Chapter 2
Stephanie returned to her home in the afternoon feeling depressed and out of it. The more she thought of life, the more she hated it. After school, she stopped at the drug store to buy some vintage double-edge razor blades, a large balloon, and a rope. She hid all the strange things she bought as she entered the house. She didn't want anyone to see what she was going to do.
"Hi, Steph," her father greeted as she walked in the kitchen door. "How was school?"
"Great!" Stephanie smiled, trying to make sure that Danny didn't suspect anything.
"That's good," Danny smiled. He then got a sponge and started cleaning the counter. He cast a puzzled look at Stephanie as she darted upstairs without so much as saying another word.
Stephanie got to her room and locked the door. She then lowered the curtains for the windows. Stephanie sat on her bed and took the razor blades out of her jeans pocket. Carefully, she cut deep incisions into her arm. "EEE!" she cried as she cut herself. But she still proceeded anyhow. She cut her arm about a dozen times before stopping. By the time she quit, there was blood all over her razors, and blood poured out of her arm. There was even a lot of blood on the bed. It was a very horrible sight.
Stephanie then took the balloon she bought. She then carefully untied the knot at the end of the balloon and put the opening to her nose. Carefully controlling the flow of the helium, Stephanie inhaled the helium slowly and carefully. Almost instantly, she felt very strange, and she figured that she would do the ultimate trick before it was too late. She got on her bed with the rope and tied it to the light fixture. She then tied a noose and stuck her head in it. Stephanie then jumped off the bed, and the noose tightened around her neck. Stephanie felt herself getting unconscious. Suddenly, the noose broke from the ceiling, and Stephanie collapsed on the floor. She was still alive, but she had been knocked unconscious.
Then, Danny knocked on the door. "Stephanie? Stephanie, are you okay?" When he heard no answer, he went downstairs to find a key to open the door. When he did so, he entered her room only to be very shocked. He saw blood-soaked razor blades, a balloon with helium, and a noose tightly squeezing Stephanie's neck. Danny screamed very loudly in fright.