Oh sweet pain! The blade is dull. I drag the knife across my skin, but I feel nothing. Replacing the knife over where my broken heart lay, press down harder. I felt it this time. It was a refreshingly cool feeling; like metal that is cold to the skin on a summer day. I wondered why it felt so cold. I almost couldn’t stand it touching my flesh. Feeling my chest, I started at how hot it was, easily contrasting the nonexistent warmth inside of me, which were glacial. I scold myself for such lack of conviction. I still had not drawn blood; I still was not satisfied. Placing the blade on my chest a third time, I press down hard enough that I felt my ribs underneath, hard enough that that alone was nearly enough to bleed me. Gritting my teeth, I ran the knife along the location of my already bleeding heart.1
I sigh.2
Tears of relief run down my face as I bleed freely from my chest. Oh sweet pain! So much more succulent and real than what I had been drowning in before. My emotional pain, though familiar, was a dark winged creature, threatening to devour me and trap me in my own mind. This physical pain anchored me to the real world, the only thing keeping me from slipping into unconscious tragedy.3
The icy blood cooled my burning flesh. I imagine if my skin were any more feverish, steam would have curled off of it.4
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Fucking shit
That is much too detailed for me
I swept passed that whole paragraph
Sorry .. can't read it
Might feel tempted to cut myself again
And .. I don't think I can break a promise right now
This physical pain anchored me to the real world, the only thing keeping me from slipping into unconscious tragedy
So true
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 5, characters: 5.
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This is very detailed, i like
. Sweet sweet pain, *sigh*...
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You really know how to leave a comment.
I'm glad that I have a regular reader. I have no idea how long this story is going to be but I'm about to post pt. 4 right now. 
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You really are able to capture an audience! you seem so in tune with everything that is happening, and it really shows through how well written this work is! I'm interested to see if you are carrying on with the happy ending idea, and I will be reading regularly to find out how it works! Keep writing!
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yay
this...is odd...i love it!!
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