September 12th
Dear Diary,
I cut myself today.
The girls all gasped. “Why Brooke?” Was all Paige said.
With a slight shake of her head Chloe continued reading.
It was just too much, the pain it hurt too much. The comments on the internet kept coming more and more each day and the kids at school won’t stop! They just keep pushing and shoving and calling me names! I couldn’t take it!
So I took the blade from my razor and pressed it to my wrist. I didn’t cut very deep at first. Just enough to let a few drops run down my arm.
Tears were streaming down the girls cheeks. It hurt to read that Brooke was in so much pain she started cutting herself.
I was amazed by what I felt afterwards. I felt better. With every drop of blood that fell I could feel myself getting lighter like all my problems were flowing away with the blood. So I cut another line harder this time so I could let more blood through.
Them mom told me it was time for dance and I had to stop. I’ll have to remember to wear long shirts from now on.
Love
Brooke
They all sat there in silence no one knew what to say about what they had just read. After a while Kendal broke the silence. “Wow…”
Paige was jolted from a sort of trance and took the book from Chloe’s hands. “You guys should go.” Both Maddie and Kendall looked like they wanted to protest but Chloe shook her head.
“Paige is right it’s getting late.” She gave them a look saying go Paige has had enough. Both girls nodded at their friend and gave Paige a small hug before leaving the room. “Are you okay Paige?” Chloe asked.
“I’m fine just really tired.” Her answer was muffled from the blankets that she had crawled into just a second ago.
“Okay Paige goodnight.” And she turned out the lights.
