• tab I stood in my room with the music turned up loud and my blinds closed. I held the little razor in my right hand with the blade poised carefully over my left forearm. The dark towel on my lap was damp and cold. A tear splashed out of my eye and I sliced the blade across my arm, the blade biting deep.
    tab Hot blood poured down my pale arm and I took pleasure in the small emotional freedom. I wiped the blood off my arm and wiped tears off my cheeks. I put on some pajamas and fell into a comatose sleep.

    tab I awoke to find a bag of weed under my pillow and a cut on my arm. I panicked for a few minutes until my father banged on the door. Then out of instinct, I hid my arm and the weed.
    tab "Out of bed!"
    tab I grumbled and rolled out of bed, tossing my pajamas off and pulling on a long sleeved dress and a pair of cute boots. I ran a brush through my hair and pulled it back into a pony before grabbing my backpack and keys and rushing out the door.