Don't Let Go Yet

Depression Breaks Through

Charlotte woke up in a daze. Everything was dark and her head felt heavy. Her vision was blurry and she barely could see. Once her vision came back she realized she was in a classroom.

Charlotte looked outside the classroom window. 'IT'S NIGHT?!?! Oh no...this is bad...what am I going to do. What's happening?! Why am I here?!' Charlotte ran up to the door and tried to open it. No use, it was locked. 'No..no..no. Please no.' She kept jiggling the knob.

Then she heard footsteps in the hall. She listened closely. She pur her ear ti the door. "So now you see she is here. What are you going to do with here?" A person said with a boy voiced. 'Derrick?!? What's he doing here?! I don't understand any of this?!' Charlotte yelled in her head. Her mind was going to explode.

"It's none of your business. Now move aside from the door. I'm taking her." A feminine voice said. Charlotte heart skipped a beat. She covered her mouth. It was Juliet. 'What is she doing here? Is Derrick going to hand me over to her?! Why would he do that?!' Charlotte thought. Her heart filled with fear.

"Give me back Achilles first then." Derrick said stern. Juliet reluctantly said, "Fine. " Charlotte heard paws on the cement floor. Then a small bark. "Achilles!" Derrick said. Charlotte supposed he was patting the dog. "Ugh, dogs are disgusting. So furry and slobbery. Now give me Charlotte." Juliet said in disgust.

Charlotte heard Juliet's footstep get closer to the door. Charlotte held her breath. Her heart was beating fast."About that..." Derrick said. Charlotte heard Derrick push Juliet into a locker. Then he shut the locker. "What are you-" Juliet said but then something muffled her.

Derrick opened the door. He was shocked to see Charlotte awake. "Um...hello...I should get you home." Derrick said nervously. "What's going on?" Charlotte said confused. She was still a little dizzy. Derrick felt Charlotte's head, "You have a tiny cold. Here, your house is like half a mile from here. I'll carry you." Charlotte said still dizzy, "Is that a dog?" Derrick picked up Charlotte and started walking. The dog followed. Charlotte tried kepping her eyes open, but she couldn't and she fell asleep.

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The next day Charlotte went to class more depressed then ever. She was so confused and her friends were keeping secrets from her. She also was keeping secrets too. She hated secrets and confusion. She didn't know what to do. All the bad feelings that have been swelling up in her since Violet was kidnapped was eating away at Charlotte's insides.

"I'm....I'm done." Charlotte said outloud.

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At lunch she told her friends she wasn't hungry. She didn't know what she was about to do but she went up the stairs to get up to the roof. She then stood at the edge of the roof.

"What are you doing?" A voice said. Oliver. 'No way....no way!' Charlotte looked behind her. It really was him. "No! Your not here! Its my imagination." Charlotte yelled to herself. Oliver grabbed Charlotte's hand, "If your planning to take your own life that won't solve anything." Tears went down Charlotte's face once she heard the word 'take your own life'.

Charlotte looked away from Oliver and looked at the fifty feet drop she was going to fall from. "It will solve stuff. It'll solve my depression, my fear, my sadness. All the bad things."
Oliver then said, "It won't solve the missing Violet case. She could die if your gone. It won't slove Juliet. She will go one bullying someone else. It won't slove your friends. It will bring them sorrow and some will take their lives too." Charlotte thought about all he said. Tears streamed down her face. She covered her mouth. 'Is that really what's going to happen once I'm gone? My death will bring everything from worst from even more worst?' Charlotte thought.

Charlotte wiped her tears, "No." She tipped herself over and she dropped. 'Goodbye world!'She said in her head.

Her life flashed before her eyes. When she was born. When she made her friends. When on her sixth birthday Violet smashed her head in the cake. In the third grade when she had a crush on Derrick. When Oreo attended to her broken finger. When Chrissy showed her how to properly punch a boy. When Jake was her dummy that she punched. When Wendy gave Charlotte a necklaces. When Ellie taught her how to draw. When Nikki showed her how to play 'The Rise'. All the good things. If she died then.....all of those good days would be gone.

Something then grabbed Charlotte's hand. Charlotte looked up. Oliver.

"I'm not letting you die!" He yelled. He had tears in his eyes. "Oliver!" She said shocked. Her eyes had tears in them too. Oliver tried to pull her up. He had no muscle so it was hard for him. "I...I..can do this!" Oliver said. He pulled with everything he got.

BAM!!

Charlotte landed on top of Oliver. "You saved me...but you aren't really here....your my imagination." Charlotte said getting off of Oliver. Charlotte looked at Oliver more closely. He wore tattered jeans and a black shirt that may have been white before. His hair was messed up. He had brusises and scratches all over his body. He looked thinner than before and his eyes drooped. "It's really me.....Kegan let me go to stop you. I don't know how...but he knew you were gonna take your own life."

Tears streamed down Charlotte's face. "It's you...it really is you." Charlotte embraced Oliver. Oliver hugged her back, "Yeah...I'm a little rusty....they didn't let me eat for days." Charlotte cried on his shoulder, "You really are alive. I've missed you!" Oliver blushed. "I've missed you too."

They didn't let go for a long time.

STAB!

"OLIVER!" Charlotte yelled. "Sorry Char....change of plans." Oliver said with a smirk.