"Hi JJ. I'm Doctor Callahan but you can call me Kate. I heard you had a rough few days." Kate smiles as we sit in her office. I basically had to drag JJ in here once she found out where we were.

"More like years but it's normal." JJ mumbles angrily. I sigh knowing this is going to be rough. Kate gives me a nod to leave them so I head outside until they're done.

~

"What happened in the past few years?" I ask the timid but clearly angry blonde in front of me.

"It doesn't matter." She snaps.

"I think it does and you can't get better if you don't talk or acknowledge it." I state softly.

"Nothings wrong with me! I don't even know why I'm here! No one cares and they never will!" She yells scratching her arm.

"Here why don't you draw?" I smile knowing drawing can help a kid express their emotions when they are overwhelmed. She hesitatingly takes the pencil and paper and starts to scribble.

"Is it okay if I take a look at your vitals and bruises as you draw?" I ask calmly knowing this girl needs some sort of control. She hesitates but slowly nods. I sigh thankful starting to look at her reflexes noting they are relatively good. I need to check her arms because of the scars.

"Hey JJ is it okay if I look at your arms for a second?" She quickly shakes her head pulling away.

"I promise you're not in trouble and nothing is going to happen. I just need to know." I state softly. She ducks her head going back to the drawing.

"JJ please let me look at them. It will only be a few minutes and then you can go back to drawing. I need to look at your hip and bruising also." I state slowly grabbing the notepad.

"No." She whimpers. I sigh not wanting to force this but I need to check for her safety. I take the drawing away completely and JJ violently throws the pencil across the room.

"I SAID NO. IT WAS MINE. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING." She screams covering her ears and rocking back and forth.

"JJ calm down. I'm not mad and I'm not going to hurt you. I'm not taking the drawing away permanently, I just need to check your arms for a second and then you can have it back." I state crouching down to look in her eyes but she snaps them shut as she sees me. I decide to put some soft music on hoping it will distract and calm her. Luckily it does and I can coax her arms out of her chest. There's definitely over fifteen scars on each arm and fresh wounds within the past two weeks. I sigh knowing this girl hasn't caught a break. I finish examining her arms before handing the notepad and pencil back to her. She has tears still steadily rolling down her face. I decide to move to her legs but soon realize that's even harder.

"NO PLEASE. I'M SORRY. PLEASE DON'T." She screams as I try to take off the sweats. Aaron bolts in. I look at him and shake my head.

"JJ nothing is going to happen to you. You are in a safe place. I know it's scary but I need you to take some deep breathes and relax." I coax as Aaron looks on clearly exhausted and concerned. She's violently shakes covering her ears and having her eyes squeezed shut. I decide that I just have to start looking and hope she doesn't freak out even more. Once I get a glimpse at her legs, I wish I didn't.

~

Three Days Later

"You did what?!" I snap panicking.

"I turned for one second and it was gone. I was trying to make the kids lunch!" Hailey snaps.

"Dammit Hailey. I told you that she can't be in the same room as sharp objects!" I yell not caring the oldest two are in the room. JJ just got off watch. I let her out of my sight for a second to make a phone call and I thought Hailey would actually watch her. Now JJ is somewhere in the house with a knife. I sigh turning and hurrying to check all the rooms in the house. I start with the downstairs bathroom but she's not there. I check the whole house expect the half bathroom on the third floor. I bolt up the stairs and get to the bathroom freaking out even more when I realize it's locked.

"JJ I need you to open the door." I state as calm as I can. It's dead silent in there making me more scared.

"JJ I need this door to be open. I'm not mad but we need to talk and I need the knife back." I state seeing the oldest two in the corner of my eye.

"JJ I'll give you until three but then I'm breaking the door in." I warn.

"One.."

"Dad maybe.."

"JJ two..."

"Aaron don't break the door!"

"Three." I quickly kick the door in seeing her in the corner spinning the knife. There's a tiny amount of blood on the floor.

"JJ hand me the knife." I state but she ignores continuing to spin the knife.