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the ambulance arrives and josh is unconscious again

"excuse me, could you please tell me exactly what you know?" said one of the emergency response people.

"well... he.... I..."

"calm down"

"he... he's dealt with depression for a while. and he started self harming last year i guess. he didn't... tell me much, probably because of his anxiety. so..."

"how old is he?"

"19"

"okay, you can write your name and number on this form and then fill out the rest for his parents. continue the story."

"well he called me tonight saying that he was depressed again and didn't trust himself so I headed over here as soon as possible. when I got here.... when I got here... I went upstairs and... and ... he was unconscious"

Tyler paused as tears roll down his face. He clenched his face and wiped away the tears that trailed down to his chin.

"I rolled up his sleeves and.... most of the cuts... are too deep."

"Alright, thank you. We've got it under control."

The other responders rushed around, with Josh in a stretcher. They had ripped off his sweater, and begun to wrap his arms in some sort of white bandages.



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