A Girl Like Her Page #2

about, like,

what actually happened,

you just hear the gossip.

I thought we were

gonna go get coffee.

What time were you

gonna get coffee?

Yeah, we can, but I want

to go shopping

before Dan's party, so...

Hello, ladies.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- How are you?

- Good.

Can we talk to you

for a couple seconds?

- Sure.

- Great.

Are you... are you

Avery Keller?

Yeah.

Nice to meet you.

I'm... I'm Amy.

Nice to meet you.

- Hi.

- Hi.

We have been

talking to students

throughout the day

about...

- about Jessica Burns.

- Mm-hmm.

Did you guys hear

about Jessica?

- Yeah.

- It's, like,

all over school.

Did you know Jessica?

We used

to be friends, but...

You were

all friends before?

No, I used to be

good friends with her, but...

Oh, you... not anymore?

No, just, like, high school.

You know, you grow up.

But nothing happened

between the two of you?

- No.

- Oh, just kinda

- grew apart?

- Yeah.

Jessica was

admitted on Friday.

She was unresponsive

from an overdose

of hydrocodone.

She has, uh, slipped

into a coma

due to lack of oxygen

to the brain.

It's called hypoxia.

At this point,

it is a waiting game.

We are going to,

uh, run a number

of neurological tests

on her.

Is she... is she

in any pain?

No, not at all,

but she is there,

so you being here,

talking to her,

holding her hand...

- She can hear us?

- Yes.

And that all helps.

That will help

bring her out.

How... how long

could this last?

We can't tell you

at this point.

We're not sure

of the damage

that has occurred.

How are you guys

holding up?

She... she hasn't left

the room yet.

I'm not gonna leave

the room, no.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

From here on out,

though, what's

most important is

that you guys

take care of yourself

so that you can better

take care of Jessica when

she comes out of this state.

Do you have

any other children?

Uh, yeah.

I took our youngest girl,

Gabby, to school today.

The best you can do

is to try to keep

a normal routine.

OK. I don't... I'm sorry.

Excuse me.

Her whole life,

I've been taking care of her.

In her car seats

and making sure she's...

I should have known,

though, I know.

She's my kid. I should've known

what was going on with her.

I didn't have a clue.

I'm right here, baby.

Mama's gonna stay

here with you

till you wake up.

And you're gonna wake up.

Mommy's right here,

and you're gonna be just fine.

I love you.

You know, Jess,

I normally hate

romantic comedies,

but that one was

actually pretty decent.

- I love rom-coms.

- "Rom-coms"?

- That's what you call it?

- Mm-hmm.

- You're such a nerd.

- I watch them so much that I

- have my own name for them.

- Oh, my gosh.

That's sad.

I...in real life,

I don't think a girl

like that would go

for him.

I thought they were

cute together.

I don't know.

You got to just

blow it off.

You can talk to me.

I'm done talking about it.

There's nothing...

there's nothing else

to talk about.

Can you please turn it off?

Yeah.

Suicide... successful

suicide... is permanent.

Suicide is not temporary.

You will not come back

to see your father,

your mother, your brothers,

your sisters, your

relatives, your friends...

no one.

It's a tragedy for

the whole school,

for the whole community

because this is a...

um, just a wonderful

young lady who, uh,

had a bright future,

uh, ahead of her.

She was pretty much

a loner, except for Brian.

In a school of this size,

you could have

multiple friends, right?

Brian?

Hi, Brian.

I wanted to talk to you

a little bit about Jessica.

OK.

Can you tell me

a little bit about

your friendship

with her?

I have heard that you're

really good friends.

Yeah. Um...

Jess has, like, been

my only friend since...

seventh grade, I guess.

Do you know how

she's doing?

I, uh, I... I don't feel

comfortable talking

about her like this.

I understand.

I'm sorry, Brian.

That's OK.

Guys, turn off the cameras.

Turn 'em off.

I'm sorry, Brian.

Any updates

about Jessica?

No, she's, uh...

she's no worse.

How's Gabrielle doing?

I don't know.

I mean, she seems OK,

you know?

Kids seem to...

take it in stride somehow.

I'd love to have

some answers, you know?

This doesn't make

any sense to me.

Little girls don't just

start taking drugs

and don't take

a whole handful.

Hey, honey.

Are you getting

hungry?

- Yes.

- Yeah?

How's your homework

going?

I didn't do

my homework yet.

Oh, sweetheart, you've

got to get that done.

How about after dinner,

I'll help you

with your homework,

all right?

OK.

OK.

Dad, can I tell you

something?

Sure, sweetheart.

What is it?

It's OK, kitten.

Come here.

Don't be scared.

OK? 'Cause...

Listen, listen.

She's gonna be OK...

all right?

She is, and we're

gonna get her home.

OK, kiddo?

We'll get her home soon, OK?

And we'll all do

something fun together.

OK.

But you can't worry

about this thing, OK?

I miss her, too,

sweetheart.

Why don't you go

wash up for dinner, OK?

Hey, do you guys

want to sign

this get-well card

for Jessica?

Tell me a little bit

about South Brookdale's

social scene.

Um, our school's,

like, very cliquey.

Everyone's very organized.

Everyone's got

their own group.

It's, like, average

high school.

There are the people

that like band

or the people that like theater

or the people that like

basketball, the jocks.

Yeah.

Hey, do you guys want

to sign this for Jessica?

Yeah.

It kind of depends

what grade you're in,

but, like, mainly Avery

and her friends.

All right.

Thank you.

It's just those type of

people that think they're,

like, better than everyone

and, like, no one else

really matters but them and,

like, everyone else is

just kind of, like,

worthless, you know?

Hey, uh, do you guys

want to sign

this get-well card

for Jessica?

Uh, no, it's OK.

Uh, are you sure?

Mm-hmm.

OK.

- Thanks!

- You're welcome.

You sure you don't

want to sign it?

No, it's OK, thanks.

- Seriously?

- Mm-hmm.

- OK.

- OK.

I just thought

it would be nice.

Is she serious?

Ha ha!

Oh, my God.

Jess!

Hey, Brian.

What's up, Jason?

Hey, sorry I didn't

wait for you. I just...

- Is everything OK?

- I just want to go home.

Are you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Jess.

What happened today?

Nothing.

Did she come up

to you today?

I don't want

to talk about it.

Jess, are you sure

you're OK?

I'm fine.

Hi, ladies. How are you?

- Hi.

- Hi. Good to see you again.

Avery, can I talk to you

for just a second?

- Uh, yeah.

- Do you have a minute?

- Hold on.

- OK.

Gonna close this.

- Will you wait for me?

- OK.

OK.

- How are you?

- Good.

We've talked to a lot

of kids in the school,

and your name

comes up a lot.

You're very popular

in this school.

Most of the people we

talked to at this school

think you're

really sweet.

But there has been

some talk,

though, from students

at the school that

your relationship with

Jessica is a little...

it's not as positive

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