It had been two weeks since Jade had been beaten. They had not heard from her father, he made no effort to contact her. This relieved them all as they were scared as what he'd do if he ever saw her again.

Jade spent the first week drifting in and out of consciousness. She had difficulty remembering what happened and often had to be told parts of the events that led her to be in the spare bedroom at Cat's. Cat and her mother devoted their time caring for Jade, but there was only so much they could do. Jade's decision to not go to hospital only slowed the healing process.

The red head girl hardly ever left Jade's side. She spent her time wiping Jade's face with a wet washer, with her hand gently grasping Jade's. Cat felt like it was her fault for Jade's bashing. If she hadn't left so quickly that morning, Jade never would of went home on her own and her father never would of beat her. She shed tear after tear while she did what she could; the sight of Jade's battered and broken body laying still on the bed.

Jade awoke a few times and in these times she had sips of water and a little food. Cat and her mother were extremely worried at how skinny and frail her body was becoming. Her already slender frame was beginning to resemble that of a ghost. The broken girls eyes were sunken in to the point where Cat wonder whether they would ever return back to normal.

At exactly 8 days after the beating, Jade's body began to look like the figure it once was. The bruises that were black and purple were now shades of yellow and gray.

Jade's eyes fluttered open, her head feeling heavy and useless. Her eyes focused on her surroundings for the first time. Her mind was working at a slow pace; it took her a few minutes to realize where she was. She could feel a small hand in her own and attempted to squeeze it. Cat gave a high pitch squeal at the sudden movement.

"MOM!" She yelled as Jade's eyes focused on Cat's face.

"Cat…" she whispered in a low hoarse voice.

Mrs. Valentine came running into the room urgently. She stood over Jade, two fingers at her wrist. "Jade? Can you hear me sweetie?"

Jade struggled to prop herself up on one elbow, but she was stopped by two arms. She slumped into the bed, her head pounding in her ears.

"What happened?" she asked, confused as to why her body hurt so much.

"You were beaten…" Mrs. V said slowly, not wanting to startle her already frail body.

Jade took a moment to process this and shuddered at the memory. A tear fell down her cheek as her body shook painfully. Cat hugged her as tight as she dared; Jade clung onto the red head as she continued to cry.

Jade's tears subsided, but the sadness never did. She wiped her eyes sleepily and looked at her friend. The two girls said nothing for a long time; there was nothing left to be said. Cat's mom had left the room, leaving them be. Jade found her voice again after the long silence.

"Thank you for saving me…" she smiled giving Cat's hand a squeeze. Cat did not say anything, instead she hugged the paler girl again, a few tears of her own escaping.

"I haven't left your side…we didn't think you'd make it." Cat whispered, gazing at Jade's hand in her own.

"I had a devoted nurse…"

"Mom did most of the work…I just held your hand." Cat reasoned, delighted at her friends comment. She hadn't done anything really. All she did was wipe her face and continue to talk to her.

Jade attempted to sit up again, this time with Cat's help. The red head supported her back, helping her to sit upright.

Over the next few days Jade's appetite increased as her body repaired itself. She had broken ribs as suspected, but that was all the broken bones she had received. Her bruises started to fade and her features became recognizable once more. The wound that really hurt were deep inside her. They would perhaps never heal and would always stay with her.

Jade recovered quickly once she had regained consciousness. Cat went to school more often now that Jade was showing all signs of making a full recovery. She brought home the schoolwork and homework Jade had missed that day and would help her complete it all at night. No one knew why Jade had been absent for weeks and Cat would never tell them. She simply told them that Jade had gone away to live with her mother in Australia. Everyone knew she had been expelled; nothing stayed a secret at Hollywood Arts.

Cat had once again gone to school that morning. The days were long and boring without company. Cat's mother also returned to work when Jade was not dependent on her anymore. Jade felt alone and empty inside and out. She decided she needed contact with the outside world. She logged onto the for the first time in weeks and scrolled through her news feed.

Jade froze, her stomach dropped into a deep abyss and beyond. She read through the statuses her so called 'friends' had put up and cried.

Good riddance, I wouldn't miss her if she fell off the face of the earth. Tori's status read. Reluctantly, she read through the comments.

Beck: I know she's my ex, but after the way she treated Fi I wouldn't care if I ever saw her again. This one stung; she thought she meant something to Beck after all the years they spent together. Andre's comment of all people hit her the hardest.

Andre: Dayum, I knew that girl was dangerous, but I didn't think she'd beat a poor defenseless girl within an inch of her life.

Jade balled her hands into fists. Within an inch of her life!? They ought to see Jade a few days ago, then they'd know what the word beating meant! And defenseless? Bullshit! That girl was as defenseless as she was! She was a lying skank bitch who had everyone wrapped around her little finger.

Jade threw her phone at the wall in a fit of anger. Her shoulders heaved up and down in anger and rage. She was alone and her one and only friend was at school hanging with them.

Jade began to slip into a dark depression. She refused to move from the bed and when Cat arrived home that afternoon, she said nothing. Cat tried everything to get her to talk and eat, but it was useless. Jade had lost everything she felt important to hold onto in just over a few weeks.

Jade reluctantly fell asleep later that night. She tossed and turned as she had nightmares all night. Cat walked into the room to see what all the noise was. She saw the phone on the floor for the first time that day and retrieved it from the ground. The web page was still open, Jade being too enraged to close it before she threw it. Cat scrolled down through the statuses. Everyone was talking about her. Cat cringed at some of the words they used. If they knew what her Jadey had really been through, they wouldn't be so harsh. Cat poked through her profile. She shook her head seeing the amount of followers Jade had lost over the course of her sickness. It had dropped from over 1000 to 85 in that short period.

Cat closed the web and put her phone down on the bedside table. She sighed watching Jade sleep restlessly. It hurt her to see Jade like this, not just physically, but emotionally too. She wanted so badly to fix everything, to make Jade happy again, but there was nothing she or anyone else could do. All she could do was be there for her friend in the hard times to come.

AN:- I am so so so so so sorry for the late chapter. I've been busy non-stop since the last chapter was posted and then I got the flu off my nephew. Anyway, I also apologize if the result of the beating is a little extreme as I have no idea what its like to be beaten up. I ask you to please over look this for what it is and that's the recovery of Jade. Thank you for sticking to this story, I really do appreciate the reviews. Thank you for reading xo