Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 05:32:45 +0000 (UTC)
From: Tom Sims <tomsims563@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fighting Demons  chapter 2

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Chapter 2We were met at the door by Sherri. "Everything is looking
good. However, I think that you should be aware that your Dad and his
lawyer are in the courtroom. I tried to talk the judge out of letting him
stay. She told me that would impossible and legally he had a right to be in
the courtroom."

Joel tuned pale and looked as if he would pass out. I grabbed him around
his waist and started whispering to him. "Get a grip on yourself and take
some deep breaths. There is nothing that your dad can to you now. If he
comes near you, I will deck him. I have done it before and will do it
again." He looked at me with a very puzzled look on his face. I'll tell you
about it later. Do you think you can make it on your own now?" He nodded
his head yes.

Sheri ushered us into a waiting room. Lonnie was waiting for us to
arrive. "I'll come and get you when the judge is ready. No need to be in
the courtroom before you are needed.  You dad has a very angry look on his
face."

Sherri came and we went into the courtroom. Joel and I did not make made
eye contact with his dad. Lonnie took us to a table up front. Several
people were present in the room and may be called as witnesses.

"This is just a hearing but will be handled just as if it was a trial. All
witnesses will be sworn in. So let's get started. We will start first with
Sherri Moore, who represents Children's Services.

Sheri presented her case and gave Judge Carol all the pictures , along with
all her notes and forms that were filled out by her office, to be entered
as evidence.

"Mr. John Hardin, please take the stand. I understand that you are the
father of Joel. CSD is recommending that Joel be removed from you care and
that temporary guardianship be granted to Mr. David Long. Do you understand
that you have signed papers to accomplish this."

"Yes. I have some questions concerning his inheritance."

"That is a different matter and will be taken up next. Do you have any more
questions? If not, we will move on."

"Are there any objections to granting guardianship to Mr. David Long of
Joel Hardin."

"Yes, you honor. Mr. Long and Mr. Hardin are good friends and were
roommates in college. They got into a fight in the dorm room and Mr. Long
hit Mr. Hardin several times with his fist. Mr. Hardin was taken to the
hospital and had several stitches put in his lip and on other parts of his
face. I don't think that it would be in Joel's best interest to be placed
in the custody of Mr. Long given his violent temper and his use of Physical
force," said Ron Smith, Mr. Hardin's lawyer

"Your Honor, may I ask a couple of question of Mr. Hardin?" Lonnie asked

"Go ahead."

"Were you aware of the circumstance leading to this fight?" Lonnie
continued.

"No! May I have a moment to confer with my Client?" questioned Mr. Smith.

"Yes."*****"Mr. Hardin told me that he and Mr. Long experimented with
different gay sexual activities. He came home drunk one night and Mr. Long
got on his case. Mr. Hardin shoved him and Mr. Long came unglued and
started hitting him. He had to be taken to the emergency room where he had
several stitches on his lips and face."

"That is not exactly the truth. The only truth in that statement is that we
did have sexual activities and that he did have to get stitches. Now you
tell the true story or do you want me to tell it?" I exclaimed.

"You honor, may we go to the hall and talk for a few minutes

"You have 5 minutes."

"Do you have a room that we could use?" Lonnie asked.

"Sure, the door on you left."*****"Dave, what in the world is going on?"

"We had a romance going on. We were engaged in some form of gay sex all the
time when we weren't in class or studying. The night in question he came
home drunk and had a ten year old boy with him. He ripped the kid's clothes
off and threw him on the bed. He started getting undressed and told me to
do the same. He said we were are going to fuck the kid's ass all
night. That is when I stepped in and started rearranging his face and he
ended up in the emergency room. I went to an all night Walmart and got the
kid some new clothes and took him home. I told the kid's father what had
happened and he said that he was given $50.00 by Hardin, who wanted to take
him home, and fuck him all night. I turned and walked away. I turned the
father in to CSD and he was charged along with Mr. Hardin. Both were put on
probation for a year."

"My word! It looks like we stirred up a hornets nest. Let's go back in and
see what Mr. Hardin has to say. Why did the two of you remain friends.?"

"We didn't have any more sex. I still like him and we just continued our
friendship until his wife died and then he became a change man-cruel and
mean. I think that he is capable of doing a lot worse that just beating
Joel. I think his life would be in danger if he remains in the house with
his dad."

We all came back into the judge's chamber. "Your honor, We would like to
withdraw our objection and have it erased from the record." Hardin's lawyer
said.

"Mr. Long?"

"I agree. I really don't want Joel to hear this ugly story. I want to wait
until some of this is settled and he can come to terms with all that is
going on."

"I am going to strike this from the record and move on."

"Mrs. Walker, would you remove the objection and any reference to it from
the records. Thank you."

"Joel, would you take a chair in the witness box. I want to ask you how you
feel about all of this."

"I have known Uncle Dave Long all my life. He is not really my uncle but I
love him like family. He and my dad were real close until my mother died. I
don't know what happened but everything changed. After the beating my
father gave me, He kicked me out of the house and told me he would kill me
if I returned. I had no place to go and I hitchhiked for 200 miles to Uncle
Dave's place. I had to walk the last mile in the rain"

"Joel, would you like to live with your Uncle David Long?"

"Yes, you honor I would very much like too."

"You may return to your seat. I am not going to grant temporary custody to
Mr. Long. I am going make it permanent."

Joel let out a big scream and grabbed me around the neck and we just stood
there hugging and crying.To be continued.