"
Allie was already warned by the Prosecuting Attorney that she should be ready for the questions that would be twisting the truth. "Yes. But that was because-"
The Attorney quickly cut her off "Thank you. That is all we need to know." he walked to her with a grim smile "Now then, let me ask you. Do you find my client, Joey Lai to be...oh attractive?"
She wanted to hurl "Before he tried to rape me or after?" she asked sarcastically.
There were a few chuckles through the crowd while the Judge pounded his silencer "Ms Ng, there is no need to be a smart mouth. Just answer Attorney Leung."
Allie nodded respectfully "Yes Sir. No, I do not find him attractive." She said honestly.
"Really?" the man didn't seem faltered by her honesty "A tall, handsome man like my client is not the least bit attractive to you? I find that hard to believe. Or is your accusation blinding your own vision?" he accused.
Her heart began to pace as she tried hard to stay in control. When she looked up at Joey, he only smiled with a sly wink in her direction. She shivered in disgust "I met Mr. Joey Lai about a week ago at dinner. I recalled him looking very drunk when he came an hour late into the family dinner. That was a bad impression on my part, I do not find drunken guys attractive when they are hitting on me."
Attorney Leung nodded "Fine. I will take that as an answer. But aside all that, you need to answer my question honestly. Do you think he is at all attractive? Let's say, if you walked into a bar and he approached you, you would not find him attractive?"
She knew what he was trying to do but still fell into the trap "Well, that would be a different situation. I guess you could say he is a little attractive."
"Thank you!" he sounded like he just won the fight "I have no more questions, your honor." he nodded to the elder judge.
"Prosecutor Attorney Chan, do you have any questions?" the judge asked.
The nice looking man in a black robe stood up and nodded "Yes Sir." he walked to the front of the room and looked at Allie in the eye "Ms Ng, now tell me. What did Mr. Lai say for you to leave with him during your working hours?"
Allie quickly recalled "He said that my boyfriend, Josh was in a car accident. He also said that he was moved to home because his father did not want Josh to be in the hospital."
"I see...so he lied to get you to go with him?" the attorney asked.
"Yes." she replied firmly.
"What happened after that?" the man pressed gently.
"We drove to his house. I was a little suspicous when the house was empty, the last time I was there, there were maids, cooks and butlers all over the mansion. He led me to the library claiming that Josh was in there resting. When we entered the room, no one was there. I tried to leave but he closed the door and insisted that I was a hooker he met a year ago."
"He said you were a hooker?" the attorney made it loud and clear. He was playing the guilt card.
"Yes. I told him I never went to a bar in my life. He didn't believe me, he kept saying the girl turned him down and he was upset. Then he pulled out a drawer with a gun, I took it as a threat and I began to feel fear for my safety. He got angry when I told him to let me go so he attacked me and pulled my hair before he threw me on the couch." she paused to let the tears flow naturally. She wiped them quickly away.
Attorney Chan nodded in concern "It's okay Ms. Ng, go on."
"He took off my apron...then he...he unbuttoned my pants and tried to rip them off when I put up a fight." she finished "Then Sunny came in and I got away."
"So you are saying that Mr. Lai mistook you for a hooker, which is a crime to even order, and he attempted to rape you because he thought you were the girl that he met and turned him down because NO one dares to turn down a rich and handsome man like him?!" he cried to the Jury.
Attorney Leung stood up "Objection!" he cried "Mr. Chan has accused my client of something that has not been proved."
The Judge nodded in agreement. "Objection overuled, Attorney Chan, please be careful with your words."
"Yes Sir. I have no more questions." he nodded to Allie before taking a seat. Allie began to stand up to get away from the hot seat when The Defending Attorney stood up.
"I would like to ask some more questions, your honor." Attorney Leung said."
"Of course. Witness, please be seated." the judge ordered.
Allie sat down not knowing what to expect. "Ms Ng, you said my client threatened you with a gun? Did he actually point it at you and say have sex with me or you will die?"
She shook her head "No..."
"Then is it possible that you wanted to have sex with my client, if it was not threatened?" the jury began to buzz at the question.
Allie sat up on her chair as she looked frantically at the jurors "I felt threatened, I never said that he threatened me." she looked away towards Sunny and Josh who was frustrated for her.
"Ms Ng, earlier, you said Sunny came in and you got away." Allie nodded as she wiped the frustrated tears from her cheeks "Who is this man? He is not your boyfriend am I correct?"
"No." she replied shortly.
"How many boyfriends do you have?" the insulting question was asked and it caused a stir in the crowd.
She looked up in horror "I only had one during that time." she didn't dare look at Josh in the eye, afraid that she would embarrass him. Lucky for her, the Attorney didn't catch her words.
"You mean, you have one at that time, but you could have more during another time?" the man pressed vicously.
"Objection your honor, what has this got to do with the crime?" Attorney Chan argued.
Before the Judge could give his answer, Attorney Leung quickly added "I will prove why it is important."
"Objection overruled." The Judge said "Make it quick, Attorney Leung." he warned.
"Yes. You see, Ms Ng, if she has more than one boyfriend, it would be easy for my client to feel that she is a player or maybe she likes being with different kinds of men? He could easiliy misinterpret that she was giving him hints." he chuckled "Afterall, women can be very hard to read." he turned back to the red face Allie, who was gripping on the banister of the witness chair.
"I believe it I made it clear that I did not want sex with him." she said through gritted teeth.
"That is what you thought." the attorney smiled like he just won the case "Thank you, Ms. Ng, you may step down."
Allie was shaken up when she stood up. Her eyes were caked with wet tears. She looked down at the floor and walked out of the room. She was in shock, never was she prepared for the twisted mind of the defending attorney. He set up the trap and sent her straight into it. Now she knew why he was dismissed of the first rape charge.
Sunny was called to the stand next, Allie was allowed back in after Sunny said his oath "Mr. Lam" Attorney Leung started "Was it true that you hit my client straight across the jaw? Causing him to bleed?"
Sunny nodded firmly "Yes."
"Why?" he asked with his shoulders shrugging.
"Because he insulted my friend." he replied carefully.
"Your friend? Ms. Ng you mean?" Sunny nodded "Funny that you would call an employee a friend."
"Is that against the law?" Sunny asked.
The attorney laughed as if it was humorous "Of course not. But it is illegal to hit someone." he said grimly "Now, Mr. Lam, how did my client insult your 'friend'?"
"He called her a hooker, I know she is not." he answered solemnly.
"How do you know that she is not? Are you a close friend? A boyfriend? How long did you know Ms. Ng?" he asked steadily.
Sunny looked at the man in the eye "I know she is not because after a full day working as a waitress, you do not have the energy to work as a hooker." Some of jurors laughed at the comment, even Allie had to crack a smile. For the first time Attorney Leung seemed to be upset at the response so Sunny continued "I've known her for almost 10 months now, she works everyday."
"I see. Let me ask you, do you like Ms. Ng more as a friend or...maybe a possible future mate?" he worked his magic around the words.
Sunny was honest with himself "I am not afraid to say that I am in love with her." the crowd exploded with whispers and hushing sounds.
Attorney Leung looked happy at the response "You are in love with her. Tell me Mr. Lam. Were you upset that this girl of your dreams almost slept with someone therefore you hit him in the face?! And you lied about the fact that my client wanted to rape Ms Ng. She was embarrassed that you had caught them in the middle of an intimate situation, to save her face, she lied. Isn't that possible?" he quickly accused.
Sunny laughed causing a stir running through the crowd, Attorney Leung frowned for he did not expect that reaction "She may be the girl of my dreams, but it is not a reason to hit some guy in the face. Allie had it made it clear to me that she did not like me, no matter what I do, she will not change her mind. That includes hitting someone in the face. I am not desperate enough to fall for a girl that is in the arms of another man. You can ask anyone I know, I do not have a temper."
The attorney looked absolutely shocked, he knew it would go nowhere if he were to continue asking "I have no more questions, your honor."
The Judge nodded "Do you have questions for Mr. Lam, Attorney Chan?"
"No, sir." the attorney smiled at Sunny, happy with the outcome of the questioning.
The next witness was Josh "Mr. Josh Lai, what is your relation to my client?" Attorney Leung asked.
"He is my younger brother." Josh answered.
"How would you describe your relationship with your brother?" he wasn't about to let him off that soon.
"Not very good. But that is because I don't agree with things that he does. We don't have anything in common." Josh added.
The attorney nodded understandingly "So would you say, you dislike him...or worse, hate him?"
Josh shook his head firmly "I do not hate him. He is my brother. Just like a mother that can never kill her own kids."
"But it's happened?" The man turned to the jury "We see it on the news from all over the world. It is not impossible for a brother to hate another brother, especially if a girl is involved." the clever man pointed out.
"It is still her choice in the end." Josh said firmly.
"Aww...that is very noble of you. But we all know that women have the power to make us weak, the power to make us fight over another person. Especially from the fact that Ms. Ng is a very attractive woman. How did you meet her?"
It seems the attorney did not check his background too carefully since he did not know how the two had met, Josh recalled the situation loud and clear "It was at the harbor about 9 months ago, there was a strike with the employees. My father's company sells produce to restaurants, Phoenix Inn is one of our biggest clients. I knew that the owner needed the produce that very day due to a banquet that was going on. So I went down there to collect the produce for the restaurant."
"You did?" The attorney didn't seem to buy it "The elder son of the biggest Produce company in Hong Kong. Dressed in a suit to go down the dirty, smelly harbor to pick up produce? Now, let's be serious."
"You can ask anyone from the harbor, I go down there in person. And I do NOT wear a suit, I dress in a Tshirt and a pair of old jeans. That is how I met Allie, she was down there to pick up the produce too. She did not know of my identity, I did not want to tell her because I was afraid she would be intimidated by the money that I had."
Again, the attorney felt defeated "Very well. That is all the questions I have." he quickly sat down.
Attorney Chan stood up and bowed to the Judge to start his questioning "Now, Mr. Lai. When did you hear that Ms. Ng left with your brother?"
"When Josie, a waitress who was present when Allie left with my brother, called me and asked where I was. She asked if I was in a car accident."
"Why did she ask that?" The attorney looked at him questioningly.
"She said my brother came in and told Allie that I was in a car accident and thats why she left with him." he answered.
"How did you feel at that time?" Attorney Chan asked.
"Scared for Allie. I know what my brother is capable of doing, he always gets what he wants. I was afraid he would harm her." Josh said earnestly.
"So you were scared that your brother had lied to get Ms. Ng to follow him?" he asked.
Josh confirmed "Yes."
"Thank you, you may step down." he turned to the Judge and nodded "I am done questioning."
The Judge stood up "We will continue this after a short recess."