Okay, I just realized the spacing in this story is way weird, too much time has passed in the hospital. This is the last chapter before Peg goes home, I promise. And I sincerely apologize for the extra long and unexpected hiatus. Life man, just Life. And not the cereal.

"James Reynolds," Angelica said with a sneer. "I thought I told you to stay away from my sister."

"And I did...until Peggy wanted me back. We've been dating behind your back for months on and off." James said stiffly.

Lafayette, Alex, Herc, and Laurens all wandered in, confused. Angelica saw Lafayette's eyes widen, a shattered look in them. Laurens let out a low whistle, gaze ping-ponging between Laf, Peggy, and Reynolds.

"Is that true, Peg?" Angelica turned to her youngest sister, hoping against hope that James had been lying. But Peggy's eyes found the blankets draped over her.

"Yes." Her voice was barely above a whisper, and Angelica's heart broke; it was bad enough she was in the hospital, but now she had to give up all of her deepest secrets. But then Peggy looked up, locking eyes with James defiantly. "But you seem to be forgetting, James, that I told you that I never wanted to see you again, after the last incident. That was almost 5 weeks ago, babe."

Lin also seemed intrigued by the series of events. "Incident?"

Peggy nodded viciously. James' eyes widened in fear, as if realizing that Peggy was going to rat him out. "I went over to his place after school. He was the only one I ever told about Mariah. He was the only person who accepted me the way I was. In fact, he jokingly named her Miss Mariah Reynolds, and that first name stuck. But I'm getting off topic. It had been a bad day, and I needed some sympathy. He had given me the keys to his house awhile ago, for emergencies. But that day, I found him making out with some other chick from our school, an Abby Adams."

Doctor Adams sucked in a shocked breath, and muttered, "My daughter" under his breath. Angelica almost felt sorry for the old creep. But Peggy continued on with the story, oblivious to the pain this brought to the neurologist. She appeared to have a headache, from her facial expressions.

"I was so startled and betrayed that I dropped the keys. Abby jumped, saw me, and sprinted out of the house. James immediately turned to me, false regret in his eyes. He really made a valiant effort of apologizing. I just didn't want to hear any it. He betrayed my trust. I tried to follow Abby and leave too, but he grabbed my arm. As turned back to him, I could smell beer on his breath."

Peggy glared at Reynolds, pain glimmering in her dark eyes. Angelica couldn't tell if it was the headache or what Reynolds had done that was causing it. "He told me he was sorry. That it didn't mean anything. I told him to let go of me. I started hitting him with my free hand, for all the good it did me. He sure as heck didn't listen. I called him some rude names, kicked his shins." She took a shaky breath. "Then he started hitting back."

Angelica froze at the new information. She turned, livid, to face the jerk who had hurt her little sister. But Peggy placed a gentle hand on her leg to stop her. "I had bruises for weeks. I wore my hair down to cover a black eye. My hoodies already covered everything else. But the Mariah in me still wanted to be with James. So I avoided him. He followed me around the school, and I tried to tune him out, but sometimes, when the halls were empty, he'd grab me and pin me to the lockers. Every time he did, he forced me to hear him apologize over and over. I-"

Suddenly, something completely unexpected happened, interrupting Peggy's narrative; Angelica watched in shock as Eliza's fist connected with Reynolds' jaw. Peggy squeaked in surprise, and Lafayette's gold eyes widened as James hit the floor with a dull thud. Hercules whooped, high-fiving Laurens as Alexander handed him 10 bucks. Angelica eyed the transaction, but said nothing.

"That," Eliza whispered dangerously, tearstained face void of remorse, "Is what you get for hurting my sister."

"Remind me to stay on your good side," Alex murmured in awe. Eliza grinned shyly back at him. But Lafayette grabbed Reynolds by his shirt, and lifted him up to his eye level(needless to say, James' feet barely touched the floor).

"So what are we going to do with ce jeté?" He asked quietly, golden eyes burning with anger. James' face paled. But then Lin stepped in.

"This is up to Peggy. If she wishes to press charges, we can call security, and-"

"No."

Peggy's small protest caused the entire room to redirect their attention back to her. Angelica whirled around violently.

"What do you mean!? He was physically abusive!"

"But I forgive him," Peggy said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "What he did was wrong. But it is in the past." She took a deep breath, and Angelica's Quote-Spidey-Senses began tingling. "You mustn't be revengeful. You have to be strong. To offer good for evil, Return right for wrong."

At this point, Peggy began singing quietly, the tune simple and sweet. Tears glistened in her eyes as she sang, and an embarrassed blush graced her cheeks. "We must not hold a grudge, and we must learn to endure. Then as God is your judge, at least your heart will be pure. Forgiveness is the mightiest sword. Forgiveness of those you hate will be your highest reward."

Lafayette dropped Reynolds in shock. "Peggy, doux, innocent Peggy. Surely he should pay for what he did?"

"I think he has. He doesn't get to be with me anymore."

And that is it for chapter 14. I do not own the song Peggy started singing. It is Forgiveness from Jane Eyre the Musical. Great song, I'd check it out. Actually, The whole musical is fantastic. Anywho, thanks for reading. Please Review!

ShaymieTehShaymin: Aww, thanks! Your review made me laugh, cause I am the same way!

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Mirashards69: Yeah... Me neither XD. I basically googled schizophrenia and DID, copied, and pasted the info. And yes, I'll try to do more footnotes. Thanks for the review!

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Ranger-Corpses: Yeah, I heard about that too! I want to watch it for both nostalgia and for Kristin Chenoweth. And yes, I did allude to Laf's not so perfect childhood. He did end up stowing away on a cargo ship for some reason. XD Thanks for reviewing!

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