My Sister's Boyfriend (BoyxBoy)

Chapter 11-A Lost Cause

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Chapter 11-A Lost Cause

My lungs burned as I pulled myself up and over yet another rock, I was nearing the top of the cliff, and Matt was just behind me. As my chest seared I was reminded for the millionth time that I was not an athlete, hiking had been Derek's thing, because he and his father had come here all the time. As far as I knew he hadn't been back here since that rainy day when he had forced me to climb the hill. The rain continued to pour and the rocks were slippery which was slowing us down considerably. I glanced back down the hill, past Matt, and saw Derek's vehicle parked at the base of the rocks, I sent up a silent prayer to God I wasn't sure that I believed in, and propelled myself upward once again.

"He'll be okay," Matt yelled over the storm in an attempt to comfort me between his quick, short breaths. I just nodded without turning to face him, hoping that his words weren't a lie. Ten minutes that felt like hours passed and finally I pulled myself over the ledge. I began to stand and my legs shook under my body as I saw him. Derek stood on the edge of the cliff, his silhouette was black against the darkening sky.

"Derek!" I yelled out in fear and desperation, but he didn't even turn around.

"You're too late Landon!"

"No Derek, I'm right on time." I responded, growing more desperate by the second. "Come off the ledge, it'll be okay."

"I'm a lost cause." He took a step forward so that his toes no longer touched the earth.

"DEREK!!! No! I love you!" I wanted to run to him but I only felt cold and weak.

"I can never love you Landon!" With those words he took his final step, and plummeted over the edge.

"NOOO! DEREK!!!" My feet were no longer stuck, I was sprinting towards him, maybe there was a ledge, maybe he wasn't really falling, and maybe I could catch him. Matt's arms wrapped around me halfway to the edge and I crashed into the rough earth, crumbling into a sobbing heap as I realized how much pain seared through my shoulder after falling just five and a half feet. I began to think about how much more that would hurt as Derek and the cold, wet, ground became one below us, it couldn't possibly hurt more than the pain in my chest. The love of my life had just committed suicide, and all I wanted to do was follow, as I lay there in my best friend's arms, the world went black, and I prayed for it to all be over, because life was truly a lost cause for me now.

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