perna - the people who commit suicide dont let on that they will. they dont come out and say "im thinking of killing myself". usually thats more borderline personality disorder. if theyre being totally open and almost like they want attention for it, they probably arent going to follow through. the kids who do it dont let people on that theyre going to. how else would they be able to get away without anyone knowing? and it sounded like she was talking about a boy. and a boy is most likely not going to report his best friend when he makes a small comment.