Maggie: Maybe Erasyl has his good points, after all.


    How did this come about?


    Uh-oh, since when did she start to realise that she was so dependent on everyone else. And what can I do about it?


    Oh shit. What do I do about this?


    My, Juniper is actually getting excited about the possibility of - doing kitchen chores?


    not you. OK?"


    If I start picking my teeth with one of these tooth picks, would it clash with my lady like demeanour?


    Hmm, can''t see I care what Erasyl thinks about it, but, on the other hand, Juniper is definitely a proper young lady...


    Oooooh shit. Again.


    What the hell do I do? What can I do?


    How does he know how to do that?


    And what if I copy him and sit on the other side of Juniper?


    This is getting a bit weird, but let''s concentrate on looking after Juniper first!


    Shit! It''s all over the place! Oh shit, those purple splodges must be the grapes...


    At least that''s something, wouldn''t want to waste that fine lunch.


    How did he know how to do all of that? I didn''t even realise that cleaning up vomit was a skill, yet alone one that he would know.


    She''s sweating and gasping, I can still smell the vomit, her eyes are red from crying, this is really hard to take... So how is Erasyl coping so well? How the fuck did he get to be so much better than me at comforting a distressed girl?


    I''ll just keep following his lead and hope for the best.


    Wow, the first negative thing I''ve ever heard Juniper say about anyone.


    Shit, I forgot Juniper doesn''t know about the Girls in Pink.


    Yeah, I guess I will have to agree that Erasyl is nice and wholesome. As long as he doesn''t relapse into his obnoxious behaviour mode.


    Oh hell, please don''t fall back into another episode - bloody hell, her psyche is so fragile, an unkind look might sent her back over the edge.


    I''ll have to tell her something-


    Right, and it had better be the truth. Any less would be totally disrespectful to everybody concerned.


    I am so going to regret with extreme embarrassment what I''m going to say.


    loveless, it makes me feel..."


    Shit. Here goes. Hope I don''t have to kill Erasyl later.


    Oops, can''t mention the Girls in Pink here.


    Just don''t look at Erasyl!


    I, what, I am? And, anyway, surely she can''t see me blushing! Maybe she can feel the heat?


    creep''s sex slaves, it still gives the horrors. But, nonetheless, overall, our troubles barely rank it compared to hers."


    not make any further advances in our relationship. Let''s wait for the whole situation surrounding Teylon to settle down." said Maggie.


    did you get to be so good at looking after damsels in distress?"


    He wants me to hold his hand again, doesn''t he? But he''s too scared to be too bold about it.


    Do I want to hold his hand?


    I suppose so. I deserve some support in my life right now - and he is in fact offering it.


    This whole situation can''t just keep on going like this.


    Devina: True confession time.


    So, they were forced to reveal their most embarrassing secrets, just like Teylon was. Juniper certainly has an amazing talent for that, even though she''s not the slightest bit aware of it. I wonder if anyone else will end up being subjected to it?


    She looks so happy, and all she is doing is taking over a few of our chores?


    That''s - amazing. She certainly is a lovely young lady.


    I need to talk this over with someone, I don''t think he is taking this commitment stuff all that well.


    Good person? Me a good person? What is she talking about?


    She thinks I''m a good person. Me?


    What do I do now?


    What do I say to that?


    I suppose, I can''t lie, can I? Not to Juniper. Otherwise it makes everything I have ever said to her feel like a lie also.


    But, if I tell the truth... I lose her anyway.


    What''s the use. I have already lost everything, anyway.


    If it''s Juniper I don''t mind that - wait, there are men in the room!


    Now it''s safe to show them.


    Maybe it''s Juniper who is really the angel round here?


    Damn, my vision''s getting blurry.


    Francesca: Has her own intense moment


    Everybody is expectantly waiting for an update


    Where''s he coming from?


    And where''s this going to? But, answering these questions is certainly something different from normal.


    Also, he''s looking just a bit nervous. Which is understandable.


    What? What?


    A hug from a boy. A boy the same age as that dickhead back then.


    And Leroy is still looking at my face. At the disfigured side of my face. The side that the dickhead always avoided. The side that he considered revolting.


    And he is still looking at me with no signs of being repelled. This is weird. I think. I don''t know.


    A man is giving me a hug. Ok, a young man. And he''s touching my disfigured side.


    And he doesn''t mind it a bit.


    That felt so strange. All those years of carrying around this feeling of being ashamed about my looks, of feeling that every man who sees me is repelled, of hearing the dickhead''s derisive laughter about my appearance, of thinking I''ll never have any friendly contact with any man - and Leroy just walks up and gives me a hug.


    What does it all mean?


    It''s no magical cure, is it? I''m still the same old mean bitch that I''ve always been.


    Perhaps it means I can try to be less of a bitch in future?


    Perhaps I don''t have to let my past shackle me quite so much?


    Perhaps I can change the course of my life to something better?


    I suppose so.


    It''s going to be bloody hard, but.


    But, perhaps I now have a chance?


    This is a bit embarrassing.


    But what do I do now...


    Reconnecting with my family might be a good idea.


    Uh-Oh, that means I''m going to have to be the first one to make a move. Which means I''m going to have to apologise to them.


    Shit. That forces me to the conclusion that I will also have to make some sort of apology to the dickhead.


    I''m even going to have to call him by his proper name.


    Sigh. This is going to be ever so annoying.


    Get over it girl, life wasn''t meant to be easy. No excuses allowed, suck it up and just do it.


    young man, you''re going to find that girl you bullied in school and apologise to her."