Mariah walks into the visiting room and picks up the Queen of Hearts card that Tessa had ripped up at their visit.

She sits down and looks at a picture of her, Tessa, and Aria on her phone. She contemplates calling Tessa, but thinks better of it. She calls Sharon instead, who’s at the hospital.

Mariah tells her mom that she’s not doing well. She might be here longer than she thought.

Sharon tells her to take all the time she needs. She asks if she feels good about the clinic and her therapists.

Mariah isn’t sure. She thinks the therapists are waiting for her to discover the answer on her own. The process is slow and painful, and she’s afraid; she has feelings she can’t explain and thoughts she doesn’t understand.

Sharon says she’s there to get help from experts who can walk her through it.

Mariah sighs and a tear rolls down her cheek. She feels more alone and lost than she ever has before!

Sharon wishes she could be there for her and fix things.

Mariah wishes she could, too. She needs her mom to hold her and tell her that everything will be okay. She’s lost and doesn’t know if she sees a way out of this. She says that Tessa came out to see her. Tessa was kind and patient and said she was ready to help when she needed her.

Sharon says she needs to be ready for help. Eventually, Mariah will be ready to be there for Aria and Tessa again. She’s sorry Mariah is in so much pain and tells her that she can call her anytime. She’s her daughter, and she loves her!

Mariah asks if Sharon could come and visit her.

Sharon stammers but doesn’t tell Mariah she’s in the hospital with Noah. She says she can come soon and will contact Mariah’s doctors to see what they recommend.

Mariah says she needs to do this on her own. She says she loves Sharon and disconnects the call. Sharon cries. “I love you, too!”

Mariah sits down and looks at the ripped playing card before throwing it on the floor. “Damn it!”

Ian Ward appears, sitting across from her at the table. “It looks like you’re in one of your moods! Are you feeling lost and alone again, Mariah?