Vanessa promises Joy to hold a spoken word event at TCH but later gets questioned by Tanya who strictly forbids Joy from doing such events. Arjun is downtrodden by his cancer diagnosis and is slowly losing hope as Chris acts as his pillar of strength and support during this tough time. Shruti tries to make peace with Shawn who is still bitter over what happened at the fundraiser. Although Shruti apologizes and assures him of his importance in her life, Shawn is still bothered by her close relationship with her male friends.