Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in

                                                Teenagers. Recently I lost my friend

Todd

                                                To suicide. If I could tell him one more thing

                                                I would say

Don’t

                                                Think for one second that I don’t understand. We all

                                                Know what sadness feels like. But before you

Let

                                                Yourself kick away that stool, pull that trigger

                                                Or press down on the blade, don’t think for

                                                One second that

It

                                                Will make things better. Think about your mother’s

                                                Reaction, your father’s reaction. Think of all of your

                                                Friends. It will

Break

                                                Their hearts. But they’re better off without you

                                                Right? Wrong. Now they’ll have to live with

                                                Guilt, pain, and anger. Just like

You.