Deb wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.On the table before her
lay a small knife.

Her hands shook as she slowly ran the blade over the side of her
wrist,tears racing down her cheeks.The knife fell when the doorbell
rang.

"Deb?"

Deb opened the door slowly,"john?"

He nodded,"I couldn't sleep"

Deb hid her wrist behind her back,"Come on in"

He pushed his way past,grabbing her hidden arm as he walked towards
the couch.Carter's eyes fell on the pink scratches.He looked up at
her ,his eyes never leaving hers

"I had to know" Deb bit her lip.tears slid down her cheeks

Carter nodded and closed the door behind him.
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Satan,you know where I lie
Gently I go into that good night
All our lives complicated
Search for pleasures overrated
Never armed our souls
For what the future would hold
When we were innocent
Angels,lend me your might
Forfeit all m lives to get one right
All those colors long since faded
All our smiles confiscated
Never were we told
We'd be bought and sold
When we were innocent
This prayer is for me tonite
This far down that line and still ain't got it right
and while confessions not yet stated
Our next sin is contemplated,never did we know
What the future would hold
Or that we'd be bought and sold
When we were innocent