Me? I had no dreams. No longings. Dreams only set you up for disappointment. Plus, you had to have a life to have dreams of a better life.

But she never just accepted me for the way I was.

I want to tell them, "Chip, Kim, there is no way to suicide-proof a person.

I shouldn't have been there. I should never have been born.

I'm scared. What will tomorrow bring? It has to be better than today. It has to.

My parents will be sad for a while, and they may even blame themselves, the way they do now. Eventually they'll come to peace with my decision. I hope they'll realize I'm finally at peace.

I may be fat and ugly, but I'm not stupid. If anyone had ever gotten past my looks, they might've noticed I have a brain.