Suicide Narrative

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When someone you love dies, it can be painful, but when the person commits suicide it hurts even more. When I was 13 my best friend Skye was bullied to the point of no return and he took his life on October 17,2011 and nobody helped him.
When Skye came out of the closet it absolutely was not a surprise that lots of individuals were upset and didn't take the news well. He had changed from that day forth he was no longer bubbly and cheerful. He was dark and depressed,He was dark and depressed, I didn't grasp why till a couple of weeks when Skye came out of the closet, I had walked to his house and saw some boys beating him up and creating uncomplimentary remarks. i was furious and compelled to tell them off of him.He then explained what had

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