Mia and Clay enter the hospital room. "Hey." Clay greets Jessica and Justin.

"Hey." Justin looks at them.

"Um...how is it today?" Mia asks.

"Uh, it's like yesterday. Just a little worse." Justin admits with a small chuckle.

"Uh, so, there's, like, a lineup of people who'd like to see you, but I understand if you don't wanna see them." Clay states.

"And Clay and I...we organized a list and given time limits, and--"

Jessica and Justin laugh. "Of course you have," Justin says.

Mia and Clay quietly laugh. Justin nods his head, "Yeah, sure." he says. "Bring it on."

"I'll send in the first appointment," Jessica says, she stands up, kisses Justin on the forehead and starts towards the exit. Mia looks at Clay, "I'll join you." she says. The brunette touches Clay's arm and squeezes it lightly. She gives Justin a small smile before leaving with Jessica.

Jessica looks at the short-haired brunette. "So, who's first?" she asks.

Mia chuckles, "The Prom Kings." she answers.

Jessica laughs quietly and so does Mia. They get to the waiting room. "Alex, Charlie...Justin's cool with seeing you both." Jessica says.

They both get up, Mia covers her mouth as she quietly chuckles. "Oh, My God that is...adorable." she looks at the large stuffed panda in Alex's arms.

"Yeah...thank Charlie," Alex replies. "Should there just be one...visitor at a time?" Alex asks.

Mia presses her lips together. "I don't...know," she answers with uncertainty.

Alex looks at Charlie. "Maybe, we shouldn't go in together," he says.

"What? Justin would be totally cool with it." Charlie states.

"Charlie," Alex says.

Charlie chuckles quietly, he holds his hands up. "Alright--okay." he nods his head.

Mia, Jessica, and Alex enter the room. "Hey." Alex greets Justin. "I'm sorry, Charlie made me." Alex walks over to Justin.

Justin starts to laugh, he lightly touches the bear. "Charlie can come in too," he states.

Charlie enters the room, he enters the room and stands beside Alex. "See, I told you he wouldn't mind both of us at once." Charlie says.

"I'll put it here." Alex sets the panda on the table.

"They wouldn't let us bring in any flowers, so..."

"So, giant bears. Basically, the same thing."

Mia, Jessica, and Clay stand off to the side as Alex, Charlie, and Justin talk.

"His name is Tiger." Charlie states.

"This is a panda," Alex replies.

Justin laughs, "Tiger Panda...I like it."

"It's like the whole world just shifted out from under our feet. Like the darkness just closed in."

"I think he was ashamed," Jessica says. "That's why he didn't tell you?"

"I...I wouldn't have, like, judged." Clay admits.

"It's not that," Jessica adds. "It just...it takes time. To deal with what is."

"Zach's downstairs," Charlie informs. "He says he can't come in."

"Fucking Zach." Jessica sighs.

"I've got it." Charlie stands up and walks out of the waiting room.

Jessica looks at her hands. "How's Mia?" she asks.

"Uh...she went for a walk...to get some air." Clay nods his head. "She uh--she keeps smiling, but...I don't...I don't know if that's to make me feel better or to make her feel better."

Jessica presses her lips together. "She's strong...I mean like really fucking strong." they both chuckle. "She's gonna be okay."

Mia stands at the pier and looks down at the water. "You gonna jump?" Bryce questions.

"Shut up..." Mia says quietly. "I just...I...I needed some air and I just...ended up here." she shrugs.

Mia looks down at her hands and quietly whispers to herself. "If you're praying for Justin, don't...it's not gonna help--"

"Shut up, I said, SHUT UP!" Mia turns to the hallucination of her brother.

"Mia, you've...been through a lot, and I'm sorry I couldn't be there to help you." Bryce stuffs his hands into his jacket pockets. "I'm sorry I was there, but I never noticed."

Mia closes her eyes and looks away from him. "I wasn't gonna jump," she admits. "I just--"

Mia hears loud grunting and shouting behind her. She turns around and squints her eyes. She follows the noise. She spots a man beating someone up.

"Don't do it." Bryce shakes his head.

Mia presses her lips together. "That dude is like...way bigger than you and way bigger than whoever he is beating the shit out of." Bryce states. He looks at his sister. "But of course, you're going to do it, right?" he asks. "Because you're Mia fucking Walker...the girl always in pain."

Mia inhales deeply, she runs towards the two people fighting. "Hey!" she shouts. She pulls the man off the other man on the ground. "Tony?!" Mia looks at her friend on the ground.

Tony looks up at the girl and his eyes widen. "Mia, get the fuck out of here!" he shouts. Mia looks back at the man and he looks her up and down like a piece of meat.

"You're a pretty young lady, huh?" he questions.

"Bite me..." she growls in anger.

"Oh, I'll do that." he steps towards her.

Mia was already angry, she just wanted that anger to come out. She punches the man across the face. His face moves to the side, he slowly looks back at her and her eyes widen. He punches her in the face and she falls to the ground. The man grabs her by the hair and yanks her onto her feet. A gasp in pain leaves the brunette's lips.

"You have no business here," he whispers in her ear.

He shoves her to the ground, Mia scrapes her hands against the pavement. Tony gets up and starts to fight the guy again. Mia looks hands, she sees the peeling skin and the blood covering her palms. She stands up and runs over to the man, she jumps on his back and wraps her arms around his neck as Tony continues to punch him.

Mia releases the man and kicks him in the back of his knee. The man punches Tony in the face. The man turns around and towers over the brunette. He punches Mia in the face. Mia falls to the ground, the guy kicks her in the stomach and she gasps for air.

Mia feels her world start to spin as she continues to try to breathe. She bites her tongue and forces herself onto her feet. She stumbles around for a moment. She runs over to the man and punches him in the stomach.

Tony and Mia work together to take the man down. Once the guy finally falls to the ground. Mia starts to kick him. Tony watches at the brunette releases her anger. "Mia--"

"FUCK YOU! YOU FUCKING FUCK!" she continues to kick the man on the ground. Her emotions about Justin overwhelming her. Police sirens get closer to them. Mia stops and turns toward her friend. "Oh, fuck...Tony get out of--"

The man on the ground yanks Mia's leg and she falls to the ground. He punches her in the face repeatedly. It took multiple officers to get the man off the young girl. "YOU BITCH!" he bellows.

Mia groans in pain, barely able to breathe. An officer forces her onto her feet. "Get off me!" Mia shouts.

"Mia, Mia, it's okay," Tony says.

Mia turns to Tony. "I know him, we're good," he states.

"Just because I can get you out trouble you're going to continue getting into trouble?" The Officer questions.

"No, it was that fucking guy I  fought last time. He was mad that I kicked his ass." Tony explains.

The officer forces Mia and Tony into the car. Mia leans her head against the window with exhaustion. The officer starts his car. "You two are lucky I was on patrol," he says.

"What about that Dickbird?" Tony questions.

"Don't worry, we'll handle him." The officer states.

Tony looks over at the quiet brunette, her face covered in blood and she was already bruised. "Hey." he lightly nudges her.

Mia slowly turns to him. "You okay?" he questions.

Mia inhales, using all her energy to answer his question. "No..." she whispers. "No, I'm not fucking okay."

She looks back out the window. "I'm sorry I got you arrested..." she says quietly.

"You don't have to apologize, you actually helped me. I should be thanking you." Tony says.

The car stops and Mia blinks. Officer Wynn helps her out of the car. Mia and Tony follow Wynn into the police station. They notice him stop, he slowly opens the door to the police station.

"Oh, Shit!" Tony exclaims.

Mia looks at him, "What?" she questions. She looks into the police station and sees the multiple officers with their guns drawn and Clay inside. "What the hell?" Mia questions, her heart rate quickening.

Tony and Mia run to the door, Mia pulls it open and they enter. "Clay!" Mia shouts.

Everyone looks at the two beaten students. "Get down!" Diaz orders.

Officer Wynn forces the two students to the ground. "Clay! What the fuck?!" Tony shouts.

Clay looks between the two. Why were they hurt?

"Tony? Mia?" Clay questions.

"Put your guns down." Diaz orders. He looks back at the troubled teen. "Hey, Clay," Diaz calls out to him softly. "Clay, listen to me, buddy."

Clay looks over at the Sheriff. "I know you're going through a lot right now. And I know you've been through a lot. More than any kid should ever have to deal with." Diaz explains. "But listen to me. Everyone in this room? Every one of those deputies? Everyone wants the same thing, and that's for you to be safe. To stay alive. Okay?"

Diaz looks over at the kids on the ground. "Tony...he's your best friend, right? And Mia, you love her." he points at them. Clay looks at Mia and Tony, their eyes filled with worry.

"Tony and Mia want you to be safe. And that's all that matters right now." Diaz states. "I can't promise that it gets better right away. But the only chance we have, the only way things can start to feel better...is if you give me that gun." The Sheriff holds his hand out. "Okay? I promise you, no one will hurt you. Just give me the gun." He steps closer to Clay. "You can talk to me."

Clay shakily pulls his hands out of his pockets, revealing that he had nothing in his hands. Sheriff Diaz gently touches Clay's pockets and doesn't feel anything. Mia slowly sits up as Clay stars to cry. Clay sobs loudly, he lays his head against Sheriff Diaz.

==========

Mia sits at the table with Tony and Clay in the interrogation room. "I'm not sure if they put us in here to look after you or the other way around." Tony chuckles.

"We haven't been doing that so great for each other lately." Clay replies, his eyes on the table.

Mia's eyes were trained on her bloody knuckles. "Justin..." Mia says quietly. Tony and Clay look at the brunette. "He's not...he's not getting any better, is he?" she questions, her voice shaking. She lifts her head up and looks at Clay's blue eyes.

"I'm sorry, Mia," he says quietly.

Mia swipes her lips against her lower lip and slightly winces in pain. She slowly nods her head and exhales quietly. The door opens, the three sadden kids look at the door and see Mia's mom standing there.

"Oh, God..." she exhales as she sees the bruises and blood on her daughter's face.

Mia looks at Clay and Tony. "I-I-I'll...see you guys...later..." she croaks. The brunette slowly stands up and follows her mom out of the police station.

The entire ride home was quiet, Mia was too tired to talk, too sad to talk.

Justin wasn't getting any better.

Suddenly, the car stops, and Mia was in her driveway. She blinks, the brunette slowly opens the door and follows her mom into the house. Nora sighs and sets her purse down. She turns toward her daughter. Mia slowly closes the door. "Well?" Nora holds her arms out. "What do you have to say?"

Justin wasn't getting any better.

Mia looks at the ground, she exhales quietly the first cry since Justin has been in the hospital. "Mia?" Nora questions as she notices Mia's heavy breathing.

Mia's cries quickly change to sobs. She touches her stomach and falls to the ground. Nora quickly runs over to her daughter and wraps her arms around her. Mia wails, tears streaming down her face, her pain not getting any easier.

Justin wasn't getting any better.