Chasing Autumn

Chapter | Three

Later On That Day

I stood on the ledge of the Brooklyn bridge watching the water closely. It moves simultaneously, like the traffic beneath me; fast and free. I feel on top of the world when really I look like I'm trying to commit suicide, which is funny because I'm extremely happy with life. I sit down on the steel letting my legs dangle off the edge and lean my back against another steel pole popping out from the other and stare ahead at nothing in particular. My mind is full and distracted and I cant seem to focus on anything but life and everything in it. From the beginning of time when The Big Bang happened till the very end when the world implodes and it crumbles into dust. An idea floats into my head, maybe I could give something to Autumn or show her something about me nobody has seen, maybe I could bring her to my special place which is where I am currently. But the thought disintegrates as quickly as it came. I couldn't do that I mean I've only known her for a whopping two days and they were by chance, I don't want to get to ahead of myself. I start whistling to feel the void and block out the insignificant traffic below and stand on my two legs.

"His gonna jump!" a voice yells and I look to the person who made it which happens to be under me. His a pudgy old man with fear and shock plastered on his chubby face as he points directly at me. People walking by stop and gasp. Oh god no I've created a scene and they think I'm trying to commit suicide. More people surround underneath me all calling and yelling up to me.

"I'm not trying to commit suicide you fools" I yell down to them.

"Then what the hell are you doing up there on a ledge?" someone snaps at me.

"I.."

My sentence is quickly interrupted by the howls of sirens coming from the police cars zooming down the Brooklyn bridge towards me. How could I been so ignorant and dense to not remember that they have cameras everywhere and I mean absolutely everywhere in every nook and cranny in case someone tries to commit suicide, since this bridge is known for the numerous suicide attempts. Stupid, stupid head. I face palm and look at the fiasco I have caused. An NYPD officer click on the speaker.

"Sir you are to come down from that ledge immediately or we will have to force you down" his voice echoing through the megaphone with sophistication and authority as more police officers surround him. Great I got the po po involved well this is going to be a heck of a story.

"Not to sound rude sir but I wasn't trying to commit suicide I was just sitting here and that man" I pause and point to pudgy over there "mistook me for thinking I was doing something that I clearly was not trying to do so this has been a complete misunderstanding" I say calmly and look down to the police officer who looks as if his trying to believe me. I mean if I wanted to jump I would of done it.

"Sir please come down immediately" he yells through the microphone sounding impatient.

"I'm quite happy up here not trying to commit suicide" I say smugly and grasp the steel pole.

"You have been warned. This is your last time come down immediately or we will force you down" he says irritated. I watch him closely as he stares up to me, his pot belly trying to ease it's way out of his navy uniform shirt as he rubs his round nose. I decide to use my charm to get out of this since I can already figure out a lot about him just by looking at him.

"You wouldn't want to do that officer and I can tell your trying to get out from coming up here, since you have a pulled hamstring" I pause and nod my head towards his leg which looks in pain and is lifted off the ground slightly "which happened after chasing someone last week and let's just say it ended terribly. Your wife is as chubby as you with a Christian heart, but is trying to figure out how to divorce you since you's haven't had sex since your son Jason or Louis  was born and she is probably sleeping around with the pastor. You live in a shitty house and can barely afford the rent since you haven't got that big promotion you have been hoping to get but your just getting to old plus the newer the better. Lastly you have secretly been going to strip clubs to get junior up and at it again but you can't get off your fat lazy ass to do so" I smirk and watch his face turn from surprised to shocked to mortified.