The Bridge

by jia nyx

They say I'm heartless so I go away. But I come back, learning to do it, with him. Then they say that I'm just a bridge. That it's too late to bring it back. [A U] [on hiatus]

1. Prologue

Prologue

I'm ready to face this, but not to face my problem. This is my fate, no one can stop me. I try to remember all those memories, but I always cry when I think of them. Like I am a little girl without a family, actually, I'm a girl without a family. They died... today.

"Lily, we have a surprise for you!" I quickly run downstairs almost tripping, my mom laughs at how clumsy I am.

"What is it? What is it? What is it?" I ask, clapping my hands indicating how I excited I am. My father comes in, fixing his neck tie as he goes beside my mother.

My mother reveals a silver locket, I almost cry because of it's beauty. It is beautiful as my mom, I turn back and she put it on me. I look at it and hug both of them, they are the best parents that every kid would have. "Open it" my mother says and I did. It contains a picture of us, of my family, my mother, father and I. I smile in happiness.

That is the last time I saw them, just a few hours ago. I'm so happy, I was so happy then I heard the news. They died in a car crash, it's their anniversary today and they are going out on a date. Why do they have to do this? Why?

I climb on the barrier of the bridge, let my arms fly like a bird. The wind striking, "I am ready" I say to myself.

"Hey!" I regain my balance and groan. I close my eyes and clench my fists, "What are you doing? Its already late at night, you know?". Don't listen to him Lily, don't, I think.

This is it, I jump and in seconds, I feel the cold water. I close my eyes for once again, I'll meet my parents and we will live happily again. I feel a splash of water again, it must be my parents, emerging on the water with me. I wait for their cold hands to touch me, they are souls and they are cold as ice. Instead of icy cold hands, I feel a pair of warm hands. Then my face is now out of underwater, I gasp and breathe all the air that I can breathe.

I look at the figure, hoping that it was my father or my mother but I what I see is two beautiful blue eyes. "Are you crazy?" he ask, then I notice that he is panting. He brings me to the shallow part of the river. "Why did you save me?" my voice is almost inaudible.

"I don't know" he answers, he's carrying me bridal style and still doesn't bring me down. "You're beautiful" he says and he finally puts me down.