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I fell to the floor and screamed.

And screamed.

And screamed.

 

�You�re severely depressed, aren�t you?� I dared, eyes closed, holding my breath because I knew the real answer.

I heard his intake of breath�his breathing shuddered�and then he was crying once more.

�Arik, I don�t want to live anymore,� he gasped, and my entire world fell apart.

 

 

My mother came to me, wrapped her arms around me.

 

�He�s alive,� she said quickly. �Last night he tried to kill himself, but he got to the hospital in time.

�He survived.

�He survived.�

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