Withered

Alana lay in her bed, tears streaming down her face as she thought about her miserable life. She was always in the shadow of Erica, who seemed to have all of Leroi's attention. She couldn't take it anymore, and she decided that she would end her life.

Without a second thought, Alana got up from her bed and walked out of her room, making her way to the woods. The darkness enveloped her as she walked deeper and deeper into the forest. She found a tree with a sturdy branch and began to tie a noose. As she was about to put it around her neck, she heard a voice calling her name.

"Alana, what are you doing?!"

It was her best friend, Cherry, who had followed her into the woods.

"Cherry, please leave me alone," Alana said as she turned away.

"I can't leave you alone. Not when you're thinking of doing something so drastic. Talk to me, what's going on?"

Alana didn't want to tell Cherry what was going on, but she knew that she had to say something. "I can't take it anymore. Leroi doesn't love me