That evening, John went to Caryn's house to pick her up for their Valentine's Day date. When he saw her, he said, "You look so beautiful, Caryn." She smiled and said, "Thank you, John. You look handsome." He blushed and said, "Thanks." As John and Caryn headed down the road, she asked, "So, where are we going, John?" He said, "It's a surprise." She said, "Oh, I love surprises." They happily talked while going down the road. Suddenly, Caryn noticed a deer run across the road. She cried, "John! Look out!" He managed to stop, and the deer acted like it was going to go on across. Just then, he turned around and took a leap, colliding with John's car. The deer got up and somehow walked away unharmed. John took a few deep breaths and tried to recover from the shock. Caryn said, "That was scary." She then looked at John and asked, "Are you okay?" He said, "I'm fine, Caryn. My windshield isn't." She said, "I'm not worried about your windshield. I'm worried about you. Your windshield can be fixed." He said, "Well, I do feel like there's something stuck in my arm, but I'm sure I'm okay." Caryn got out a flashlight, and she turned it on. She gasped and said, "John! You're not okay! You have broken glass stuck in your arm, and you're bleeding!" He looked down, and sure enough, Caryn was right." She carefully removed the glass and said, "You're going to have to have stitches." John felt physically ill at the thought of having to get stitches. She said, "Don't worry. They'll numb you. You won't feel a thing." He said, "Good." John called Stan to pick them up and take them to the hospital. Stan's cousin got his tow truck to take John's car to get it fixed.
After a long time of getting bullied, I began to consider self-harm. I confessed this consideration to Zoe and Gavin. Zoe said, "Please don't hurt yourself. It's not the answer." Gavin said, "Zoe's right. If you hurt yourself, you'll have to deal with all those scars. Why do you want to hurt yourself anyway?" I began to cry. He hugged me and said, "It's all right. You can tell me." I talked about all the bullying I was facing. Zoe said, "Alyssa, those bullies are just losers. You have family and friends who love you." Gavin said, "That's right. You don't have to hurt yourself. Any time something is bothering you, tell us." I said, "Okay." Zoe said, "If you hurt yourself, you won't be the only one who hurts. We'll be hurt, too." I said, "I don't want to hurt you all." We shared a group hug. Over the years, I gained some friends and lost some, too, but I still had Zoe and Gavin. They will be my closest friends until the end of time.
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