The state calls Dr. Kaital, the doctor who examined Devon in September, and tries to get the doctor so say whether or not he though Devon was trying to decieve him, but there is an objection from Dom. The prosecutor finishes, and Dom cross examines Dr. Kaital. Basically, to keep it short, she comes up with the fact that it is common umongst pregnant women to spot, and a lot of female teenagers have irregular periods, so Devon could have easily mistaken this from menstruation, a reason she from which she could conclude that she wasn't pregnant.
The judge calls a lunch break. Dom says they are doing well. Devon's mom shows up, cheery and bright as if nothing bad has happened. Her mom breaks down, being as emotional as she is. She apoligizes for not coming to visit her. She says she had gone to visit her mother, whom she hadn't seen in seventeen years. She had also gone to see Devon's baby, but the nurse wouldn't let her, because the baby had been put into foster care, with so many families wanting to take her in, which is good so the baby can have a normal life. Her mom asks her why she didn't tell her. She had been through all of that before, she had given birth to Devon when she was just sixteen. Devon realizes this. Her mom had been through similar stuff, yet she hadn't tried to kill Devon. Dom comes back in, and says she isn't going to put her mom on the stand because she's too unpredictible.
Dom calls Henrietta to the stand. Henrietta nods her head and says 'okay' a lot. She states that Devon is a very special girl, and she has gotten to honor status faster than any other Henrietta has ever seen. She says Devon is very smart and responsible. After Henrietta, Dom calls up Devon's coach, Mark Dougherty he says that Devon has always been a leader, a responsible player, one of the hardest workers he has had, and one of his favorite athletes and students. He talks about how Devon can be hard on herself, if she misses a ball, she gets quiet and goes off on her own for a while. The prosecutor cross examines. He asks the coach if he was aware that Devon's injuries her not covered on her medical record. He says her record must be incomplete, he says that he trusts her enough to know what is best for her. If she says she couldn't play, he takes that seriously and believes she has a good reason for it because she sometimes shows up to practices coughing and sneezing, still doing whatever she can to play. The prosecutor asks if she had told him she was pregnant, he would have helped her? He says if she had trusted him enough, he would have done everything her could to help her. He and Devon met eyes then. He says he would have been one hundred percent there for her.
Dom calls Debbie Evans to the stand. Devon has babysat Debbie's twins for two years. She says Devon has at times, babysat the kids from eight AM to five PM. She fed them, played with them, and even helped potty train them. Debbie says that she did a better job than the previous college nanny they had hired. Devon didn't do anything wrong then. Dom asks if, knowing Devon's charges, would she ever have Devon babysit her children again? She says yes, and she says she did not believe Devon actually planned on hurting her baby. Debbie steps down. Devon realizes that all those people - Coach Mark, Debbie, Henrietta, Kait, her mom-they don't hate her. They care about her. With this epiphany, Devon starts to cry.
I will give you the end of the book soon. :)
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