SUICIDE
Dear Mom and Dad,
I am sorry for having been a mistake in your life. I am sorry for existing. I love you both.
Dan.
The short but painful letter was Daniel’s last attempt to ditch his irrevocable feelings of despair. His parents found it crumpled on the bed, beside Daniel’s limp body. Scattered around him were sleeping pills and an empty bottle of Prozac. Daniel had a drug overdose. He died on the spot.
Because of their unending responsibilities at work, Dan’s parents spent most of their waking hours at their law firm. They brought their legal concerns everywhere, even to the dining table. Since Dan generally was a quiet son who earned good grades and never got into any trouble, they thought that he was okay. Unknown to them, Dan had been struggling with depressive episodes since he entered law school. Even when he did well in his classes, he had no desire to become a lawyer and only enrolled in Berkeley to show his parents that he could follow their path. A few days before his death, he experienced a skirmish with one of his professors who insulted his deductive capability in front of the entire student body. ( to be continued...)
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