Writing Prompt 1
*There are mentions of suicide ideation in the story. Please read at your own discretion. "How are you feeling today?" I ask, as my best friend is brushing her hair. It is morning and the sun is starting to peek out from behind the Eastern Mountains. It peers through the window onto her brunette hair. She was always the pretty one, I thought to myself. Her hair looks like it is a milk chocolate brown until the sun hits it just right making some golden and caramel strands dance. "I'm just ok today." Amy says with a smile on her lips, but her eyes cannot lie. I have been worried about her for a long time, and I haven't left her side for weeks. She needs me now, more than ever before. Amy used to be able to do everyday tasks without prompting from me, but she has become more and more dependent on my help. I do it willingly, of course. She is my best friend. No one knows her better than I do. Not her parents, not her siblings, not her teachers, only me