Kelley's Suicide-Personal Narrative

Kelley

I learned one of the saddest lessons you could learn in a matter of minutes. I learned that life can end much quicker than expected. When your best friend attempts suicide, and she is hundreds of miles away, you realize that you cannot take life for granted. I could not even be there for her. There were some things that are impossible to stop, no matter how hard you try. I never want to go through that again.

It was a late summer night about two years ago. I laid quietly in my room, preparing to let myself fall into a deep, much needed sleep. Suddenly, I heard the persistent ringing of my cell phone. I rolled over and checked the caller ID in an attempt to figure out who might be calling me so late at night. Looking at my phone, I realized it was my best friend, Kelley. She had recently been going through a lot of tough things in her personal and family life, so it was no surprise that she called me for support. I answered and immediately heard her muffled, choking sobs. "What 's going on Kelley?" I asked. She continued to cry, not even attempting to calm herself enough to answer. I repeated the question repeatedly, but she never would answer. Her heartbreaking crying continued on for what felt like weeks. I kept on the phone, hoping to get an answer to the question I had tried to ask so many times. After half an hour, she sighed, and

A message from Kelley, or so I thought. I opened the message to reveal a large paragraph, from Kelley 's mother. "Hi, this is Kelley 's mother," it read. "Kelley has been hospitalized. She walked into my room with her wrists slit, blood pouring out. She 's also taken maybe around 30 of my prescription pain killers. Going through her phone, she had cleared everything, except for your number. So I assumed you must be important enough that you should know what 's happening. I 'll keep you updated on her progress, but I think she 'll be okay." I started crying violently as soon as I read her mom 's