Sora awoke several hours later, dizzy from the loss of blood from the gash in his left wrist. It had healed quickly, and there was now a huge scab where the open wound had been earlier. Soon, Sora thought to himself, it would be a scar. Another scar added to the collection running up and down both his arms, each one a testament to an attempt to take his own life. To date, Sora had cut himself in this manner 38 times. 38 scars. 38 reminders to himself of his failures.

Sora knew why he was still not dead as of this point.

"It's because I'm a coward." He thought to himself. "I'm too damn scared to take my own life."