The rain poured heavily outside the class windows, the sky was cloudy, and the sun was nowhere to be seen. Alynne’s eyes were glued to the view, which caused warmth to flow through her, even in school, which was probably the worst place any teenager could be in. Though Sarah, her best friend, made school tolerable, whenever they were together, everything just felt right. While she was lost in thou...

I was physically and mentally drained—exhausted—yet I was finally home. Today, I quit my job as a sales assistant. I blocked everyone I knew, even family members. I laid on my bed, full of anger and pain. I hated how my brain never went silent, how my limbs always felt weak and numb, how my eyes looked so lifeless. How my posture slumped. How I always told myself this feeling was just temporary—th...