WITH MIKE
"Right this way." Said Carly as she lead the teens into an empty math room. They followed and grabbed some seats. Tina was next to Mike and Carly was on the other side of Mike. "Now, I know this is hard for you but I want you to know right off the bat that I'm here for you. I will try my absolute best to keep you safe but to do that I'm gonna need you to answer a few questions for me. Is that okay?" asked the social worker to which Mike nodded.
"Okay, does your dad hit you?" asked Carly and once again Mike nodded. "Wow, you don't talk much, do you?" Carly joked. Tina chuckled and even Mike let a small smile grace his lips. "Okay, so are you hurt at the moment?" Carly continued," I want to make sure that you're comfortable and healthy, or at least not hurt without it being cared for." "...My ribs have some, um, bruises but they're taken care of." Mike replied. "Okay, would you mind if later I took some pictures of the bruises for evidence?"
Once again Mike nodded, closing back in on himself. "Kay, so how long has he been hurting you?" said Carly getting back to the questioning. "Since I was a kid." Mumbled Mike. "Kay, you're doing great. How often does he hurt you?" "Every time I do something wrong or get less than a 100." Mike answered. "Do you understand why that isn't right?" "I-I guess?" Mike answered hesitantly and Tina sighed, sad for Mike and all that he went through.
"No one should hurt you, ever, no matter what you do." Carly explained," I don't know what your dad told you, but there is no reason for you to be hurt. I sense you're a smart boy. You know this is wrong deep down. It's time to admit it to yourself. Do you see now that what he is doing is wrong?" Mike looked down shamed and nodded. "Hey, don't be ashamed. There is nothing to be ashamed of. You did nothing wrong."
Carly said, knowing the look on his face. She saw it a lot on the kids she helped but it always broke her heart, how could people be so cruel to hurt these young, innocent kids, especially so much that the kids blamed themselves? It was sick. "Mike, your dad is a monster for hurting you, but it doesn't change how much I love you. It is not your fault. You're the victim, not the one who is at fault. I loved you before I knew about this and I still love you. I will be here for you always, just please talk to me." Pleaded Tina, trying to get her message through to her boyfriend.
She loved him, that won't change and no matter what he thinks, he's not at fault. "I, I think I get it now." Mike said shakily. The two woman shared a brief, hesitant smile. It wasn't the best but it was better than before. At least they knew the message was getting through to him. It was better than nothing. "That's all I need at right now. I'll take you back to the room, I think your friends support should help you a bit. Though, later I will need you for some pictures. Does that work for the two of you?"
They both nodded and the group stood up. Mike rose shakily as he was still in slight shock over everything that was happening. Tina put her arm around him in support though she was still shaken from what she had learned. Carly watched the young couple and smiled,' they're gonna last long.' She thought as she led them back to the room with the others. As they reached the choir room Mike warily walked through the door way, unaware of how the others would be reacting. He relaxed a bit when he saw Santana and Brittney.
As he sat down with Tina the others seemed to sense that they need some time to process everything and left them alone, without questioning them or checking on them, though they did occasionally glace at them from the corner of their eye but that was okay with couple. After awhile they joined in on the light-hearted conversation, much like how Brittana had. The group felt better just knowing that its members were getting help, though they couldn't help but notice the lack of two blonds from the room.
What could be taking them longer than the others? Then they remembered that Sam was already in the system so maybe it had to do with something like that. At least they had two of the three with them and that help calm their nerves, though they were still anxious for when Sam and Quinn would return, if not for the fact that they wanted to check on their friend then because they wanted to know what was next.
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