Mia leans her head against her locker and closes her eyes as she feels herself drifting off. "Hey!" A loud voice shouts.

"Fuck!" Mia flinches awake and opens her eyes. She looks at Cyrus and sighs, "Holy Fuck..." Mia wipes her eyes and Cyrus chuckles. "Me and Tyler made something for you." Cyrus rummages through his bag and pulls out a shirt.

Mia grabs it and sees the blood words read, 'Assholes' Mia smirks. "Badass..." Mia says nodding her head. Cyrus agrees, "Hey, you left early when we were in the woods. Were you okay, or...?" 

Mia clears her throat and places the Shirt in her locker. "Yeah, I was fine, just...my mom wanted me home. I have a curfew now after..." Mia trails off and closes her eyes. 

"Oh, yeah...it's cool Em." Cyrus pats her back and starts to walk away. Mia smirks, "Hey, where is...Ty anyway?" Mia asks.

Cyrus turns to her, "Oh. Porter wanted him in his office." 

Mia knits her brows together and shrugs her shoulders. She closes the locker door and walks away to her class.

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 Mia pulls out a sucker and takes the wrapper off of it. She places it in her mouth and she crosses her arms as she looks intently at the two men at the table. Barry turns to her, "Mia, how about you go help them in the kitchen?" He asks.

Mia raises her brows and stands up. "As you wish, my liege." Mia slightly bows and walks away. Barry rolls his eyes and continues talking to Bryce.

Mia spots her mom looking at Chloe's arm. "Oh. Cheerleading. Full-contact sport." Chloe says as she shows her bruises. Mia looks at her arm and chuckles, "I do not miss that." Mia says as she pulls the sucker out of her mouth. 

Chloe turns to Mia and smiles, "That's right, I forgot you and Jess were co captains for the cheerleading squad." Chloe tilts her head and smiles. Mia smirks, "Yeah, it seems like it was such a long time ago." Mia says placing the sucker back into her mouth. 

"So...do you at least miss, the team work? The people?" Chloe asks. Mia stays quiet, thinking for a second. She pulls her sucker out of her mouth to answer, "Yeah...I do. They weren't all bad." Mia shrugs her shoulders. 

Nora looks at her watch and turns to Mia. "Oh Mia, it's time for your--"

"Right, I've got it." Mia says smiling and placing the sucker back into her mouth. Mia smiles at Chloe. "It was nice to see you, Chloe." Mia says.

"Yeah, you too." She replies.

Mia grabs her bag and keys. "Where are you going?" Her father asks. Mia looks at her watch, "Well...right now, it's time for my group therapy--"

"Which one, Drugs? Alcohol? Sex--"

"Oh but dear father, it's not sex it's called rape--"

"I can't believe you still think that John..." Barry wipes his mouth and doesn't even bother to turn to her. 

"Just...go, waste your time." Barry growls. Mia hums and opens the door, "Gladly. Love you..." Mia says with a fake smile. She closes the door and exhales as she tries not to let her anger get the best of her.

She drives to her group meeting and listens to the people talk. Every time she goes to Group therapy, she feels like she can relate to what happens.

"Mia...would you like to speak next?"

Mia inhales and sits back in her chair. "Well...everything that's been shared is what I feel..." Mia chuckles. 

"I...I wear clothes like this, to make me feel tough...strong. But...I don't know behind all the spikes, chokers, leather, and tattoos...I still feel empty inside. But...these meetings, they have been helping me, and I..." Mia trails off her sentence as she sees Jessica sit down in a seat. 

They both look at each other and Mia clears her throat. "I want to thank all of you, I know I'm still new here. But...I'm trying and I'm getting there, hopefully..." Mia wipes her nose and chuckles.

"So...how is everything going at home for you...?" 

Mia chuckles, "My dad...h-he thinks that...John didn't...he thinks that I'm just ashamed of having sex with Jeff, and I blame his friend. But..." Mia shakes her head as she feels tears blur her vision. 

Mia laughs quietly, "I'm sorry, I don't know why I'm crying. I do it every single time I come here..." Mia wipes her tears as she hears soft laughter.

"We're here for you Mia. Even if you think you're all alone. You are not. Always remember that, okay?"

Mia nods her head, "Thank you, guys. Really." Everybody starts clapping. As the meeting ends Mia goes to grab a water. Jessica finishes her conversation and walks over to Mia.

"Mia..." Jessica says softly. Mia drinks her water and turns to Jessica. Mia closes her eyes. "Okay...I thought I was crazy, but..." Mia shakes her head. "I guess I'm not, Jess..." Mia lightly touches her arm.

"Are you okay?" Mia questions. Jessica inhales, "Yeah...I just...I wanted to see how good this place is and...obviously it's great if it makes you cry." Jessica states. Mia laughs and so does Jessica.

"Yeah...when I first...a month after I got out of rehab. My mom wanted me to go to group therapy. I thought it sounded fucking corny, but I didn't have anything to lose, so of course I tried it." Mia explains.

"So...you were?..." Jessica starts and Mia inhales. She nods her head.

"Yeah...my dad's friend stayed with us for a while and he...he was nice, then he became creepy and obsessed." Mia shudders. Jessica looks down at her cup and Mia tilts her head. "So...how did you hear about this?" Mia asks.

Jessica looks back at Mia. "My parents, they've been pressing me to do this for a while." Mia chuckles.

"I'm glad your parents are there for you..." Mia says quietly. Jessica sets her cup down and out of nowhere hugs Mia. 

Shocked by the gesture, Mia slowly lifts her hands up and hugs her back. "I'm glad that you came today..." Mia says.

Mia wanted to ask Jessica who her rapists was, but. She didn't like it when people pressed into her business so, why would she do it herself.