"Channel 8 News reporting from MissionCreek, Illinois. Tragedy struck this morning as Amanda Becker, age 16, was found dead in her bathroom. It appears that Becker cut her wrists and arms several times before finally killing herself by swallowing many large pills."

Young Bree Davenport was shocked, sitting on the couch staring wide eyed at the screen. She didn't know why this had happened. She didn't know why someone would intentionly hurt themselves.

"We're here now with Amanda's boyfriend, Carlos Swayer. Carlos, did you have any idea that this tragic event was going to occur?"

"No. She was always so happy. I didn't- I should've-"

Bree turned off the news. She felt sad. She felt confused. She felt curious. She wanted to know what was so great about cutting...

She ran up the stairs to the kitchen and grabbed a knife out of the drawer. She ran into a nearby bathroom. She sat on the counter and stared at the sharp piece of metal. Her hands shook and she dropped the knife.

She felt stupid. She knew that she was just being over dramatic. She picked up the metal and placed it back in the kitchen. She felt confident that she would never so much as think about doing that ever again.

But she would... One day in her near future...

Bree sat in her room suffocating in the silence. She had an awful day at school. The kids were mean. She failed another calculus exam. She just needed to release her pain somehow.

She walked across the room, and tripped over a shoe. She banged her arm on her desk and it started to bleed. Instead of crying, she smiled. She had just found her release.

She snuck into the kitchen and grabbed a knife. She brought it back to her room. She wasted no time in dragging it across her pale wrist. It felt good. She liked watching the blood. She liked feeling the pain. She liked being distracted from her life.

She promised herself as she put the knife away, that was a one time thing. It'd never happen again.

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