▁to ▁communicate ▁individually ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁in ability ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁one ▁another ) ▁leaves ▁any ▁hope ▁of ▁emot ional ▁support ▁for ▁Da wn ▁un att ain able . ▁ ▁Tr igger ed ▁by ▁the ▁news ▁that ▁her ▁friend ▁Lor raine ▁has ▁been ▁brut ally ▁be aten ▁by ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁boy friend ▁( and ▁by ▁her ▁own ▁mother ' s ▁ref us al ▁to ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁to ▁visit ▁Lor raine ), ▁Da wn ▁los es ▁control ▁and ▁again ▁wind s ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁emer gency ▁room ▁after ▁having ▁brut ally ▁slash ed ▁her ▁body . ▁Joy ce , ▁feeling ▁she ▁can ▁no ▁longer ▁bear ▁the ▁bl ame ▁for ▁her ▁daughter ' s ▁condition , ▁dec ides ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁simply ▁leave ▁her ▁family , ▁and ▁she ▁does . ▁Her ▁departure ▁finally ▁triggers ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁Da wn . ▁When ▁Dr . ▁P are lla ▁comes ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁afterwards , ▁Da wn ▁breaks ▁down ▁into ▁tears ▁- ▁something ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁before ▁then . ▁Dr . ▁P are lla ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁if ▁tears ▁can ▁take ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁blood , ▁then ▁Da wn ▁has ▁at ▁last ▁begun ▁the ▁long ▁road ▁to ▁recovery . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁released , ▁Da wn ▁goes ▁to ▁visit ▁Lor raine , ▁who ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁hospital ▁recover ing . ▁Lor raine ▁inform s ▁Da wn ▁that ▁her ▁mother ▁is ▁considering ▁leaving ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁and