A/N thank you for all the reviews, alerts and favourites for the first chapter. Sorry this took so long to write, it's a little shorter but the main focus is some Karley friendship. Hope you enjoy it!

Later on in the day, Marley awoke to the sound of someone coming in. She realised it was the nurse, giving her a small smile. She looked around the room, wondering where Ryder was.

"He'll be back soon sweetheart, he went to talk your visitors in the waiting room" the nurse told her. Marley assumed that Ryder had let the glee club know and that they were here to see her, after all they were the only plural visitors she had expected to arrive. The nurse checked her heart and breathing like the doctor had before getting out a bag of nutrients.

"We had to insert a feeding tube into your stomach to allow us to feed you, we'll continue with that until you've had a chat with the nutritionist and we feel you're ready" the nurse explained. Marley simply nodded, food was the last thing she wanted to think about right now but she knew she would have to face her fear soon. She laid still as the nurse fed her, hearing the door she looked over and smiled at Ryder who was walking over to the bed.

"Hey Marls, I'm sorry I wasn't here when you woke up. The glee club have come to see you, they're in the waiting room" Ryder said, walking over he took her hand "Kitty is here too...I don't know why, I tried to get her to leave...they're giving her a hard time out there"

"Let her come in." Marley said, which shocked Ryder slightly.

"Y..you want her to come in?" he asked, sighing when the girl nodded "Okay, but I'm not leaving the room"

"Please, I need to speak to her privately" Marley said, listening to Ryder's concerns she offered a solution "How about you stand outside the door so you can hear the talking?"

He eventually agreed and went to get Kitty. Marley looked up when the girl entered the room, she looked so much different than Marley had ever seen her - vulnerable, scared, alone...all the things Marley herself felt.

"Why did you want to see me? Did you want to see me so down and insult me like everyone else?" Kitty asked angrily, however Marley saw that the power had gone from her voice and that fiery look in her eyes was no longer.

"No, I wanted to say...I forgive you, the seeds were already there you just watered them and gave me ideas to make them grow" Marley said, noting the shocked look on the blonde's face she reached for her hand "For the record, I don't agree with what's happening to you. You don't deserve it"

"I never hated you..." Kitty admitted, doing her best to hold back the tears "I felt like I had to prove myself"

Marley simply held her arms out, allowing the girl to hug her. Kitty was careful to avoid hurting her, letting a few tears fall.

"Im sorry" Kitty said. Marley just nodded, inside she was glad that Kitty had apologized and was still a little wary of the girl but in a sense seeing her had given Marley some closure which she was grateful for. Marley could see Ryder still hovering outside the door, turning to Kitty she was thinking of what to say when he came in.

"umm...sorry for like, interrupting, but there's not long visiting hours left and everyone else wants to see you Marls" Ryder told them. Marley nodded, saying goodbye to Kitty.

"Was she okay with you?" Ryder asked, holding Marley's hand and smiling when the girl replied "yes"