➊ ❝𝘿𝙮𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖❞✧ ೃ༄

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I stood over the bridge.

This particular bridge was over a 100 foot drop into a river.

It was in the middle of the forest.

Near my secret spot.

Where I used to meet with h- nevermind.

No one would find me here.

Absolutely no one.

I held the journal where I had been venting my feelings into for the past few weeks over the edge of the railing, taunting the jaws of death down below.

And I dropped it.

I watched it fall, down, down, down.

Until it splashed in the rushing water down below.

I leaned over the railing of the rickety old bridge, staring at the rapids below.

No one will find me here.

Absolutely no one.

I started to hoist myself over the wooden railing, until...

"SERENA!" I heard a voice call out.

I turned around to see him.

"A-Ash..?" I whispered, my voice extremely quiet and hoarse. I felt the tears coming, but I held them back.

"What are you doing here?" He asked as he approached me.

I looked away, and to the river below, not answering.

I felt him touch my shoulder, and I immediately coiled away.

"Don't. Fucking. Touch. Me." I threatened, holding my shoulder like he just burned me.

"Sere..." He whispered. I cringed at him using my nickname.

"Don't call me that." I whispered loud enough for him to hear. I felt his gaze drill into the side of my head. I want him to leave.

"Look Serena. I'm sorry. I really am." He said softly.

I didn't respond. I just looked down in shame, down at the river, and I started to cry. My vision blurred as tears ran down my cheeks and down below.

I wanted to rush into his arms and sob while he caressed my hair and told me everything would be alright, but I stood right where I was, not moving an inch.

"Just leave. I don't want you near me ever again." He won't be near me ever again.

He opened his mouth to say more, but clenched his fist in defeat, turning around and walking off the old bridge. I heard the aged and worn wood creak underneath his steps. And I faced back to the edge of the bridge. The railing could barely support me, but it didn't have to for much longer.

I hoisted myself over the old wooden railing. The leaning wood made my heart speed up, but my mind focused on one thing only.

Goodbye.

I loosened my grip on the worn wood.

The wind blew in my direction, trying to pull me back.

But I didn't.

nothing can stop me at this point.

im gone.

...

...

...

"SERENA!"

I snapped out of my trance-like state.

For a moment, I thought what I was doing was crazy.

I shouldn't do this.

But the wood that pieced together this old bridge had already accepted my decision.

With a loud & single snap,

I started to fall.

Head first, I fell towards the raging rapids below.

My eyes widened.

I was falling.

It all felt surreal.

Pieces of broken wood and me,

plummeting down to death waiting below.

My life flashed before my eyes.

Everything.

It all froze.

And then,

I looked up.

Him.

Ash.

He was falling with me.

His hand outstretched,

like he could somehow save me from the inevitable.

Why is he here?!

I don't remember when it happened,

but he was the last thing I saw

before it all went black.