Bad boy

Chapter 5

Sams POV

I didn't go to school for weeks. I was getting messages and emails and dms, all asking how I was. I knew most of them were for Colby. He was asking everyone to ask but I wasn't listening to anyone. I was sitting it my living room waiting to be beat. I wanted to feel pain and I needed the pain, and I got what I wanted. I had deep cuts all along my arms and dark bruises and scabs. Dad was now using bats and knives and beer bottles but I took all of it. I wanted all of it because I wanted everything to end. He wouldn't beat me to death even if he wanted to though. I knew that and he knew that and my mom knew that. I had come up with a plan to solve my no death situation. All I had to do was jump from a school building or even the back of the bleachers and splat, I would be no more. So after a month of beatings and ignoring people I went back to school. No one looked at me and no one whispered. It was like they all knew this was it, this was the day I ceased to exist. I went through english sitting as far away from Colby as possible, but I could feel his eyes on me the entire time. He was looking at my bruises and scars and scabs wondering why they had happened or why the hell they were there. Not like he cared about me, he would probably celebrate my death right over the spot where the tiny amount of blood would dry from the crack in my skull or from the snap of my neck. I kept looking at the time, waiting for the bell to ring so I could leave. Set up on the highest spot and feel calm, so I would die peacefully instead of full of pain. The bell rang and I darted out of the room and up the stairs of the science building until I got to the roof. I looked out and could see the bleachers from here, along with all of the pretty parts of the city. This was a beautiful place to die, nothing ugly to look at, nothing making me reconsider at the last second, mid fall. All was foolproof and I would die today. Whether they wanted me to or not

Colby's POV

Jake and I were sitting on the bleachers but I wasn't smoking. I couldn't, not after what happened. I hadn't smoked since Sam ran off and I sure as hell didn't have the urge to now.

"He's gonna be fine. He's back at school and he should go back to normal" Jake said looking at me with soft eyes.

"But what if he doesn't?! What if this poor little angel boy is broken because I let maggie get to him?" I groaned as I buried my face in my hands. I think Jake was going to say something else encouraging but he stopped and dropped his cig.

"I-is That sam?" He asked pointing to the science building right as the bell for break rang. I looked up and my eyes widened before I jumped up and sprinted toward the building never taking my eyes off of the small boy walking to the edge. Everyone was crowding around the building looking up at sam, whispers and gasps drifting through the crowd. I pushed and shoved my way to the door before bursting through it and running up the stairs. I could hear our principle trying to talk him out of it but I knew he would most likely make it worse.

"I have nothing left!" I heard Sam scream as I neared the top. "I have no family, no friends, no loved one, no nothing! All I have is suffering but I'm
Going to easily end that...today". I heard more gasped as I was on the last flight and I thought he might have jumped but I heard Hannah speak which gave me some hope.

"You do have friends Sam. I'm your friend, whether or not you knew it I did my best to try to protect you. I know I did an awful job and I'm
Sorry. I am here for you though and I always have been." Then I heard HER laugh.

"God all of you are a bunch of liars. Let the poor suffering fag kill himself if that's what will make him happy. He deserves it for all the trouble he's caused our famous bad boy. Poor Colby had to play all nice around you and I had to expose the truth to you because of how annoyed he was." I bursted through the doors and saw Sam at the edge looking down.

"Sam don't!" He turned, shocked and looked at me.

"What you want to push me yourself?"
He hissed with tears in his eyes.

"No...no I would never....sam those text she sent you were fake. I never said any of that to her and I never will. I really do care about you and I want to help you and be here for you. I am your friend Sam." He looked at me with tears streaming down his face and I thought maybe I had reached him but he looked away from me.

"Liar! You only want me around so you can make me suffer more! I'm done with suffering and I'm done with you screwing with my emotions!" He turned back to the ledge and I heard Jake begging him not to so he must be next to Hannah. I knew how hard this had to be for Jake knowing what happened to his girlfriend. I couldn't think about her much though because I saw Sam jump.

"NO!" I screamed as I bolted to the edge and slid on my knees. I shot my arm out and grabbed his wrist tightly as everyone screamed. "I'm not gonna lose you sam. Not because of some asshole like Maggie." Everyone slowly processed that Sam was okay and opened their eyes and took deep breaths. He slowly opened his eyes and looked up at me his eyes now full of fear. I could tell he didn't want to die anymore and I held out my other hand to him as Jake booked it to the door that lead to the stairs of the science building.

"Give me your other hand." I said softly as I held my hand out to him. He looked at me nervously and whimpered.

"I c-can't! I don't think I can reach"

"Yes you can I believe in you." I said as I heard Jake coming up the stairs.

"What if-what if you slip? I don't want you to die."

"We're both gonna be fine but I need you to give me your other hand" He looked at me then took a drop breath as he swung his arm up and was able to just barely grip my hand. I sighed and readjusted my grip on his hand as Jake came on the roof and ran over to me. I started to pull Sam up as he did his best to walk up the wall to make it easier. Then when he was close enough Jake grabbed his wrists as I reached down and grabbed him by the waist and pulled him up over the edge of the roof and far away from it before pulling him into my lap holding him close. Everyone cheered and sighed while sam clung to me tightly and took shaky breaths.

"I almost died...just a few seconds ago I tried to die." He mumbled into my chest as I shushed him softly and rubbed his back whispering.

"You didn't, your okay I won't let anything happen to you." As I held him and soothes him I heard stomping up the stairs and I glanced at Jake who slammed and locked the door before leaning on it with a smirk as he winked at me. I smiled and relaxed as I kept comforting Sam and trying to get him to calm down. Someone must have called 911 because the police and fire department showed up no more than two minutes later. The firefighters sent their latter up and helped me carry sam down while Jake followed down behind me. Then they took Sam and carefully looked him over noticing all of the bruises and cuts. I walked over to Jake and Hannah and hugged both of them tightly.

"That was so brave and sweet of you Colby." Hannah mumbled as she had her arms around me.

"I wouldn't have made it if you hadn't been talking to him" I sighed as I nuzzled the top of her head then turned to Jake. "I know how hard this had to of been for you."

"Yea, But I know she's proud of you, she wouldn't want anyone to go the way she went. That would make her uncool" he smiled and I hugged him

"She's proud of us dude." He laughed and poked my back while we were hugging.

"Yea, also you still believe that your gonna win this one?"

"Hey maybe you are right we'll just have to wait and see" I smiled softly and glanced over at sam who was talking to one of the firefighters.