Suicide, Self-Harm, & Secrets
It was around midnight and Ulrich was having a terrible nightmare. The same one he'd been having for a week. Only this nightmare wasn't like usually nightmares, this actually happened
~Flashback/Nightmare~
It was about two in the morning when Ulrich received a text from his girlfriend. He thought it would be a casual "goodmorning(:' text like she usually sent, but she had sent him her suicide note this time. It read: "Dear Ulrich, you know I love you more than words can describe, and I know this may be hard for you to read, but I'm done. I give up on life. My parents keep fighting, my friends are slowly drifting away from me, my grades keep dropping. No matter how hard I try it's never good enough. Even with you, I try so hard to make you happy and be the one you love, but I can see you love someone else. I know you'll deny it, but ask Odd or Aelita. They see the way you look at her, just like I as well as everyone else do. You're the only one who doesn't see it. Don't come and look for me, by the time you find me I'll already be gone. Just promise me that you'll forget about me, not blame yourself for this, and be happy with her. Sincerely, Your Ex-Girlfriend."
As soon as he finished reading the text, Ulrich sprinted out of his dorm towards her house. He ran as fast as his legs would carry him, but it wasn't fast enough. Ulrich knew he didn't return her feelings of love, but he just couldn't let someone take their own life. By the time he got to her house, she was dead. Ulrich found her in her room, sitting in a pool of blood. She had slit her wrists and bled to death. He immediately ran to her side and called 911. He couldn't help but cry uncontrollably, she was dead and it was his fault. He couldn't believe she'd do this to herself, she seemed to be so strong.
When the paramedics arrived, they couldn't save her. Ulrich didn't know what to do, so he ran. No destination in mind, he just ran as fast as he could..