I almost lost my best friend
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Lexi called me on November 29th 2003 and told me that she was moving up north. She had a hard life, people making fun of her, not having many friends, people spreading rumors about her. Her mom thought that if they moved she would get away from it all. It didnt help, as a matter of fact it made everything worse.
We never got to see eachother anymore and we only got to talk on the phone once a week for 20 mins. When she got there she called me and told me that she was fitting in perfectly and that she was happy. That next week she called me in tears, she was just sobbing, she could barely talk. I told her to calm down and tell me what was wrong so she did. She took a deep breath and told me that a few kids at school started following her home when she walked home and they were walk behind her and call her names. When all of her friends that she made there started to make fun of her too and leave her alone she decided to turn to me. Which was a good decision instead of suicide, but I dont know if I helped much. I tried to tell her that I would see her that weekend and we would talk the whole time and she could cry all she wanted to and I would be there for her. We talked on the phone past our 20 mins and her mom was getting mad so she asked her to get off. Before we said bye I asked her if she was gonna be okay and to promise me that she wouldnt do anything. She did...she made that promise...but as soon as we hung up she got online and told me that she had to do something to end her life. I begged her not to do anything and just wait a few days until I was there and we could talk...she didnt listen. She signed off and I began to worry about her. I tried calling her house but the line was busy, so I did the first thing I could think of...I called her grandparents and told them...they called her moms cellphone and told her to look for her. Her mom walked in her room and found her lying on her bed unconcious.
Later that night I got a phone call from her mom telling me that she had a 10 chance of living...I was left with that 90 of her dieing in my head. I told my parents what had happened and they took me to the hospital that she was at right away. I couldnt see her at all that night or for the next 3 times I went. When I finally got to see her she looked horrible...so bad that I wanted to cry...but I couldnt cry, the doctors told me not to. So I held it in...I just sat there holding her hand and praying that she would be okay.
My prayers were answered the next day. I got a phone call saying she was stable but they didnt know if it would last. When I got to the hospital I ran into her room and she was awake...she was fine...she looked a lot better then she did last time I saw her, but she didnt remember me. The pills that she took knocked out half of her memory. When I heard her ask who I was I slowly walked out of the room and sat down next to her brother. He told me it was gonna be okay because she could get her memory back. All I had to do was remind her of our good times and laughs...take pictures of us to her...and sure enough after a week of doing that she remembered me, but she didnt remember her dad and she still doesnt. She says she feels horrible because her dad died 6 years ago and she cant remember anything about him.
Everytime I talk to her she tells me she wishes she never would have done that and she is happy that she is still alive. She is living life to the fullest...she now lives in Tennessee where she has a ton of friends and there are no rumors about her. I still talk to her every now and then, we arent as good of friends as we used to be but nothing can change what we have been through and the good times that we have had.
The thing is, is that if you try to commit suicide you might not get a second chance. Believe me...I tried the same thing that she did and I was fortunate enough to get a second chance, im happy im still alive. I have the best friends in the world and a great boyfriend...I believe that I am pretty and I believe that I can do just about anything I want to if I just try, and so can you. There is always at least one person in this world who needs you around...who probably wouldnt be alive without you. There is always a better way to solve things then trying to commit suicide.
Submitted by WesternQT2008@hotmail.com 57
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