She stood on the roof of the school, looking down at everyone. Tears blurred her eyes as she took another step forward.
"If you're thinking about jumping," said a voice from behind her, "Do everyone a favor and don't."
She didn't look back at him, just kept staring down at the ground.
"What do you care if I jump or not?"
"I care because I know that there would be a lot of people around here who would be devastated if you did."
She laughed, "Right. What people? I lost my best friend, I lost all my other friends, I lost the one person who cared about me even a little bit, I almost got shot and I pretty much lost my parents too. So who Jay, who would care?"
"You didn't lose all your friends. I know Toby, J.T., Liberty and Paige would be crushed. And I know you didn't lose your parents princess, 'cause I see the way your step-dad watches at you in Media Immersion. You don't want to do this," cautiously, Jay took a few steps towards her, making sure she couldn't see him move, "I know that you don't want to do this."
She shook her head, tears falling freely, "Yes I do. I want all of my pain, and all the pain I see in my friends' eyes, to stop. I want to be happy again."
"And you can't be happy alive?"
By this time, Toby had looked up at the roof, thinking he heard a voice. He saw her standing on the edge of the school roof, looking down. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jay moving towards her, talking to her, and looking like he was going to pull her away once he got close enough. Toby grabbed J. T.'s arm as he walked by and swung him around. J. T. looked at his friend, then up at the roof.
"Oh my god," he said.
Jay was only two steps away from her, two steps from saving her, and himself, 'cause without her, he didn't think he would want to live.
"I can't keep all of this inside anymore. I feel so broken."
"You're not broken, just a little cracked. Hell, all of us have been a little cracked ever since that Rick shit."
She finally looked back at him, "But no one got shot trying to save you," she said as she let her body start to fall.
He lunged for her, grabbing her wrist and hanging on tightly. He looked down at her as she dangled off the roof.
"Just let me go," she whispered, "It's not like anyone will miss me."
"See, that's where you're wrong," he said, gritting his teeth as he pulled her back up and held her to him as she cried freely, "'Cause I'd miss you Emma."