"If you're so smart why don't you ever tell me the real reason you call me all the damn time?"
"Because I am smart, and I don't want to mess your life any more further than it is--"
"MY LIFE IS FINE-- well i'm kind of a lazy person--"
"The thing is...
“Hey this is the official Teen Help Hotline, how may I help you?”
“It's me again.”
“Skye.”
“...”
“Do you want to tell me something?”
“I'm... I...”
“What can you suggest with self-harm?”
“First of all, if I know someone who does it I'd be more happy if he/she told me why she did it”
“You do know you're being pushy, don't you?”
“Sorry, my friend used to cut herself too. She kept it from me because she thought I'd get mad...”
“What did you do then?”
“I asked her why”
“I asked her what made her feel so worthless to make her do that.”
“Oh. How is she now?”
“She became a member of my school's poem club. Poetry made her express her feelings and I suggest that if you have a passion over something you can try to harness it and um it'll help you”
“Can I ask you one more thing?”
“Yes?”
“Why are you guys doing this? You guys aren't psychiatrists or guidance counselors so why even bother helping us? You might even worsen it for crap's sake.”
“Skye, we do this because we've been victims too. The only way we can truly connect with others like us is when we talk about what we've been through, what we've learned and share it to you guys.”
“Bs. You guys don't know anything. This? This thing you're trying to do? it. won't. help. You should've put professionals to work over this help hotline.”
“I'm sorry, miss, but if you're done, what else can I help you with so I can end this--”
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