Here it is! The moment you have all been waiting for!!! This is the final chapter of "Welcome To My Life" You all have been amazing. thank you all so much for being patient with me and helping me through all this! you've given me the confidence to keep writing! I hope i have made you all proud. Morton Rainey (Secret Window) once said: "the only thing that matters is the ending. it's the most important part of the story, the ending...and this one is very good. this one's perfect." I know mine won't be 'perfect' but i hope it is respectable to the rest of the story!!! I love each and every one of you!!! XOXO. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

Chapter Thirteen

Letter

Chazz sat in the library of Domino's residential treatment facility. He wrote a letter to Jaden back at Duel Academy with a felt tipped pen.

"Hey Slacker!!!

How's life out in the real world? Is everybody still the same? I want you to share this letter with our friends. Yeah, I said it: 'friends'.

I wanted to thank you all for helping me and staying by me. You are the only friends I've ever had. I'm sorry for never getting the chance to tell you in person. Thank you.

I am no longer a cutter, but masochism is still an addiction I am having a hard time breaking. You probably wouldn't recognize me. I am no longer underweight. I smile now--and laugh. There is a bald spot on the side of my head and a lot more spots on my legs and arms. Every strand of hair on my head is split. I pull my hair out as a form of self-injury. I now bite my nails--almost down to the cuticle. They won't let me grow them out anymore because I used to scatch my skin raw. Most of the scars on my wrists are faded. They have been replaced with welts and bruises. My doctor gave me a thin hair tie to snap on my wrist. He said he's gonna take it away soon. Damn I'm addicted to the thing.

The main reason for my letter is to eternally say good-bye. I've been planning this for a while now and I've worked everything out. I beat the system in a fool-proof plan to kill myself.

I have spent my free time toying with the cieling light in my room. Tonite after the security rounds (which I will pretend to sleep through), I'll take out the light fixture. I've previously prepared the wires. I will tie the loosened wires around my neck, and hang myself.

I can't exactly explain why I'm doing this... All I can tell you is that I'll miss you Jay, and everybody at Duel Academy. I will not let any of you feel responsible. I refuse to let you take the blame for what I am planning to do. Thank you again. I'm sorry.

Good-Bye,

Chazz Princeton."

---Welcome to my life...

Welcome to my life...

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