"Why do you do this to yourself? You have everything: a father who loves you, friends, money, activities. I want to know why you threw it all away." Why? You want to know why? Step into a tanning booth and fry yourself for two or three days. After your skin bubbles and peels off, roll in coarse salt, then pull on long underwear woven from spun glass and razor wire. Over that goes your regular clothes, as long as they're tight. Smoke gunpowder and go to school to jump through hoops, sit up and beg, and roll over on command. Listen to the whispers that curl into your head at night, calling you ugly and fat and stupid and bitch and whore and worst of all "a disappointment." Puke and starve and cut and drink because you don't want to feel any of this. Puke and starve and cut and drink because you need an anesthetic and it works. For a while. But then the anesthetic turns into poison and by then it's too late because you're mainlining it now, straight into your soul. It is rotting you and you can't stop. Look in the mirror and find a ghost. hear every heartbeat scream that everysinglething is wrong with you. "Why?" is the wrong question. Ask "Why not?" **TRIGGER WARNING** This story contains the main character self harming herself, starving herself/anorexia, blood, depression, and dark thoughts.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

When Kat's been made to go to a guy's prison for stealing shoes, she's nervous and scared. Until she's put in a cell with a murderer. Who would hate two cell mates in love? No one...as much as the Chief. Read through, as Kat and Justin are made to endure extra work, cold nights and judgment from their peers. - Head over to Radish to read an improved, more personalised version of ILWAP https://radishfiction.com/stories/SJH8LEyBg - ***The start of In Love With A Prisoner is inspired by the book/movie 'Holes' by Louis Sachar. Since it's my first story, I've allowed myself the flaws of the characters not needing to shave, brush their teeth or get their period etc.***