When Sarah said the name Martaugh, she went completely numb. So numb in fact that she did not hear Sarah calling her name. "JOLIET!"Sarah said loudly. Joliet snapped out of her trance, "Yeah?" she replied calmly. "You know, the Martaugh's?" Sarah asked suprised. Joliet shot a glance at Jake, & then he realized the answer had something to do with what they were talking about & it didnt take Jake too long to figure out what she meant. Joliet turned back to Sarah faking a small smile "One of them." she said. "Well, come on." Sarah encouraged walking out of the room she & Joles shared. Joilet & Jake followed.

When Joliet saw the boy that was walking alongside Elliot, she sighed back all of her negative emotions, alothugh she just wanted to hide behind Jake.

"Hey Sarah, hey Jake, hey ummm..." Elliot greeted not knowing Joliet's name. "Joliet Preston" Joliet said as she flashed a smile that faded away when her & the other boy locked gazes. "Ah. Your the Baker's cousin." Elliot replied. "Guys this is my brother Bo." he introduced the boy next to him to everyone.

"AKA: 'My boyfriend'"Joliet added smiling sweetly & sarcastically. "How are you honey?" she asked Bo making her fake sweetness visible. "Nice bruise." Bo replied casually motioning to the fading bruise near her eye, from a week & half ago. Jake looked over at Joliet, watching her tense up. "Yeah, you outdid yourself this time, BoBo." Joliet shot back.

Joliet stuck around until her shrink called her to set up an appointment.

Jake was helping Henry pick out clothes for clarinette practice, & Sarah was still with Elliot. Joliet, let the tears down her face pin drop sliently as she thought back to the last time she saw Bo.

Flashback:

A pain shot through Joliet as Bo held her arm tightly. "Iam not gonna...Bo your hurting me!" she cried. She tried pulling out of his grip, but he punched her about a centimeter aways from her eye. Then, he let her go as she fell to the concrete floor in pain.

"When is this gonna stop?!" Joliet cried again, being tough she didn't cry in front of people. "When I get my away & you start obeying me sweetheart." he replied helping her up. As soon as he got her off the floor, she ran.

End of flashback.

"I should do what he wants, then this will all be over." she thought to herself loudly not noticing Sarah had walked in their room. "What?" Sarah asked confused. "Nothing." Joliet replied covering up her cracked voice trying to be unaware Sarah noticed the tears. "Hey, you sure Bo's your Boyfriend?" Sarah asked innocently. "Yeah, its just...you wouldnt understand." Joliet sighed. Sarah got a little offended by this, but not alot of things made Joliet cry, so Sarah just left her alone & started to text Elliot.

"Sarah promise me something." Joliet requested turning her head to face her cousin. "ok."Sarah replied not knowing where this was going. "Promise me you won't stay with a guy that would hit you just becuase you think that's what you deserve." Joliet said seriously. "I promise, but why?"Sarah swared without reason. "Bescause that's what your cousin does." Joliet said looking away before she put on her Ipod & went to sleep.

Sarah worried about her cousin, she had never seen anyone this shattered & broken. Sarah got up & walked into Jake & Henry's room. The boys who were listening to music looked up & shut off their Ipods. "Joles is creeping me out." Sarah said sitting down on Henry's bed next to him, followed by Jake who sat across from them. "Me too." Jake said. Since, Henry looked lost, Jake & Sarah explained everything to him.

Journal entry(Joliet)

Dear, Journal

I need a hug so bad right now. Since I was ten, pain has been a very common pain in my vocabulary. When someone is in so much pain they become numb, Iam going numb. Iam scared this time though becuse the pain is becoming so much & I fear I may go numb forever. The only time I can feel is when Iam being hugged by my cousins. My ego is brusied & my pride is gone, I need to tell someone to save me, becuase it's too late for me to save myself. Iam about to give myself up to Bo so that the pain will stop.

I need help,

Joliet

Joliet closed her book & slid it under her bed. She noticed Sarah wasn't in the room & she feared being alone, because she didn't want to hurt herself. She went into Jake & Henry's room & found Jake & Sarah asleep on Jake bed & Henry reading some music book.

"Hey." Joliet whispered sitting on his bed. Henry closed the book & put it away. "What's up?" Henry said casually. "Well, Sarah is sleeping in here with Jake & I-" Joliet started to say before she was cut off. "You can stay in here." Henry replied.