...It's hard. I don't... Know how to move forward. My mother... Might not last much longer. If not for Mikaela, I'd be completely alone when I return. I thought a few times that maybe I should just die, too. ...Before I came here, the last thing I remember is... Overhearing Mikaela talking to another girl. Chelsea...

[ She curls up tighter. She's definitely crying again, shaking as she speaks. It's... Not often she gets to talk about this. ]

...Mikaela... Defended me. She said... My hair is beautiful... I'm... Not sure I believe her, but... She wasn't saying that just to be nice, was she?