artificial light

t h r e e

i turned around at the girls, only one thing echoing through my brain.

"you are the reason girls commit suicide," i hissed, rage consuming me.

the girls snickered and rolled their eyes, their false eyelashes hiding their fear.

 "we were only joking!" a girl with strawberry blonde hair said, her lips twisting into a serpentine grin. 

"is suicide really a joke?"

i didn't look back at their faces as i rushed out of the classroom, the teacher yelling behind me.

i needed to find her.

hiccuping echoed through the halls as i rushed towards the girls bathroom, where i hoped she would be.

i could just see her face, the lighting shining on her smudged mascara.

 her lips trembled as another sob escaped her lips.

"maybe i am worthless," she whispered. 

"maybe i'd be better off dead."

cover by Bella_A_Bancroft