Confessions
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"Lily, what are you doing?" Rose cried, grabbing the razor blade from Lily's hands. "What the hell, Lily? You weren't really going to–"
"I wasn't? Why wouldn't I?" Lily asked dully. "I hate it here. I hate my family. I hate school. Besides, I think it would be nice to be dead."
"You don't really think that…"
"Yes, I do."
"Lily," Rose said seriously, "Come to bed. You've had too much to drink."
"It's not the drink."
"What, then?"
"It's life," Lily sighed, resting her head on her cousin's shoulder and allowing tears to come at last. "Just… life."