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Max clutched her hand. She grabbed a pillow and wanted to scream. Her hand was in excruciating pain, pulsing; it hurt so damn much. No, she couldn't believe this. This time it was even worse, Max wasn't there to support Kate. She never reached out to her because of that dumbass Nathan Prescott.

"Max, stop it. You're hurting yourself!" Chloe shook her back to reality. She didn't know how she was going to do it, but Chloe was going to get her to Kate. Chloe grabbed Max's hands and pulled her up off from the bed and into a standing position.

"Look, we're going to fix this. We'll call David to check up on Kate. We'll explain that she's in danger. When we get there, she'll be fine." She wanted to reassure Max by placing her hands on her shoulders and coming in with an embracing hug. "We have to get going though. Come on, we don't have a lot of time."

Max buried her head into the crook of Chloe's neck, inhaling her scent and the familiarity of it all, how easy it was to get used to being held a certain way. She hadn't noticed that she had been crying, until she pulled away from Chloe to wipe her tears and gave Chloe an appreciative nod.

Max went over to put the sling on her arm so it wouldn't feel heavy on her. "Okay I'm ready. I'll call David, I'll let him know."

Back at the dorms, Max and Chloe frantically go rushing to find David, whom he himself was racing up the flight of stair. He didn't have time to process or question what Max had called him about, he didn't know anything other than Kate is part of a bigger and more sadistic scheme, he would have never approached poor innocent Kate if he'd known the state she was in at this exact time and place.

"Kate Marsh!" David started pounding on the door "I have received an anonymous clue that there is a problem taking occurrence in this room, please let me in; I'm only here to help you." David waited only a few seconds before ramming his shoulder to the door before it came tumbling down, by then Chloe and Max had appeared in the hallway and cautiously went in after David. The room was cold, it was destroyed. There was graffiti on the walls : DISAPPOINTMENT, SINNER, DISOWNED, SHAME. Big cold words in what happened to be Kate's handwriting. Chloe turned to Max grabbing her hand, pulling her fingers, bringing her forward at the awe in her room as they made their way through mutilated objects in her room including her violin, barely recognizable. Her own artwork ripped to shreds, her pictures crossed out as if they've been carved out with a knife. Getting closer to the limp body sitting in the battered up chair David raced over to feel a pulse, it was faint. Kate's hand clutched a bag of pills.

"Kate no.." Max clasp her hand over her mouth sinking to her knees, tears streaming down her face.

Chloe approached the body pushing David out of the way " No, she's not fucking dead.. she's just..." Chloe didn't want to think about what this would do to everyone one and especially after she was trying to fix everything, everything with Arcadia Bay including Max.

Chloe had to think fast. Within minutes Kate would be gone and that couldn't. She nervously grabbed the waste basket next to the desk and placed it right up to Kate's chest, hurriedly Chloe stuck her fingers inside Kate's mouth and down her throat, making the limp body react and gag. Chloe stuck with it until Kate emptied her stomach's contents inside the small wastebasket.

A breathless and disoriented Kate sat in front of their eyes, David on his phone as well as clearing the students from the hallway, that began soon rushing the scene after his shoulder trampled the wooden door.

Max looked up, pushing herself up and raced to hug Kate "Oh Kate you're alive, you're alive. Oh god,I'm so sorry Kate." Max whimpered afraid to let go, afraid saving her was just another twisted nightmare. "Don't go please." She whispered.

Kate embraced Max, gently, because she knew that Max had not only got out of surgery but was dealing with her own nightmare. "Oh Max, I didn't think you were going to come, I didn't think anybody cared." She gazed over at Chloe leaning against the wall, looking sheepish as her best friend drowned in sorrow and all she could do is watch, and it pained her deeply. Kate choked back tears, barely remembering Chloe at all, her limited time at Blackwell didn't do her justice. She was in awe, at what no more than just an acquaintance could was there, and she took the initiative to save her life. Sticking her finger down her throat for someone who was basically just a stranger to them...Kate pulled away from Max giving her a sincere smile.

"Thank you Max, Chloe you too.. I- I don't know if I will ever find the words. I can't right now." She turned to the side wanting to crawl out of her skin, she didn't know what was to be done.

"Kate you don't have to do that. I- we came. You called and we came. I should have checked in earlier, I should have been there from the start." Max placed her left hand over Kates'.

Not a moment later David Madsen came in with paramedics and principal Wells. After the events that took place Kate had to get help, had to get help from people who knew how to crowd from the hallways started getting rowdy "Get wrecked Kate!" one of the Jocks shouted, followed by hollers of their fellow classmates. Max's eyebrows furrowed as the staff from the school were accompanying Kate Marsh out of the dorms and across campus. Max was getting one of those really intense headaches before she would blackout, she held it in as much as she could before falling to her knees again.

"Chloe.." Max called out, reaching out with her hand to the girl was already running to her side "Chloe thank you for helping Kate-" Chloe shushed Max coming to her knees and placing Max's head on her lap "You don't have to thank me, you and me.. it's what we do. We're gonna hella save this town.. together. I promise." She softly caressed Max's face, her thumb gliding down her temple and to the outline of her jawline. Max fluttered her eyes closed " You can't fall asleep super Max,we have to get you checked out or at least tell your parents." Max abruptly opened her eyes "Chloe no. You already know they want me far away from here. They want me far away from Arcadia Bay. They think it's toxic.."

Chloe sighed and proceeded to calm her down "Okay fine we won't tell them, not yet anyway. I just don't want.. I don't want to give them a reason to have you disappear on me again." Chloe brushed Max's bangs to the side enticed by a set of deep blue eyes staring back at her.

"Chloe I'm here because of you, I mean literally. I don't even know how I got into this position." The corner of her mouth turning into a smirk, Max nestled her hand on top of Chloe's. "I'm not leaving you, not ever."