Saving 6

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of physical and emotional abuse, bullying, suicidal ideation, substance use, and addiction.

Joey gets home and finds that Tadhg has a bloody nose. Teddy hit Tadhg in the face for defending Shannon. Outraged, Joey thinks back to the first time Teddy hit Joey and how Darren comforted him. He is mad at himself for being with Aoife instead of being at home.

Outside school, Aoife watches Joey walk up with fresh bruises. She thinks of how frustrated she is by what he has to deal with at home but also how “selfish” of her it is to hate the fact that he protects his siblings.

Joey and Aoife greet each other, but then Shane pulls into the parking lot and flashes his lights at Joey. Despite Aoife’s protests, Joey goes to talk with him.

Inside, Shannon and Aoife are walking together when Ciara calls Shannon a “cunt.” Aoife angrily confronts her, telling her that fighting with Shannon means fighting with her. Aoife reassures Shannon that they are friends.

Joey is ashamed of himself for having texted Shane, but he feels as though he “needs” to use drugs to help get through everything. However, Shane does not have any pills, and instead offers Joey heroin.