The Bridge
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  • Reads 11
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  • Parts 5
  • Time 12m
Ongoing, First published Nov 21, 2015
I was getting closer and closer to the edge. I know what I am doing, but I don't care.
Just one more step, but he grabs my hand and pulls me away.

"Isn't loving me enough?" He asks, tears dropping down his face. I put my hands on both sides of his face and wipe away the tears with my thumbs.

"Oh. Sweet, sweet Zachary. It wouldn't have ever been enough. Loving me was your mistake." I kiss his nose and then his lips. Time was frozen, but only for a second as I pull away.

"I did love you Zach. I truly did, but Christopher is who my heart belongs too." And with that, I walk all the way to the edge, wave at him and fall.

I hear him yell my name, but I don't see him as I am already in the water. I sink lower and lower struggling to keep going with the amount of breath I have left. I feel weaker now, it hurts. My breaths are becoming faint and my vision is fading. But just before I close my eyes, I waste my last breath, "I am co..."
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