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Jess, look over here.
What are you doing?
Where did you get that
and why are you
videotaping me?
- I found it.
- You found it?
OK, I didn't find it,
I bought it.
Do you have
your seatbelt on?
Yes, I do.
Your rearview
mirrors OK?
Mm-hmm.
Oh, my gosh.
I get so scared
when you're driving.
- Why?
- I don't know.
Let's see how well
this turn... oh, no.
- OK, OK, don't judge me, don't judge me.
- Oh, my gosh.
This is exactly why
I get so scared.
Where are your books?
I forgot them.
Oh.
How are you going to study
for that test tomorrow?
There's a test tomorrow?
Yeah.
All right, we need
to make a signature out.
Just say, "I'm Jess"
and "Peace!"
or something.
I'm outtie.
Wait, wait, wait.
- You're embarrassing me.
- What about... what about
just, like, a...
That was good.
You know, it's not
every day that you get to come
to a school anywhere
in America and see
this type of excitement
that doesn't surround sports.
The National Commission
for High School Education
does not hand
this honor out easily.
Number Ten
in the entire nation,
and they are more
than proud here because,
whether or not they knew
an award was at stake or not,
they did the right things.
We cannot go any further
without interviewing
the man of the hour.
We're talking about
the principal of this school,
and you're gonna hear
a lot of cheering
'cause these students
love this guy.
Principal Richard Harris.
Principal...
Congratulations to you.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
The eyes of the nation...
not on North Brookdale,
but on South Brookdale.
Yes!
Yeah, Brookdale!
What is it about this school
that sets it apart?
I know the students are
special, but what about
the way things
are done here?
It's a community.
It's the parents
getting involved
with the students, getting
involved with the teachers,
everybody doing it.
It's a community effort
and then the kids
doing it themselves.
Without their hard work,
without them saying,
"We want to do this,"
this couldn't happen.
That's the only way I can
say it; it's everybody
doing what they should do,
and this is it!
We're the best!
Do you know
an average person laughs
about 15 times a day?
Really?
That was, like,
a courtesy laugh.
- I felt bad.
- Ha ha!
What are you doing?
Um, come here.
I went to a little spy
camera store...
and I found
this little guy.
That's not a camera.
It is a camera,
and I know how much
you like dragonflies,
so I talked to the guy
and... just
fancied it up
a little bit.
- But...
- I don't...
- We'll clip it here.
- Are you messing with me?
I'm dead serious.
It records.
It's recording
right now.
Wait.
Yeah, it's recording.
Look.
That is actually
a camera.
Well, where's the...
where's the lens?
That's a secret.
I can't tell you.
But just know
that it's wireless
and I will turn it
on and make sure
it's all working.
I've rigged it
like a pin,
and we can put it
on you.
We can put it on
during school
and record
everything,
and it'll just look
like, you know,
a necklace or just
like you're wearing
a pin, and nobody will
ever know what it is.
Jess,
are you in here?
Jessica?
Sweetheart!
Wake up! Jessica!
Jessica!
No.
No, no, no, no, no!
What... what did you do?!
Sweetie, what did you do?!
What did you do?!
16-year-old female.
Overdosed on hydrocodone,
750 milligrams.
OK. Uh-huh. Yeah.
- Her vitals are very low.
- OK.
- 80 over 40.
- OK.
She's been unconscious
for two hours.
OK, get her in.
All right,
hook up a monitor.
Do an EKG.
Get a CBC,
blood gases,
liver enzymes,
prepare for intubation.
Get a social worker
in here, stat!
96.3, WDVD,
Blaine and Allison.
Another cloudy day, 7:45.
So did you hear this?
In light of all the hoopla
surrounding South Brookdale's
tenth ranking in the nation,
which, by the way,
totally amazing,
if you ask me.
I know.
It's pretty awesome!
An award-winning
filmmaker has decided
to include the school
in her important documentary
that examines the best
American high schools,
and South Brookdale
is the only public school
featured.
Let's hear it
for South Brookdale!
The students
of South Brookdale
are about to have
their 15 minutes.
Principal Harris.
- Yes.
- What an exciting time
for South Brookdale.
Well, we are
the first public school
ever to make
the top 100...
and not only 100,
we're Number Ten
in the country.
It was
a complete surprise.
Go, Maples, baby!
Go, Maples!
Number One!
Everyone's so excited,
and now we have pep rallies
coming up for it.
It's kind of cool 'cause,
you know, all of us are
together to celebrate
one big thing.
Good morning, ladies.
How are ya?
- Good.
- Good.
We're excited that
you have, uh, you've come
to see our little corner
of the world.
Getting ready, ladies?
Everybody good?
It's a good day.
- Is she in a hospital?
- I don't know.
I didn't even know anything.
I heard about it
in the halls.
There's rumors going
everywhere.
I literally just... just
talked to her the other day.
I keep thinking
about the classes
I've had with her
since I've gotten here.
Nothing happens around here
and, like, this happens?
Like, it doesn't make
any sense, you know?
Like, you see it
on TV shows, but when
it's actually happening,
like, at your school,
someone you have
a class with?
Yeah.
Yeah.
You OK?
I just feel so bad.
I wasn't really the best
of friends with her, but
I did know her
and she was in my classes.
I saw her in my classes
and stuff, but...
that was about it.
She's really kind-hearted.
Really nice girl.
Kind of shy.
Jessica was probably one of
the sweetest girls I ever knew.
I think she was probably
one of those people
that got ran over
and pushed to the side.
There's been something
a little more reserved
with her lately.
I did. I did
and I didn't.
Wasn't a drastic change
in her behavior.
Uh, there was just a...
um... a little less
enthusiasm for school.
Most of the time, she said
she was fine, but sometimes
she just said, uh, she sort
of brushed it off by saying,
"Oh, I just have
a lot on my mind."
Kind of the typical
teenage answer, but,
as a teacher,
I should know better.
This was something a lot
deeper and darker
for her.
I heard from a few people
that there was a few girls
who were giving her
a hard time.
Mainly I just heard it was,
like, bullying over time
and, you know, uh, from...
someone in the classroom.
I heard that she was
getting harassed a lot
by some girl that goes
to our school.
Yeah, her name's Avery.
I don't really know Avery,
but I've kind of heard
of her and stay
out of her way.
I mean, she doesn't
seem mean,
but when she's around
Jessica, she just
sort of... I guess she
just sort of changes.
I've met Avery, and she
doesn't seem like that type
of person who would do that,
but, I mean,
I guess... rumor has it.
You just hear all
the rumors.
You don't hear anything
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
as maybe
you've told me about.
Uh... I... like I told you,
we were friends and...
it's just that now
we're not, in high school.
I don't know;
we've both gotten older
and made different friends.
It's not anything personal,
it's just...
we both... just went
different ways.
Yeah, that's
understandable.
Mm-hmm.
There is some testimony
about when you
get around Jessica,
things kind of change.
I don't... think
that anything ever changes
when I'm around Jessica.
I behave the same
with her as I would
anybody in the halls.
Maybe if you knew what it's
like now in high school,
like, girl world now,
with being popular
and everything, it just
is a lot different.
People don't really know
what it's like to be me
and I don't mean that,
like... rudely or,
like, thinking a lot
of myself, but it's just
people don't understand
what it's like to be popular.
I'm just like any other
girl in high school.
I think that perspective
is kind of important.
Would you be willing
to be a part
of this story
that we're telling
about the American
high school?
And would you be
willing to be the face
of that stereotype of
the popular girl
that not a lot
of people understand
what it feels like, the
pressures of feeling...
- Yeah.
- that popularity and
living up
to that popularity?
But I want
to caution you that
what you put out there,
the world is gonna see.
The real you.
Like, the...
I don't know, like,
- the popular-girl perspective?
- Absolutely.
OK.
...work this thing?
Holy crap.
- How do you...
- Is it by the red button?
Yeah. OK.
OK, so today is Day One
of Avery's life.
Her documentary?
I don't know.
- This is my girls!
- Hi!
Is everybody... wait.
How do you...
I don't know.
It's backwards, so...
- OK. Hello, ladies!
- Hi!
These are my main bitches
right over here.
Ha ha! Hey!
What did you guys do this
weekend? What did we do?
- Partied, of course.
- Partied.
And made out...
hooked up with this guy.
Emily.
- Oh, my gosh.
- Ex...
- Seriously?
- What the...
Oh, look! Wait!
Hold on! It's Brian!
Brian! Brian!
Wait, wait, wait! Hold on!
- Hold on! Brian, wait, wait.
- Hey, Brian!
Hello! Hi. How are you?
- Hey, Bri!
- Hey, Brian!
- Hi Brian!
- Freak.
- Oh, God.
- Bye!
Brian, just say hi.
Just wave, really quick.
- Freak!
- Wave really quick! Hi!
- Bye!
- OK.
That didn't really work out.
As you can tell,
I have losers for friends.
- Hey!
- So... ha!
- That is not fair.
- Love you, too!
So, Day... ha! Day One
kinda... kinda sucked.
So we'll try again tomorrow
if we feel like it.
I don't know. OK!
OK.
Think it's on.
OK, so...
my name is Avery Keller,
and this is my first...
video... journal thing, so...
yeah, I don't really know
what to talk about.
I...am a normal
teenage girl.
I have my 4 best friends...
Maddy, Tessa, Kayla, and Emily...
and they're...
super fun.
All right,
so my girls and I
want to show you what it's like
to be the sophomores...
the popular sophomores...
of South Brookdale,
so let's take a look.
South Brookdale
pride! Ha ha!
- Hey, Trevor!
- Hey, Avery.
- Hey.
- Hi.
- Who was that?
- I don't know.
I pretty much just
hang out with them at school.
It's not like a clique
or anything.
It's just... I don't know,
it's just who I hang out with.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Have you ever talked
to any of them?
- No.
- Hey.
- Is that her locker?
- Oh.
Jessica's locker.
So, anyways...
- Hey, girls!
- Hi.
- Like your shirt.
- Thank you.
- Don't like yours. No!
- Ha ha!
You know, I think
that people, like, take it
that I'm being a bitch because
I only hang out with my friends,
but... I don't know; I just
don't have any interest
in making
any more friends, so...
it's not, like,
anything personal.
I hate my hair today.
It looks cute.
I don't have enough time.
Here, you do it.
Yeah, I don't... I want to do
my eyeliner really quick.
So, yeah, this is our girl time
because we never have
enough time because we're
always running late.
So we use this bathroom
as our "getting ready" bathroom,
and nobody comes in.
And that bitch blocks
the door.
Yeah, Maddy!
Hi, dolls.
So usually no one comes in
because they kind of know...
- Right. What the...
- that this is our place...
Excuse me.
Get the... out.
That is why
she blocks the door.
This is high school.
Nothing...
nothing different from any other
high school you'd go to.
People joke around, and people
mess around and have fun.
It's just how
high school is now.
I don't really do
any school activities.
I used to, uh, I used to dance.
I have my trophy for dance,
and my mom would love it
if I did dance still
because she's annoying
and she loves to control my life
and she would've liked
if I did Pom this year,
but I didn't... didn't
want to do that.
Nose in the books, guys.
Nose in the books.
I got you
for another 20 minutes.
Twenty minutes.
Oh, my God.
This class is so boring.
I literally hate public
school, and this is why.
Because we don't
learn anything.
Do you see this?
And she is texting me.
I actually like school.
I do. I get good grades
because I cannot wait
to get out of this place.
I just want to go away
to college.
I cannot wait
to be out of my house.
But... I don't know.
Other than that, I'm just
your normal teenage girl,
living out
the high school dream.
OK.
It's getting late, honey.
Listen, why don't you
go home and stay with Gabby
and I'll stay here
tonight, OK?
Hmm?
I'm OK. I'm staying.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
OK.
Good night,
Jessie-bell.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
- It's OK, honey.
- I...
- It's OK.
- No.
It's not OK.
It's not OK if I...
- If I would've known that the...
- What?
I didn't know
those pills were there.
I didn't even know
that they were there.
- Honey...
- How did she find them?
It's not your fault,
all right?
You listen to me.
Listen to me.
- I saw those pills...
- The pills were there.
I saw them
in the cabinet.
I didn't throw them
away, either, OK?
Do you think
it's my fault?
Are you sure?
- No.
- OK.
Then it couldn't be
your fault, OK?
We'll find out
what happened, OK?
But this is not
something you did.
You're a good mom, OK?
It's not gonna stop,
you know?
It's... it's not like
it's just at school.
It's on my phone,
it's online.
It just consumes
my life, and I just...
I can't concentrate
on anything else,
no matter how hard I try.
No matter where I go,
no matter what I do,
she always... she just...
She just always...
finds a way to get at me.
There are some allegations
that Jessica was being harassed.
"Bullied," actually,
are the words
a lot of your students
were using.
I don't have any...
knowledge of that
right now.
That's just...
um, at this point,
I'd put that in a rumor.
Kids tease each other
and call each other names
and are mean to each other
all of the time.
Do you guys have
a zero bullying policy
in place here?
Yes. Ha! We do.
- You smile about that?
- I do, because I think
it's, uh, it's rhetoric.
There's no forum
for any one of us
to say to anyone, "Hey,
"I think this is happening
with my kid in my classes."
They're not going
to investigate.
None of the administration
really wants to talk about it.
You try to stop something
happening one day,
but the next day, you don't know
if it's gonna escalate
or you don't know what happens
in the other classrooms, and
you don't know what happens when
you do take it that next level;
if it gets resolved
or if it just is, like,
brushed aside
and hushed over.
And if they do get punished,
then there's more bullying.
- Yeah.
- For... for the person telling.
One time, a few people
saw it and they sorta...
talked to Avery, but
no one really took it
any further and it...
it didn't really stop.
I've never seen it happen,
but if I did,
I don't... think I would've
done anything about it.
They just don't
want that status of being,
you know, a tattle tale,
a snitch.
Someone goes to a
teacher or a counselor,
and someone else will start
to make fun of them
by saying how they're weak
or they're a baby.
A teacher might like to put it
as if we were all zebras,
and we're watching
our fellow zebras being eaten
by a lion, and that's kind
of what it feels like.
We're just watching people
get attacked, and we do nothing.
I just
don't understand why.
I mean, they're popular,
they have all the nice
clothes, they have friends.
They, like, get things
they want.
Their parents, like,
love them to death,
stuff like that.
They have everything.
Hey, guys!
Welcome to
the Keller compound!
- Thank you. Good to see you.
- We are so excited
- to have you here.
- Thank you.
Come on into our kitchen.
I wanted to invite you
by saying come on down.
You are the next contestants
on "The Cooking is Right,"
and I am your host,
Kassie Keller.
Right in here, I've got...
a roast beef,
and right there is
a marvelous macaroni recipe
that came from
my Grandma Marge.
- You have a beautiful kitchen.
- Thank you very much.
My husband paid a lot
of money for it,
uh, when he had a job.
And up here,
I've got what I call
Kassie's Casserole,
which is actually just
chicken Parmesan
with some broccoli.
For Avery, she's trying
to lose weight,
and so she always wants
to eat a lot of vegetables.
Right here, we've got
cucumbers and tomatoes
and a meteor shower
of herbs
and spices to jazz it up.
I think she's still
reeling over the time
when she didn't make it
for Poms, and she came home
that night and said, "Oh,
it's... you know what it is?
It's because I'm too fat."
Um, I attribute her
not making that team
to the psycho coach
that she had, who was,
um, giving her a lot
of attitude about the way
that she treated other kids
on the team and chose not
to select her this year
for the Poms team.
This is Josh.
This is our son.
- Hi, Josh.
- Hi. How are you?
- Good.
- He recently graduated
from high school by
the skin of his teeth.
- Thanks.
- Yeah, yeah.
- Excuse me.
- Just joking around.
So Josh lives here
at home with us,
and his favorite thing
to do is play video games.
I think one day he might
actually become a video game
designer; I think that's
his big aspiration,
but right now, college
is not interesting to him.
- Maybe we stop with that, so...
- It's all right.
You know, it's... it's
your one minute of fame.
You might as well
suck it up.
You had your chance!
You could've been
on camera with your mom!
- Yeah.
- You missed it, buddy!
OK.
Avery!
Avery, can you get
down here, please?!
You know, you guys might
consider not eating
before Avery gets down here.
That's really obnoxious.
Avery!
- Chop chop!
- I'm coming.
Get this show
on the road.
I made sure you got
a lot of vegetables,
a lot of protein because
I know that you said
you're worried
about your weight.
Thank you for sharing that.
- You're welcome.
- So polite of you.
- You're welcome.
- Oh, my God.
- Why are we doing this?
- Can I eat now?
May I?
- May I eat now?
- Sure.
Go for it.
So why don't you tell us
how your day was today?
It was superb.
Just great.
Well, what kinds
of things make your day
superb?
I don't know.
Did you get
any tests back?
No.
What about you, Josh?
What'd you do today?
Um... not much.
Uh... beat
"Call of Duty," so...
I hear that's a pretty
popular game
with your age group
and the 13-year-olds
in America.
Ahem.
So, Avery, any boys that
you're interested in?
Not that it's any
of your business, but no.
- Better not.
- Hmm.
Well, why don't you
tell us... if you
don't want to talk about
that kind of stuff,
why don't you tell us
why your friends are
here today, filming our
family as we sit here
and dine on
this excellent cuisine?
I don't know, Mom,
because they like me?
I don't know, OK?
Do you think it's
because you are
a beautiful, talented,
intelligent young lady,
and that might be
the reason why you were
selected for this
prestigious opportunity?
Kassie, leave her
alone, will you?
Aren't you proud
of our daughter?
Don't you think
that this is
a great opportunity
for her...
- Just stop, just stop.
- to really shine?
Cut the bullshit. Just stop.
Just stop. Let's just eat.
- Let's just eat.
- Let's have dinner.
We're just
having fun here.
Can't we have fun
once in a while?
Yeah. Just give her
a break.
Let's... let's have
our dinner.
That's what
we're here for.
Well, maybe
when you learn how
to lighten up,
we can do that.
We can have dinner and
have fun at the same time.
OK.
Seriously,
please just stop.
Hmm.
All right.
Well, I think it's pretty
exciting that they're here,
and I'm glad that we can
be involved
in this film about you.
I'm very proud of you.
Very proud of you.
Mm-hmm.
I'll tell you
what...
Where are you going?
Game's on.
You know where I'll be.
I just wanted
a peaceful dinner
with our family,
and that's what I get.
I think I've lost
my appetite.
Food's good, Mom.
Yeah, it's good.
Thank you.
Raise your hand
if you have a best friend.
Now raise your hand
individually
and tell me what
makes that person
a best friend to you. Yes?
They love me,
no matter what.
They love you,
no matter what.
Yes?
They never
ask me to change.
They never ask you
to change.
Anyone else? Yes?
They're always there for me.
Always there for you.
Phenomenal, but the question
I ask all of you is,
why didn't you say
the grades that person had?
Sports they played?
Cars they drove?
Money that they did
and didn't have? Anybody?
Because that's
irrelevant.
It's not important?
Doesn't matter?
Then why do we believe
so much that it does matter?
The big question is, where do
some of you go to be safe?
Do you feel safe
in school?
Some of you?
- No.
- Truthfully.
- No.
- Why?
'Cause you can't
be yourself there.
You can't be
yourself there.
- Yes?
- Uh, I don't think
Jessica Burns
felt safe here.
Tell me why.
Um, maybe she didn't
have that person,
that best friend to make
her feel safe or make
her feel comfortable
and accepted.
So if you could
change the outcome,
then what could you
have done?
Because that... that sometimes is
where it all falls back.
What could we all do?
Be there for her?
It's OK.
I have something...
that I want
to show you guys.
Hey.
Hi, Brian.
How are you?
- Good. Come inside.
- Good to see you.
I have, uh, everything
set up upstairs,
so... and I should've
showed somebody
a while ago,
but...
I didn't.
I like
your room, Brian.
It's pretty cool.
Thanks.
That's me and Jess.
You know, Jess and Avery used
to be friends and everything...
- Mm-hmm.
- you know, since they were kids.
Really young, and...
sometime last year,
it just... something changed.
They were in class.
Avery was trying to cheat
off of Jess... Jess's test,
and she, like, moved her arm.
- Jess did?
- Yeah, and she,
like, moved her arm
to try to block it,
but I don't even think
she did it on purpose,
and Avery just went nuts.
So that was
the starting point?
Um, yeah, pretty much.
It started slow, you know?
It would be, like, a bump
here and there in the hallways,
like, nasty text messages
or dirty looks.
It just... escalated
and blew up.
You know, Jess
didn't feel very safe.
I bought her this backpack,
hoping that she would use it.
It's called an iSafe backpack.
You can pull an alarm.
But she, um...
she wouldn't use it.
I told Jessica
that I wanted
to document it,
you know, like, I started
filming everything.
I have my own camera
and, um,
I gave Jess this little
tiny camera.
It was like a hidden
spy camera, you know?
We would record
every day for 6 months.
Six months?
Six months.
We got everything.
I've rigged it
like a pin,
any ordinary safety pin,
and we can put it
on you.
We can put it on
during school
and record everything,
and it'll just look
like, you know,
a necklace or just like
you're wearing a pin.
And nobody will ever
know what it is.
So... what are we using
this for, exactly?
Like, at school
with, you know,
Avery and stuff.
Like, filming them.
I think that's a bad idea.
I think it's
a great idea.
I don't.
- What if she finds out?
- She's not gonna find out.
You didn't even think
that this was a camera.
Well, what if it beeps
or something?
There's no noises.
I've already thought
this through.
Trust me.
I think it's too risky.
It's not risky.
Can you imagine what she
would do if she found out?
She's not gonna
find out.
- No one will ever believe...
- We don't know.
- that this is a camera.
- You don't know that.
Jess, would I ever do
anything... to...
I'm not saying you would
intentionally do something,
but...
We won't talk about it
in school.
We'll just keep it here.
You don't have to make
any decisions,
but just take it home...
and if you want
to work with it,
then just put it on
in the morning.
And I'm gonna be filming
with my camera, too,
so it's not just
gonna be you.
OK?
I promise you I won't
let anything bad happen.
OK, but...
we can't show this
to anyone.
Nobody.
I made a promise
to Jessica
that I wouldn't show anybody.
And, um...
well, I'm breaking
that promise right now, but...
She didn't want you
to show anybody?
She said it would've
made it worse,
but I tried to tell her
that if you show somebody,
we can find her help.
Bitch.
And I am at a stop sign.
Who texted you?
Avery.
Jess, don't let that
bother you, OK?
OK.
Watch it, Jessica.
Move along, Jessica.
Keep going. Keep going.
Go to class. Go to class.
Ha ha ha!
Nice outfit!
Where do you think
you're going?
Why didn't you
reply to my texts?
I thought we were friends.
Why didn't you text me back?
I was so nice to you!
You have to get
to class, really?
You have to get to class?
Oh, you have to get
to class?
She has to get to class.
I don't give a... if you
have to get to class.
- Move.
- Ha ha ha!
Later, freaks!
You're a disrespectful
little...
Did you know that?
What are
you guys doing?
Oh, just... opening
your locker for you.
Just admiring all
your cute decorations.
Are you 5?
Who decorates their
locker like this,
- like, really?
- Avery, stop.
This is depressing...
oh, wait.
You and Brian.
- He's so precious.
- So cute!
You guys would make
an adorable couple.
Was any of this
manipulated at all?
And I don't mean any offense
by this question.
What do you mean
by manipulated?
There was nothing
set up at all?
- No.
- Or Jessica didn't change
at all, knowing
that she was filming?
I mean, she got nervous.
Did Avery see you
recording any of this?
Um...
Or this was all
her little button cam?
It was all her button cam
when she was with Avery.
Wait, just say hi
to the camera for me.
- What?
- Say hi.
- Say, "Hi, I'm Jessica."
- Hi, I'm Jessica...
You missed a shot!
You missed it!
Oh, no!
Oh...
How's my little
bitch doing? Good?
Go home and crawl
under a rock.
You don't belong
here, OK?
Hey, Jess.
Go on.
Aww! Ha ha!
I'm really sorry.
I am so sorry.
I'm sorry.
It's fine. I'm...
I'm really sorry.
I didn't mean to.
- Yeah, right.
- Ha ha!
Seriously, Jessica,
if you disappeared,
the world would be
a better place.
You're a... bitch.
Did you really just
...push me?
No. I was pushed.
Are you... kidding me?
You weren't pushed.
You just pushed me.
You know, that was
a dumb move, Jessica.
I am just gonna have
to beat your ass now.
Why don't you just go
kill yourself?
I have this
funny, funny feeling
that she thinks
that everything is just
gonna get better
from here on out.
Just end it.
Oh. Heh!
Well, well, well,
it's Jessica Burns.
What are you doing
in my bathroom?
Nothing to say? No?
Well, your bathroom,
it's down there
with the rest of
the little bitches.
Do you get that?
Are you understanding me?
You have nothing to say?
She's not a fighter, is she?
She just stands there.
- Do you understand me?
- Ha ha!
You're gonna be back
in your little bathroom
that you love so much.
Get that?
Don't move.
You think that I'm just
gonna forget about you,
and I'm gonna get bored of you?
That's not the case
because I... hate you.
Ha ha ha!
Oh, wow.
- Aww.
- You have no clothes.
Aww, what are you
gonna do?
- That is so sad.
- That is so sad.
You make my life
so miserable just by being here,
and I'm gonna make
your life miserable, too.
Guys, do you smell anything?
Kind of embarrassing.
I think we should
take care of it.
Come on, we're gonna
give you a little...
a nice, warm shower.
Hold your nose!
Ha ha ha!
Have a really nice shower.
So I think
I need to kick your... ass.
I think it's about that time.
Are you OK with that?
Got it?
- Ha ha!
- Go to class, Jessica!
You're gonna be late!
Jess?
Jess, are you OK?
I can't.
I can't, I can't.
I can't do it.
- Jess, what's wrong? Come here.
- I can't do it anymore.
What's wrong?
I just can't
put up with it.
I can't... I can't put
up with it anymore.
I'm done. I can't.
I can't do it.
Jess, I'm so sorry.
I just...
I just don't know
how much more of this
I can take.
That's why we have
to show 'em, Jess.
We have all this footage.
We have to do something.
No, it's
embarrassing.
I'm not showing this
to anyone.
It'll get better,
I promise. Just...
It's not gonna get better,
it's gonna get worse.
It's never gonna end.
It's never gonna end.
- Jess...
- It's never gonna get better.
I just feel like
I have no way out.
I can't. I can't.
I can't do it.
- Hey, guys.
- Hi.
- Getting anything done in here?
- Yeah.
Yes.
I am working so hard.
- Heh!
- I really am.
- OK, OK. Bri...
- OK, wait.
Just say hi to
the camera for a second.
- OK.
- Yes, say hi!
- This is gonna be great footage!
- OK.
Millions of people
will see this.
OK, this is the
greatest mom in the world.
- Aww.
- Mwah! OK.
Hey, let me take
a picture of you guys.
I want... enough
with the camera.
We want the laundry
put away,
and then it's
dinner time.
Twenty minutes.
You, too, Brian.
Get to studying.
Sweetie, 20 minutes.
OK.
I love you so, so much.
Bullying's been
going on for... as long
as there have been people,
there's been bullying.
What it is, is we've got to
see that it... it's changed,
it's getting worse,
but why is it changing?
Why is it getting worse?
A couple of years ago,
we had kind of
the same situation that didn't
go to this degree, thank God.
Would you people
please mind telling me
what you've done in the last
two years to change that?
These things can't
happen overnight.
It does take time and it
takes money, and there's
a lot of different
things we have to be...
that have to get
approved before we can
put anything into...
into action, and
there are other issues
besides this going on.
Well,
what is it gonna take?
I mean, a girl is
in the hospital.
No one knows what's
gonna happen with her.
So is that gonna be,
like, the awakening?
And what if it was
your own children who tried
to take their own life?
I care about my daughter!
And I care about how she feels
when she comes home.
And she tells me she sees it
in the classroom,
she sees the bullying in
the parking lot,
she sees it out
on the playing field.
And I want to know,
what are you guys doing?
What are you doing when
you see the bullying?
What policies does
the school have in place
to take care of this?
We believe the issue
is about engagement.
Not... not engagement
with this commission
or the school,
but engagement with parents
and their community,
with their kids.
We believe that's
the real issue.
The parents
that are here today
aren't the parents
of the children
who are probably
the bulliers.
Most of the time,
the parents that show up here
are the parents of the kids
that are doing well.
But I... I think that we
also can't lose sight
of the fact that
the mental health
of these bullying kids
has to be recognized, too.
We'll never stop the bullying
until we find some method
of reaching the bulliers
and getting inside
of their heads
and finding some way
to bring
some healing to them.
You know, I've... I've learned
over the course of my life
that hurt people are
the ones who hurt people,
and these bulliers
are hurting.
Look at you,
watching TV with your
frickin' clicker,
lying there on your ass
and not contributing
anything to
this household.
- Four times...
- OK, so, uh,
this is a typical night
in the Keller household.
...wash your hands
because men don't wash
their hands after they go
to the bathroom.
Well, when I go down there
and go to the bathroom,
I like to wash my hands
after I take a piss.
- Jesus Christ.
- I'm gonna fix...
I'm on it, I'm on it.
Jesus...
While we're onto
what we're on,
are you on to getting
a job this week,
or is that gonna go
another two months?
Yeah, uh, I got
an appointment, uh,
with my friend Jerry
on, uh, Wednesday...
What the hell
are you doing?
Are you... kidding me?
What the hell are you doing?
What, are you taping them?
What are you doing?
Yes, I'm... taping them.
Stop asking me questions.
Get out of my...
business, Josh.
Why don't you get out
of this family's business?
Is this... are you... is this
a joke? What are you...
You better delete that,
whatever it is.
Oh, my God! Go back
to playing video games.
You... loser! Yeah.
You're such a bitch.
Oh, I'm a bitch?
I'm a bitch?
Is that the most creative thing
you could've come up with, Josh?
Why don't you try
going back to school?
- You grow up.
- Go back to school.
Grow up, really?
You're how old
and you dropped out of college,
still living at home?
Yeah. "Grow up."
...grow 'em, I don't
know what else I can do...
Yeah, not only do
my parents fight,
my brother's
a... douchebag, so...
so, yeah, that's my night.
Hey.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Hello.
- Um...
- Tell her. Go ahead.
Tell me what?
Um, there's a...
kind of, like, a rumor
going around.
Um, a bunch of people
are saying that
you're the one to blame
for Jessica's suicide.
OK, wait. Who said this?
It's... it's a huge rumor
and it's everywhere.
The girl next to me
in my math class said it, too.
Why is everyone stressing
out so much about it?
- It's obviously not true.
- Because people are saying
that the harassment,
all this, like,
how much she's being
messed with, this is what
caused her to do what she did.
That's what they're saying.
And I'm not blaming you.
I'm not saying it was you...
Yeah, you're obviously
saying it's me.
I'm not saying it's you.
I'm just trying...
Yeah, obviously you're
saying that this is
the whole reason why
she did what she did!
I'm saying that's what
other people are saying.
Yeah, you just said that
that's the reason why
she did what she did
to herself.
We're just saying that if
enough people are talking
about it, they're gonna
start asking questions.
OK, you all stand
right next to me
whenever we talk
to Jessica.
Is it harassment?
Is it... harassment?
No, so why don't we
just drop it?
- Just drop it.
- No! It's not!
Thank you.
It's not harassment.
Oh, really? You're
really trying to...
...this!
Thank you.
Thank you guys so much
for starting
all this bullshit!
She's trying
to help me, really?
You're starting
all this drama.
Now people are looking
at us. Thank you.
I didn't even do anything.
Are you serious right now?
She's not taking
this seriously enough.
We're not gonna get in trouble.
Nobody's gonna get in trouble.
Yeah, but people
are gonna start
asking questions
pretty soon.
You're supposed to be her
girl, to be there for her.
I am trying to be there
for her, but,
what, throw myself under
the bus in the process?
Yeah, I'm not about to get in
trouble for stuff that she did.
Well, I think you just need
to keep your mouths shut
because we have these
cameras walking around.
Hi.
Brian, hi.
They made her
a sign at school.
Oh...
that's so sweet.
How's she doing?
She's... doing
about the same.
How are you doing?
Not so good.
I know.
This all feels
like this weird dream.
I know.
Um, I have to tell you
something.
So you know about all
the bullying
that went on
at the school?
About, uh...
6 months ago,
I told her
that we should start
documenting everything,
like, with cameras
and stuff.
It's been going on
for 6 months?
Yeah.
Jessica... you guys
should've told me.
She was embarrassed
about it.
But you should've told me.
Why didn't you tell me?
Because she made me
promise,
and I couldn't break
that promise.
No.
Sweetie, it's not...
I know. I wanted
to tell somebody.
And you're a good friend.
That's what...
that's what you are.
You are a good friend.
- But I...
- And you held her promise.
You know how much
we care about you.
You know that, right?
I would never, never
want you to feel bad.
Can I talk to her
for a second?
I'm so sorry, Jess.
I had to show somebody.
And everyone's trying to
stay strong for you...
because we know that
you're gonna make it.
I miss you so much.
Let me ask her
the questions
and, uh, give her a chance to
tell us her side of the story,
I mean, because I think
it's important.
Um, been principal long enough
to know there's always
two sides to every story, um...
Come in!
Hi there. Come on in.
Please, have a seat.
OK.
Um, your parents and I
have been discussing
this, uh... this letter.
Well, I'll just
let you read it.
What is this?
Well, it's pretty
obvious what it is.
Your friends have made
a statement here
that you're the cause
of, uh, the bullying
and, um, we're here
to find out
the complete story.
Now I'm giving you a chance here
with your parents here
to tell us your side
of this because I know
there's always two sides
to every story...
I didn't do
any of this stuff.
I didn't do any
of these things.
I didn't... I... let's see,
I did not harass her,
I didn't send her
multiple "mean things,"
I was not "mean to her"
relentlessly.
You didn't... you didn't do
any of these things?
No! I didn't do any
of those things!
I did not harass her
or bully Jessica!
O-OK, all right, if you say
that, then why would
your friends put this
on... on paper,
put their names to it?
This is serious.
This isn't just,
"Oh, geez, she was not..."
I'm not... I'm not joking
around about this!
Obviously I know
it's serious,
but I didn't do any
of those things!
This isn't something
I can just pass off
because you said,
"I didn't do anything."
You understand that?
There are consequences
for actions,
and part of
the consequences are you
have to take responsibility
for things that you do.
Yeah, OK, OK, so... so
maybe I joked around
with Jessica.
Maybe I joked around with her,
just like those girls were.
I was joking
around with her.
Maybe I took it
a little bit too far,
maybe it hurt her feelings;
I don't know,
but that's not my problem
that this girl
can't handle a joke.
- Mr. Harris...
- Everyone blew it way out of...
Mom! Everyone blew it
way out of...
- Don't "Mom" me.
- Mom!
Everyone blew it way out
of proportion
that that's not even true.
None of that is true.
You know, he's
bullying you right now,
trying to get you
to admit to something
- that you didn't do!
- Mom.
I know.
I'm not bullying.
I am asking questions
to find out answers.
My daughter is being
thrown under the bus
by these girls over
something that you know
damn well happens everywhere
in schools across America.
OK, OK, we understand.
I didn't do anything!
Everyone understands
I didn't do anything!
Look, I don't understand
that you didn't do anything.
What I understand is
that I have a very
serious situation here that
I have to take care of,
and I want to know
everybody's point of view,
including yours, so that the
proper actions can be taken.
Did the bullying
put her in the coma,
or did she put herself
in the coma
by swallowing the pills?
Yeah, that's a actual,
logical point.
Thank you,
and I'm telling you
that I didn't do
anything, OK?
- All right, all right.
- I joked around with her!
Seriously, this is
such bullshit!
No I'm seriously
done with this!
If that's what you want
to hear, that I'm sorry
for joking around
with her, then I am
very, very sorry
for joking around with her.
I am so terribly sorry
that I didn't know
that some girl doesn't know
how to take a... joke!
Sorry, a freaking joke!
I didn't know that
somebody can't take a joke!
Seriously.
Like, grow the hell up!
Grow the hell up!
Take a joke!
I am so sorry!
I'm sorry!
I have to get to class
'cause I'm a very good student.
Bullshit.
...I didn't do shit!
Calls my parents in there
and tries to embarrass me.
It's, like, honestly!
Does she really think
anyone's gonna buy this?
...of actually getting
to explain...
And this is my way
of actually...
What's going on?
Avery Keller's,
like, gone nuts.
...or people telling me
that I'm lying.
This is the only way for me
to actually put out there
the way that I feel.
Everybody here
at school is blaming me
for this stupid-ass
Jessica Burns bullshit.
I am so sick of everyone
turning against me
and blaming me
for what happened.
This girl did this
to herself!
I did not tell her
to go do what she did!
No one told her!
She made that decision!
For all those girls,
and they know who they are,
you've... with
the wrong girl.
God.
That's so messed up.
Avery? Avery.
Avery, please, will you
come talk to me?
Are you doing OK?
Yeah. Why?
Do you want
to talk to me
about that video posting
that I saw online today?
Why?
That's not really
what we agreed to,
and I'm very concerned.
That was my own
personal thing.
Not your thing,
that was my thing.
I know that,
but I want you
to understand,
it's a very damaging
thing that you did,
- to post that...
- Damaging?
- For yourself.
- How is it damaging?
Because it was
reactionary.
When we react to things,
it's never our best selves.
And you were angry.
Yeah, I wanted everyone
to see that I was angry.
I wanted
everyone to see that,
'cause now, when I walk
around, people are scared
to come up to me and talk
to me about this anymore.
That was what the whole
purpose of this was.
Is that who you want
people to see?
That's how I feel
right now, though, so...
"Right now."
Absolutely
perfect words.
"Right now."
It's going to pass.
I'm here
to tell your story,
and I think it's
a very important story.
The most important
story.
What if I were
to tell you
that I know for certain
that footage
of you harassing Jessica
exists?
Have you seen it?
I have.
We'll come to your house
and we'll watch it
together, OK?
Yeah.
The footage is very
real, and I want you
to prepare yourself
for that.
In the meantime,
will you please,
please do yourself
a favor
and take that posting
down?
- Yeah.
- OK.
I know you got
to get to class.
- OK.
- All right.
- Hang in there, OK?
- Yeah.
All right.
I don't know
what to do anymore.
I'm kind of embarrassed about
how I handled the situation.
I'm just so frustrated
with not having any control,
and I think that what
I was trying to do is
regain some of the control
over the situation.
Obviously, that didn't really
work out so well, so...
it just kind of sucks
right now because I feel
like everything's
falling apart slowly.
My friends turned on me.
I have no one to talk to...
I mean, besides you.
I mean, kind of... I feel
like now I can talk to you.
I feel like now you...
you're the only person that's
really there for me, you're
the only person that doesn't...
judge me and... make me feel...
like I have to be perfect.
You make me feel
like I can just be me
and you're not gonna
judge me and...
I just feel like I can
actually talk to you and, um...
I'm not used to... to being able
to talk to someone.
I don't know what to do.
I don't...
I just feel so...
I don't know what other word
to use beside "lost,"
and I don't really know what
to expect for tomorrow.
Hopefully I can ho... like, pull
myself together before then,
but...
we'll see.
Hi.
Mr. and Mrs. Keller,
how are you?
Nice to see you.
Nice to see you. Hi.
So you ready
to get started?
- Yeah.
- OK.
Set up a monitor here, if
you guys want to take a seat.
No, um, they're
not gonna stay.
What do you guys have
going on here?
Well, we're... we're
sitting down to...
We're just watching
something,
so you guys
can just go.
Well, I am not gonna let you
just sit there by yourself.
I have to watch it,
too, with you.
I mean, I'm curious
what's going on here.
No, it's fine. Trust me.
I can do this by my...
this is my thing
right now with Amy, so...
But I am your mother,
and you are going
to sit with me
and allow me to be
your support system.
I'm not gonna sit
with you.
I'm gonna do this
by myself
because I'm a big girl
and I need my privacy
sometimes,
so can you please go?
Let's just give her
a minute. This is about her.
You don't have to be here
right now...
But she needs somebody
to support her through this.
- Uhh! I'm fine!
- No, she doesn't.
Yes, she does!
We'll be in
the next room, right?
If you want to go
to the next room,
you go right ahead;
I'm gonna stay with her.
I'm not leaving her
in this time of need!
Listen,
you're going with me
in the other room
to leave these two alone!
This has been going on
long enough!
This is about Avery.
This is not about you.
Can you just listen
to Dad for one time?
Please, can you just go?
- Is this gonna go on?
- Fine.
- Fine.
- Let's go.
Thank you.
- You OK?
- Yeah.
How about we just...
we get started?
Yeah, let's watch it.
Let's just... let's just...
please, I just... I don't
want to have to have her
barging down the stairs
right now and
be annoying again,
so let's just start.
OK.
I was once a star
Shining bright
You pulled me out of the sky
Stole all my light
Why?
Why?
Let's be friends.
Let's be friends.
I heard you got a boyfriend.
I have to go to class.
Go to class? OK.
I was once a boat
Where do you think
you're going?
Sailing off to sea
She's not a fighter, is she?
She just stands there.
You dragged me back
to the shore
Changing my course in life
Why me?
I just don't know why
she hates me so much.
Why you got to pick on me?
Do you understand me?
You're gonna be back
in your little...
And I don't know where
I'm going
But when I get there,
I can say
That I have been
the kindest me
That I can be
Maybe she
doesn't hate you.
Can you say the same?
Maybe she hates herself.
I don't think so.
Code Blue!
I need help here, please!
What's going on?
- What... what's happening?
- Jessie?
Nurse, please escort Mr.
and Mrs. Burns out of here.
- Jessie?
- All right, we have no pulse.
- I need Epinephrine, please!
- Jessie!
Mrs. Burns, you have
to go now, please!
- No!
- Get the parents out!
Mr. Burns, please take
your wife out!
You have to go, please!
Let us do what we do!
I need a cart in here
immediately!
Somebody get me a cart!
Administering Epinephrine!
But we need
to help her right now!
Please do something!
Do something!
Jessie!
Get that camera
out of here! Nurse!
- Out! Out! Please!
- What is going on?
No response!
Beginning compressions!
Where's my cart?
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
I was once a tree
Rising from the ground
Winter, spring,
summer or fall
I still grew tall
Till you cut me down
And I don't think
it's gonna stop.
Are you really happy now?
Clear!
- And I don't know where
- No pulse!
I'm going
But when I get there
I can say
- That I have been
- Charging!
- Clear!
- The kindest me
- That I can be
- No pulse!
- No pulse!
- Can you say the same?
Charging!
- Charged.
- Honey.
- Clear!
- Clear.
- No pulse.
- Oh, my God!
Again.
Charging.
Yeah? Have you guys...
Your children would be
really disgusting.
Can you turn it off?
Charging!
Clear!
No pulse!
Again!
Oh! Jessie.
Can you please
turn it off right now?
Now I'm a shooting star
Please turn it off.
- Can't catch me
- Clear!
Clear!
- Tried to pull me
- Pulse! We have a pulse!
Out of the sky
Steal all my light,
but look
- OK?
- Yeah, yeah, she's OK.
It's not dimming
I can't...
OK.
It's not OK.
It's all right.
What do... what do I do?
What do I...
I don't know what to do anymore!
I mean, she's not...
Let's take...
let's just take it
one step at a time, OK?
Let's just take it one
step at a time
and we'll get you
some help, OK?
All right?
I mean, she's dying.
I can't even...
I can't even say
I'm sorry!
I can't even tell her
I'm sorry.
I know.
I know there's
no excuse for that.
It's just not right.
I hate myself now.
I hate it. I hate it.
I'm very proud of you.
This is...
this is really hard.
I think you're a very,
very powerful young woman
who people love
and people follow.
But I know that's
not you,
and I know
underneath that,
there's someone who's
just in a lot of pain,
who needs to talk to
somebody and get it out.
Don't you just want
to get it out?
Yeah, but, I mean,
who would I talk to?
I have nobody.
My mom doesn't talk to me.
My dad doesn't talk.
My friends don't care
about real life.
They care about shopping.
They don't...
I don't have
any real friends.
I did have one real friend,
and that was Jessica.
The one person
that cared about me,
the one person that
would never hurt me,
and then I go
and fuck it all up.
I...hurt her.
And I can't even say
I'm sorry.
Let me
see the charts.
We have no...
I'll know within 24 hours.
OK.
We need to discuss
Jessica's situation.
- Can we do it outside?
- Absolutely. Please.
Dr. Burns?
After you.
We just checked
Jessica's blood levels,
and it seems that her organs
are not improving,
so she is continuing
down the path
of organ failure,
complete organ failure.
We have her on hemodialysis
at this point...
and... after that,
that's pretty much
all we can do.
What do we do then?
What happens
after that?
I'm sorry.
Mm-mmm.
There's gotta
be something left to do.
We've done pretty much
what we can.
It's just basically
up to her now.
- I'm sorry, Dr. Burns.
- Please.
I'm sorry.
I am...
the one responsible
for Jessica Burns
killing herself.
I wish that it was me...
that couldn't wake up.
I wish it was me that wasn't
breathing, not you.
You don't deserve that,
but I do.
I deserve all of that.
Hey, guys.
What's happening?
Um...
- Hey, Brian.
- Oh, honey.
I thought
everything was OK.
Well, she's had
a rough night.
They're saying
it doesn't look good.
People paid me attention
because of what I was doing.
And even though it wasn't
positive attention,
it was still attention to me.
I didn't care.
I didn't care that
what I was doing was...
affecting someone else so much
that they felt like they
had nowhere to go
and had no one to go to,
that they thought it'd be better
just to... to die than to be here.
She can
hear you, you know?
She can hear you.
I tried to get control
over other people,
and now I'm just totally lost.
I thought it was easier
to put up a wall
and be the one
to control others.
And it's not... it's not right.
And I was lucky enough
to have someone now
care enough to... to show me that
and to tell me that,
and spend the time to talk
with me and listen to me,
which I've never had before.
It wasn't me just playing games
and joking around with someone.
It was me...
ruining somebody.
Jessica...
I know that you might not
ever get to watch this,
but if for some reason you do,
I'm really sorry.
My name is Avery Keller...
and I'm a bully.