Erica's Story

Erica and her boyfriend, Ethan, were sitting on the bench outside her house. Erica and Ethan were talking about a scenario that happened at school. "So then Melissa said, 'go away I didn't even want to be friends with you in the first place!' So I said, 'fine' so were not friends anymore now, which is fine by me." Erica told Ethan. Ethan's reply was, "Erica, something's up. I don't want to go out with you anymore. I'm sorry but I'm not feeling it..." "What? You're breaking up with me?" Ethan then got up and ambled slowly away. Erica felt her heart throbbing with pain. First her best friend wasn't friends with her anymore, and now, Ethan broke up with her.

Erica needed to get away from this pain that struck her like lightening. She picked a sharp knife and pulled it toward her pale arm. Erica sliced her bony arm, watching as the blood flowed down it. She didn't call for help, even though she was scared and in pain. She dropped the knife with blood splattered all over it and tried to staunch the blood with a towel. Eventually, she let herself bleed. It was somehow fascinating - the deep crimson coloured liquid and the way it trailed down

her arm.

Erica found herself losing blood quickly and before she knew it, she was surrounded in a pool of blood. Erica felt weak and queasy. She couldn't stand up properly. Erica passed out on the floor, in her blood bath. BEEP BEEP BEEP... Erica woke upto the sound of a machine beeping at her bedside. She looked to her right as she found her mother sobbing uncontrollably, as she saw her father trying to comfort her saying repeatedly, "It will be OK." She turned her head to her left and saw Ethan with his hand over his mouth, tearing streaming down his eyes. Ethan was, obviously, upset and cared about Erica. Suddenly, Ethan saw Erica's eyes open...