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Ten. You ask your friend ten times if they are doing ok and they continue to say yes when you visually see otherwise.

Nine. You have been watching their movements and they seem beside themself, spacing out every two seconds and...wait what is that on their arm..scars? Four on the left arm and five on the right. Mhm. Weird.

Eight. Eight times have you heard your friend talk about the same thing making them upset. You buy them coffee to cheer them up. Nine times out of ten your friend is okay, usually doing bad when their parents are making them upset. That's okay, you tell yourself. So you brush it off like it's no big deal, is it?

Seven. Seven days ago you notice big bags under your friend's eyes, and they don't seem to be eating. Once again you brush it off, it's no big deal everyone goes through it.

Six. Six times have you tried calling your friend to see if they picked up the phone. They don't answer. Strange... They always answer. 

Five. Five days ago you took your friend home. They couldn't stop shaking in the car. They were scared to go home.

Four. Four people they had to talk to. They weren't too social. 

Three. You noticed three big changes that stuck out to you in your friend's behavior. You'll ask them about it when you meet up next weekend.

Two. Two Different times your friend tried calling you. You didn't answer. Big mistake.

One. All it took was One time for you to check up on you friend to prevent this. You noticed the signs. They were right in front of you. Now you lay on the curb with sirens buzzing in your ears wondering about the Ten times you asked if they were okay, The Nine scars, Eight times they told you what was wrong, the changes you noticed Seven days ago, Six missed calls, how Five days ago they were shaking, Four people they had to lean on, Three big changes, Two times they called you and the One chance you had to save them. 

                                                                                                                                         -PIB