"So, how did the meetings go?" Their mom asked as soon as they walked in. Melanie and Austin plopped down on the couch.

"Good."

"Good."

"Well then." Their dad said laughing. "So were you surprised?" He asked his daughter.

"Definitely. Are you sure you guys are okay with me being engaged at such a young age?" She asked. They nodded.

"Yes, we know Jake loves you."

"We're going to stay engaged for awhile. Get married when we're ready." She said.

"That sounds like a great idea." Her dad said hugging her.

"Well, I'm going to bed. Night guys. Night little brother." She said messing up Austin's hair as she walked by. He rolled his eyes.

"So how did Ally's go?" Jennifer asked.

"I think it went good. She didn't say much, but Melanie brought me home and she said that Ally did great." Austin said.

"Well, hopefully you kids can finally all get back to your happy places." She said standing up.

"Night sweetie, we're going to bed." Austin hugged his mom and dad before heading upstairs to go to his room. He laid there thinking about all that he and Ally had gone through. They had been an official couple for just a week, and they had gone through the unthinkable. They knew so much about each other that sometimes even couples that have been together for years don't know such intimate things. He sighed. For right now he was content. As long as he kept getting help, Ally, Melanie, and Jake kept getting help, they could all help each other heal. That's what he hoped for anyway.

-ALLY-

"Hey dad." Ally said walking in.

"Hey sweetie. How was dinner at Austin's?" He asked. Ally sighed. Better now then later. She thought to herself.

"Dad, I didn't go to Austin's...I went to a meeting." She said quietly.

" A meeting? For what?" He questioned, obviously confused.

"For my depression." She suddenly pulled up her shirt sleeve.

"Oh my gosh...Ally..." He walked towards her. Tears in his eyes. "I'm so sorry. I'm so, so sorry." He said hugging her. He told her how he should have been there for her, instead of thinking about himself all the time.

Austin and Ally returned to school. They had taken a few weeks off to relax themselves after everything that had happened. They continued their classes at the institution for their depression.

-SIX MONTHS LATER-

"Hey." Austin said coming up to Ally's locker.

"Hi." She said smiling. She kissed him quickly on the lips. "Are we still going?" She asked.

"Of course. We can't miss our 'graduations' can we?" He said. She laughed.

"No, I can't wait to hear the progress of everyone. They've made us keep everything that's happened to us in the past five months a secret." Ally said.

"Yeah, same with us." Austin said. He grabbed her hand and they made their way down the hall.

"You want to hear Mel's progress?" He whispered quietly.

"What do you mean?" She asked, confused.

"She weighs 125!" He said, a smile on his face. "Five more pounds to go and she's back to normal!"

"Oh that's great!" She said hugging him.

"Well, you ready to go to Chem?" He asked.

"Yeah. I guess so." She said laughing. Their teacher was absolutely crazy.

-THAT NIGHT-

Jake's parents, Austin and Melanie's parents, and Ally's dad and his girlfriend Angie sat in the auditorium of the building. Everyone stayed backstage.

"Are you guys excited?" Melanie asked.

"Definitely." Austin said. "It's been a long year though." He said. Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Okay, if we could have everyone's attention." Bill said into the microphone.

"Here they are!" The curtain pulled back to reveal all of the 'student's of the 'Sandler Institution.' Everyone took their seats.

"Now, Sherry's class shall be first." Bill said. Sherry took the podium and smiled at the crowd.

"These six girls have come a very long way from when I first met them. I have kept their stories, problems, and anything else they come to me with, confidential. Today they're here to tell their progress." She said.

"Mia Duncan first." Mia walked up to the microphone.

"When I came in here, I had no contact with basically my mom and my brother. I didn't like my mom's new husband Jerry." She smiled at people in the crowd. She then waved for them to come up on stage.

"But thing's have changed." She gestured to the people on stage with her.

"This is my mom, Jerry, and my brother Landon. We're doing counseling together. We have a family night once a week. We're all learning to help each other out. Landon has moved back home also." She said. All of the other girls cheered as Mia was handed her certificate and walked off stage to join her family.

"My name is Angela. When I was nineteen a guy forced himself on me and I became pregnant. Since then he was put into jail." A woman, a man, and a baby joined her up on stage. Two more did too.

"This is my mom and dad." She said gesturing to the man and woman off to the side.

"And this is Larry and Michelle Parker. This little girl..." She bent down and picked up the baby that looked to be about five.

"Is Macy. She's my daughter. Larry and Michelle adopted her from me. I wasn't ready and I'm still not, to have a child of my own. For now I have Macy that I can see whenever I want. She may be five, but she knows about our family." She smiled at Larry and Michelle.

"We have a special family!" Macy yelled out causing the crowd to all laugh. Angela joined her family in their seats.

"I'm Savannah, most of you know my story. It was on national news. I was ten when I was kidnapped. I escaped when I was sixteen. Since then the man that took me was put in prison and I live with my mom, dad, and my brother." She said grinning at her family beside her. Next was Lesley.

"I'm Lesley." She said. Her family, and what Ally guessed to be her little brother walked up to the stage.

"This is my mom, dad, and my brother Paul. Paul was kidnapped last year. We found him just five months ago. Thankfully unharmed." Lesley began to cry.

"He's my best friend, he inspires me to be outgoing and to have fun. To be positive. I don't know what I would do without him." She said. Paul walked over and hugged his sister close. Everyone cheered as they took their seats. Melanie was next.

"I'm Melanie. I had been battling anorexia since I was basically sixteen. My family got me help. Then I started going to these classes which helped tons. Since I started these classes I have gained twenty-five pounds. I now just five pounds away from my normal, healthy weight." She said, a smile on her face. Her parents, Jake, and Austin hugged her. Jake and Austin returned to their seats on stage and Melanie walked off of the stage with her parents.

"I'm Ally. Almost two years ago, my mom and I were in a car accident. She died on impact. I've struggled with deep depression. I hated my dad when he started to date his girlfriend Angie, but now I've learned to accept it. I'm happy that my dad has found someone." She said. She turned and Lester and Angie enveloped her in a huge hug. They walked off of the stage.

"Now it's time for my class." Bill said. "Jake, you want to go first?" Jake nodded and walked to the microphone.

"My fiancé is Melanie Moon. So you can probably figure out why I'm here. I didn't know how to help her. I felt useless and hopeless. I began drinking alcohol. Lots of it. My parents didn't know what else to do, so they sent me here. It's helped. I don't drink anymore at all and when Austin gets out of school for the summer, we're all flying to Hawaii where Melanie and I will get married." He said smiling. He hugged his parents and Melanie before walking off of the stage.

"I'm Austin. As you can tell, Melanie, Jake, and I's stories are all related. Well, mine relates to Ally's. She's my girlfriend. When I met her, I wanted to know what was wrong with her. Why she was so sad. Her and Melanie's situations just about drove me crazy." He said. He hugged Ally, Melanie, and his parents before joining them at their seats.

"My name is Michael. This girl next to me, is my girlfriend Liz. When I was seventeen and she was fifteen, I got her pregnant. For two years she didn't let me see my daughter Caitlin, but things have changed. We became a couple again and we're getting married soon." He said. He kissed Liz and hugged Caitlin close to him. Alex got up there and talked about how he had finally learned to accept that his father was gone, Liam and his wife did get a divorce, and he's met someone new. Drew, who's mom ran out on his family is doing just fine with his little siblings and his dad. They have all learned to accept what is true.

"May we present to you...the graduates!" Bill yelled out excitedly as everyone stood and began hugging anyone near them.

"So, how do you feel?" Lester asked Ally.

"Great!" She said hugging him and then turning to hug Angie.

"So, when do we leave for Hawaii?" She asked laughing.

"Once you're out of school." He said. Ally sighed. Just one more graduation to go. That one is only a week away. She couldn't wait to graduate high school. She then could focus on her and Austin's career.

AN: So I hope you all didn't mind that I sped up their classes, it was just to much for me to remember EVERYONE'S stories. I hope you all enjoyed the chapter. don't forget to follow me on twitter at taytaylyles(: