Her Only Friend

umm, this is not about me it's about my best friend, she is 13, and I am her only friend, and she has told me that she has tried to kill her self so many times and the only reason that she is still here is because of me, and that her parents used to hit her, and that I was reading a thing about the things to look out for and she's got all of them I really would like some help in helping her. I do go to a different school then her, but we talk on the phone, chat and send letters but I still fell really bad, if she died, cause she is my best friend and I need her please help me in helping her.

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