"You what?!?!" Bonnie yelled over the phone with Juliette. "What?" Juliette said innocently and naively. "I thought you would have wanted to get Brad back. I've ruined his reputation just like he ruined yours. No big deal," Juliette explained. "You don't understand what you've done, do you?" Bonnie said, sounding tired all of a sudden. "I know exactly what I've done. I gave that bastard what he deserves," Juliette said nonchalantly. "What's wrong with you? Why are you acting like this? I've never seen this side of you before, Juliette, and I have to say it's scaring me," Bonnie's voice began to wake up, becoming sharp with anger and fear. "You came back from Mt. Horizon and I thought you had transformed from that snobby popular girl you used to be, to a genuinely nice person. I was proud of you for changing, but now you've got this take no crap from anyone, attitude," Bonnie said pouring her heart out to her best friend.

Juliette took in everything Bonnie had just said. She was completely right. Juliette knew there was something wrong with herself. She had an overwhelming need to fix what had happened to Bonnie. She felt responsible for it all and she just wanted to fix it.

"I guess I've changed since Mt. Horizon. Auggie taught me to be strong while I was there and I dunno what happened after that. I've always been like this though," Juliette admitted. "No you haven't. You've never done anything like this before. This has to be the most ballsy thing you've ever done," Bonnie was starting to calm down.

"That's not what I mean. I mean… I've always felt torn between moods. One minute I used to be a confident popular snob and the next I would feel completely pathetic and depressed. It's always like that with me. I can never control it. Now I'm this girl who's torn between being extremely nice or extremely confident," Juliette sounded dead about the situation she was in. It was time to face it. Juliette could tell there was something wrong with her, and for years she had been too scared to deal with it. Whatever it was, it went slightly deeper than anorexia, bulimia, or self mutilation. This demon inside Juliette had been inside her for awhile and it was time to deal with it.

"What are you saying?" Bonnie asked, naively. It was times like this where Juliette felt alone. There was no one to talk to because no one knew what was going on inside Juliette's head. Sure, Bonnie was a damn good best friend, but it wasn't enough. Bonnie couldn't help Juliette with this. This was something Juliette had to deal with herself. She was on her own with this one. On her own again, just like she was before going to Mt. Horizon. It all seemed to be flooding back into Juliette's life. All the things she had tried so hard to keep under control. She didn't know what to do. Now that there was no more Mt. Horizon, what was she supposed to do?

Juliette snapped out of her trance, realizing Bonnie had asked her a question. "Nothing, I'm just saying I need to work on that short fuse of mine. It's probably because I'm so tired. I haven't been sleeping to well since I've come home from Horizon," Juliette half lied. She was having trouble sleeping, but that was about the only thing true about what she just said. "I'll buy that," Bonnie sounded convinced. "You have looked tired lately. This is probably some kinda backlash from lack of a good nights rest," Bonnie continued. "Yeah, I'm feeling really crappy. I guess I just snapped when you told me about Brad. I don't think I would have done this if I was rested, to be honest." Juliette wasn't being honest. "Well lets make sure it doesn't happen again, alright?" Bonnie was starting to sound normal again.

"Absolutely," Juliette answered

"So we're cool?"

"We're cool."

That was one problem fixed for Juliette, but it wasn't the worst one that needed sprucing up. "I'll see you later," Juliette closed. "Yup, cya," Bonnie ended.

***

"Everyone is giving us weird looks," Bonnie said, as her and Juliette walked down Johnson Highs crowded halls to lunch. Unfortunately, Juliette and Bonnie had the same lunch period as Brad and his huge group of friends. This had to be the hardest part of Juliette' day. "No, everyone is staring at me," Juliette corrected Bonnie. "Everyone here thinks I'm some pathetic ex-girlfriend of Brad who's depressed and on the brink of a breakdown again," Juliette continued to explain. "Yeah, but we're in this together. If they're looking at you they're looking at me too, cuz I'm right her next to you." Bonnie tried to make Juliette feel better. It worked, but not too much.

"There's an empty table over there," Bonnie pointed over by the junk food line. "Looks good," Juliette approved of her friends choice. What was going to happen during this fine lunch period? Anything? Or maybe Juliette would get lucky and nothing would happen. Juliette wasn't very hungry today so she stood behind and sat at the table Bonnie chose as she went to get her lunch. This was most likely going to be pure hell for Juliette. Brad couldn't take his eyes off her across the cafeteria. He was giving her this evil, 'I'm going to kill you,' death stare. It was sending chills down Juliette's spine and she was hoping Bonnie would hurry up with her lunch so she could concentrate on a conversation with her instead of worrying about Brad.

When Bonnie finally came back Juliette nearly exploded with excitement. "Thank God you're back. Brad is creeping me out over there," Juliette said in one quick breath. Bonnie set her lunch on the table and looked in Brad's direction as she sat down. "Jeez, what kinda person looks at someone like that. I don't even think people use power stares like that in prison," Bonnie said feeling a little creeped out herself. "Don't worry about him Juliette. He's harmless. All of this is over, now," Bonnie started to eat some French fries off of her ketchup-y polyurethane plate. It's not over. It's all just starting. This is all gonna be like some stupid capture the flag game or something. He's gonna get me back, Juliette though to herself.

***

The next morning woke up in her bed uncomfortable and hungry. There were no smells of breakfast coming from the kitchen, which was odd. Alda always made breakfast at this time in the morning, and if not her, someone else would be called in to make breakfast. Juliette got out of bed and got ready for school. She then went downstairs to the dining room where there was no one there. This was really strange. Juliette even considered pinching herself to make sure she wasn't still asleep. Something about all this wasn't right and Juliette was starting to worry so she started to search for someone…anyone.

She found her mother sitting in the family room smoking a cigarette and had a glass of some hard looking liquor in her left hand. The room was dark. All the shades in the room were down. Shadows swallowed Juliette's mother, making it hard for her to see her. "Mom," Juliette said in a small voice over by the light switch, flipping it up and letting light spill into the room. "What's going on? Where is everyone? Where's Alda? She didn't wake me up. Is she okay?" Juliette interrogated her mother worriedly. It had just crossed Juliette's mind that there could be a serious emergency. Alda could be involved in some kind of accident. Don't think that. You're overreacting. Maybe she just gave everyone the day off for some reason. Juliette tried to silently assure herself.

"Oh she's just fine!" Juliette's mother said, reaching for a large white envelope on the coffee table next to her and throwing it on the floor in between herself and her daughter, the envelope seemed to be perfectly bisecting the room at that moment. Pictures flooded out of the envelope as Juliette stared at it in pure confusion. She went over to them and looked through them. What she saw shocked her. She almost couldn't put everything together. It didn't really seem to make sense. Juliette didn't know what to say or do as she shuffled through the pictures, making sure her eyes weren't deceiving her. "No," Juliette shook her head. "Yes!" Juliette's mother spat, her tone filled with complete disdain.

"She would never do anything like this," Juliette tried to hold back a sob. All of this was like one of those cheesy soap operas. An unmarked envelope filled with those cliché black and white photos of cheating husbands pathetic wives received in the mail from either a private investigator they hired or a pissed off ex-girlfriend. Alda and Juliette's stepfather, Boris. It didn't sound right in Juliette's head. Why would Alda do this? Why would Boris do this? Well, it was obvious to Juliette why Boris would do this, after all, Juliette's mother wasn't exactly someone you could call a trophy wife. But that didn't explain why Alda would do any of this. Alda would now be referred to as the home wrecking nanny who foiled yet another marriage for Juliette's mother. I thought this marriage would have lasted this time. Juliette thought, calculating how many times her mother had been married. This was her fifth one.

Then Alda popped back into her mind. I thought Alda was my best friend. Tears started to roll down Juliette's face. She uncontrollably relinquished her grip of the photographs and dropped to her knees on the floor, fearing that she might not be able to keep her balance in the midst of all of this. Juliette was oblivious to her mother. A normal mother would want to comfort Juliette, and a normal daughter would want to comfort her mother, but that just wasn't possible. Juliette and her mother didn't have a normal relationship and it was as simple as that. All of these feelings flooded Juliette's body as she cried silently.

Juliette tried to pause her crying for a moment when she noticed the envelope the photos had been in. There was something small written on the adhesive side of the flap of the envelope. She picked it up and when she read the small writing it all instantly came together. It all made sense. Brad. Juliette read the name silently. This was all somehow his doing. Juliette let out a small laugh all of a sudden in the midst of her crying. This was all pathetic. Never underestimate a rich, popular, jock how attends Johnson High and has nothing better to do with his time, was the only thought that came to Juliette at that moment. This has all gone too far. Ruining someone's reputation in high school is one thing, but ruining someone's life is another.

Juliette got up from the floor, trying not to look up at her mother and trying not to look down at the pictures. She was out the door and on her way to school. It was time to finish this. Juliette had had enough and she didn't want to deal with it anymore. She began to wonder how everything even came this far. It was all about Bonnie at first and now she was involved. Now Juliette was the main target. She didn't like that feeling. She only hoped things could be set right at this point, as she got into her jeep and started it. I can only hope.

***

Juliette couldn't believe she was going to school after what had just happened. After what she had just found out. It was still buzzing around wildly in her head. All she could think about was how Brad was ruining her time back in her home. What kind of person was Brad to do such a thing? Why would Brad go so far in all of this? What was his problem?

Juliette hadn't told Bonnie about what had happened and she didn't know if she was. She didn't want to involve Bonnie in anything unless it was absolutely unavoidable. It was time to get to the bottom of all of this. Juliette spotted Brad at his locker and decided that this was as good a time as any other to get this over with.

"Brad, we need to talk!" Juliette said forcefully. She grabbed his arm before he got a chance to respond. She dragged him to the chemistry supply room with a surprising amount of force she didn't think she had in her. "What's this about?" Brad faked a naïve tone that was easily seen through by Juliette. "You know damn well what all of this is about," Juliette slammed the door behind them. They were alone in the room with the magnesium and copper, among other compounds around them. "No, I don't," Brad tried to sound a little more sincere, but he wasn't fooling anyone.

"Why did you send those pictures?" Juliette asked demandingly. "Ohhhhhhhh, thaaaaaaat's what you mean," Brad was experiencing an "Aha" moment. Juliette wasn't playing games so she slapped him swiftly. He didn't seem phased by the slap. His cheesy, sly grin was still fresh on his face, but it wasn't the same as it was a couple of seconds ago. Juliette knew that Brad now knew that she meant business. "Yeah, I sent the pictures. I figured your mother should know she was being two timed. Besides, did you really think I would let you f#*k with my reputation like that?" Brad said, his voice was now steady, sturdy, and serious.

Slap, Slap.

Juliette slapped and then back slapped Brad. "It's the least I can do for you Brad," Juliette said feeling a little better. Brad's cheeks were red, but he was still un-phased by Juliette. "I learned my lesson back at that party. I don't think I'm ever going to pound on a girl after what you put me through," Brad laughed. "So, if you'll excuse me, I have to go to math," Brad maneuvered around Juliette to the closed door she had been blocking. Juliette firmly grabbed his shoulder and turned him around. "That's all you can say after what you did?" Juliette said plainly. She didn't have any juice left in her to put any oomph into what she was saying.

"See, that's the thing Jules. I didn't do anything to you, now did I? I just brought the truth about your family to the surface. If you think about it… I did you a favor," Brad said smartly. He was right, but that didn't make what he did a good thing. "Haven't you heard of ignorance being bliss? Everything was fine until you came along and screwed it all up," Juliette was still using her plain voice. "I had to get you back, Juliette. It's strange. I've never pulled off revenge and a good deed in one gesture before. It feels interesting," Brad said playfully, obviously trying to piss Juliette off.

"Bonnie was right. Once a nerd always a nerd. You may look hot, but I think you know the cliché. It's what's inside that counts, Brad. And I think you're afraid off that. You're afraid of what's inside of you," Juliette said confidently, her voice booming with a spec of intensity. Brad laughed, but the snicker was permeated with nervousness. Juliette could see she was going in the right direction with her speech. "What's wrong Brad? You can't handle the truth? I thought you had a fondness for all things truthful," Juliette cooed. Brad was silent. "You can't be a poser forever. That kinda stuff only works in high school and maybe the first year and a half of college. You're gonna have to find who you really are someday and I think you're afraid you're gonna find your old brainy self when you do," Juliette continued.

"Shut up!" Brad yelled. "Why can't you see it Brad? You're nothing, but a brainy, athletic, poser who doesn't know where he fits in. You don't even like hanging out with the popular crowd, do you? You just do it because it'll keep you from being picked on by all the students," Juliette finished. Brad was still silent and his red cheeks had turned pale and flimsy looking. "It's all your fault!" Brad surprised Juliette with an unexpected outburst. Juliette stood there looking confused. What was Brad talking about? Could Juliette be responsible for what Brad had become? That wouldn't surprise me, Juliette thought.

"Yeah you heard me! It was you, way back when, who did most of the bad mouthing and reputation bashing back when I wasn't popular!" Brad exclaimed truthfully. Juliette nodded her head with nothing but understanding and sincerity. "I know it doesn't mean much now, but I'm sorry. I was a different girl back then. I've changed, I was stupid and I'm sorry," Juliette pleaded casually and cautiously. She didn't want to upset anything in this upcoming truce Juliette could feel coming. "You're right, it doesn't mean much now…" Brad started blandly. "but what can I say? We're even, right?" Brad asked Juliette. She searched his face for any sign of a double cross or fake out. There was nothing that could lead Juliette to believe that Brad wasn't being serious about all of this.

"Right," Juliette echoed. There was nothing more to be said after that, was there? It was all over. The only thing Juliette had to worry about was her family problems now. It didn't matter that Brad had brought them to life with those photos. In fact, Brad was right, he kind of did Juliette a favor. What Juliette said was the truth, you can't live a lie, no matter how good it feels.

***

"A truce?" Bonnie laughed. "You are such a spas!" Bonnie exclaimed. "It's not that funny," Juliette said, turning her Jeep into her driveway. Bonnie and Juliette had a lot of homework to do tonight. They were going to be working for at least three hours. "This wasn't some type of paint ball tournament," Bonnie couldn't help laughing. Juliette smiled and rolled her eyes. "The important thing is that all this crap is behind us," Juliette pulled up to the house. "Amen to that!," Bonnie exclaimed. "Now let's celebrate with a heaping helping of homework!" Bonnie joked and slid out of the Jeep. Juliette just groaned at the thought of the homework that needed to be done.

Juliette and Bonnie walked into the house and Juliette had almost forgotten the state everything was left in this morning. She didn't exactly want to deal with her mother, or even think about Alda and Boris. She just wanted to go to her room with Bonnie and do some homework while snacking on something delectable. Juliette put her keys down on the small table by the door. "I'll go to the kitchen to get something to eat--what is that smell?" Juliette said holding her hand to her nose, cupping it hard to block out the smell. "What sme-" before Bonnie could finish her sentence she all of a sudden knew what Juliette was referring to. The smell hit her mouth and nose the moment she began her question and quenched her face in reaction to the stench. "I dunno what the heck that is. I've never smelled anything like that before!" Bonnie said, almost choking on her words because of the smell.

"C'mon let's go get something to eat in the kitchen," Juliette said. "Do you have any air freshener?" Bonnie asked. "Yeah, it's in the pantry," Juliette answered.

The family room was coming up on their way to the kitchen at the far end of the house. Juliette wondered if her mother was still sitting there with the pictures. Could Juliette's mother be that pathetic? Bonnie and Juliette were about to find out. But there was nothing that could prepare Juliette for what she was about to see next.

"Mom do you know what that smell is?" Juliette asked before entering the room, but when she did she shrieked with horror. "Oh my God!!!" Bonnie said loudly while Juliette screamed uncontrollably. Bonnie wasn't exactly screaming at what she saw, but she wanted to, because she had never seen anything like this before.

"Nooo! Nooo!!" Juliette screamed hysterically. "What did you do??!!" Juliette screamed, but the answer was obvious as she looked down on the floor at the source of the smell. Her mother was sitting in the same spot she was this morning, but a gun had replaced the drink that was earlier poised in her hand. Alda and Boris were on the floor not moving and covered in a profusion of blood. There had to be at least a half dozen bullet holes in both of them. There was a puddle of blood on the floor that was almost as big as the family room. In fact Bonnie and Juliette were standing in it.

"That son of a bitch tried to come into my home holding that whores hand, saying he wanted to explain to me that they were in love and that he never meant to hurt me. Bullsh*t! I shot the bastard and his partner in crime," Juliette's mother said nonchalantly. "What the hell is wrong with you!" Juliette said, still hysterical. She could barely get the words out. Her tears were doing an excellent job in clogging her throat.

"I'm calling the police," Bonnie said deadly. She was in a state of shock as she ran to the nearest phone, trying hard not to slip on the abundance of blood everywhere.

"I hope you get the chair for this," Juliette shook her head and sobbed violently. "I'd kill you myself, but I'm not you!" Juliette spat. She turned around to find Bonnie. She wanted to wait outside for the cops. She had this feeling she was going to pass out if she stayed here any longer.

"As long as I'm getting the chair I might as well finish all of this," Juliette heard her mother. What is that supposed to mean? Juliette asked herself quickly. She wasn't sure if her mother was going to kill herself or something else. Juliette spun around to see her mother cocking the gun back and aiming it at her.

"You have no idea what you've put this family Juliette! All this bulimia bullsh*t put me through hell. Didn't you even care about the families name?" 'mother' asked her daughter. Juliette didn't answer. She just stood there scared. She was starting to wonder what was taking Bonnie so long on the phone. "Put the gun down, mother," Juliette said instead.

"There are no survivors in this family, Juliette. We're all gonna die here," said Juliette's mother. It was time for Juliette to get smart. "Oh my God! Boris!" Juliette screamed, her eyes were wide and she was staring hard behind her mother. "What? No I killed him," Juliette's mother spun around, relieved to see nothing, her heart racing. "Stupid bitch!" Juliette kicked her mother in the spine sending her to the floor and through the blood, her gun sailing out of her hand.

Juliette ran out of the room into the kitchen to find Bonnie, who was just hanging up the phone. "The police are on their way," Bonnie said. Juliette grabbed her hand and started to run and dragged Bonnie behind her. "We have to go. That bitch just tried to kill me!" Juliette said hurriedly as they both tried to run to the front door.

It wasn't going to be that easy to get out of the house though. As the two girls passsed the family room again Juliette's mother popped out and pistol whipped both Bonnie and Juliette. Bonnie fell to the floor, but Juliette seemed to be fine. Juliette knocked the pistol out of her mothers hand once more. Her mother grabbed her by the hair and dragged her into the family room and then threw her on the floor with all the blood. Juliette was now covered in blood like her mother.

Juliette was then pounced on by her mother and she began to strangle Juliette. Juliette tried screaming, but no words escaped Juliette's mouth. "Just die you good for nothing girl!" Juliette's mother snarled. The most Juliette could let out was a whimper. She could feel herself loosing consciousness. This was how it was going to end. Juliette was going to die in a bloody room with Alda and Boris' smelling, rotting bodies. This wasn't what Juliette thought coming home from Mt. Horizon was going to be like.

Then there was hope. Smash! With that Juliette's mother relinquished her grip and fell to the side into the blood. "They just don't make chairs like they used to," Bonnie said, looking at the unconscious and bloody mother next to Juliette. Bonnie extended her hand to help Juliette up. "Thanks Bonnie," Juliette coughed. "No prob, I wasn't going to let you die on me girl." Bonnie gave Juliette a hug. Juliette broke down and cried there on her best friends shoulders. "It's okay Jules, it's all over now," Bonnie comforted Juliette. "Everything's going to be fine."

***

My father sent me to a clinic in the valley. He was in Europe when I called to tell him what happened. He put me in here after my bulimia relapse. The doctors said it was normal for that to happen, so I'm not worried. I just want to get rid of this problem. I don't wanna be in here forever.

Dad doesn't visit, but Bonnie comes twice a week. I've made some friends here, but they're nothing compared to the ones at Horizon. I read in the newspaper that Horizon reopened. It doesn't really matter though. I would only be able to stay there for a few months because I'm turning eighteen soon. It's good that Horizon is open again though. I'm gonna go back one day to see Peter and Sophie. I doubt any of the others went back to stay since most of them turned eighteen already. Auggie turns eighteen in three weeks.

Anyway, there's a surprise for me today. The receptionist said I have a couple of special visitors. I'm excited, nervous, and curious. I have no idea who's coming.

-Juliette-

***

"Juliette? Some people are here to see you," a young male nurse dressed in light blue scrubs said. A nurse Juliette had a small crush on since her arrival last month. Juliette peaked from behind a school book she was reading on her bed and smiled big. She had butterflies in her stomach; not only because of her surprise visit, but because of how handsome the nurse in his early twenties was. "Okay Tracy," Juliette closed her school book and got up from her bed to follow Tracy to the fifth floor lobby.

"You look nice today Juliette," Tracy complimented. "Why thank you Tracy, and I must say you are looking fetching yourself in those scrubs," Juliette flirted jokingly. "How do you pull it off everyday?" Juliette asked. "It's all in the body language," Tracy joked, but didn't flirt back. Tracy was only a couple of years older than her, so it wasn't too impossible that the two got together when she turned eighteen.

The two got to the reception desk and Juliette signed a sheet that documented that Juliette and her visitors met. "Your visitors are in the lounge," Tracy said. A flurry of warmth spread through Juliette's stomach. "Okay thanks," Juliette put the sign in sheet pen down and strolled the short distance to the lounge. She took a deep breath and ran her fingers through her hair before she turned the corner. This was it. The mystery visitors were about to be revealed.

Juliette turned the corner and was instantly hit with surprise. "Oh my God!" Juliette said. "No way," Juliette said to her three old friends. "You look great Juliette," Sophie said warmly. Juliette ran over to Sophie and gave her a huge tight hug.

"Don't forget the guys," Peter said, opening his arms, Juliette bounced from Sophie's arms to Peter's. "How you doing Jules?" he asked her in his arms. "I'm fighting," Juliette answered. Peter smiled.

"That's my girl," a young voice said next to Peter. Juliette let go of Peter and approached the dark haired teen who was smiling slyly. "And who said I was your girl, Auggie?," Juliette asked, trying her best not to explode with happiness by trying to play it cool with her ex-boyfriend and very good friend. "You'll always be the girl for me, Jules," Auggie answered, still smiling. "Is that right?" Juliette played. "Always and forever," said Auggie. "Well, as long as it's a done deal, why don't we seal it with a kiss," Juliette suggested. "Sounds good to me," Auggie answered.

And kiss they did. Well…more like made out for about two minutes. Sophie and Peter were both uncomfortable watching, although Sophie was still smiling. She was a crazy hopeless romantic and she loved the classic guy gets girl scenario.

As Juliette kissed Auggie she started to think about what this meant. Were they back together or were they just kissing. I have the rest of my life to figure that out. Just enjoy the kiss for now you idiot. Juliet said to herself.

"Okay, okay, break it up, you two," Peter joked. Juliette and Auggie ceased and Auggie wiped Juliette's lip gloss from his mouth. They were both blushing. "You guys wanna see my room?" Juliette said abruptly, but happily. Everyone just looked at one another. "Sure," Sophie answered and with that Juliette led the threesome to her room.

"I like it," Auggie said walking over to an Evanescence poster. "I love this band," He commented on the poster. "I know, they're great. I want to see them in concert," Juliette sat on her bed. "So how long are you guys in town?" Juliette asked.

"Long enough for us to persuade you to come back to Horizon," Peter answered. "What?" Juliette asked. "What would be the point in going back?" Juliette asked. "I'm almost eighteen, I would just have to leave shortly after," Juliette was a little confused. "Yeah, but me and Sophie were thinking about something that could keep Horizon open," Peter sat down on a chair that was next to Juliette's closet. "Oh, and what's that?" Juliette asked.

"We want you, Auggie, Scott, Ezra, Daisy, Kat, and Shelby to be counselors there," Peter said. Juliette was surprised by what Peter was suggesting. "Most of the counselors don't want to work at Horizon anymore so we thought it would be a good idea to bring in a younger generation of counselors to do the job. Peter and I thought you seven were the best qualified out of all the previous attendees at Horizon," said Sophie. This shocked Juliette even more.

"How many out of the seven are doing it?" Juliette asked. "Everyone except Ezra and Kat," Peter answered. "They're going to college in the Fall," Sophie said. All of this sounded great to Juliette compared to college, although she still wanted to go to college some day. "You don't have to do it forever. You can try it for a little while and see how you like it," Sophie suggested. Juliette nodded slowly. "I think I wanna try it," Juliette said.

"I knew she'd say yes!" Auggie explained. He was leaning against a wall next to Juliette's desk in the corner of the room. Juliette only smiled at Auggie's enthusiasm.

"Well have to get your bipolar disorder under control first, though," Peter said. Juliette looked at Peter quickly. "How did you know about that?" she asked. "I talked with your doctor."

"She says you're doing better," Peter offered. Sophie sat next to Juliette on her bed. "You've been through a lot this year," she said to Juliette. Juliette nodded slowly again. "I wanna help people." Juliette got out of her bed. "People who have parents like mine are all over this country and they're just like me," Juliette stared out her window. "The least I can do is try to guide them in the right direction," Juliette smiled. It was a sunny day outside. "I think I wanna be like you guys," Juliette turned and smiled at Sophie and Peter and then gave Aggie a special smile just for him. There was silence as the group took it all in. It was time to make a difference. No one should have to go through anything close to what I've gone through. Juliet thought to herself. No one.

***

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