An Almost Death || Dan and Phil One Shot

One

The sound of my alarm goes off...7:30 the clock blinks at me

I groan and smash the snooze button. I lie in bed waiting for my eyes to focus. I turn my head to see the grey skies covering the city of London.

Well, its another day in the great city of London and I have class at 9:30. Time to grind... I guess

I woke up with depression hanging over my head. Which has been most of my days ever since I moved into London. It's not that I hate the city, on the contrary, I LOVE it. I love the history and culture it has. But I also love it since its where my two favorite idols live, Dan and Phil. Judge me if you want, I am a 21 year old who loves two British YouTubers and draws them nonstop; there is nothing wrong about that. Anyways, I lifted my heavy body off my cozy bed and went to the bathroom to get ready for class.

(Time skip to an hour later)

I grabbed my book bag, phone and keys and headed out my apartment door. I locked it and went off to start my day. Once I exited the main lobby, I get hit with a cold breeze and I let out a little smile. This was a sign of peak autumn weather and I love it.

Today's going to be a great day, I just know it is.

Luckily, my college is 6 blocks away from my apartment, and on my route there, I always walk on a long bridge. The bridge provides a lovely view of the city and it is a great way to start the morning. Right before I walked onto the bridge, I stopped by into Starbucks and grabbed a pumpkin spice latte. With latte in hand and crisp breeze in the air, it seemed like a beautiful day despite the fact that I woke up with my depression right off the bat. I started to walk on the bridge when right up ahead I see a man just standing there. He seemed a bit dazed and lost. My anxiety started to creep up on me. I took a deep breath.

Ivy, you're overreacting. Maybe he is one of those people who just like to stand there and admire the view. Back in New York, things like this happen a lot. So just keep walking.

As I walked closer to the man, my phone beeped. There was a bench nearby and I sat down to check. I didn't want to be that person who blocks the sidewalk for the other people walking just to check their phone. It was an email from my professor.

'Dear students,

I am very sorry for such short notice but I have to cancel class today due to an unexpected emergency. Today's lesson will be taught next week, until then please read the following 4 chapters in your textbooks in preparation for the next lesson. Please don't be afraid to email me with any concerns you have.

Professor Odell'

Great, that was the only class I had today. So what do I do now? I mean now I have more time to finish a piece that I have been meaning to finish for some time.

I continued to sit there, admiring the view.

"I'm going to do it."

I turned my head to the voice that said that, it was the man who is near the edge of the bridge. A little too near for my comfort. He was very tall, I only realized that when I actually got a good look of him. His black coat made him look menacing, however his face reflected something completely different. For some reason, I feel a sense of familiarity with him. He lifted his leg over the ledge of the bridge and I ran towards him and grabbed his arm to get him away from the ledge.

"Hey, what do you think you are doing?"

"I'm going to jump. There's no point in living anymore. I'm almost 45 years old and my life has been a literal joke to so many people."

"Listen, I don't know who you are nor your life, but I can say that you are important. And-"

"Stop trying! I have made up my mind and I want to jump. Please let me jump." He grabbed my arm and started to pull away from me. I pulled back harder.

"No, I am not letting you jump. You can't just throw your life away like that!"

"Yes, I can! You just don't understand! I don't matter! Life is just better without a useless human being like me! After years of creating content for millions to see, what more do I have to offer?! I am old and not how I used to be 20 years ago."

"No, you are wrong! Life isn't better without you... I don't know what your current job is but if you have been making content for so many years don't you think whatever you make now people will love it? Sure, you have aged and that is not in your control but what is in your control it the ideas your create and the content you put out! If people have been following your work for so long, they must be some dedicated followers who will love anything you do. To those die hard followers, you are the world to them. Not only to your followers but to the people in your life. Haven't you ever thought about how devastated your family and friends would be to find out that the person they loved dearly had ended their life? You are loved by many even though you may not realize it, so please trust me when I say you will be missed because I know there's people who care about you."

He slowly stopped fighting back and brought his leg down. His eyes were focused on the water below. We stood in silence for a bit and I was hoping that I actually got through to him. It took him a couple of minutes for him to speak to me

"I-I know that there's many people who care. I am reminded of it all the time by them. But in the last couple of years, I've been reaching a point where I don't know what else to do because it seems like everything else has been done. And it seems like my career is about to come to an end." He turns around and leans against the ledge and I do the same.

"Trust me, everything else has been done, but they haven't been done your way right? You see we love to see new stuff but of course that's hard to do but if you take something that has been done and form it to your own liking, it can be seen as new again. And you decide when your career is over not everybody else. Everything will be alright. How are you feeling?"

He lets out a sigh and replies "A bit better but I feel a bit shaken up and it might take me some time to fully recover. But I don't want to bother you anymore. Thank you for... well saving my life."

"No need to thank me, I was just doing what I thought was right. And you aren't bothering me whatsoever. I was going to my class but they canceled it so if you want I can stay with you until you feel better."

"Thank you but I might need something else from you."

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Part 2 out of 3 coming soon...