It had all happened so fast, the words, the moments and the direction. Iris had no clue what to say or what to do. Her best friend was in a coma, her enemy was threating her and the person that she's in love doesn't love her back. She sat there, thinking about what had went wrong and what she could have done to stop it. She wanted to take it all back, she had missed Millicent and her friends that she used to have. She had no one on her side, she felt alone. Iris walked outside, finally having a fresh breath air of light. She felt like she couldn't breathe out there, it was like she was trapped in a small box. All she wanted was to get out and have a taste of freedom. She took a step, looking across the sky and across the town. She could see the few cars riding past and few people walking down the streets. She told herself that she had to stay strong, that she had to put on a strong face for Brooke when she wakes up. Iris took in a deep breath, swallowing her fear and her sadness. She couldn't cry, she couldn't.
"Iris," Someone called her name, she turned around with fake smile, so they wouldn't worry about her, even though she was breaking inside. Before she could see who it was, she felt a hard slap across her face. She held her left cheek, shocked at what just happened. She finally looked up, taking in the moment. Millicent stood in front of her, her face completely red and she was filled with anger. "Your a whore." Millicent snared at her, disgusted with her friend. She couldn't believe that Iris would do something like this, they were supposed to be their for each other. "I am hurt," Millicent began to cry but Iris kept her straight face. She couldn't cry, she told herself over and over. She couldn't let her guard down, not now. "I thought you would be there for me. I really thought that you would be by my side but instead, you were with my boyfriend." Millicent yelled at her, wanting her to feel pain but she wasn't and that's what made her angrier. "Were supposed help Brooke with Lucas, fight Peyton and Haley. You promised me that you wouldn't do anything to hurt and that you wouldn't stab me in the back." Millicent pressed her index finger in Iris' chest. Iris looked down at her with straight face, not saying a word or reacting. "Say something!" Millicent cried to her, pushing her a little. "Do something!" She pushed her again. Millicent took in a deep breath, she had no clue what to do next. Iris blinked, narrowing her eyebrows. It was hurting her too but if she cried, she thought she would never stop.
"I should go and check on Brooke." Iris swallowed, walking past her. Millicent stood there, confused on why Iris didn't say or do anything. She didn't want to be worried for her friend but it was hard not too. Millicent turned around, watching Iris walk into the hospital with her head low. She seemed so depressed and distracted but it doesn't change what she did. Millicent placed her hands on her hips, she didn't know what she could do. Mouth walked out of the hospital, seeing Iris walk past him without noticing him. He saw Millicent standing, trying to pull her life together.
"Are you okay?" He asked, touching her shoulder. Millicent backed away from him, she didn't know who to believe and what to say to him. All she knew is that Iris told her that she was in love with Mouth but something had to happen to where she fell in love with him.
"No, I'm not okay. None of this is okay." Millicent said to him. She was right, this whole town was upside down. "Lucas and Brooke are in a coma, they could die, you know?" Millicent raised her eyebrows, asking him the question. "And Nathan and Haley are close to getting a divorce, I mean, when did this ever happen? I didn't even know they were fighting because I was too busy worrying about Brooke's love life." Millicent raised her voice a little. Mouth couldn't say a word, this was all too true. It worried him, if they were both going down the same road. "Oh, and you know what else I didn't know what was happening, the relationship between you and Iris!" Millicent yelled at him dramatically. "And you know what she did when I confronted her, she stood there like a statue like your doing right now!" Millicent pointed out to him.
"I'm sorry, I really am. I had no idea." Mouth said to her but lying. Millicent wasn't believe him, this was something different.
"You had no idea?" Millicent chuckled, turning around. "Did you kiss her?" Millicent looked up, wondering what he was going to say. Mouth was shocked about the question, he didn't know if Iris had something about it or if she denied it.
"I-" Mouth hesitated. Millicent sharply turned back around with tears in her eyes.
"What?!" Millicent yelled at him, shocked. She thought Iris being in love with Mouth was just the hard part.
"It didn't mean anything," Mouth quickly said before Millicent would say anything else.
"A KISS ALWAYS MEANS SOMETHING!" Millicent said at the top of her lungs. Mouth licked his lips, looking away from her eyes. He couldn't see her like this, he didn't know how he was going to fix this.
"How can I fix this, I want to fix it. I don't love her. I'm not in love with her, trust me." Mouth pleaded, just saying the words that were coming into his mind. Millicent frowned, narrowing her eyebrows in anger. There was nothing that they could do, this was all too much for Millicent to take in a moment. She shook her head, whipping the tears from her face. She needed time to think about it, if she decided right now, she would regret it for the rest of her life.
"I don't know, Mouth. You screwed it up pretty good." Millicent said to him.
"I know and I'm sorry. I didn't mean this to happen. It's-it's...it's this damn town." Mouth tried to make an excuse that wasn't him.
"Well, maybe we should just leave." Millicent said quickly without thinking. They both paused. Mouth thought about it, he wanted a life with Millicent. He cared about Iris, they were good friends and they would have good conversations but he didn't want to warn his relationship with Millicent.