What's Real

One Week

Derrick's POV

I lost track of how much time it's been since I ran away.

I don't know how I'm still alive considering I've barely been drinking water.

I still haven't been found yet and don't plan to be found any time soon.
Nadia's POV

One week had gone by. I've been looking everyday, I'm not giving up on him.

Ever.

Once again, I got in my car and searched for him, but with everyday that passed I had a little less hope of finding him.

7:10 p.m.
Derrick's POV

I was tired so I sat down on the ledge of a bridge and started thinking.

Maybe this world doesn't want me here... maybe this wasn't meant to be my home...

"Derrick!" Someone said.

I turned around and saw Nadia looking at me.

"Derrick, come here"

"What if I don't want to?"

"Please... come here"

"No"

"Derrick"

I looked at her.

"I know this is hard, but you can't just give up? What would your mom say?"

"MY MOM IS DEAD!!! I have no one... you see my dad left me."

"You have me"

"It hard... it's hard being mentally slow. I don't think anyone knows how much I pray every night that when I wake up I'll be normal like everyone else, that I'll be able to think for myself and life for myself..."

"Derrick you're smart, I don't know what you're talking about because the Derrick I know is just like everyone else"

"I have to go, this isn't the place for me"

"No, Derrick you aren't leaving me"

"But I have to"

"Derrick if you do this I'll jump with you, I'm not letting you die and if you die, I'll die.  That's the type of best friend I'll be."

"You aren't gonna leave your mom"

"But I will, if you're thinking about... about taking your life, I'll take mine too. Derrick I love you and I need you to see that"

I looked at her and she was crying.

She walked over to me.

I hugged her.

"I love you... know that you were my everything. My one and only everything, I'll be there for you. I'll get you through everything, y mom always told me that when you find yourself missing me, just think about everything we did" I said.

"Derrick don't"

I kissed her.

"Derrick..."

I started to fall back and she tried to grab my arms.

"Let go" I said.

"No"

"Let go"

"I'm not going to let you do this"

I yanked my arm out of my long sleeve shirt and then I was out of her grip.

"DERRICK!!!!!"

I closed my eyes.

"DERRI-...."

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I'll admit I cried trying to wrote this chapter.

What do you think happened?

Does he survive or die?