Gia had long since woken up and was with her dad, getting updated on the entire situation from the team of officers. As time passed, Emma felt like the hospital was slowly closing in on her and suffocating her. She had been spending far too much time in there as of late, and needed to escape. She didn't leave until the rest of her friends and especially Jake, promised her that they would look after Gia. Emma wanted nothing more than to be with her friend right now, but couldn't stay strong.

She needed to break down about how everything in her life was going wrong, and was sure that was not what Gia or Mr. Moran needed right now. They needed a strong support system to help them get through the loss of Mrs. Moran, and Emma knew that wasn't her. As she stepped out of the ER to get a breath of fresh air, she saw a lone figure walking into the hospital parking lot. She looked closer and realized it was Gavin coming in for his treatment. He hadn't seen her since he was going to a completely different section of the hospital, but Emma ran after him. She needed someone right now, too.

Emma had always wanted to be strong for her little brother, but this was one time she could make an exception. On the whole walk over, Gavin had wanted to text Emma and get an update on what was going on, but knew she was probably not going to be able to answer. He decided the best thing he could do for her was take responsibility for himself and take some pressure off of her by making it safely to his treatment and getting it done without her having to practically babysit him.

That's why he started in surprise when he felt a tap on his arm, and turned to see his sister in tears. The words "What's wrong?" were halfway out of his mouth when Emma broke down completely. He embraced her and caught her before she could fall, and rubbed circles into her back. He had never been in a position where he had to comfort his sister before, because she had always been the strong one. But he knew that whenever he was going through a hard time, Emma just holding him always made him feel a little bit better.

Eventually after around ten minutes of just standing in the middle of the hall like that, Emma's cries had calmed slightly. She stayed in his arms and whispered harshly. "Don't you dare ever leave me. Do you hear me? You do not get to die, okay? Please don't leave me."

Gavin squeezed her tight in reassurance. "I'm doing everything I can. I'm so sorry, Em. I knew how much she meant to you."

He felt Emma nod slightly, and she let go of the embrace to try and pull herself together. She was responsible for her brother and his health, and would make sure she didn't lose another person ever again. His life hung in her hands, and she could not be sad and weak when he needed her.

Gavin struggled to watch his sister force the broken pieces of herself back together for him. She looked at the time and gestured towards the building where he received his treatments. Her voice was still a little hoarse, so it came out more as a whisper. "We should get going. Your appointment is in five minutes, and we really cannot miss it."

He nodded and they headed off, but not before he pulled his sister in close to him and squeezed as they walked to where they needed to go.

By the time Gavin's appointment had ended, Emma had calmed considerably. She had been in constant communication with Jake, and Gia had understandably not taken the news too well about how the crash had been caused. She went into an uncontrollable fit of rage and almost lost it on the driver's wife, but her dad managed to sequester her before anything serious went down. Apparently, she had another emotional breakdown after that, and they were just now trying to get her home and away from the hospital. Staying would not do anyone any good.

Emma felt horrible about not being there for her friend, but knew it was better that way. Gia needed someone who could support her, not someone who was just as broken as her. Plus at a time like this, Emma needed to keep Gavin close to her and make sure he was safe and alive. This hit too close to home for her, and she knew she couldn't let anything happen to her brother.

She would go over to the Moran house later to offer some support when everyone was feeling less impacted by the shock of the morning. Emotions were running high right now.

Gavin closed the door behind him and found Emma waiting for him. Whenever he finished his treatments, he would feel weak and a tad sluggish, so Emma took on some weight and helped him walk. The family obviously could not afford a car, so most of their transportation happened on foot. That's why Emma always needed to come with him to the treatments. If she didn't, he'd be left on his own to fend for himself in a weakened state, and she often worried he wouldn't even make it home.

She remembered she had ridden her bike to get here, so they went back to the ER. She never liked taking her bike when she came to get Gavin, because that meant she'd have to support him with one arm and hold the bike with the other as they walked. It was too difficult for her to properly manage everything at once.

But today, she was just going to have to make it work.

As they walked to the entrance, they saw Emma and Gavin's bikes by the rack. As they went to unchain them and head home, the siblings ran into Noah. He looked at the duo sympathetically, wishing he could do something to help. Since Jake was the only one with a car, he couldn't do much. He did however, offer to take one of the bikes with him as he walked home, and promised to drop it off on Emma's porch.

His parents had called once they heard he had missed most of school from the attendance office, and they wanted him home. As much as he wanted to stay and support the girls, he needed to get home quickly. The least he could do was help by taking the bike with him.

She smiled gratefully, unable to muster the energy to actually thank him verbally, and returned her attention to figuring out how she was going to hold the bike and Gavin at the same time.

At that point, Troy and Jake walked out. The rangers had left school in a rush, and did it secretively so they wouldn't get caught or questioned about where they were going. They were not Mrs. Moran's immediate family, so the school would not have let them out otherwise. This meant that the black ranger's car was still at school. Troy offered to help out by supporting Gavin's weight, and Jake took the second bike. Emma was never more grateful for her friends than in that moment.

As they turned to leave, Jack and Gia Moran stepped out of the ER. The boys tried to warn her and let her know that Gia was understandably upset and a little angry. Emma knew emotions were high, and that's why she was trying to avoid a meeting until later that night, but Gia was not thinking as rationally.

She walked up and shoved Emma so hard that she fell straight backwards, and it was all Troy could do to catch Gavin and make sure he didn't fall along with her.