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Temptation of Death

This is the first short story
(the first ever story)
that i had the courage to post ✌🏻.
Feel free to criticize to help me
improve my writing skills ☺️.

✨The Start✨

August 26th, Although the sun had already set, there is still humidity in the air.

Sweat was pouring from my body as I ran up the stairs of my apartment.

[Sa-yo-na-ra] (Goodbye)

A Line message with only four words from my girlfriend.

I Immediately understood what the message meant.

***
I went to work despite the day being bad and rushed to my apartment after preparing to go home.

Then I found her standing beyond the fence of the rooftop with empty eyes.

To be honest, this is already the sixth time I've seen her trying to jump and commit suicide.

***
There are two types of people in the world:

First, the people who has the desire to live.
They are the people who are being ruled by 'Life.'

Second, the people who have no desire to live.
They are the people who are being ruled by 'Death.'

Most of the people in this world were ruled by the former but she was undoubtedly ruled by the latter.

It's not surprising because I saved her when she was trying to commit suicide on the rooftop, similar to now. That was how i meet her.

***
She was the girl who recently moved into the same apartment as me. She had round, cute eyes and full lips. She had lovely facial features, and the Delicate looking girl stole my heart in an instant. I'm sure it was something like love at first sight.

And it was from that point on, I started talking about various things with her every day and we soon become friends.

It was as if she was an angel descending from heaven when I was living alone, feeling lonely while working in a bad company.

***
I had a doubt in my mind.

Whenever she tries to commit suicide, she always contacts me. She'll wait there until I come to her.

I think that I am more certain she'd die alone without any one knowing, but.....

Perhaps somewhere in her heart she just want me to stop her from committing suicide and help her just like what i did when we first meet.

Therefore, Im running up the stairs this time.

"Gasp, Gasp".......

I reached the rooftop.

I saw the back of a girl standing beyond the fence.

"Wait...!"

I jump over the fence and grabbed her hand.