Submissions by _BlakeNeedsABreak_ (Blake)

STARTING OUT
“Hey, Scarlett,” Julia said, sitting down.
“What’s up?” Scarlett responded, pulling down her sleeves.
“Scarlett!” Julia shouted, “I thought you were over that!”
Julia pulled up Scarlett’s sleeve to look at the cuts covering her arms.  
“I’m sorry! It was the last time,” explained Scarlett. “I couldn’t stop thinking that I’d be better off if I just ended it. I hate that I’m such a burden on everybody that      I love, and I feel like I’m going to disappoint my mom. I don’t want her to be watching me and thinking that it’s her fault that I turned out so...

I’m falling for someone,
For whom I know I shouldn't
‘Cause there are many things going against it
And I've tried to care, but I couldn't

I'm falling in deeper,
With each passing day
But I try to hide it
In every possible way

And though I know I can't
I try to push my feelings away
Every single minute
Of every single day

And although the thought,
That we could be ‘us’ and not just him and I,
Still lingers in my mind
Even though I push it away, there's nothing I haven't tried

My heart may...