Awake 

John and Alice natter quietly talking about the horse, and if John can feed it himself, un-rug the animal and generally tend to Sterling as Beth would. While chatting Alice makes an executive decision to shut the bar for a few days at least.

Rushing in the door two people that have been strangers for so long walk up to their baby girl hand in hand, tears down the mother's face, the father gripping the bed rail tightly as he leans over and kisses his daughter. Whispers of 'I love you' float around the room. John and Alice sitting watching the scene in front of them, John happy for Beth to have her parents here and Alice waiting, binding his time, knowing that when they finish lavishing sentiments on their daughter, they will turn and hound him like they would always do when something happened, or for his Rockstar lifestyle choices, or both.

Mr and Mrs Cooper turn, first noticing John and taking a back step, then stride towards Alice ready to attack him over his sister.

"Vincent Furnier (Alice Coopers real name) what have you done to Bethany this time!!" His father slaps the rocker hard across the face and Alice flinches but takes the backhand for Beth. John crosses silently to Beth sitting on the edge of the hard mattress that she recovers on.

"A crim did it, not me. Look at her, worry about Bethy. Don't make it about us. It's not the time or place"

"Don't you talk to your mother and I like that, you're a disgrace to society, to us. We raised you right and you become... become weird, taking drugs and the like" Alice and Beth's father spits the words out in an loud, ugly manner "You brainwashed her, she was sweet and gentle ready to live her life, go to university and settle down, til you took her into your sect, addled her brain, ruined her and made her hate us"

"You made me hate you" Beth squeaked the words out and waited for them to turn around so she could look as hard as she could, at her parents in the eyes. "Listen up good." Words came softly but there was no question as to what she wanted to say but her parents interrupted her speech.

Hearing her strained small voice they rushed to her "Oh Beth, we'll get you home and have you better in no time. Get you away from the drugs and crazies"

"I have a home, I have my family. Alice, is my family. If you can't be nice to US get out, I want nothing to do with you. Go!" Beth had her head raised as far as she could then, as the words fell from her lips, she collapsed back down into the pillow.

"You heard my sister, get out of her room!!" Alice smiled at Beth then John, and walked around his parents as they left the room. Their father, still steaming, cursing and ranting, as he walked down the corridor. Both men stood beside Bethany, hearing the man's horrible words as he cussed and yelled as he departed.

Rubbing his hands together gleefully, the brother kissed his little sister, sleep had taken her again, but he was happy, elated even. Grinning at John "She's back, our Beth's back!" John and Alice hugged, relief and hope washing over them, they then sat, their calmest since the incident, on the chairs nearest her hands; holding one hand each.