Chapter 17

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**trigger warning**

I run into the woods a little ways and then sit against a tree.  I pull my bag closer and rummage through it until I find what I was looking for.

I push up my sweatshirt sleeve, bringing the blade up to my skin.

I don't want to hurt anyone by doing this.  To make them think I don't care about them.  But they don't need to know what I'm about to do.

I'm sick of trying to pretend like I'm okay now.  Acting I don't hurt.  Even though I have friends I feel lonely.  I'm sick of the pain.

I can't die.  I can't let them know how I feel.  I can't hurt them and make them think they weren't enough.  That they didn't matter.  They do.

I need to do something though... I start to cut.

My vision gets blurry, or maybe it's from all the tears in my eyes.  I start to feel dizzy.  I stop cutting.  I wipe my blade and put it back in my bag.  I wrap my arms and cover them with my sleeves.  Then I lay in the grass.

Ethan's P.O.V.
I pulled over and parked.  I reached in the back and pulled out the food Grayson packed.

"Ok let's go" I said.  We got out of the car and started walking into the woods.

"Too bad Chloe couldn't come with us" Grayson remarked.

"I tried calling her, but she didn't answer." I said.

We found a nice spot that you could see the water from.  Then I opened the basket to see what Gray packed.

There was Fried chicken and mashed potatoes and gravy.  Yum.

Before we ate we decided to swim.  After swimming a while we got out of the water.

I went to get my towel when I realized I couldn't find my stuff.  We must have swam away from where we got in.

We walked around in the woods dripping wet searching for our stuff. 

All of a sudden we saw something.

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