After 30 minutes Mia wanted to be alone and her mother left. Mia stayed in her room and ignored her phone pinging and the brunette girl whispering in her ear. "You can't ignore me forever...you always end up listening to me, and when you do. That's when you're on the verge of snapping. Think about it, bestie--" Mia quickly gets up and grabs her phone. 

"What?!" Mia hisses. 

"Mia? Hey, where are you right now?" Justin asks. Mia inhales and scoffs, "At my house, why?" She asks as she wipes her eyes. "Okay, is Bryce there?" He asks. 

Mia raises her brows, "Yeah...sadly." Mia states. 

"Okay...where's Clay?" Justin asks. Mia knits her brows together, she swings her legs over her bed and stood up. "Justin, what's going on?" She asks.

"I-I-I don't know, Mia...Clay told me to meet him with his car near your house. He said he was going to take care of something." He explains. 

Mia felt her heart rate quicken and she opens her mouth to keep asking questions, but Justin interrupts her. "Mia, I'm getting close to your house. I'll see you there." He states.

The line goes dead and Mia looks at her phone and she feels tears brim her eyes as she sees the messages from Clay. "I'll take care of everything? I'm sorry? Wh-What the hell is that supposed to--"

"You know what he means." Hannah whispers in her ear. Mia opens her mouth and breathes quickly. "Oh My god..." She whispers. She quickly gets up and puts her shoes on and limps down the stairs quickly and ignores her pain. 

"Mia, where you--"

Mia ignores him and opens the door. Bryce looks back down at his drink and sips it. Mia shakily holds the doorknob and stares at Clay as he stares back at her. "Mia, wh-what happened to you?" He asks worried. Mia looks behind her and closes the door. "Did he do that to you?!" Clay asks.

Mia shakes her head and tries to find words to say. "D-don't worry about me, Clay. Just...tell me what's going on with you, why are you here...with a gun?" Mia asks as she walks cautiously towards him. 

"You know why I'm here." He states in a strong voice. Mia flinches and nods her head, "Yeah...I know and, I--"

"He's going to kill him." Hannah whispers in her ear. Mia shakes her head, "I'm here Clay. Just talk to me, okay?" Mia nods her head. "Why? Why should I? I should go in there right now, and handle this." He steps forward and Mia shakes her head. "No...No you shouldn't--"

"Why? Because he's your brother?--"

"No, because he's human!" Mia says louder. "Are you actually going to go in there look Bryce in the eye and shoot him? Yo'll go to jail, your whole life thrown away." Mia says stepping closer to him. " then he's going to kill himself." Hannah whispers again.

Mia's jaw tightens as Hannah keeps whispering. " You're going to fail." She says.

"I can't count on anyone else, I have to do this myself." Clay states.

"NO!" Mia yells, addressing both Hannah and Clay. "Y-You both can't..." Mia stops talking and wipes her hands on her pants. She limps forward, "Clay...you can't do this. You can't think that this is the only way to help Hannah." She said.

"No one else is going to get justice for her." He states quietly in pain. Mia nods her head as she sees Justin drive up to them. He gets out of the car and Mia points at him. "Justin and I...wecan testify." she says.

Mia makes eye contact with her and nods his head, "Y-yeah, Clay. Jessica...she wants me to testify--"

"Bullshit!" He says. Mia bites the inside of her cheek. "We both can testify, we can help." She says.

"Why would you want to help now? I thought you said you were done with that? Done with Hannah?" He says. 

"You'll never be done with me" Hannah whispers in her ear. 

"I'll never be done with her." Mia repeats. Clay shakes his head, "How do I make her stop? She won't stop." Clay begs as his voice shakes. 

Mia looks at Justin, "Make who stop, Clay?" Mia asks.

He presses the gun to his head and Mia gasps quietly. "N-No...please," Mia whispers as her voice shakes. "Clay, come on." Justin says as he steps beside Mia. 

"Just stop." Mia says as a tears slides down her cheek. "Give me the gun." Justin says. 

"Three...Two...One...Bang..." Hannah whispers in her ear. Mia shakes off what she says and keeps looking at Clay. 

"What the fuck?" A voice come up. They all look up to the house and see Bryce standing there. "B-Bryce, just go back into the house." Mia says as she wipes her mouth with her shaky hand. Bryce looks at the three students and Clay takes the gun away from his head and looks down at it.

Mia looks back at Clay and so does Justin. Bryce walks down the steps, "The fuck are you three doing?" He questions.

"Just hold on." Justin states.

"He's gonna keep doing it. We have to stop him." Clay says. Mia shakes her head, "Not like this." Mia states.

"I'm calling the cops." Bryce starts to walk away. Mia looks over at him, "Just shit the fuck up and hold on, Bryce!" Mia yells. 

"It's never gonna get any better. You were right to run away, Justin. And you were right to overdose, Mia" Clay says to the both of them. Mia shakes her head and wipes her tears away. "That's not true, Clay."

"That's why you came and got me, remember?" Justin questions. 

"And that's why you visited me in the hospital, everyday." Mia states. Clay looks up at her with scared and soft eyes. 

"You got Justin back. For Jess, for Hannah." 

"Hannah wants him dead." Clay whispers.

"No, I don't think she does. I don't think she wants to keep seeing people get hurt."

"He's right, Clay. You know Hannah, would never want this." Mia whispers. 

Justin steps closer to Clay and slowly grabs the gun from his hands. 

"This is fucking ridiculous." Bryce starts to walk away. Mia was going to stop him, but she heard the gun cock and Bryce stops walking. 

"You're gonna go back inside and you're gonna pour yourself another glass of whiskey, and you're gonna forget that we were ever here, got it?" Justin slightly turns to Bryce's direction. 

As the two walk away Mia inhales and slowly exhales. Bryce looks at both Justin and Mia. "I heard they just filed for two additional witness's." Bryce states. 

"That wouldn't be you two by any chance, would it?" Bryce questions. Mia keeps her eyes on Clay as he looks off into space. 

"You should be more scared than you are, Justin." Bryce threatens. Mia scoffs quietly and looks at Bryce. "Really?" Mia questions.

"Bryce, I've got nothing left to lose. That makes me the dangerous one." He states. Justin looks at Mia with questionable eyes, wondering if she's okay to stay there. She nods her head and gives him a reassuring smile. 

As Justin drives off, Mia's smile falls, she turns around, and she walks into the house. She brushes past Bryce and walks into the house. Bryce follows her, "Mia, testifying tomorrow--"

Mia turns around and Bryce stops in his tracks. "You don't get to talk to me. Ever again." Mia orders. She walks away and up to her room. 

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Mia looks in the mirror as she smooths out her outfit. She hears the knock on her door and she turns to see it slightly opening. "Hi, Olivia." Mia greets her. 

"Hi, h-how is the dress? I know we're not the same size, but--"

"It's fine, it fits." Mia nods her head and gives her a small smile. Mia brushes her now straightened hair again anxiously. "Sweetie, it's going to be okay." Olivia grabs her hand so she would put the brush down. "Right, of course." Mia reassures herself

"I'm sorry that it took me so long to do this. To testify." Mia apologizes.

"You're here, that's all that matters." Olivia states. Mia inhales and nods her head, "We're gonna get him, Mrs. Baker. I'll make sure of it, even if it's the last thing I..." Mia stops talking and calms down. 

"Mia, you just doing this is enough, I swear." Olivia says as she engulf Mia in a warm hug. Mia licks her lips and hugs her back. "Now, we should go." Olivia says. 

Mia nods her head and they both leave, "I'll drive my car, I'll be right behind you." Mia says. Olivia nods her head and gets in her car. As Olivia drives off Mia looks down at her windshield and her jaw tightens as she looks at the words on a paper. "You spill your guts you get fucked." Mia repeats the words in blood red marker.

She shakes her head and takes the paper off of her windshield. "Not gonna work, not this time..." Mia whispers. She starts her car and drives to the courtroom.

"You've been through a lot, Mia...and they're going to bring it up in court, everything." Dennis states.

"Who did that to you?" Mrs. Baker asks. Mia looks at her and she notices that she's talking about her face. "Oh...I-I-It's nothing, I swear." Mia says. 

"Did, your brother do that to you?" She asks. Mia shakes her head, "N-No...it wasn't him, and even if it was it wouldn't stop me from testifying."

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Mia nervously sits in Monet's and bounces her leg as she stares into her coffee cup. "You can't testify today." Hannah says as she sits across from her. Mia scoffs quietly and keeps staring into her cup. "No, Mia...I'm serious." Hannah stands up, walks over to Mia and sits next to her. "If you do, then whoever beat you up, whoever's been threatening. They're going to hurt you." Hannah says in a whisper. 

Mia looks at Hannah with glassy eyes, waiting for her to say the other thing she's thinking. "And...I'm afraid that, you'll be broken forever and you won't be able to be put back together again." Hannah finishes.

Mia bites the inside of her cheek. "Mia, I love you--"

"Stop." Mia whispers as she shakes her head. She closes her eyes and a tear falls down her cheek. "You're amazing, Mia. You're my best friend. Think about this don--"

"You're my conscious. You say everything I think about myself. That's why you've been saying all those shitty things. A-And you trying to talk me out of testifying is just...me being a bitch." She says getting closer to Hannah.

"I love you, Hannah. And I'd do anything for you, but me not testifying...I can't listen to you on that one." Mia shakes her head.

"Mia?" A voice says. Mia snaps out of her thoughts and looks away from the empty spot next to her. "Sherri...hey, what's up?" Mia questions. 

"Nothing, it's just...are you okay?" Sherri sits across from her as she examines Mia's bruised face. Mia frowns and nods, "I mean I was going to cover my bruises, but...Dennis said it's better to look truthful so..." Mia shrugs her shoulders.

"Did you find out who did it?" Sherri asks. Mia shakes her head, "No. It sucks but...if I found out who did it, I might...do something I'll regret, so maybe I'll take a step back." Mia says.

Her phone rings and Mia looks at it, "That's Mrs. Baker,  I have to go. It's my turn to testify." Mia sighs as she slowly stands up.

"Mia, just...be careful, okay...and...I'm wishing you luck." Sherris says with a smile.

"Thanks Sher."

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"Bryce and I...we would do everything together. My parents were on trips a lot and...we had more freedom than most kids." Mia states. 

"What do you mean when you say more freedom than most kids?" Dennis asks. "I mean, our parents were never home, so...parties, a lot of them." Mia says as she keeps her back straight. 

"And would those parties ever become...sexual?" He asks. Mia nods her head, "Yes, they would." Mia states. "That night of the party, on September 30th?" Dennis questions. Mia nods her head for him to continue.

"Where were you that night?" He asks. Mia looks at Clay quickly, "I was in my room, I wasn't partying anymore after...my boyfriends death." Mia states as her voice shakes.

Dennis nods his head, "Did you ever come out of your room, during that time?" He asks. Mia nods her head, "Uh...yes I did. But that was after everyone left." Mia answers.

"Did you happen to see Hannah that night?" He asks. Mia shakes her head, "Uh...no, I didn't. I only saw Bryce getting out of the hot tub." Mia says.

"Mia, you're brother, Bryce did he ever have a relationship with Hannah Baker?" Dennis asks.

Mia shakes her head, "No, sir. If he had a relationship with Hannah he would've told me. And Hannah would've told me as well." Mia says calmly. 

 "No further questions." Dennis states to the judge he looks at Mia and gives her a small smile. 

The lady lawyer stands up, "Mia, you stated that Hannah was your best friend, correct?" she asks. Mia nods her head, "Yes, ma'am." She states.

"Well, if that's true then why didn't she ever tell you about Zach Dempsey?" Sonya asks.

"Objection."

"I'll rephrase. Mia, wouldn't Hannah tell you about being involved with Zach if you were her best friend?" Sonya asks.

Mia tenses up, "Uh...no. She didn't have to." Mia answers. 

"Okay, is it possible she might've been embarrassed by the relationship or ashamed?" Sonya asks. Mia shakes her head, "It could've been a possibility." Mia states. 

"So...what about Hannah and Bryce, is there a possibility that she was embarrassed by that so called 'relationship'?" Sonya asks. Mia shakes, "No, because it didn't happen." Mia states. 

Sonya nods her head, "Okay." 

Sonya tilts her head and stares into Mia's eyes. "If, Hannah was...'raped' then why didn't she tell you? Her best friend?" Sonya asks. 

Mia shakes her head, "I-I don't know...I mean, I thought after everything...she would've, talked to me." Mia says struggling.

"Mia, were you ever...sexually assaulted?" Sonya asks quickly. Mia inhales and looks at Clay. He sees her reaction and he feels his heart beat quicken.

"Y-Y-Yes..." Mia says quietly. 

"Excuse me?" Sonya asks.

"Yes. I-I was...sexually assaulted." Mia states. 

"So, how can we be sure that you're not blinded by your own experience from these accusations against your brother?" Sonya asks.

"No, I'm not I just thought she would've told me because--"

"You thought Hannah would tell you, because...?"

"Because I told her, she was the person who encouraged me to report my assault." Mia confesses. 

Rocks are heard on the window. Hannah opens her eyes and turns her lamp on. She groans and wipes her eyes, she walks forward and opens the window. She squints her eyes and sees the brunette girl she hasn't talked to in weeks. "Mia? What are you doing here? It's twelve in the morning?!" Hannah says with exhaustion. She didn't mean to snap at Mia, especially after she feels guilty about what happened to Jeff.

"I swear if you came here to drag me to one of your brother's parties, I'm closing this window right--"

Hannah stops ranting as she hears sobs leave her best friends lips. "Mia?" She looks closer and sees bruises and cuts on Mia. 

"Oh My God..." Hannah runs downstairs and unlocks the door. She runs to the side of the house and over to where her window is. "Mia, what happened--"

"I-I-I'm sorry...I didn't...I didn't have anywhere else to go..." Mia sobs as she breathes quickly. "N-No...you're fine." Hannah cautiously wraps an arm around Mia's waist to support her. 

Hannah helps Mia into the house. "You're going to be fine." Hannah reassures her. With every step they took up the stairs Mia quietly groans.

"I-I'm sorry, about this...It's just...I couldn't--"

"Stop apologizing, this is what friends are for." Hannah walks into her room and slowly sits Mia on her bed. Mia groans loudly and holds her stomach.

Hannah quickly gets up and walks back down the stairs. Mia looks down at her hands and tears fill her eyes. As she starts to sob, Hannah comes back into the room and Mia inhales her sobs.

Hannah looks at Mia and sits next to her. Hannah lifts her hand up and softly wipes the blood off of Mia's face. As they sit down for a a while, Hannah was still helping Mia clean up as Mia broke down in tears.

Hannah pulls Mia into a warm hug and runs her hand through her hair. "Hey, Hey...it's okay, I've got you..." Hannah whispers softly.

As Mia tries to talk she can't find words and starts to breathe quickly. "You don't have to talk if you don't want to. I'm here whenever you're ever, whatever way you need me, I'm here." Hannah states.

"Whatever happened...do you want to go to the police--"

"No! No, please. I-I-I can't do it. If he finds out he might--"

"He, it's okay. I get it...Umm..." Hannah gnaws on her bottom lip.

"But I am here for you when you need me..." Hannah says softly.

"I-I-It was my dad's friend...John..." Mia says with fear. Hannah's jaw tightens. "He would do all that creepy stuff, you and I noticed. You know? But after he found out I lost my virginity...h-he flipped and one day he just...he wouldn't let go of me."  Mia says with her voice shaking.

Hannah feels Mia's whole body shake. "I tried to fight him off today...it didn't work." Mia lifts her head up and she looks into Hannah's misty eyes. 

Hannah quickly wipes her tears to stay strong for Mia. "Is that how you got that scar?" Hannah asks.

Mia touches the scar above her eyebrow and nods her head. "i-I'm sorry this happened to you..." Hannah whispers.

"I'll ask my parents if you can stay here tonight, they'll say yes." Hannah states. Mia nods her head as she hugs Hannah, "Thank you." Mia states.

Mia looks away from her hands and up at Sonya

"she helped me...and I probably could've helped her." Mia states as she stops her hands from shaking. 

"About five months ago, you were in a coma?" Sonya asks.

Mia itches her brow, "Y-Yes, I was--"

"And why is that?" She asks. Mia licks her lips, "I overdosed." Mia states.

"What exactly did you overdose on, Mia?" She asks. 

"I overdosed on my anti depressants and Oxy." She states.

"So how can we trust you, now?" Sonya asks. Mia shakes her head, "I'm sober. I've been going to meetings--"

"Right your meetings, for being a survivor of sexual assault, AA meetings, you went to a metal institution for a while, you get drug tested every other week, you even go to counseling." Sonya adds. Mia's breathing quickens as she adds more things on.

"So tell me, why should we even trust what you're saying right now?--"

"Because I loved her." Mia says quickly. Sonya nods her head and Mia feels her face heat up from everything she's confessed. 

"I-I-I loved her...even if she didn't love me back..." Mia looks down at her hands. A small smirk forms on Sonya's face.

"No further questions." She states as she sits back down.

Mia looks inhales and slowly exhales. As she leaves the courtroom she touches her stomach and closes her eyes. "Mia, hey--"

"Don't, Clay...I-I-I fucking failed...I said everything and...nothing worked..." Mia shakes her head. "Why didn't...you never said anything about...what happened to you..." Clay asks.

Mia wipes her nose, "Because it doesn't matter. It wasn't suppose to matter, but...I guess not everything is ever kept a secret..." Mia says softly. 

"Do you know who hurt you?" Clay asks as he walks in front of her. Mia opens her eyes and is greeted with his ocean blue eyes. "No, no I don't...wh-why are you asking about this, now--"

"Because I know who did. It's the same person who's been fucking with all of us." Clay says. Mia looks at the other boys and bites her lip. 

"Who the fuck is it?" 

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Everyone surround Monty and Mia smirks. "What's wrong Montgomery? Cat got your tongue?" She asks as she bit her tongue for emphasis.

"Hey, fuck you Walker--"

"No, fuck you!" Mia walks towards him. Justin holds her back.

"We know what you did. Running me off the road?" Clay says in a question.

"The target."

"Dead rat."

"My fucking car." Tony says with anger. 

"I don't know what you're talking about." Monty says like an idiot. Mia smirks and rips her arms out of Justin's hands. "Maybe you'll know this one..." Mia says in a low growl as she walks towards him. 

"Step off, Walk--"

Mia knees him in his balls and she bends down to his eye level. "Remember the bathroom? Montgomery?" Mia questions. She punches him in the face. Everybody looks at Mia in astonishment. 

"You beat the shit out of me..." Mia punches him again.

"Y-You touched me..." Mia says weakly. 

As Monty is on his knees Mia grabs the back of his hair and pulls his head up so he could look into her eyes. "And what was the last thing you did, Monty?" Mia asks. 

Monty stays quiet and Mia frowns, "What you don't want to tell them?!" Mia lightly chuckles as she points at the boys. 

"hey, Mia...maybe we should--"

"Stay out of this, Zach!" Mia yells vulnerably.

"You shoved me in the stall, pressed my ass against your crotch and he said 'You say anything in court and I'll fuck you like Bryce did Hannah...'" Mia says to him with hatred.

"You remember?" Mia nods her head. Monty looks into her eyes and Mia shakes her head with a chuckle she headbutts him and he falls to the groans. 

Mia rubs her forehead and steps back.

She looks at everyone else and Mia looks back at Monty. "Just give us the pictures and we'll let you go." Mia shrugs her shoulders.

Monty chuckles, he stands up and looks around. He wipes the blood off of his face. "You'll let me go? Or what, you're gonna jump on my back and headbutt me again?" He asks. Mia hears a click behind her, "Holy Shit." Zach says.

Mia turns and sees Alex holding a gun towards Monty, but she was in front of him. "What the fuck?!" Mia says as she steps out of his range. Justin pulls her back and between him and Clay.

"Alex, where did you get that gun?" Justin asks. 

"Monty gave it to me." Alex answers.

As Alex keeps the gun trained on Monty. "Okay. All right." Monty speaks. 

"Yeah, I'll give you the Polaroids." Monty nods his head. "And then I'm clean. That's the deal." Monty states. 

"Fine. So hand them over." Clay says. 

"I have to get them. They're not here." Monty states.

"I'll go with you." Alex replies. Mia opens her mouth, "Uhhh...are you sure you want to, do that?" Mia asks.

Alex looks at Mia as he puts the gun to his side, "I'll go with him." He says again. Mia raises her brows and nods her head, "Okay, then." She states.

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Mia stands next to the car as Clay and Alex talk to Jessica. Jessica looks to everyone and they all wave at her. "I bet you Clay's going to say that corny shit, Alex told him not to say." Mia chuckles. 

Justin laughs quietly and Mia feels someone's breath in her ear. She turns and sees Ryan, "Yes--"

"What you did to day was brave. The both of you." He states as he looks between Justin and Mia. She inhales and smiles, "Thanks...I just...I hope it was enough..." Mia says quietly. Mia inhales and shakes her head, "But...this is about Jess right now. Not me, not anyone else. We need to be here for Jess." Mia nods her head.

They all get to police station and wait in the lobby area. Mia bounces her leg anxiously, Clay notices and brushes his hand against hers. Just feeling his light touch helped her calm down. 

Mia moves her hand closer to his and they intertwine their fingers. A door opens and they all look to see Justin come out. Nobody says anything as he sits down. 

Him and Alex shake hands and Mia softly smiles. A door opens again and as they turn they see Jessica walking out. They all stand up and look at her. She gives them a soft smile with tears in her eyes. Mia feels tears brim her eyes and she nods her head, praising Jessica. 

They all surround her, Mia lets go of Clay's hand and hugs Jessica. "I-I'm really proud of you." Mia whispers. Jessica hugs Mia as well as they share light tears.

"Thank you, so much...Mia." She says. Mia and Jessica separate and they all talk. Mia turns as she sees Justin standing outside of the circle. Justin touches Mia and Clay's back and they have a conversation.

After the police station Mia couldn't wait around for the verdict so she went for a jog. After the jog she took a shower and went to eat. She had 3 burgers and a large side of fries with a sprite. She stress eats. As Mia scarfed down her food she looked forward and heard chuckling come from the brunette girl. 

"And I thought you looked disgusting when you ate before." She states. Mia rolls her eyes. "Shut up!" She says after she swallows her food. She takes a sip of her sprite and looks at Hannah. 

"Why are you still here?" Mia asks. Hannah raises her brows and scoffs, "Jeez...that's a little rude--"

"No, I didn't mean to sound bitchy, it's just...I got all of my feelings out about you. So I don't get why you're still out here and not..." Mia pokes at her temple, "In here." She adds.

"Well, remember when you were talking to yourself earlier at Monet's...think about that." Hannah states as she crosses her arms.

Mia takes a second to remember but when she does she opens her mouth, "Right, my conscious that's still...weird." She states.

Hannah nods her head, "I know. It's just all cobwebs and depressing shit in their--"

"Fuck you!" Mia laughs and so does Hannah.  Mia gets a ping on her phone and she grabs it and looks at it. She looks up to Hannah but sees no one.

She inhales and drives back to the courtroom. She sat next to Clay, "All rise." 

Everyone in the room stand up. "The Honorable Judge Martin Campbell presiding." 

"Be seated." Everyone sits down.

"Bailiff, bring in the jury, please." 

As all of the jurors sit in their sits Mia holds Clay's hand tightly. 

"Madam Forewoman, have you reached a verdict?" The judge asks. 

"We have, your honor." The lady answers. The bailiff gives the paper to the judge. A few moments go by as the judge looks at the paper. He hands it back to the bailiff. 

"What say you?"

"We the jury, in the case of Andrew and Olivia Baker versus the Evergreen County School District, find the defendant not responsible." The lady states.

Mia gasps quietly her hand slips out of Clay's and she feels like air has been taken out of her lungs. She snaps her head over to Bryce and sees the relief and smile on his face. 

All of her hearing goes out as her jaw tightens and she balls her fists till she feels her nails dig deep into her palms. Mia stands up with everyone else and they all gather around outside and listen to Olivia speak. 

"My daughter wasn't the perfect victim. There's no such thing. Hannah was a beautiful young woman. Full of life, and dreams, and passions, and fears, and failings like any other teenage girl. And we let her down. And people wanna point to the parents, but we didn't allow her to be bullied, and we didn't send her away when she came and asked for help, and we didn't send her back to class with her rapist. Boys bullied her and adults allowed it." Olivia takes a second before continuing, "You know, I don't know...a single woman who hasn't faced sexual assault, abuse, or worse. Not one. Many survive. My daughter didn't, and that's not her fault." Olivia finishes. 

Mia blinks away the tears in her eyes. The door behind them opens and Mia turns to see her brother. Mia squeezes her fists shut. "Fucking Bryce." Clay and Mia say at the same time. 

Officer Standall walks over to Bryce. All Mia could hear was, "You're under arrest for felony sexual assault." Officer Standall begins to put Bryce in handcuffs and Mia turns her body fully around.

Mia feels her mouth twitch as everyone clears a path for her. Bryce gets in Jessica's face. "You're making a big fucking mistake." He says. Mia gets in front of Jessica and stares at her brother. She reveals a small smirk as he gets dragged away.

"Justin Foley, you're under arrest...as an accessory to felony sexual assault." They handcuff Justin and Mia's heart rate quickens.

"Justin..." Mia says as if she's out of breath. 

Clay calls for his mom, "Mom, they arrested Justin."

"I know, honey." She answers. "Justin knew that was a risk, going on record about what happened." She explains.

"Mom, he--he saved my life." Clay states. "We have to help him." 

Mia exhales sharply as she looks at Justin through the window. She runs a hand through her hair in stress. "Wh-What...What do you do?" Mia asks. Olivia grabs her hand and Jessica's.

"We keep fighting." 

A/N: Ohhhh Snap! Almost at the end  of this book. Thank you so much for reading and voting on the story. I love you all and thank you for  400 views on this story already. And 1,000 views on my The 100 fanfiction! You guys are soooo awseome! This is exactly why I love writing for you guys. Even if no one read, I'm pretty sure I would still write. It's just what I'm passionate about. I love you guys, thank you!