Warning: This story has acts of self harm and mentions of mental illness. If this makes you uncomfortable then do not read further.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBzKZny0e2
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Allow me to introduce you to a girl named Melissa. She is a fifteen year old, lower class girl with very strange habits, thoughts, and actions that no one quite understands.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uYHH88dgy
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“I have to keep moving. If I stop moving, I'll surely die.”651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJd7Ep4PqLT
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These were the words that ran through Melissa’s mind every day. Everyday, she would find something to do from the second she woke up, until the second she would go to sleep.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KGRYlFVOb
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“Every minute of every day, I can’t stop moving. Not even for a second.”651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPtGqFG7Cd
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Melissa always needed something to do. When she was desperate for something, she would go as far as starting fights at school to land herself detention for the next few days. Of course, her parents were unaware of why she was causing trouble, never telling them why.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyJNVARbdtR
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“Don’t think about it, don’t stop moving.”651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5DCfmkex5
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Of course, you must be wondering why she thinks like this by now. Maybe she was abused at home, maybe she feared going home, and maybe she had a fear of not being noticed in the world. These were common reasons that her fellow classmates passed back and forth at school, unaware that every one of their explanations were wrong.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8X9Za0eZ6
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“Don’t look at yourself, just keep going.”651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2GfqYSEOR
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Many people also asked questions about her appearance. About how she always came to school with knotted hair and wearing baggy, winter like clothes; never showing any skin with the exception of her face and hands. It was no secret that she was lower class, not being able to afford things that everyone else had, such as a cellphone.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRBKSN4kow
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“Just keep moving, you know what will happen if you stop.”651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzJdRWH8KX
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Only Melissa knew the answers to all the burning questions that were asked, but she didn’t care. She didn’t care that she was talked about, she didn’t care if people feared her, she didn’t care if she got in trouble, she needed to keep moving. She wanted to live.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6sKY7lkDs
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“You are weak, but moving will keep you strong.”651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpWa3ca6XY
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She knew she wouldn’t be able to control her urges if she stopped moving, she knew that if she stopped for even a second to look at her reflection, she would surely die at her own hands. One night, her mind got the better of her, however. With her parents gone, she had no one to keep her occupied. All it took was sitting down for a mear three seconds for the urge to hit her hard.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uF0EE4jGV
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“No, I can't let my mind win over my body.”651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfazxftpBxK
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She got up to make herself something to eat. She thought she was safe, now having another activity to do. But, she was sadly mistaken. As soon as the knife was firm in her hand, the urge hit her hard like a truck.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7CkXgBFf3
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“I...Can’t let...It win.” 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYCEaApuWe1
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She thought to herself as she looked at the shiny blade, scared of what she might do. She looked down at the floor, trying to think of anything else. It was then she saw her legs. The longer she stared at them, the longer they began to change. She noticed how her calves were starting to seem bigger, how her thighs began to widen.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aMhYKGAPR
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“No...That’s not right…”651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOlt4RyqSYB
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She couldn’t make herself pull away as her legs began to seem smaller or larger. No matter how many times she told herself that it wasn’t real, she couldn’t shake the image out of her head. Her legs even started to feel heavier in some places, but lighter in other places. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhyxLuHsY3
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"It's so weird...It feels so uncomfortable…" 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU01WlAnCPR
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She took a shaky breath as her eyes began to water, fear and discomfort starting to set in. She was scared, scared of what her mind was doing to her. Scared of what she knew was going to happen. She knew she was going to die. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnobvY6DufD
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"I...I can't take this feeling anymore!" 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiWjyEiLMno
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Melissa found herself on the floor of her home, taking the knife to her calve. She didn't feel the pain that followed, her senses dulled by the growing discomfort of her legs seemingly growing and shrinking. She wasted no time before moving to her other leg, slicing into her other calve, the one that had appeared smaller. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1mFKmL88s
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"It's...No use…" 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiwJJU69R8
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She allowed the knife to fall from her hand, the pain finally setting in as she came back to reality. Melissa let out a painful shriek, laying on her back as blood slowly seeped out of her wounds. As a coldness came over her, she closed her eyes. For the first time in months, she was still. She heard the sounds of the house settling, the sounds of cars passing in the streets but best of all, she heard the quiet. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKjpL4TKPd
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"The sound of silence…Is...Nice…" 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDJCUHPfa5
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She thought to herself before she slipped into unconsciousness. Unfortunately, she didn't stay awake long enough to see the neighbor run into the house and scream before calling 911. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEVYLJy3nM3
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This was just the start to Melissa's fight with her mind, however. What she didn't know was that she was in for many more battles with her own mind. But the next time it happened, she wouldn't be alone. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnja6l8ZZN
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