I get up and I walk in the same direction. "Peridot?" Peridot turns around, glaring. "So now you want to apologize. Is that it?" The moon starts rising and the sun starts to set. Thunder rumbles in the sky.

"Peri, I-!"
"Don't Peri me, Amethyst. You knew better. We gave you our hospitality. We shared this cloddy old barn with you! I even made you s'mores! S'mores, Amethyst!"

I look down in shame. "And what do you do in return?! You backstab me AND Lazuli! You threw us under the bus and took everything for granted! Why did you do that?! Why were you acting like that?!"

I tear up as my voice cracks. "I just can't tell you! I can't tell you, alright?!"
"Why?! What could possibly be so bad that you had to keep everything so quiet and moody for?!

And then I finally give it all up. "I'M NO LONGER A CRYSTAL GEM!" "What?" Peridot raises an eyebrow. "I FUSED WITH AN EYEBALL DEMON THROUGH FORCE AND THEN I RELEASED ALL OF THE CORRUPTED GEMS!"

I collapse. "AND THAT'S NOT EVEN THE WORST OF IT ALL! I BURNED DOWN THE TEMPLE AND THEN...AND THEN..."
"Amethyst?"
"I SHATTERED A CRYSTAL GEM!"

"You did WHAT?! Which one?!" I sit up and I yank my hair. "PEARL!" I pound the ground as heavy rain pours down on me and Peridot. Peridot stares at me in utter shock.

She shakes her head. I know she doesn't want to believe it. But that's the truth. "No." She looks away. "You couldn't have. Not you, Amethyst." I continue to tear up.

Lapis exits the barn and she walks up to us. She holds the answer to everything in her hands. I collapse at the sight of it. "We knew, Amethyst. We just didn't know that it was you."

I scream, yanking my hair. "Don't you get it?! I had to keep quiet! I had to be rude! I didn't want to lose you guys! You're the only family that I have left!" I crawl up to Lapis.

A flash occurs and for a moment, I see Garnet. "Please!" I look up at her the same way I did with Jasper. "Please!" I hold her leg and I squeeze it tight. "I can't go back! Garnet banned me!"

Lapis glares down at me. Her tone darkens in an unsettling whisper. "I've been trapped in a mirror for thousands of years. I've been alone, wishing I could be free."

Another flash. "Steven saved me! He helped me change! Didn't he help you?" I look over at Peridot, who folds her arms. "I uh..." I look down at the ground.

"I knew what you were up to the moment I saw the cracks in your gem. All of the clues add up. First, Pearl's shards appear in the barn, bubbled, and then you show up not even a day later."

I look back up at Lapis. "And then you push us aside and you reject everything. I've been there before. I knew what you have been feeling. You can't fool me, Amethyst!"

Another flash. "And then finally, you attempting to shatter yourself right in front of us in our pool!" She points down at my face. "And then that mark on your face is from your failed attempt."

The rain pours down even harder. "And finally, you show up with those flashy clothes on! We're not stupid, Amethyst! It was all your fault!" I squeeze her leg even tighter.

"Please...no."
"Amethyst, you lied to us. And now, you're going to be sorry. You have until morning to get as far away from us as possible. If I ever see you again..."

And then I see Garnet. Lapis' voice and Garnet's resonate against my insides. I can't handle it. I feel myself shatter the minute I hear those words. "I'LL SHATTER YOU ON THE SPOT!"