Chapter 2.

With careful steps I make it much closer, but still remaining a steps distance from him, where he's not sensed nor seen me. His focus, no doubt is on the bottom.

" Are you going to jump anytime soon?" He jumps at the sound of my voice, his head snapping to my direction so fast, I hope he doesn't get whiplash.

I walk over to stand right next to him, I can feel his eyes intently watching my every move. Resting my arms on the rails, I look at him for a minute before looking down at the wild river below.

" Don't mind me, I'll just watch."

" What?" He asks, sounding confused.

I turn to him, to find him looking at me again, his blue eyes shining in the night.

" I'll watch you attempt to jump, though if you ask me, I don't see you doing it anytime soon." I shrug my shoulders as if I'm not bothered, when my heart is pounding against my chest.

" What makes you so sure that I won't ?" He's talking, good.

" Well, I can bet that this is not your first attempt and maybe it won't be your last, you're gripping the rail like your life depends on it, and you're way into your head. Don't be. Trust me when I say that it's not a good place to be, right now. Crazy things happen."

Silence follows right after and I look away, still asking myself why I'm here again.

" Why are you doing this?"

" Doing what? "

" This, standing here and talking to me as if I'm not on the edge, you don't even know me." Wrong Buddy.

" Well let's see." I tap my chin as if in deep thought. " I'm having a front row seat to your attempts and I'll have something, to tell people if ever they want to know what really happened to you. I mean, you are a highschool basketball star, aren't you?"

Turning to look at him, I can tell that he's frowning in question, wondering how I know that.

" Your jacket. It says it all." I answer his silent question.

He doesn't say anything.

I sigh, placing my bag on the ground and then I start climbing up the rails.

" What are you doing?" He quickly says.

" What do you think? I'm joining you." I tell him, not even stopping till I'm standing on the other side, beside him. My hands grip the rails behind me.

" You're crazy." He mutters.

" So I've been told. Damn, that's low." I murmur the last part, now getting the full picture of being on the edge.

I quickly pull the ends of my dress down.

I lean forward, sneaking a peek on the water hitting the rocks.

" Don't do that, you'll hurt yourself!" He warns.

" Well isn't that the plan?"  I look at him, " to hurt yourself. That's why we're here on the edge. "

" You shouldn't hurt yourself because of me."

" Oh I'm not here because of you. I just want the full experience. " I gulp, when I glance down again.

I should really be rated the most crazy and dumb person, seriously.

He too leans forward, only for him to almost trip. " Shit." He curses.

" Use that language and you'll limit your chances of entering into heaven." I say in a singsong manner.

" Doubt I'd even go there. "

" You're so negative. " I comment.

" Should I be anything else right now?"

I don't answer.

We remain in silence for a while.

I seriously am getting dizzy standing here.

" Aren't you tired already? I mean we've been standing here for a while now, more you though."

He doesn't say anything, just looking down.

It's late and I'm pretty sure my brother is freaking out right now.

Oh gosh, my brother.

" Shoot."

" Be careful of what you say, or you might limit your chances in heaven." He mocks and I throw a glare his way.

" Well it was nice knowing you, but I have to leave now, cause I'm pretty sure that I'm in deep trouble." I say, carefully turning around and I start climbing back up the rail, till I'm on the other side.

" Tell me when you've jumped." I say, picking up my bag.

" How will I do that? Like you said, when?" He glances over his shoulder.

" I doubt you'll do it anytime soon, so whenever is Tea time." I shrug, walking off towards the direction of his car.

" Wait!"  I stop in my tracks, my back to him. " How will you know? I mean we don't even know each other."

Again with that.

I close my eyes for a second, releasing a breath before opening my eyes again and turning to face him.

" You're right, we don't know each other."  I sigh. " You know, you look like the type of guy who has everything going for him yet here you are,  meaning something is missing from your life. So why be there, when you can try to find it?

But then again, it's your choice, your choice to do something or maybe this, is your way of ending everything." I shrug, turning around and walking off, leaving him there.

I don't even know why I got a bit upset, over the fact that he's intending on ending his life. We don't know each other and I shouldn't be bothered, right?

" Hey, wait up!" I hear behind me, feet running.

So he didn't do it.

I stop, my back still facing him.

" It's dark, and it wouldn't be right to let you walk off alone."

I take a step forward. " L- let me give you a ride." He offers.

It's late and my brother must be freaking out right now.

I change direction and head over to stand close to his car, glancing at him.

" So are we leaving or what?" I ask.

The whole ride is in silence, well, what can one say to a guy she barely knows. We have never so much as uttered a word to each other nor stood close.

We share two classes together but that's just about it. We are both the 'keep to ourselves' type of people, but he's known and and I'm not.

We are different yet here we are, in the same car.

How weird is that?

I watch with the corner of my eye as he switches on the radio, soft music playing and replacing the silence. My eyes survey the inside of the car.

Totally on the pricey side.

Noticing the car charger, I take out my phone and lean forward, charging my phone. Leaning back, I make the mistake of glancing his way, where I now get a clear picture of his profile. He's tall, broad shouldered, strong arms even under the jacket, he has one of those good looking faces, adding with his blue eyes.

The guy is basically cliche.

Quickly looking away to avoid making eye contact, I stare out the window and try to relax.

Arriving home, a moment of silence passes with both of us just remained sitting on our seats.

" Thank you for the ride." I unbuckle the seatbelt and open the door, quickly getting out.

" Hey!" I stop, turning to face him peeking out of his car window.

" You forgot this," he holds out my phone.

Taking it from him, our eyes connect and I watch him open and close his mouth, intending on saying something yet he doesn't.

I make the decision for both of us when I walk away, not even glancing back.

Entering my house, I hear his car drive off. Closing the door behind me and moving along to the kitchen, I find no sign of my brother.

Maybe he's asleep.

" Where have you been?!" I hear behind me, making me jump that I almost drop the glass that I'd gotten ahold of.

I face him and damn he looks mad.

Looks like it's gonna be a long night.