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Miguel was in a coma. He had been rushed to the hospital immediately after the accident. Odessa couldn't sleep. She was haunted by seeing her friend fall from the second floor. The sound of his spine made her sick. She couldn't stand to look either Sam or Tory in the eye. She didn't know who she blamed more. She didn't want to blame either of them cause that's not who she was but she was angry. She didn't want to speak to anybody, actually.
She thought about Robby. Two weeks passed by since he ran away. He ran from his problems. He looked her right in the eyes and left. She didn't know how to feel. Her heart and mind were pulling her in two different directions. She knew he didn't mean to push Miguel off the railing but Miguel showed him mercy and he didn't take it. Odessa didn't know if she would be able to forgive him for that. The police were after him. It made her head hurt thinking about all that was going to happen to them as this whole karate fuad continued. To be honest, she didn't know if she wanted to be apart of it anymore.
Odessa was in a depressed state. Thalia watched her daughter crumble before her eyes. She had seen her this way before, multiple times, and it terrified her. Odessa felt everything so deeply and she loved her friends. She loved Miguel. And now he was hurt. She didn't want Odessa to go back to school. She had her stay home for the time being.
Thalia tried talking to Johnny but the man was basically a-wall. She couldn't blame him. Robby was his son and now he was missing. All she could do was try and be there for him, be his friend, somebody that he needed.
After an excruciating long two weeks, Odessa was ready to go back to school. "Are you sure, honey? You can stay home with me and we can do whatever you want." Thalia tried to reason.
"I would love that mom but I can't hide from this. There's others that were affected by it. I can't leave them hanging anymore."
She hadn't talked to Oliver or the others since leaving the school that day. She couldn't bring herself to talk to anyone. But they were struggling. Oliver was spending more time with Demetri, feeling like he was the only thing that could keep his mind away from what happened. Hailey and Grayson had each other. She was heartbroken. Miguel wasn't just some guy she knew from karate. He was their friendand they were feeling the pain of losing him deeply.
Odessa sat in the passenger seat of her mom's car. "You don't have to do this, Dess." Thalia said again.
She looked over at her and nodded slightly. "Yeah, I do."
The woman sighed. "If anything happens, and I mean anything, you call me and i'll be right here. I'll argue with a teacher before making you stay here."
She wanted to smile but couldn't manage to give one. She just nodded. Odessa gripped the straps of her backpack and got out of the car. She knew her mom wouldn't leave until she saw she had walked in. With shaky legs, Odessa walked into the school. There were multiple security guards. They were checking everyone's bags and clothes for weapons. When she walked in, she immediately saw eyes turn to her. Blood pounded in her ears and her heart started pounding in her chest. Her vision disfigured and it was like everything started molding together as one and spinning. Her legs felt weak. She felt dizzy and disoriented. Just as she was about to run out of the building, she felt someone grab her shoulders, making her snap out of it. She shut her eyes.
