Once upon a time (or more)

TW: suicide, self-harm

Once, there were a group of friends who all went to the same school. The year that four of them left the other two, a new student joined the pair. The three became friends, eating lunch together, and were quite inseparable outside of class.

The girl who joined the pair had a secret, which she only told one friend in the pair that she met.

One day, she saw herself in another friend of hers. Perhaps she thought that helping him with his addiction could help save her too. However, her parents disapproved of any romantic relationship, so they pulled her out at the end of that year. And then there were two again.

The girl, who used to hurt herself and think about dying everyday, felt worse until she wanted to kill herself everyday. All they had to take was one year. She still talked to the pair, but shared more with the friend who knew her secret. The friend, of course, tried to be comforting, offering words she sometimes didn't believe in herself.

The girl couldn't take it anymore at her new school. It wasn't because of her new school. She attempted but lived, and told the friend who knew her old secret this new secret. The friend feared greatly for her friend's life, and told both their mothers.

It was a new year, but no one joined. No one left, except for the girl who completed the trio.

Having experienced so many partings, the pair came to rely on each other. One of the pair clung on tighter, fearing abandonment as she knew the other was more acquainted with their classmates. She spilt her thoughts, happy and sad, to her friend. The girl, who feared abandonment and eventually failure, hurt herself because she thought herself incapable of doing anything good. She told her friend this secret.

This girl who kept secrets from her friends did not feel guilty, but they still destroyed her.

~The End~