Chapter 38

Evelyn stood up and walked to the middle of the desks. She took a deep breath, and I followed her lead.

“Miss Garrison, have you ever had a one-night stand?”

I felt the colour drain from my face. What did this have to do with the case?

“Miss Garrison?”

“Yes, once.”

“Do you remember when you had the one-night stand?”

“It was about 2 weeks after I moved here.”

“And when was that exactly?”

“I moved here on November the 18th last year.”

“Objection, relevance.” Gideon shouted.

“Mr. Davenport brought into question the memory of the witness; I am simply testing the waters on that subject.”

“Very well, keep it within scope Mrs. Ward.” The judge agreed.

Evelyn nodded and turned back to me, “It’s safe to say then that the one-night stand happened around the beginning of December, is that correct?”

“Yes.”

“Now, Miss Garrison this was someone you were intimate with, do you remember their name?”

I looked at her realising what she was doing, “Yes, Luke.”

“Do you remember his last name?”

I blinked and blushed, “No.”

“Do you remember what he looked like?”

“Not really. Tall, skinny, blonde hair but not really any exact features.”

“So, if he was sat in this courtroom today you would not be able to pick his face out of the crowd?”

“No.”

“Thank you, Miss Garrison. So, it is safe to say that the defendant at a Christmas party which was only a few weeks later would not have been memorable as you were trying to meet new people and he was not someone you were in close contact with that evening, it was also someone you never saw again until the night you learnt he was one of the people that attacked you. Is it also safe to say that when you visited the defendants you still did not recognise him?”

“No, I had no idea I had briefly encountered him previously.”

“Judge I would like to rest this witness and continue tomorrow.”

“Very well, court is adjourned for today. We will continue at 9am tomorrow morning.”

I was released from the stand and ushered back into the waiting room. It didn’t take long for Evelyn and Jack to enter the room. We talked through what had happened and Evelyn took me to a hotel for the night. Jack had told Logan what was happening and why.

I hadn’t seen Logan in the courtroom but I knew he would have asked Jack for a full recount of what had happened. After heading to the hotel that night, Logan called once again after he had spoken with Jack. A few messages came through asking me to confirm I was ok, that was all he wanted to know.

I eventually messaged back a plain, simple, I am alright. That seemed to settle him. He responded with a simple message thanking me for responding. It seemed he was not going to push the issue of us talking, at least for the moment. The unclear part was whether he had gained that realisation on his own or whether his father had helped him see sense on the matter.

Sleep did not come easy that night.