Dark Surrounds Me Chapter 10
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It took me forever to get this chapter wrote.
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beat-ed by moon1084
Jae’s POV
I sit quietly with Yunho beside me in the car, watching the scenery whirl by.
My mind wasn't on us going to the courthouse, or on my upcoming turn on the stand to testify against Kwong Sun.
My mind was on something entirely different; Something that I have found myself thinking of everyday, at odd times.
Flashback
It's been two weeks since I woke up from my nap with Yunho's arm wrapped tightly around me, his hand holding our unborn child through my tummy.
For some reason, I had not felt any fear. I only felt like I had been protected while I slept.
I lay silently, my fingers lightly tracing the back of his hand as a small smile graces my lips.
At this moment, it felt so right, so good to be held by Yunho.
I felt our baby girl shift, my belly bulging, and Yunho's hand moving up and down with her movement, until she settled back down.
I wished for our lives to be like this, to be this peaceful.
I signed, turning my head, I looked over my shoulder at Yunho. He looked so childish in sleep. Nothing like the violent man that he had become, that he was trying to overcome.
Inside I knew I was glad that he was trying, happy that he was making the effort. He has been going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and going to see the physiatrist every week.
He calls me every night. I have even started to look forward to his nightly calls, sometimes talking till midnight about nothing at all, like teenagers.
We've been meeting at the near by park. Sitting on the metal bench watching the sunset together, with his arm around my shoulders, only to have Yunho drop me off with a light goodnight kiss on the cheek, making me wonder when he would give me a real kiss. A kiss that I've been wanting, been waiting for secretly.
Yunho had been accompanying me to my doctor’s appointments each week. Dr. Changmin and Yunho got along great. I have just found out that sometimes they meet to have dinner with Changmin and his long time boyfriend, Kibum. This came as news to me, when Yunho finally told me. I wasn't mad that my husband and my doctor were being friends behind my back. In fact I was happy that Yunho had met someone that
was of good influence on him.
I just wonder how long Dr. Changmin would continue to be Yunho's friend if he knew about his past. Not that I would tell him. I didn't want people to know about our private married life, no matter how horrible it had been.
Yunho's lashes rested against his cheeks, his mouth slightly parted, and I just took in my fill of him.
He's still just as handsome as ever to me. My heart beat for him as it always had, thumping hard. My breathing increased, and I felt a tremble pass over my body. Yes, I still reacted to him like I always had. It still excited me to be beside him.
For some reason I felt like crying. My body was telling me what my mind was having a hard time accepting, but my heart had already accepted. I wasn't afraid of him any longer and now I wanted to come home.
I had made up my mind, I will come back home to stay. I am coming back to my husband, back to Yunho.
I signed deeply, turning to look at the wall in front of me. A picture of Yunho and me on our wedding day hung before my eyes.
We both where smiling and you could see the love in our eyes as we gazed at each other.
In two weeks. I'll come home in two weeks after the trial. It'll be a surprise for Yunho. I smiled as I thought of the look that Yunho will have when I ask him to help me pack so I can come home.
End flashback
I was startled back to the present when the door opened and Yunho stood before me.
I wasn't aware of arriving at the courthouse or of us parking and the car being shut off.
Yunho helped me out of the car and we walked into the courthouse.
Yunho’s POV
We sit side by side on the wooden bench in the court room. Jae was fidgeting around. I could hear his low moans as he tried to get comfortable. The pregnancy has been hard for him. He was getting bigger by the day, being in the last trimester. His back was still
hurting most of the time, now.
I knew he was nervous. He didn't think that anything he said today would be of any use. I had to admit that he was probably right. He didn't have any proof, so today was just to try and damage Kwong Sun's reputation as much as we could.
The child’s mother took the stand, her face covered in tears as she recalled how she found her little boy bleeding, hurt. I felt that her testimony alone would be enough to convict Kwong Sun.
The mother left the stand to sit by her son as the judge asked the prosecuting attorney if he had anyone to call to the stand. The lawyer stood, "I call Jung Jaejoong to the stand."
The judge asked the defense attorney if he wanted to go first, and he agreed.
I felt myself stiffen as Jaejoong stood on his feet, and the crowd in the court house started mumbling and pointing at his obvious protruding belly. I see his face redden as he slowly made his way to the stand.
The defense attorney's eyes rounded as my wife made himself as comfortable as he could on the little wooden chair.
The first words out of my brothers lawyers mouth made me feel worry for my wife, "This is off the record and has nothing to do with the case, alright." The lawyer walked to the front of the stand and leaned against it as Jae nodded.
"I'm sure that many here asides from myself are wondering", the defense lawyer paused as he looked around the room, and saw the many nods, "Are you pregnant?"
My wife reddened further and replied with a tiny, "Nae." I could tell that the lawyer made him uncomfortable and his question made me uncomfortable as well.
"How far along are you?" The attorney smiled kindly as Jae answered, "Seven and half months."
The attorney smiled again, "Oh well, congratulations to you and your husband then. Ok from here on everything will be on the record, ok."
I felt my stomach flutter as Jae nodded and the lawyer commenced to question him.
"How do you know Kwong Sun?
"He is my brother in law."
"So, you are married to his brother?"
"Nae."
"When was the last time you saw Kwong Sun?"
"About seven and a half months ago."
"Can you tell the court what happened on the day that you last saw Kwong Sun?"
I see Jae nod and swallow hard. I knew this was going to be hard for him. Having to recall what my brother did to him and then everything that happened afterwards.
I held my hands in a tight clench as Jae started to speak in a low voice. I could hear his voice shaking from where I sat on the right side of the room, right behind the prosecuting attorneys’ table.
"Kwong Sun came over one afternoon while my husband, Jung Yunho," Jae pointed over to where I was sitting,” was out. I didn't really see any reason why I shouldn't let him in, so I opened the door for him."
The defense attorney nodded, "So you let him in of your own free will?"
I watched as Jae bit his lip before answering the question, "Yes. Like I said, I had no reason to think he would try and do something with me."
The lawyer walked to the middle of the floor between the table and the stand and turned back to Jae, "So what happened then?"
Jae shifted in his seat, "He came in and asked for Yunho. I told him that he wasn't home and that’s when he started to act strange towards me. He put his arm around me and was trying to kiss me. I took his arm off me and tried to move from him, but, he grabbed me
by the arm and forced me into the bedroom where he then continued to rape me."
The defense attorney smiled gently at Jae, "Could you please tell us what happened next?"
Jae looked over to me and I saw him, his face was white and he was all out shaking now, "My husband came in and caught him. He threw Kwong Sun out and then tried to comfort me."
He lied for me! Jae lied for me on the stand. Was it so that he didn't have to explain all the hell I had put him through or was it only so he could get off the stand quicker.
"So, after your husband, Jung Yunho, Kwong Sun's brother, helped calm you down, you went to the hospital, right?"
I wanted to get up from my seat and punch that lawyer in the face for putting Jae in that kind of situation. I could see Jae shake his head no, "No, I didn't go."
The lawyer looked incredulous, "You didn't go to the hospital after you where raped?"
Jae just shook his head no again, "No, I did not." I would have given anything to hug him, to let him know that all was alright.
The lawyer turned to the crowd, "Then how are we supposed to prove that you where raped? Did you file a report with the police, then?"
Again, Jae shook his head no, "No. I didn't go to the police afterwards."
The defense attorney had a disbelieving look on his face, "So not only didn't you go to the hospital, but you also did not go to the police. Please tell me Mr. Jung, how are we supposed to believe what you are saying?"
Jae looked past the lawyer over to where Kwong Sun was sitting.
"I came here to testify against Kwong Sun, knowing that I didn't have any evidence showing what he did to me. But Kwong Sun knows what he did. Kwong Sun, Yunho and I, we all three know the truth. Right Kwong Sun?"
The defense attorney just smiled at Jae and turned to the judge, "That's all, your honor." The defense lawyer made his way back to his seat and shuffled some papers while talking quietly with Kwong Sun.
Jae still sat on the podium as the prosecuting attorney walked up to him.
"So. Tell me Mr. Jung. Why did you not go to the hospital the night that Kwong Sun raped you?" The attorney waved his hand in front of Jae.
Jae signed and answered, "It was to humiliating. It was bad enough that Yunho knew what had happened, but, to let other people know that I couldn't defend myself against Kwong Sun, no, I never could do that."
"And what was the reason for not going to the police after the incident occurred?" The lawyer turned back to the crowd.
"The same reason. I just wanted to forget about the whole thing. It was horrible and painful and I just didn’t want to be reminded of it again. Of course I never knew that Kwong Sun would do something like this though."
The lawyer nodded and turned towards the judge, "That’s all your honor."
The judge turned to Jae, "You may step down now Mr. Jung." Jae smiled and left the stand.
He made his way back to me and I could see the relief in his eyes.
As he sat down I took his hand in mine, "Are you ok, dear?" I felt relief at his nod and smile to me. "Good."
We sat and listened through the rest of the trial, only to have a ten minute recess while the jury debated the future of Kwong Sun.
Jaejoong and I decided to go outside and stretch our legs. As we walked out into the hall I overheard a few court goers comment on Jae's turn at the stand.
"I believe what he said. He didn't look like the type to lie about something like that." One guy said.
"Yeah, but, he never went to the hospital or police station. How can anyone believe if he didn't get the rape kit test done and file a report." A woman said as we walked passed them.
"I think he's telling the truth. You can always tell when they are telling the truth or lying. I just cannot believe anyone would want to hurt someone as pretty and fragile as that man. That Kwong Sun needs to be buried underneath the jail for what he's done. Not just to his brother in law, but, also that little boy. At least there's proof there. The parents did send him to the hospital and filed reports on him. So if anything he will get convicted just over that." Another man stated out forcefully.
Jae lowered his head and walked quietly beside of me. I lead him out of the court house.
On the way down the steps there was a loud bang heard over the den of noise outside on the courthouse lawn, and I jumped in front of Jae. After the ring of the gun shot disappeared I stepped to his side again.
Right then everything seemed to slow down to a crawl. I look over to Jae to see his horrified face as he looked up to me. His eyes were slowly getting bigger as he lowered his head to my chest and then back up.
"Jae, what’s wrong baby?" I asked my words sounding muddled, even to my own ears. He shook his head frantically. I looked down myself and see a bright red spot blossom on the front of my shirt. Then the red spot got bigger and bigger as it spread.
Right then everything went back to normal speed as I hear a man shout out, "DID I KILL HIM! DID I KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH THAT RAPED MY SON!" The police quickly apprehended the man and had him on his way to the police station.
Then suddenly I hear shouts and then cries of people as they started running around scared.
I turn to Jae. He is still shaking his head no and yelling at people to call an ambulance.
My legs gave out and I crumpled to the ground, with Jae catching me on the way down. He cuddled my head in his lap.
I looked up at him as I felt my breathing become labored, "Jae, I love you. I would die for you. I would give my very life so that you and our baby girl could live. Please Jae don't be sad, just live life to the fullest with our little girl." With that I felt myself loose conciseness, and blackness engulfed my body.
Jae’s POV
"No! No Yunho! Wake up! You can't die! YUNHO!"
I felt like my heart was torn to pieces as I watch the man I love bleed on the court house steps in my arms. I lifted up my head,
"CALL AN AMBULANCE! NOW!"
I looked back down, tears dripping off the tip of my nose and onto Yunho's face, "Oh god Yunho. Don't die. I can't live without you. Please! I was coming home today! YUNHO!!"