Steal Him Away

Benjamin and Pandora arrived just as the court was starting up. First up was Derrik, who sat there for almost three hours, trying to paint himself as the victim. It was hard sitting there listening to him spew out how Pandora was trying hard to ruin him, and she did all that herself to set him up.

Miriam was the next to take the stand and she just glared at Pandora as she was sworn in.

"I would first like to ask you about your son, who is he?" Derrik's lawyer asked.

"Oh, my sweet Derrik is such a good boy. He was a star football player, but she..." Miriam hissed with a nod in Pandora’s direction, "made him give up his dream. She was always bossing him around, telling him what to do, and what to wear. He wasn't allowed friends, and she even tried to stop him from talking to me. But I wouldn't allow that to happen. I would walk through hell for my son."

"So, Mrs. Preston, you are saying that Mrs. Parks was controlling your son?"

"Oh yes, he wasn't allowed to work because she was af