The longest days of my life

The longest days of my life

We all went to our homes, Gentil left and there was a lot of tension and that feeling of crying invaded me, in the end what I did so that they would not separate me from her was what was keeping us apart.

the next day my family, jhos' family and newtan's family were in the headlines of all the newspapers, the prosecutor's office presented convincing evidence and accused newtan of first degree murder with premeditation and that he be tried as an adult.

Gentil didn't write to me the day before and I didn't write to her either, maybe out of pride but I missed her. It was an exhausting week of interrogation after interrogation that ended up interrupting the school week, my parents wouldn't let me go anywhere alone, Newtan trial was scheduled and although I was dying to share with Gentil, I knew it wasn't the right time, we were all very tense, especially her.

I tried to write and call her several times but she didn't answer and because of the press persecution my mother and father decided that I should be absent from school for a while at least until Newtan's trial was over.

What!!!!

No daddy I'm not going to stay locked up here.

You will do what I say, the trial is scheduled for 15 days from now. Don't you see how the press is hounding us, they want to get to you and that can hurt you?

How long?

At least 3 weeks or a month

What!!!

Not impossible

But what the hell is wrong with you if I even thought you would be happy here, you have a swimming pool, gymnasium, video game room, tennis court.

What is it that has you so desperate to go to wispool?

I just turned my back and ran to my room and threw myself on the bed and cried.

And I thought about her and I thought about how I needed to see her and how it was a long time without her and I didn't want to lose her for anything in the world.

My father came into the room

He sat down next to me and gently stroked my hair.

Love if you want I can talk to Abril's parents and let her come in the afternoons it's for your own good I'm afraid that they will want to involve you in all this

I lay down on my knees and I told him

To Gentile convince daddy Gentile it will be better for my grades.

He frowned

Gentil?

forget it daughter her father is not going to give permission look at everything she was involved in get her out of all this do it for her I am not going to pay her lawyer for life she is already out clean don't want to get her back into this in the end you are hurting her

Dad got up and just walked away like that without even listening to me.

That week passed and by Saturday April came to visit me.

Hi how are you?

I took her hand and took her up to my room.

Why didn't you come earlier?

My parents are also a little reluctant for me to come because of all the commotion I had to go to interrogation several times.

And Gentil you know I write to her I call her and nothing and my parents don't want her to come or talk to her father this is really bad for me I am desperate tell me something in all honesty is she with someone?

Nooo how do you think she loves you her dad took her phone away and now he takes her to school and is looking for her he is scared like our parents.

I need to hear from her

I have good news I just found out yesterday that she was coming to see you today I told her and sent you this letter.

She reached into her purse and took it out and handed it to me.

I opened it in desperation and began to read it.

Hi love I can't imagine how hard this is being for you I miss you but my father took away my phone and computer he is scared even though I have told him in a thousand ways that you are not a danger to me but he insists that it is not the right time and he is very grateful to you and your parents for the lawyer.

I am also very sorry for newtan's situation I am not going to accuse him or reproach him only he knows what happened.

Samantha I love you and I am dying to see you kiss and make love to you. I hope you have not forgotten me or that you decide to stay away from me.

I would give anything to be by your side right now.

Att:Gentil

My tears came out and April hugged me

Hey don't cry what happened he told you

That she loves me and misses me and I miss her too

So write it down for her

I looked at April and smiled to myself you are right so I went to the computer and printed one of my best pictures through the scanner and on the back of it I wrote

My life you don't know how happy I am to have read your letter. I am fine even though I miss you. I feel short of breath and I am so afraid of losing you.

I would also like to kiss you and make love to you. I think I dream about you every day. If they would only let you come one day it would be enough to get rid of the depression that being away from you causes me.

I love you samantha

And at the end of the letter I placed a kiss of my own lips with pink paint.

I put the double in the envelope, sealed it and gave it to her, then we went down to the pool and spent the whole afternoon.

It served to relax me a little bit at about 7 p.m. her parents came for April, they talked a little bit with my parents and then they left.

While we were in the dining room having dinner I asked

Dad have you thought about what I asked you about Gentil coming over

My mom stuttered almost choking and said

No way

My sister asks

Why not mother they are good friends and she is good student something April has never been good student

Daisy how do you think I am going to allow that girl to come in here knowing what Newtan did because of his obsession with this girl my sister is devastated I can't do that to your aunt I am sorry samantha but that girl can't come back here I know it's unfair but family comes first

I just got up immediately and ran upstairs to my room and reread the letter over and over again at least ten times.

I thought about her so much I needed to see her and it was almost a week and they wouldn't let me go to high school for at least a month. I was going to go crazy.

There was a knock on the door

Knock tock tock tock

Who is it?

It's me Daisy

Come in it's open

She looked at me and came over and sat down next to me and asked me

You're feeling sad aren't you?

I just want to see her, Daisy, just for once. I love her. I've never loved anyone like this before.

I want to help you, I promise I'll find a way to make them see each other.

I swear if you do that I'll lend you my credit card funds so you can get that lipo you want so badly.

Hahahahaha we all started laughing

As the days went by it was Thursday again the next week and we all had lunch together at home and they called daddy.

He went aside to answer and came back. The prosecutor asked for a trial for tomorrow but we are going to try to reach an agreement if he pleads guilty.

My mother says how much is the prosecution willing to cooperate?

15 years with the right to parole starting at 10 years.

Why both my sister is going to die of depression

Love understand the murder weapon was found in newtan's car as well as the message log that he clumsily tried to delete himself there is no way to get anything better they will give him the death penalty understand jhos was eaten by crocodiles and may have still been alive when he was eaten.

My opinion

Dad, can I go?

No love, this is going to be very hard on the family and you have been through so much already, it is better that you stay home with your sister, most likely we will go from there to talk to Jhos' parents and then try to calm your aunt down, we may even spend the night with her.

It was already a fact that Newtan was sentenced but I was still locked up here.

My sister thinks

Dad and if maybe I took Samantha to the bay blu house there she will be away from all this mess tomorrow there will be a lot of press outside the house and a lot of commotion.

You know what Daisy good idea but I would prefer her to leave today at midnight tomorrow it will be very difficult to leave already the reporters must be aware of the trial they always get the news before it hits the paper I don't know how the hell they do it.

Pick up enough for a week and take her with you Daisy and remember we love you too no matter what mistakes you are our daughter too.

We all hugged each other mom dad Daisy and me

Then I went to pick up that house. It was an inheritance from my dad's dad and he never wanted to get rid of it. As a child we used to go there a lot and we used to swim in that bay.

At least I would be free from the pressure of the press and my parents.

At 11 p.m. we left in one of my dad's vans and Daisy drove for almost half an hour to get there since we had to go around the whole bay to get there.

At the entrance to the house there were two men guarding the entrance and about four more around the inner garden.

I unpacked and settled in one of the bedrooms on the second floor.

My sister came in and said

Would you like me to tell April to come spend the weekend with you here?

Daisy I only want to see one person and you know who that is.

It's hard Samantha but mostly because of her father she won't allow it.

Daisy then don't invite anyone because even if it is April I am not going to stop thinking about Gentil

I understand I will at least try to talk to her you want to send some note

Yes yes of course I do

I wrote for hours repeating over and over again and I really couldn't find the words to explain to her how much I missed her.

Friday I gave the letter to my sister she left early she would see newton and besides she would deliver the letter to Gentil I turned on the TV and everything revolved around Newtan's trial.

I only answered the phone if it was my father or April. The truth was we were all incommunicado and it was about 7pm when dad called.

Hello princess how are you

Well a little sad

So are we, your cousin has already been sentenced

It's been a long time

14 years we couldn't get him out of there alone without parole and as a family we have to support your aunt so we will stay with her today.

Is your sister here yet?

No dad is not here yet

He should be here soon, he said he would stop by to buy some groceries.

Try to get some rest, it's going to be a long, long night for all of us.

At about 8:30 I heard the door of the house ring I knew it was Daisy to tell me how the trial went and for newtan although I felt no remorse it was either him or me or Gentile my sister asks

Samy where are you look what I brought you

Back here in the garden and I really don't want to eat anything, I really don't want anything.

And all of a sudden I hear this voice that said

Not even me

I turned around and I swear when I saw her the floor spun around. I took a deep breath to faint and I ran over her and hugged her tight as hard as I had ever hugged anyone before.