CRASH The sun was glaring down at me. Its blinding light the only thing I could see. It pierced my eyes, strengthening the searing pain in my head. I ...eard movement nearby. I raised my head a little and tried to see where the source of the noise was coming from. My vision began to return and I started to take in the scene around me. Kathy was lying on her front nearby, leaning on her arms, trying to pick herself up. I realized we were lying on the deck of the boat. I reached up and touched my. Mr. Orson will agree to vacate the room if and when Miss Teague is required to testify.The judge nodded and the trial began. The lawyer for the county immediately got up and asked that the case be dismissed for, what they called, obvious reasons. The judge denied the motion. And the young woman that was the lawyer for the county sat down deflated. Apparently she thought that this would be a slam dunk.The judge called me to the stand and Bob Petter began to question me. They went over when I had. ” He looked him in the eye and spoke quietly, but with a firm authority. “And the truth is that you will sit down, and listen to me.” Don raised a finger and took a breath to speak, but he said nothing, paused and then sat down. “Good, then I’ll continue. You married Annie Lee eight years ago, when you’d only known her for four months. Her father had gone near bankrupt when she was a kid, so of course she worried about money, and she was worried you’d not be able to support the kids she wanted. Who I knew had dumped him because she wasn’t as impressed with his bed qualities as he was with hers. Afterwards, the boy had denied everything of course. But the rumor was already spreading around the school. Equally, he had only been Priscilla’s second choice as well, since Gauge wouldn’t give her the time of day.The pompom queen decided to shut up now and sat her ass down. Awkwardly combing through her blond curls while trying to restore her poise.Gauge got up and casually threw his backpack.