"Beth!" Jane called in the halls of school the next day. "Hey, wait up… are you ok?" She asked. "Yeah fine, like usual, I have got to get to class… Later" " But Beth! We still have 10 minutes! Did I do something?" "No, I just need some extra help… talk to me at lunch." "Umm, alright. Have a good class!" "Yeah you too." As She headed for math she heard John whisper, "What's up with her?"
Smack! Beth closed her locker and headed for the Caf. "Hey! Long time no talk!" It was Grace, her friend from public school. "I know eh? How are you?" She smiled, hiding her pain. "Pretty good… And you…?" "Fine." Even though it was a complete lie, no one knows. They headed to the Caf, and sat down with their friends. It was a usual chaotic lunch… Including Corey. He was her crush… more than a crush…
Her birthday was soon, not that she was having a party, but she hoped by then, he would have kissed her. "Hi!" He yelled at her with his sweet voice, he was the only one she wanted to yell at her. She knew it would never happen, because he liked her friend Karen. He was even going to buy her flowers, with Beth's help of course. "He doesn't know how much I like him, or how much it hurts as he talks about Karen." She thought to herself. "Hello?" Back into reality… "Hello Corey."
A typical lunch … talking the whole way through, Beth sitting watching Corey closely, not bothering to eat. Maybe one day, when she was skinny, he would like her.
Probably not. Then Corey started to talk about Karen again. Today, Beth couldn't handle it. She took the rope from her locker. She went to the girls bathroom and tied it around her neck and stall, she let go and felt it tighten. Slowly the breath was sucked away… It hurt so much; it was a searing pain in the middle of her body. Then all the pain went away. Just like that. With She hung there looking at the pink wall… her eyes slowly closed.
"Oh my god!" Shrieked Kira. "Help guys! Beth's hanging!" Corey dashed into the bathroom and tried to hold her up. Ken grabbed his pocket knife and slashed the rope. Beth fell into a clump on the ground. With tears in his eyes, Dan held her and asked to live. Beth just laid there limp, in is arms. They all knew why she had done this, she couldn't handle knowing she was alone. They also knew, that when Corey asked Karen out, Beth's heart had stopped. So now she laid in Corey's arms, unconscious. He held her as a teacher came, and began CPR.