Dedicated to @pipwinter for asking for this fake advice which may actually be relevant to everyone else

Whoa. Sorry for not updating in 15 days. I actually decided to make this only 10 articles long because this is a sequel series.

Thanks for #14 in Short Stories <3

Goal: 1k reads, 60 votes, 50 comments

ADVICE COLUMN

MACY TRISTE

Article 04

Published: 09/07/15

Dear Macy,

My best friend said we'd be together forever. She tried to kill her self. She's trying again. Should I follow?

Sincerely, The BFF

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Dear The BFF,

I've been in your position before, honestly it sucks shit. It really does.

But the only difference between you and me is that mine actually succeeded, now you can't let that happen because then that is going to kill you and we obviously don't want that.

So here is my freaking amazing advice, tell her stop.

Buy a big fucking red octagon with white letters imprinted on it telling her stop. Don't let her do it and you sure as hell won't follow her.

Take her to go see a guidance counselor, her parents, a teacher at this school, anyone. You need her to know she is needed here.

Secondly, you cannot follow suit. You have a good heart. A good enough heart to actually ask if you should be leaving this damn earth.

And my answer to you is NO. Here is my big fucking stop sign. Because we need more people like you here.

We need more big hearts here. So please stop your friend and don't kill yourself. It's not worth it. Please.

Sincerely,

Macy who wants to save everyone... anonymously of course.

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"I read your article." My editor told me as she was chewing her bubblegum right in my face.

I looked at her expectantly, half thinking she was going to spit it in my face and half thinking a bunch of curse words to yell at her if she hated my article.

But that didn't happen, instead she started crying.

She started mumbling and that's when I realized that, that was your best friend and you were the one with a big heart.

You were the one who needed the advice and here I was giving it to you.