– Monica’s Apartment, Afternoon
(reading envelope)
"He passed?! No way." Joey said
(grinning)
"93 on the test. Boom." Jake said proudly
"You know you can’t actually drive without someone over 21, right?" Monica reminded him
" He told her Technically, yes. Morally… we’ll see."
"Let’s go somewhere. Just us. Not far. Just out." Ronnie whispered to him
(hesitating)
"It’s not legal." He told her
(smirking)
"Neither is my eyeliner. Let’s go." She said
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– Inside Jake’s Mom’s Car (Early Evening)
They’re driving. Windows down. Music playing low. Ronnie’s feet are on the dashboard. They’re laughing — for once, not about trauma.
"Remember when I thought love would ruin me?" Ronnie said to him
"And now?" He asked her
(smiling)
"It kinda fixed me. Weird, huh?" She said
(Suddenly — **honking. Screeching tires. A blinding light from the side. Then—)*
CRASH.
BLACKOUT.
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– HOSPITAL, NIGHT
Monica, Chandler, Phoebe, Joey, and Rachel are in the ER waiting room. Jake’s mom is crying quietly. The mood is still.
(to Monica)"A drunk truck driver hit them
Jake has a mild concussion and a fractured wrist. He’s awake." The Dr explained
"What about Ronnie?" She said
"Bruised ribs. Some glass cuts. She’ll be sore. But she’s lucky." the Dr said
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– JAKE (LATER)
Jake is sitting up, arm in a sling. Eyes red. Monica enters.
"I should’ve said no. I knew better." He told her with a raspy voice
"You were trying to give her something normal. That’s not wrong." Monica assured him
He looks down at his shaking hands.
"I could’ve lost her. For a date."
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– RONNIE (LATER THAT NIGHT)
Lights low. She’s bruised, bandaged. Eyes open. Jake walks in slowly, against the nurse’s advice. She turns her head. Their eyes meet. Silence.
(soft)
"You’re okay."she said happily
"Are you?" He asked her concerned
(trying to joke)
"Feel like I got tackled by a fridge. But yeah." She told him
He walks closer. She reaches for his hand. Their fingers interlace.
(tears building)
"I remember the sound. I remember thinking, “This is where it ends.” And then... I woke up. And you weren’t there." She said to him
Jake (choking up)
"I thought I killed you". He said
(Beat.)
"You didn’t. We’re here. You didn’t lose me." She told him
"Not ever?" He asked
"Not if you don’t let fear win."
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✏️ Final Journal Entry – Days Later
> “We could’ve died. But we didn’t.”
“The crash wasn’t the end — it was a reminder.”
“I’ve survived worse. So has he. But this time, we survived together.”
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After The Silence
Fanfiction(season 1-10) --- Ronnie Bing was never supposed to be noticed. But after a breakdown, an overdose, and a silent goodbye, she's learning what it means to stay alive. This is her story - the quiet kind of survival. Mature contact s6-7-8-9-10
