I flail around in the water; I can see a hand outstretched from the pier. I ignore it and float further away. Water fills my throat, my lungs, my eyes sting of salt. My breaths get slower. I an feel it happening.
I feel weightless. Zero stone, like I wanted to be. I've finally reached my goal.
I slip further and further into my own mind.
A few more seconds of light. Of blue, azure water. Of coral at the bottom of the ocean. Of a few tropical fish.
An then, finally, what I've been waiting for since forever: blackness.
My mind goes black. I lose control of everything. I keep slipping away.
And.then.I'm.gone.
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RomanceShort Story Since the day she almost killed herself, Autumn has been distant from family and friends. Instead of carrying on with school, she goes to live with her father in the remote and rural Welsh countryside, where being lonely is what she nee...
