This is a little short story that I had to write for English this year (2013). While the assignment was to use a range of literary features stemmed from a stimulus sheet, I used this story to express many social issues: insecurities, teenage heartbreak, self harm and depression. I hope that this story will help to raise awareness for mental illness :) Please enjoy! (THIS STORY DOES NOT SET OUT TO ENCOURAGE SELF DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF ANY KIND AND URGES ANY SUFFERING A MENTAL ILLNESS TO SEEK HELP)