The next day I decide to go see her before school. Unfortunately, she's sick. At least, that's what her mum says. I don't trust her. I know she cheats on Mary's dad, if he really is her biological father. There was rumors floating around a few years back that he wasn't actually her father. They were never proved nor disproved. I decide to hang around and hide on her porch until she's gone.

Eventually she leaves. I borrow the spare key from under the plant pot on her porch and go inside. It looks like her parents fixed the house up from the day she attempted suicide when me and my friends broke in and made a complete mess of the house. That was so much fun, but that's not why I'm here. I walk up the stairs and go to find Mary's room. I open the door and look around.

Her room is a girly girl's paradise. It's all pink and princessy, kinda childish if you ask me. I can see Mary fast asleep in bed. I walk in further in silence, looking around. Everything seems like a princess's room until I open her closet doors. That told a different story altogether. The inside of the doors were covered in knife marks and words like 'hated', 'loser', 'freak', 'pathetic' and 'worthless' were carved in. There was also a few blood marks I can only assume came from the knife after she self harmed. I look further into the closet, and see the knives badly hidden in a box. Also in that box was a noose. My hands fly to my mouth for a moment before I can act. I grab the noose and knives and shove them into my backpack. I glance back at Mary, and see her staring at me with her dull eyes. She doesn't look like she's exactly awake.
"Shh... just go back to sleep..." I tell her gently. She lays back down and closes her eyes. I sigh quietly and leave her to sleep in peace. She actually looks kinda cute when she's sleeping. I head down to the kitchen to get a glass of water and maybe a snack before I leave for school. As I enter the kitchen I see a post-it note and an envelope on the counter. I pick the post-it note up and read the message.

Mary
Me and your father have had to go out of town. We will be gone for a few months. I have left you £100 to get you through to the end of this month, then I will put £75 in each week to pay for everything else. See you soon sweetheart.
Mum xxx

I set the note back and sigh. It's no secret that her parents go out of town a lot and leave her home alone to fend for herself. Its almost a little sad. I sigh as I sit down at the table. I can't just leave and maybe let her commit suicide. I have to stay and fix her. I just hope its not too late to undo my mistakes.