2 days later with Carly

"so how's everything Sadie" asks Carly

"she can't hear, she has hearing aids and they've died or something, anyway she wrote a list of things she was on that that place took her off of and made her worse being off them" says Andre handing the list to Carly

"whoa they took her off ten medications, what did they replace them with" asks Carly

"based on the reports of the state of that facility I'd assume zero, they hadn't ordered meds in over two years so none of the patients have been medicated since" says Eliza

"the hearing aid, can I see it" asks Carly as Andre signs to Sadie and Sadie hands over her hearing aids

"here but why" asks Andre handing them over

"yeah just like Cat thought, remote deactivated, I'll order new ones, could be a week though, they're behind" says Carly printing the new prescription

"why are they behind" asks Andre

"some extremist believed the hearing aids were fake and were just location chips to track people" says Eliza

"but the new ones do have location stuff in them" says Carly

"not active yet, yes it's there but it's not activated, they're waiting for a government permit to activate it, lots of hard of hearing kids are being kidnapped, raped and held for ransom these days because they're easy targets, these new hearing aids are discrete and not noticeable by anyone if they didn't know they were there, the kidnappers are ripping the hearing aids out of their victims, this line is meant to stop that, the location part is solely to be used for locating missing persons, it is not active unless activated remotely by the family, in fact they'd had a foreign government try to activate them and they failed internally which is how its designed to work, only family have the codes necessary to activate the location, they are randomized when they're activated by the person who needs them and is given a code to write down, anyway the extremist tried to bomb the main office so while the FBI searched all offices for other bombs just to be sure, they were months behind, now they're only about a week behind, though it wouldn't surprise me if given Carly's connection to Cat makes them expedite Sadie's new hearing aids, very expensive, she's going to need a phone as well" says Eliza

"we can't afford that" says Andre

"don't worry, it's fully covered, both the phone and the hearing aids, any survivor of that place who can live on their own like Sadie is being given free health insurance for a three year period, they're giving Sadie a new phone for security reasons, the plan is extra, Cat has a lot of pull in the health industry, Jade has pull in politics, the FBI thought Sadie having a phone was better than not given her trauma, gives her an extra means of communication" says Carly

"so I assume it's going to be whatever phone they choose for her" asks Andre

"no, she gets to choose from a list of twenty phones" says Carly

"she's really loving Tori's phone, she likes the size and the camera" says Andre as Sadie gets up and sits on Andre's lap and falls asleep

"unfortunately that one wasn't on the list of devices, I'll see if they'll bend on that, Tori's phone is one of the most expensive ones out there besides Cat's and my friend Jodi's who is a missing persons expert, you know that's very adorable of her to do right" says Carly

"yes I know, it seems to keep her calm" says Andre

"that's good, she seems to have gained a few pounds, I can't see her ribs anymore" says Eliza

"ya her appetite is coming back too, every time she's stepped on the scale in our part of Cat's floor Sadie very much has smiled ear to ear, knowing she's on the way to a healthy weight, they'd starved her there, only feeding her every few days, had she lost anymore, she could have died, she's forty pounds under her ideal weight according to the BMI site I looked at, she mentioned she was always about ten pounds over that weight, she can't wait to see her parents, as religious as they are from the short calls Cat has set us up with them they seem to be accepting of Sadie and I being together" says Andre

"they're probably just happy she's alive, fear of losing your only child changes a person Andre, I would know, Quinntina is my daughter, I lost her when she was two, they crashed into my car, knocking me unconscious and stole her, I searched for two years, after that it didn't matter what people said, I was convinced she was dead and there was no convincing me otherwise, I spoke to them, they never had a problem with you as a person Andre, they'd just heard scary rumors about black people and rage, they'd seen all this news about black people going to jail for rapes and murders" says Eliza

"what did you tell them about me" asks Andre

"I told them the truth, that once you knew where she was you went to see her, that when you say how bad it was you confronted them and ended up calling the FBI and saving tons of lives, that you make sure Sadie eats, that she sleeps and most importantly that she's happy, when they heard that they cried tears of closure and happiness, that Sadie had been through hell because of a misidentification and now she was with the guy she's wanted since she first saw you" says Eliza

"wait what misidentification" asks Andre

"she'd seen a black guy near identical build and hair style, not realizing it wasn't you she got angry and yelled at him and broke his shoulder when she knocked him to the ground" says Eliza

"that explains why my cousin Joel left suddenly, he's schizophrenic and his state wouldn't diagnose him, he went so far as to take a trip to Canada to get diagnosed, which they did, however his doctors back in Florida refused to accept it so he'd come here to try, granted his mind is far gone now but he was always easily startled, whenever someone yells at him he just assumes he's in the wrong and takes the screaming, if I had to guess he probably assumed he'd looked at her in a bad way while trying to shut up the voices in his head, it has happened before, usually with me" says Andre

"is that why you care so much about her health" asks Carly

"one of the many reasons yes, if she has voices in her head I don't want her to be like my cousin, if she has ptsd like my dad then I want her to be able to get the help she needs, I love her with every fiber of my being, it hurts me knowing that she had to suffer for four years because I was too afraid to ask her out, she was this ultra-extremely talented ballerina at Hollywood Arts, Tori was by far the highest ranked singer at the school, granted that was mainly because Cat and Jade rarely sang but still, even being friends with Tori knowing full well she'd be there for me no matter what I never had the confidence to talk to Sadie" says Andre

"being a high ranked talent has it's own issues Andre, Sadie had to deal with tons of stress at that school, among them constant cat calling, anyway you need to take her to the pharmacy to fill these meds and get her whatever hygiene or other supplies she needs" says Eliza

"I can't afford girl hygiene stuff, I can barely afford hair products for me, I lost my job when I left LA on a work day to go save her, as it is I'm trying to save my money for Cat's rent price" says Andre as Carly casually hands him two hundred dollars with the prescriptions

"well she needs it and doing the job I'm doing I make more than enough, talk to Cat first before you leave, I heard she was working something out" says Carly as Andre and Sadie walk down to Cat's place

With Cat

"ok so Andre I was working something out, I got a Credit card for her to use, two hundred dollar limit" says Cat handing Sadie the credit card

"how does she work it off, she's only just gaining weight back, her energy comes and goes" asks Andre, Sadie still glued to his side

"very simple, I pay it off the moment it posts to my account for that card and I keep a record, I used to have a maid, so here's the deal, if she cleans the couches that's ten dollars a couch, if she cleans the oven or does the dishes that's fifteen dollars, if she vacuums the whole floor that's a hundred dollars, before you question this, yes I could go and hire a maid and never need anyone to clean, the problem is she needs to feel like she's worth something, the best way I know how is to show them that it doesn't hurt to help out, what she needs to know is this, if she doesn't use the credit card I'm not going to cancel it, if she does things around the house that would have had me put towards her credit card bill I'll give her cash instead" says Cat

"man you really do know her well huh, what exactly is your connection to her anyway" asks Andre

"anything we did Andre was purely educational, she has no interest in girls period, she had zero experience with kissing, she knew being my neighbor for most of my childhood that she could trust me, what you need to understand that I wouldn't have met any of you guys if she hadn't been there for me growing up, I was more often than not bullied at school, since the first day I was in school till the day I was accepted into Hollywood arts, she'd walk home with me and cheer me up, she'd tell me these stories about how I'd be this big pop star and I'd have people hanging on my every word, did I believe her no but the thought made me happy, she was there for me when I needed her most, that's why I am here for her, forever and always we're BFF's" says Cat

"but I'm here for her now" says Andre

"Andre there are things you don't understand, her understanding and use of sign language is sub par at best, she was signing last night with me for something to eat, she mixed up ravioli with Rotini, that was under no stress, it frightens me what she might mix up under stress, yes you may be there for her Andre but not as support in every scenario, you are her lover, it takes a village to rebuild, no one person can do everything Andre, think about something for a second Andre, when you got wonky about Jade, she knew full well what she was doing, she knew her normal crabby pushy attitude would have scared you to hell and back, she knew how to imitate Tori's caring and sweet attitude, when you freaked out about showing her the music you two had worked on she went to a therapist and what she learned scared her to death, I'll let her explain" says Cat

"we need a ride to the pharmacy to fill her meds" says Andre content with Cat's explanation

"hold on I'll get the limo driver to get my car" says Cat as she texts her driver

"wait why isn't your car here" asks Andre

"it's too flashy for this neighborhood, it's been broken into several times when I had it out front, I could have had it downstairs in the car park but I can never remember my code…. Wait why not take your car" says Cat

"I lost my job coming up here to see her in that unsavory place and I don't have enough left to safely get there and back, I'm trying to keep my money for your rent" says Andre

"ok that's cute, you'd think I'd charge you rent, you're living in my space not an apartment like Carly, Sam and Freddie are, Trina and David choose to pay me as a courtesy not an obligation" says Cat

"but Trina said you had her pay rent" asks Andre

"when she was living in her own apartment on the first floor yes, when she learned I had planned to give the homeless that floor she moved up here and insisted she still pay rent because of all things she thought she was a burden to me, like seriously if Tori didn't want her on this floor she'd have said something" says Cat as her phone vibrates

"is the driver here" asks Andre

"yes she is, Sadie will know who she is now we should get down there she can't walk" says Cat as they head to Cat's car

"hey little sis, it's been a bit, where we going today" asks Athena Valentine as Sadie smiles and gets in first

"Berdine pharmacy, Sadie has a prescription set to get filled" says Cat

"aww sweet talented Sadie, how is she, I heard there was a big blow out at the mental place bro was at" says Athena

"she's ok, they starved her, she's thirty-eight pounds under and they robbed her of her hearing, Carly's ordered her new hearing aids" says Cat as Athena puts it in gear and starts driving

"wait I've seen you around before, back in LA" says Andre

"oh my god I thought that was my little sister's friend, man you had the best job, you gave it up for sweet Sadie huh" asks Athena turning the corner

"ya I did, no job was worth keeping her in pain, I'd heard rumors for three years about that place but I never realized they were that bad" says Andre

"no job ever is Andre, Cat was never able to convince our parents of that, that's why my twin brother Daren hates Cat so much, Daren could never bring himself to blame me for anything, not after his condition took my ability to walk in one of his psychotic rages, anyway you and Sadie go hand those prescriptions in, Cat and I need to talk" says Athena

"ok" says Andre as he takes Sadie in to ths pharmacy

"what is it Athena" asks Cat

"I don't like living alone, as it is I missed a rent payment and they wouldn't take it a day late so as of next week I'll be the richest homeless person in the world, you know mom won't let me move back home" says Athena

"why did you miss a rent payment, I pay you more than anyone else I pay to work for me, what gives" asks Cat

"I'd put in a bid for a cute rare picture frame for mom and I won, I wasn't expecting to so when I had to pay I couldn't scramble up enough for rent also" says Athena

"oh……. moms birthday, crap I forgot about that, I have nothing and it's in two weeks, I can't screw up three years in a row" says Cat

"two years ago we had an out, I was with you on tour and we weren't going to be back in town in time for it, last year you had your ex fiancé take you out for a date on her birthday, I've missed her birthday for the last five years, I didn't want to screw up, now on top of mom being angry at me the dress is being delivered to a place I won't live at anymore, I'm a literal failure Cat, what am I supposed to do now" says Athena

"I'll buy something quick, tell her the party is at my place, when we get back to my place, you get yourself up to my floor and sleep on your bed, I will deal with your landlord" says Cat

"he's not a negotiator Cat, just get my stuff out of there" says Athena

"no I need to try negotiating first, you know since I've been with those I love my hope and trust in humanity has grown, I have to try, I'll get your stuff out in case I fail but I have to try you know that Athena" says Cat