After that night with Kat, I couldn't face Emily or risk running into Kat. In my mind, Kat indeed had tricked me again into believing she truly loved me. That morning, I called Emily and told her I had a family emergency and told her I would be flying home to be with my mom. Late into the evening, I finally arrived in Montreal, not one call or text ever came from Kat that day or after.

As I caught a uber ride home, I couldn't stop crying. When my mom opened the door, I collapsed into her arms. As she held me tight, I could not bring myself to tell her how stupid I had been. That night, I cried myself to sleep. I never wanted to show my face again. I would quit the show. For the next week, I could not eat or get out of bed worrying my mother, so much so, that she called Emily behind my back. My mom explained to her that she needed to know what the heck had happened to her daughter at our last interview panel with her and Kat.

My mother and her friend thought it be best to allow both Emily and Mel to fly into see me. One evening, I heard Emily calling out my name. "Dominique, wake up." Shaking me awake, I saw Emily sitting in a chair beside my bed and Mel standing at the foot of the bed. I felt so weak when I tried to get up. I was in shock with them being in my mother's home. I began to cry when I heard Mel say, "Baby girl, tell me what happened that has you like this, we want to help you. Did someone hurt you?" But how could I tell them it was Kat. How could I tell them that we had sex and it was all a cruel game that Kat had played on me. How could I tell them that she broke my heart into a million pieces. I could do nothing but sob and hope to die.

Mel asked Emily to leave us alone, as Emily left, Mel crawled into bed with me and held me as I cried. Wiping away my tears, she just told me how much she loved me. She told me that I was alway going to be her little sister and that nothing would ever change that not even when the show was long over. It was true, she did love me and had always been there for me.

As I calmed down, Mel spoke again, "Dominique, I know this has something to do with Kat." When she said that I cried harder confirming her suspicion. "Baby girl, please tell me what she did to you this time, looking at my bandaged hand." I was to embarrassed to tell her. "Dominique, whatever it is. I won't ever tell anyone. Please, tell me so I can help you." Sobbing I told her everything. I told her I felt stupid and used. That night, Mel told me that everything was going to be okay and that I should not ever be embarrassed about loving someone as much as I loved Kat. Mel convinced me that with time, my heart would heal, and that there was no way in hell she would let me quit the show.

Both Emily and Mel told me that they would be by tomorrow to see how I was getting along. They would stay in Montreal until I was ready to go back to Calgary. After two days of convincing, I got the courage to get on a flight with them both to Calgary. I was due onset in 3 days. I wanted to prove to Kat that she did not break me even though I knew she had.