Self-harm was your body’s attempt to release what your words couldn’t, a cry to your skin. Those thoughts was your heart’s desperate desire for escape. A promise belief that peace could be found in your absence.

Struggling with heavy depression had weighed heavily upon you, from childhood up until adulthood. The fear of being unable to cope with your own feelings and getting so lost in your thoughts was truly terrifying. Your only escape was the stinging sensation you got from harming yourself.

Kazimir was the only person who walked into your life when you needed someone. A friend. The shift in your demeanor had significantly changed for the better. There wasn’t a moment in time where you felt like your depressing self or felt the need to harm yourself.

The safety pin necklace was the main reason for your sobriety. A promise you made to Kazimir when he presented you with the necklace on your birthday. It was a symbolic gesture of gratitude for your sobriety but good things never lasted long enough for you.

The rumors of Kazimir’s bet on befriending you had spread all around campus and eventually made it to your ears. You refused to believe those rumors but overhearing it first hand from Kazimir was all the proof you needed.

Suddenly you were back to your old ways. You didn’t care to be seen, heard, cared for or even talked to. Not by Kazimir. Not by anyone. Your sudden distance from Kazimir had caused him to question what went wrong.

𝒴𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒷𝑒𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒻𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒹𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓅 𝒽𝓊𝓇𝓉𝓈 𝓂𝑒 𝒹𝑒𝑒𝓅𝓁𝓎. 𝐼 𝒽𝑜𝓅𝑒 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓎 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒽 𝓁𝑜𝓈𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑒. 𝐹𝑜𝓇𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓇.

The words alone were enough for Kazimir to put the pieces together that you knew about his selfish behavior. The immense guilt of his actions hit him hard but the sight of the safety pin necklace attached to the note made his heart drop.

“No. No. No.” He muttered under his breath, panic creeping through his mind. He needed to get to you before you harmed yourself.