"Can I be honest with you Alice? I'm lost for words. I don't want to tell you it's okay, and that you're going to be fine, because either you've heard it all before, or you wouldn't believe me if I tried…but…I'll say that you've come to the right place. Push aside the negative ones…"

Alice glanced up at him, curious how his little speech would end. She bit down on her lower lip hard enough until she could taste the bitterness of copper. It was something she had started to do ever since the day she came home from the party and really accepted what had happened to her. She had been taken advantage of and possibly by more than one person. She wiped the blood off her lip, flushing slightly when she caught the eye of Jase, who was peering at her openly, curiosity obvious. She looked away from his gaze and focused on the group leader again, catching the last bit he said to her.

"…until they realize no one is here to hurt them, either. Stay close to the ones who have open arms, and we'll get through this together. Do you have anyone to go to the doctor with you?"

The doctor? She hadn't even thought about that and suddenly felt ashamed. What if her baby turned out to be in trouble because she had not seen the doctor sooner. She looked down at her stomach and then back up at Andrew, shaking her head.

"N-no," she whispered. "I only told my brother; he has no time to go with me. He is working double, even triple at his job to help me save money for later, but I'm too afraid to tell anybody else." She was very small for her age, not even over 100 pounds yet and until this moment, she had not even thought about how hard the birth would be. Her eyes widened and her already pale skin paled even more.

"I-I think I gotta..." Oh yeah, her nausea seemed to be tied in with her emotions a lot. She jumped up and couldn't help but knock into Jin's chair as she ran out of the room.

"Someone should check on her," Jase mumbled, though doubted any of the girls in the group would care that much for a poor pregnant teenager. Everyone had their own problems to deal with.

Jin blinked a few times as Alice got up and started running, her chair rattling against Jin's leg. She heaved a sigh, getting up without preamble a few seconds after Jase spoke. "Gotta piss. And get the feeling back in my fingers." She walked out of the room, her ears closed to anyone who would protest. Luckily she managed to catch a flash of the girl's hair vanishing behind the women's bathroom door. She stuffed her hands in her pockets and opened the door, half listening for the telltalle sounds of retching.

"...I don't know anything about doctors. Or babies." She paused, hoisting herself up on the sink counter. "I don't know alot about a lot of feminine shit. But I do know this." Her voice softened. "You shouldn't have to be alone in this. Tell your folks. Unless they're abusive shits, then don't. If... if they freak on you, if you find yourself... y'know, in trouble... I know a lot of people who have been through a lot of bullshit and made it through the other side. I can call in a favor or 3 and get you help." She sighed, yanking about a dozen paper towels from the metal holder on the wall.

"I only wish you had some idea of who did it. That type of stuff deserves the proper response." In this case, castration seemed appropriate. She slid off the counter, and went to the stall, crouching just low enough to hold out the handful of paper towels under the door.

"Wipe up. I saw a water fountain in the hall, too. Puke can wreck your teeth, so... wash out your mouth good."

Adam rolled his eyes at Ryland's words, and stood from his chair, much like he was leaving from the entire ordeal. Instead, he followed Andrew's footsteps around the corner, and came to a stop as he recognized the coiled up man against the wall.

Andrew shook his head as he tapped on the wall next to the thermostat. He frowned at the amount of dust that had accumulated on the top of the little box, and his mind almost refused to allow him to touch it. He flexed his hand and reached toward the box, but couldn't do it. Growling, he retracted his hand, and let out a sigh, leaning his head against the wall.

"You know, we're allowed to help you too, man.", Adam almost whispered, taking a step toward Andrew. The older man whipped around, his eyes wide as he tried to think up some sort of lie to make himself appear less weak. After a few seconds, his shoulders fell and he scooted to the side.

Adam smirked and walked toward him, slapping a hand on his back as he did so. Andrew tensed, and let out a loud breath through his nose, to which Adam quietly apologized for touching him. Adam reached forward, and turned the air up a bit, making the temperature warmer for the rest of the group, and then he turned to Andrew.

"Wanna grab a smoke?", he asked him. Andrew stared for a second, and then shook his head.

"That's not a good idea, with the group we have here. You shouldn't do it either."

"Says the mentor with a pack of American Spirits hanging out of his pocket..After this is over, we should hang out. It won't kill you, I promise. We can stay here, for neutral ground. I know how the whole OCD thing works. If you come to my house, it could be dirty. If I come to your house, I may contaminate something with my dirty hands. So, neutral…", Adam explained, trying his best to connect to SOMEONE here.

Andrew simply stared, his jaw tight as he thought over his options.

Ryland shrugged at the explanation from Vee as to why Andrew was struggling. It was true, he was being bombarded with so much baggage. He deserved a break. Sighing, she watched the girl struggle with herself, and she sat up a little straighter.

"It sounds like the doctors need to regulate your medication a little better. The pills wearing off just sounds like a bad idea…", she rasped, not trying to sound smart of anything. She leaned forward, pulling her oxygen trolley closer to her, as Alice stood and ran from the room, "This is turning out to be a mess…"

Adam swept around the corner at that moment, retaking his seat with a little bit of purpose, followed closely by Andrew, who still looked a bit frazzled. He came in on the tail end of Xavier's conversation, and he sighed, not really knowing what to say at this point. They were all growing a little tense, with the time, and it wouldn't be long before he lost someone.

"Well, at least when they sent you here, you actually came. That's better than most people. This isn't rehab, but this is a place where we can give alternatives…and hopefully soon we'll have an alternative for you…for all of you."

As Nicki stood up, Andrew gave a tired an annoyed sigh, "Sit down…we'll be done soon, but I can't let you leave until we're finished. If you walk out that door…don't come back, because I'm not stupid. I know why you're leaving."

"...I don't know anything about doctors. Or babies."

Alice glanced up from the toilet, the voice surprising her. She pressed her hand against her flat stomach and waited for the girl to continue. She tried to place the voice from the people in the group, but was not a hundred percent sure.

"I don't know alot about a lot of feminine shit. But I do know this. You shouldn't have to be alone in this. Tell your folks. Unless they're abusive shits, then don't. If... if they freak on you, if you find yourself... y'know, in trouble... I know a lot of people who have been through a lot of bullshit and made it through the other side. I can call in a favor or 3 and get you help."

She could not help a small smile, though she was shaking her head. How could she tell her parents? No they would not abuse her or something like that, but what if they did not believe her story and threw her out? The thought was too scary. Though she knew the girl had a point.

“Thank you,” she manged to whisper, after finishing her business in the stall. She stood up and opened the bathroom door, coming out to see the card playing girl. She thought her name was Jin, but her memory had not be the best lately. “I'll think about telling my parents. They aren't abusive, but...” She trailed off. Jin wouldn't want her whole life sob story.

"I only wish you had some idea of who did it. That type of stuff deserves the proper response."

“I have a couple ideas... I mean there were hanging around when I was given the drink.” She shook her head. “I was so stupid for taking it. It did not taste weird or anything. Just like normal soda pop.” How was she to know there was some sort of date rape drug in the drink? She had only been 14 at the time and too trusting for her own good.

"Wipe up. I saw a water fountain in the hall, too. Puke can wreck your teeth, so... wash out your mouth good."

She took the napkins from Jin and wiped off her mouth, blushing slightly at the awkward situation she and a stranger found themselves in.

“Okay. Thank you... again. I know you did not have to do this, but thanks.” She walked outside the bathroom and stopped at the drinking fountain. She did as Jin told her to and then took a huge gulp of water.

“We better return...”

She walked into the support group room just as the leader was yelling at someone. At least people would be looking at whoever he was yelling at and not at her. She hurried and took her seat next to Jase.