Anonymous
It starts off innocently. A mindless act of sleeping longer than usual or skipping meals because you have not felt hungry in days. Maybe a sad thought that lingers for several hours and a few days without seeing your friends. But eventually, it turns into months and before you realize, it is no longer innocent. The noose feels tighter around your neck as you wonder how long you have been a nobody. How long have you meant nothing to anyone? How long have you been empty? But it is not until you are let down from the rope, sirens blaring in the background, and the tears of your loved ones on the ground where your feet hang, that you realize you were a somebody. You were someone who felt, experienced, and loved. And you were someone people loved back. The only remnant they have is the half-written note …. to nobody. And now those who loved you are nobodies without you.
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