A Pinch of Kerry

Ledge Lecture.

[In the Street]

I heard crashing and screams, but I was okay. I stood in the middle of a horrible car crash. It freaked me out because I was in a doughnut. It was me in the center and destroyed cars on the outside. I just started walking towards my house. I think its a bit selfish of me to not ask if anyones okay, but a lot had happened. I started to think of what had happened in the elevator. What did happen? I just kept trying to wrap my brain around it. Then, I heard people yelling "Don't jump!" I look up and behold someone on the brink of suicide. Great. I know my life sucks, but is this a sign from God? Am I suppose to die? Me being me again I just walked up to the building to talk the guy out of jumping. I thank God its no mystery man on the elevator ride up. I arrive at where the dude is and he has a full audience. He is shaking and focused surely on the ground. I said a quick prayer and went to sit by him on the ledge.

"You couldn't afford a gun ?" I said.

He looked at me like he was gonna push me off.

"Sorry. I suck at this. Why are you trying to kill yourself anyway ?" I said nonchalantly.

"Life sucks." He said

"Trust me I know."

I could hear the crowd gasping at me sitting on the ledge with him.

"This isn't the answer. It gets better. Blah Blah Blah. I really don't know what to say to you. I'll just say this, if life didn't suck it would be boring. Very boring. Instead of taking the easy route out, just look at life in a different perspective. There has been so many times where I almost died. You'd think I'd be scared to live, but here I am....on a ledge. If you die here, now, you won't have an adventure. You'll have a suicide story. After you die, you'll be put in the ground and the earth will keep rotating. Because you skipped out on your adventure, people won't know you by much. You'll leave your family or friends behind while you become worm food. This speech I'm giving may not give you a warm feeling, but if you die, I die. I feel if I watch a suicide happen it'll be a part of me that will slip away with you because it was somehow my fault. You wouldn't murder me, would you ?" I look at him and smiled.

He just burst into tears. He looked at me and smiled. It was ugly because it was still tears in his eyes, but you can tell he felt better. He began to speak.

"I wanted to do this because I thought no one cared about me. I knew the world would keep going, but I kind of wanted people who knew me to know what pain feels like. I just thought I didn't matter...But you came, I guess I do matter." He smiled.

I grabbed his hand we got up from the ledge and walked in the building. I heard the crowd cheer. We're in the elevator and I lean over and ask, "You don't wanna make out with me do ya?"

We both started to laugh. We arrive at the bottom of the building to a crowd of people.

"Hey. What's your name?" I asked.

"Joey." He smiled.

"You're sad, with a name like Joey? How is that possible?" I joked.

"You're single ? With all that beauty? How is that possible?" He joked back.

I was actually starting to feel attractive, two men had hit on me.

"Don't murder yourself, okay ?" I said

He smiled and walked passed the crowd.

"JOEY" I heard someone yell. I looked and it was......John.