Kitty laid on the bed, with a light blue blanket draped over her. She couldn't see it, but she was sure her hair was messy. Slowly, she reached up towards where her head was resting and tried to hardest to smooth it out. The white walls of the room she was in was really starting to give her a headache, but what was worse was the beeping coming from the machine next to her.

"Welcome back." Someone said cheerfully and as Kitty looked around she saw a man standing over her in a white coat. He wasn't ugly but he was old enough to be her dad so she suppressed the giddiness that would normally follow seeing a male surgeon paying attention to her. "You were out for three days."

She wasn't sure what she was supposed to say but by the way he was staring at her, she assumed he wanted her to say something. "Oh."

"We're going to keep you here for a couple of days and get you in touch with one of our hospital psychiatrists." He informed her, looking down at the clip board he was holding for a couple of seconds. "Would you prefer talking to a woman or a man?"

Kitty weighed the pros and cons of her choices. With a man, she'd feel judged and inferior but maybe that was what she needed. Plus, women were proven to be more judgmental right? But still, a woman was more nurturing.

"I don't care." She whispered, coming to the conclusion that she was going to be broken no matter who she talked to.

"Well alright. I'll send Dr. Marvis in as soon as she's finished filling your counselor back at your rehabilitation center and your parents." He reached down and patted her back with a smile on his face. "I know you feel like everything that's happening now is the worst moments of your life, but trust me, in college everything is worse."

As he left the room, she scrunched her eyebrows wondering if he was simply trying to tell a joke or whether he was giving her some sort of advice. Was he trying to get her to want to commit suicide? She wasn't sure and she shuddered at the thought of her death.

Contrary to popular belief, she didn't cut because she was suicidal. She cut because it was the only way she knew she was alive. When your world is filled with as much negativity as hers is, you become numb to experiences that would once make you cry. Cutting caused physical pain, a reminder that she could in fact feel something.

A knock on the door shattered the silence like a baseball colliding with glass. "Hi Kitty. My name is Sharon Marvis and I'm here to talk to you for a little."

"Hi." Kitty said softly, grabbing some of her blanket between her fingers to distract her from the embarrassment she knew she'd feel eventually.

"You're 16?" Kitty nodded her head and stared down at her hands. "And do you know why you have to talk to me?"

"Yeah." She muttered distastefully. "I'm not an idiot. I know what I did was wrong and you think I must be an idiot or an attention whore but I'm not. I didn't ask Marley to find me and I didn't ask to be shoved into the back of an ambulance."

"I don't think you're an attention whore." The woman spoke softly, reaching over to grab ahold of one of Kitty's hands. "I think you're upset and need to find a healthier way of dealing with your feelings. That's why I'm here."

As Kitty sat on her bed, waiting for time to pass so she could spend the time by herself, Marley sat at the cafeteria table waiting for Ryder and Sam to come back from grabbing something to eat. She was drumming her fingers on the table and playing Angry Birds when someone sat across from her. She looked up to see Blaine sitting across from her with a smile on his face.

"Hi Blaine." She greeted, pushing her phone away so she could give him the attention he clearly wanted. "What's up?"

"He's lying you know." He muttered, the smile still on his face. Marley's smile fell as she raised her eyebrows slightly. This was not the direction she had assumed the conversation would go in.

She coughed a little and scratched her forehead before leaning forward with an interested look on her face. "And you're telling me this why?"

"You've obviously fallen for him and I just want you to know that you're making a mistake."

"I uh… I what?" She asked, trying to comprehend what he had just said. Sure, she like Ryder but she wasn't falling for him, was she? Yeah, sometimes she couldn't help but smile if he was smiling and sure, she even stayed up sometimes at night thinking about him. But that was normal.

"Look, Marley. I just want you to be careful." Blaine responded smiling slightly.

"Uh… I'm sorry but weren't you drunk when the accident happened?" Marley asked, cocking her head to the side as Blaine frowned for a couple of seconds.

"Well yeah but…"

"And didn't you have some sort of head injury?" She interrupted, leaning back against the chair again. As he nodded, she smiled a little. "Then I don't understand how you think you know more about what happened than he did."

"Mr. Lynn was there and he remembers." Blaine mumbled once he regained his composure. "And I'm going to prove it to all of you who believe that liar."

As he stood up and began walking away, Ryder sat down and stared after him confused. "What did he want?"

"He's still convinced you're lying." Marley noted, grabbing a French fry from Ryder's tray. He nodded his head and smiled a little before putting a French fry in his mouth as well. "I told him he's wrong."

"You don't know that I'm not lying." He challenged smirking as she frowned slightly.

"You're right." She finally admitted, taking a sip of the soda he had gotten for her. "But I believe you."

They sat there and ate as Will watched from the other side of the cafeteria. He wasn't liking it at all. He had been in the situation before so he knew not to be as naïve as he was before. Sure, they looked cute and they helped each other but making unstable people grow fond of each other only led to problems later.

"What are you doing?" Emma asked, startling him which made her laugh a little.

He shook his head but allowed a smile to cross his face. "We have to watch them."

Emma furrowed her eyebrows but softened them when she saw Will looking at Ryder and Marley. She sighed and shook her head. "Will, they're not having sex."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Will argued, turning back to look at his wife and coworker. "Although, that can't happen either."

"You want them to stop being friends?" Emma asked, cocking her head to the side. That didn't make any sense to her. "Because I'm pretty sure that when life crumbles around you, friends are one of the only things that help."

"They can't become more than friends." Will pressed, licking his lips. "That can't happen again, Emma."

"Ryder and Marley aren't Rachel and Finn." Emma soothed, rubbing Will's back in a comforting manner. He shook her off, afraid that with that simple touch, she'd convince him to stop worrying. "They're different people, Will."

"They're good kids."

"Hey, Mr. Schue." Blaine interrupted, walking up to them with a smile on his face. Will pushed his previous thoughts to the side and smiled at the boy.

"Have you come to a decision yet?" Will asked.

"Not exactly." Blaine admitted before taking a breath. "That's actually what I wanted to ask you about. You see, I think it'd be easier for me to decide if…"

Blaine was cut off by the sound of Will's pager going off. Despite what had happened with Kitty, Will shushed the boy and looked at his beeper. He shut his eyes for a longer period than normal as he looked up frustrated. As he opened them, his eye locked on Blaine's, who was looking a little guilty.

"You should have asked me first." Will mentioned before starting to walk towards the cafeteria doors. "This isn't a good idea."

Marley watched as Will practically ran out of the cafeteria, and as she watched him, Ryder watched her with a small smile on his face. Shaking her head, she turned back towards Ryder. "What are you looking at?"

He blushed and looked down at his plate. "Nothing."

She looked at him doubtfully before shaking her head to rid the thought. "Your turn." She said with a smile.

He groaned and shook his head at her. "I hate this game."

"I don't care."

"Fine, I pick… truth."

"What's your favorite movie?" She asked, cocking her head to the side.

He thought for a second before a serious look fell upon his face. "Twilight."

She laughed a little before stopping when she realized he wasn't laughing along. "Wait, are you serious?"

"Not at all." He mumbled with a smile on his face. "I don't know. Probably Iron Man or something."

She nodded her head with a small smile on her face as she allowed the information to sink in. Iron Man. She could work with that. "Alright, my turn. Dare."

He chuckled darkly before a cynical smirk found its way to his face. "I dare you to…"

Before he could finish the sentence, the cafeteria door was being slammed open. Marley gasped as she saw someone she had never seen before looking angrily in their direction. Ryder, surprised with how quiet the cafeteria had gotten, turned around too. As he took in the man's appearance, his face paled. To say he looked pissed would be an understatement.

Ryder stood up suddenly, still a little shocked with what was happening.

"Dad?"

So there's chapter 21. I love you all for commenting. It makes me so happy to get those emails and I can't say that enough. So… Mr. Lynn is in the house! Uh oh. I'd write more but I'm honestly failing physics. I have a 67 and that's just not ok. So now I have to study.

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Sara/Guest: When in doubt, blame traffic. Works like a charm. :) YOU'RE a sweetheart… even though you are never on Tumblr. :P I'm sure you're awesome at EVERYTHING! I love Jake too. Haha, you're fine. You can comment whenever you want :) I love you regardless of when you comment.

Bri Deene/Guest: Nutella is amazing! Yeah, I'm not sure if I like her character but I love her as a person. :) Hmm…. My favorite characters are… oh gosh this is hard. I'd have to say Kurt, Finn, Sue, Brittany, Sam, Puck, Jake, Marley, and Ryder. I also really like Will and Emma though. What about you?

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Serendipulous: Patience, my friend ;). YES! SCORE!

Reflections of Twilight: Ew and then what if people slipped on it. Oh my gosh… the disgusting images in my head right now…

xxEllieJellyxx: That's awesome! That convenient store is called Spar right? When I visit, I practically live in that store haha. :) You can come live with me in Pennsylvania. It's kinda boring though. Yes! We will find out more about Kitty's bulimia/self-harm. HER HAIR WAS SO PERFECT! I'm so jealous of it! I don't like Brody… There's just something about him I hate. Maybe it's the fact I like Finn better.

Iluvwillschuester: Just you wait… you're really going to hate Blaine in the next couple chapters. Haha, I cried a little typing it. I was just like "Aw Ryder! Love yourself!" haha. I am honored that when you see Troy and Gabriella you think of me. That makes my day. Dude, that's literally my childhood you're watching. :P

Hannah/Guest: Thanks so much! Thanks for commenting :)

Guest-B: I LOVE MIKE CHANG! He would have been great in that entire episode. He'd be awesome in any episode though. I miss him. I'm really mad that they show Rachel all the time but none of the other characters get much of a story line. It bothers me. I hope you weren't too tired on Monday after not sleeping! I could never do that. You need new taste buds because Nutella is awesome. Thanks for the comment.

Iheartart13: Thanks! :) I'm so happy you think that. It's really hard writing from everyone's POV. I was just going to write from Marley's originally but that didn't work out… :)

TotalGleek16: I MISS GLEE TOO! This hiatus sucks so much! I LOVE Peanut butter apples. Oh gosh it's amazing. You should try a bagel with PB and banana on it. That is literally fantastic. Thanks so much! I feel bad for Ryder too. :)

Thanks to everyone who reads and I encourage you to comment because I love talking to you all. :) So I'm going to go study some Physics and you guys should PM me if you understand that class at all. I'm pretty much completely stupid when it comes that this class. BUUUUUTTTT I'm also going to be watching New Girl because I love Nick and Jess and nothing you say can change that. :)