Lucy?" I raise my head in alarm. "Lucy!" I turn to the familiar voice. "There you are!" I feel warm arms engulf me, pulling me, soothing me.635Please respect copyright.PENANAtePDWetKX5
"Ray…" I choke out. Ray releases me and looks at my tear-stained face. He takes my hand and slips the blade from between my fingers, his eyes never leaving mine.635Please respect copyright.PENANArnYkDOZ4X8
"Lucy," his voice is broken. "Please tell me you didn't."635Please respect copyright.PENANADducU7RfGX
"I-I didn't." I take a deep, shaky breath. "But I almost did." He turns his head and shuts his eyes.635Please respect copyright.PENANAnFIMmaPnIy
"Promise me something, Lucy." He looks back at me. "Promise me that you'll never cut again, OK?" I nod. "If you ever fall back to this place again, call me over. I'll help you, Lucy." He grabs my hands. "Promise me."635Please respect copyright.PENANANSB5lYYb4G
"I promise, Ray." I whisper, tears leaking out of my eyes. He pulls me into a tight hug, breathing out a sigh of relief. He kisses the top of my head and then moves back…635Please respect copyright.PENANA43BlMBnmw0
635Please respect copyright.PENANAZVzEMx7Iv9
I open my eyes and stare at my wall, but it's not there.635Please respect copyright.PENANAoOIlfOtSzl
My blanket is hanging off my bed, my clothes are strewn across the floor, my hair is sticking to my wet cheeks and the window is shut, enclosing me in darkness.635Please respect copyright.PENANARL7RJVaRvA
I feel nothing but pain and agony. A dark cloud is filling my head, making me seem heavy.635Please respect copyright.PENANAGlJbrkv4df
Fake.635Please respect copyright.PENANApcF7SbiZnO
Not myself.635Please respect copyright.PENANAwrlRF2s1gF
The silver blade is shining, piercing the darkness with an evil light. It taunts me, challenges me, dares me to touch it, to pick it up and to use it.635Please respect copyright.PENANAB5mOgoiERy
Oh, Ray. Where are you?!635Please respect copyright.PENANAopBsDW9Rwr
"I'm going somewhere with my parents and we won't be back until Friday. Call me if you need anything, OK?"635Please respect copyright.PENANA5jeEOzonpu
Help me, Ray! Help me!635Please respect copyright.PENANABpYAyBS5x3
I punch in his number and put the phone to my ear.635Please respect copyright.PENANAcX7aff3N4T
Voice mail.635Please respect copyright.PENANAD5b3xHbntv
I try again.635Please respect copyright.PENANAW0Z2amH3m7
No answer.635Please respect copyright.PENANA08pk02XOfi
I frantically pull at my hair, curling into a ball. I shut my eyes but a few lone tears escape. I shake my head, trying to pull myself out of my despair and trying, somehow, to pull myself together. I'm falling apart, breaking down.635Please respect copyright.PENANAqDkEbcZJNf
I can't. I must stay strong.635Please respect copyright.PENANAp6iTvbsD4f
My tears come faster.635Please respect copyright.PENANA3Jo5Iv59do
Keep it together, Lucy. Keep it together.635Please respect copyright.PENANAgSQEn3334g
"Ahh!" I scream, pushing myself back. I lose my balance and fall off my bed, crashing to the floor. I cover my face with my hands, shaking, sobbing.635Please respect copyright.PENANAyjb3Opujkg
"Ray!" I cry out. Please…635Please respect copyright.PENANAuZvXLOcYm6
My hands fall to my sides, my hair a knotted mess. I stare silently at the ceiling.635Please respect copyright.PENANAOByO2haiBF
Is it really that high?635Please respect copyright.PENANAg6GKxcdu8D
I curl up on my side, staring into the black nothingness under my bed.635Please respect copyright.PENANATzqK5iXRRV
I must move… I need to move.635Please respect copyright.PENANAsNDyZxACSN
I eye the door.635Please respect copyright.PENANA59VegooaY3
I will myself to sit up.635Please respect copyright.PENANAaEadPfvV6T
My room turns upside down and goes blurry, my vision faltering. I still and wait for the dizziness to pass.635Please respect copyright.PENANA8obBCCBkSV
I blink once – twice- and then sit on my knees.635Please respect copyright.PENANAvZlsqRPVbj
I focus on the door.635Please respect copyright.PENANAQiPghPkQZf
I crawl forward.635Please respect copyright.PENANAUTuf2NYACM
I need to get there.635Please respect copyright.PENANAiZBhjJAONz
I slowly try to stand up. I advance, pushing one leg forward and then the other, and repeat.635Please respect copyright.PENANAFtCPqz6ALT
My legs are wobbly, broken.635Please respect copyright.PENANAZBqZd4NVC4
Just a few more feet…635Please respect copyright.PENANA7P1HM7wpcj
I reach out my hand and take another step-635Please respect copyright.PENANAni9az5BN53
and collapse to the ground.635Please respect copyright.PENANA6OikUznh9E
"No…" I try to stand again, but I can't get up.635Please respect copyright.PENANAehfjbQ56xU
I grab at my bed sheet, trying to pull myself up. I feel around, grabbing at anything I possibly can. I grasp closer to my blanket and freeze as I touch something cold. Sharp.635Please respect copyright.PENANAAsvxB0BQrs
I suck in a breath.635Please respect copyright.PENANAgFY8tAlyZK
A chill of excitement and fear shoots up my arm, down my spine and spreads through my body.635Please respect copyright.PENANAufOxKL1f2I
I bring the blade closer to me, another thrill flowing inside me.635Please respect copyright.PENANAecqoWjutJM
Just once.635Please respect copyright.PENANANlFVHftzo4
"Promise me."635Please respect copyright.PENANAqpVcilBIqE
"I promise, Ray."635Please respect copyright.PENANAE6aNr8KhCg
No, I can't. I promised him.635Please respect copyright.PENANA6U6OPyUre8
But it'll feel so good…635Please respect copyright.PENANA2T4QVtGR2b
I study the blade, turning it around in my hands.635Please respect copyright.PENANAnZvEpkt8Ph
It'll be quick. Just one cut.635Please respect copyright.PENANAxOoeXKpxqh
It'll heal quickly, faster than normally.635Please respect copyright.PENANAJp12maSHmD
Now's your chance, Ray… I look at the door, waiting for him to walk through and stop me.635Please respect copyright.PENANANxq8qswQBn
Anytime, now…635Please respect copyright.PENANA35MzfGq7mk
My vision blurs. I feel drops on my skin.635Please respect copyright.PENANAoUZcav0KvO
Is it raining?635Please respect copyright.PENANAiQr3SPZHHx
No, that’s impossible.635Please respect copyright.PENANASvmS2u6soX
I can't see.635Please respect copyright.PENANAGhKBSCPOKr
I try to take breath but I choke up, a heavy weight sitting on my chest. A rock is stuck in my throat.635Please respect copyright.PENANArr7fHozFdp
I can't breathe.635Please respect copyright.PENANA8DH098jjpH
I thrash around, clawing at my throat. I make a gurgling sound, trying to swallow.635Please respect copyright.PENANA1h3epISwGQ
What's poking my leg…?635Please respect copyright.PENANAM5aYUxaT0k
I look down, choking on air, and spot the blade.635Please respect copyright.PENANAtrsxTuAa0p
How did it get there?635Please respect copyright.PENANAGbTabzv2lO
I take it and hold it closely to myself.635Please respect copyright.PENANA1iT1htUpTT
How can something so evil look so beautiful?635Please respect copyright.PENANAtaEvYpzK1T
I bring it down to my wrist and shiver.635Please respect copyright.PENANAKhz6GbfCcr
So cold.635Please respect copyright.PENANAuprOzHI0p8
I press down and drive it across my skin.635Please respect copyright.PENANAmMkfLnXtPC
I let out a shaky breath that I didn't know I was holding. My blood drips warm and red down my arm.635Please respect copyright.PENANAPOQGLeeLHo
I take another breath.635Please respect copyright.PENANAg9oRQMbUGQ
Another.635Please respect copyright.PENANA6ogX3JlOEG
My breathing comes harder, faster.635Please respect copyright.PENANAcWuXlwvS1W
I slide the blade and cut again, slicing more of my skin. I gasp, my arm stinging. A groan escapes my lips as the pain takes its place, the sick pleasure mixing in.635Please respect copyright.PENANA4xcisnBPJL
I lean back, resting my head against my bed.635Please respect copyright.PENANAD1VRwECCtc
I shut my eyes tightly.635Please respect copyright.PENANAe9zWL47Ifr
I should not have done that.
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Last updated: Aug 29, 2016
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