Jasmine sat on her bed in her bedroom and unfolded the piece of paper she found in Ethan's possession. She shed a few tears as his handwriting came into view and the words became visible.

jasmine,

if you're reading this that means that i failed you. you tried to help me but i just pushed you away. i love you and i had to kill myself in order for me to tell you that. i was always afraid. living in fear and with no emotions is what i do. well actually, it was what i did before i met you. you helped me feel sadness, anger, loneliness, love. i finally saw that the sky is blue and the grass is green. i realized that flowers smell amazing and that birds are actually cute and not just annoying. but having my eyes opened was too much of a gift for someone like me.

a coward like me.

the meaning of life, is that it ends.

i hope that you can forgive me

i love you,

ethan

Her head was pounding. Jasmine never felt this sort of pain before. She couldn't think straight and her breathing was all wrong, she panted until her knees went weak and her vision went black.