This is a work of fiction.
I'm writing this down because I don't know what else to do. My grades have gone down the tubes, my college plans are looking iffy, and I've started cutting myself. I want to tell someone but I'm too scared – it could destroy my family and leave us in a national media circus. I'm hoping that writing this down will help; I'll probably just burn it but at least I'll kinda get it out.
“We’re getting married!”
Dad and Caroline told me at a holiday dinner, just the three of us. Dad beamed with joy, and Caroline put her arms around him and kissed him on the cheek.
“Congratulations,” I said, managing a beaming smile. “I’d been wondering when you’d get around to it, Dad.”