Dear Anybody,

My friend is hurting themselves. That feels like an understatement. They are cutting themselves, and I was the first person they told. I don't know what to do. It isn't little cuts. It isn't things that could heal. They're big and deep and they look so painful. They want them to be painful. They call the scars art, and when they look at them, they think they're so pretty. I'm scared. I'm scared they'll go too far. I don't want them to hurt. I want them to be okay. Ever since a few years ago, it's gotten worse. Drugs, alcohol, and now cutting.

I don't want them to know I said anything. I promised I wouldn't. But I am terrified. I sat in bed last night and thought about them. How they were all over his legs. They were slowly crossing onto his stomach. I wasn't sick, I felt so much love for this person. I hugged them tightly. They told me they wouldn't stop. I don't know what to do.

They're so beautiful. THey didn't need to do this. I know they're hurting. I want to help. I wish they'd let me help. God, if anyone is up there, I just want them to be okay.