Chapter 13
Cole's p.o.v
Kai sleeps on the pillow, Caleb curled into my side. My body hurts but I can take it. The door opens, the doctor comes in, Kai stirs. He picks his head up, rubbing his eyes. Doc comes over "I'm going to take the tube out your throat." I nod. He grasps the tube "Deep breath." I take one, he pulls it out, I gag, spitting up a little. Kai wrips my mouth as doc puts tubes in my nose. I cough a little, Kai hands me some water, he helps me drink it.
The doctor leaves, Kai smiles, he sits up, kissing my lips. I return it but have to turn away too soon. Kai nibbles my jaw, I look at hem. The door opens once more, Marcus walking in. "You look like shit, man." He says. I flip hem off, Marcus laughs. "I'm here on Hunter, we would ask Lue but he was found yesterday morning with two bullets in his head." Marcus said. I look at Marcus, it told hem everything. "You didn't know." Marcus whispers. "Know what." Kai voices for me. "Half an hour before Hunter shot the diner, he killed Lue with two bullets execution style. He was brought here around the same time y'all came." Marcus explains. "That....that was Lue....on the stretcher." Kai stutters. Tears fall, I let out a cry of agrish, pain, lose and sorrow. I cry my voice raw as Kai hugs me. The guys rush in, Marcus hands Wu the folder and leaves.
Wu reads the folder, passing it around as I cry hard into Kai's shirt, gripping the armour of his gi. Kai has tears falling, he strokes my hair in an effort to calm me. It slowly does as he gently talks. Tears still in my eyes, I reach for the folder. Zane gives it. Opening it up, I choke at the photos. Dad was found ducktaped to his chair. Signs of torcher are very clear. Dad's head is down forward, the back of his skull has two clear holes in it. The next picture shows dad on the floor, tape had been over his mouth. Where his forehead is are two huge holes. The time of death was ten o seven in the morning.
Marcus comes back, a coffee in hand with an orange juice. He gives me the juice, I hand the folder over. "I'm gonna take it, I decide if Hunter lives a life of prison, or receives the death penalty." I rasp. Marcus nods "Your his only living member and the one who's seen and had the most hell." Marcus says. Kai takes my hand, I knew the answer way before Marcus asked. "Life, he will suffer as I have these last nine years. I want hem to know how I felt. And death is the easy way out." I say. Taking a sip of juice, Marcus nods as I sit up. "My... (clears throat) Hunter caused me a lot of pain, it's only fare he knows my pain, so life in prison." I say.
Three days later, I stand on crutches as friends walk into the church my dad's funeral is at. Hunter is watching with two guards on each side. I surprised hem yesterday in prison, not by the visit, but by showing hem he didn't break me. Kai leans on my shoulder, hand over his middle where our child grows. I kiss his hair, he in turn my cheek. I will live free after this while Hunter rots in prison.
The service starts, pastor Conner talks. Kai holds my hand as the service goes on. Conner calls me up to do the speech, Kai with me as I clime the three steps. I use the stand to take my weight as Kai sets the crutches to the side.
"I'd like to thank you for coming. Many of you knew or know my dad and I. And more of you know the history of our family. I'd like to speak to the families of Ninjago who have been victims of my brother real fast. When we were ten, I never imagined my life turning out like this. Hunter killing mom on our tenth birthday, or hem becoming a killer at only ten. For nine years, he stayed under the radar, coming out to kill and than going back into hiding. The cops could never catch hem cause every time Hunter killed, I would be the one taken in.
Up until three months ago, I hid that I was really albino. I was ashamed, it made me feel different. I finally had enough and changed to my old ways. I only wish I had done it sooner. Hunter met with me three days in the diner I work at, I threatened hem if he harmed my family and friends, he'd be six feet under. Now, I can't go through that promise. But I can say this, Ninjago, you, me, mom and dad can now sleep easy for Hunter is now serving life in prison. Ninjago is safe for another day.
All I can really say now is, thank you dad, mom, you both raised us, but we chose our lives." And with that, I step away as applause can be heard. Kai helps me down as the Paul bearers come. Wanting to join them, one switches with me and the rest of the ninja. I hold it til dad is layed beside mom. I than realize, this started on my birthday and it came to an end on my birthday. Caleb and Kai stand next to me as the casket is lowered and the hole covered up.
Saying a small prayer, I turn away, going to the Bounty and leaning on the railing. The guys come up, Nya to the controls and she takes to the sky.
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