Chapter 9

Don't go

It was the first day of March, Megan and Mason hadn't talked since the beginning of December. JD and his gang attacked her again, with switchblades this time, but Mason was not there to help her. Megan was seriously hurt, with cuts and bruises all up and down her arms and legs, even a few on her face, and her collarbone was broken, but she refused to go to the hospital. If she had gone, she would've fallen behind on the business, bills, and housework.

Now, Megan was seriously depressed since she had dropped out of school to take care of everything. She didn't know what to do anymore. She walked to Mason's apartment building, and walked up the 16 flights, to the roof. She boosted herself onto the ledge, and looked out at the setting sun with all the beautiful colors surrounding it. Rose magenta; orange twilight; tropical ocean blue; lavender light; deep violet. Silent tears trickled down her soft cheeks and left a glistening trail behind as she whispered, 'Mason…'

She stood there a long time, deciding if she should go or not. A few people, who looked like ants had called the police, and a few had called the ambulances. By the time the ambulances came, there had to be at least a hundred people looking up at her and held back by DO NOT CROSS tape.

Mason's Point of View

I was in my apartment, sitting at the bar with a glass in my hand when I heard the sirens shattering the silence, and shooting into my open window. I glanced out and saw all the people looking up at the sky, and I wondered what was going on. I decided to go down and find out. When I got down the two flights of stairs, I asked a policeman who was standing there still staring up at the sky what was going on. The policeman responded with telling me that a teenage girl was standing there on the ledge of the roof, and they weren't sure what she was doing. He didn't look at me the whole time, so I looked up, and recognized the girl, but couldn't remember what her name was, or where I saw her last. Even if I didn't know her, I couldn't let her jump. I ran up nine flights of stairs, and then paused for a brief moment. I had been trying my best to ignore the pain in my side until now, but that wouldn't be an option any longer. I never went to the hospital like Megan had told me to. Megan…I hadn't talked to her in such a long time, and missed her terribly. "Wait a minute…Megan…" I whispered to no one. "Megan! That's who's on the roof! Don't jump! Megan, wait!…please…" I told myself, as I ran up the remaining seven flights of stairs, faster this time.

When I finally arrived at the top of the building, I saw her still standing there, on the ledge. She was standing straight up, feet shoulder width apart, just staring out into the newly-born twilight sky. She didn't notice me when I started running toward her. I whispered over and over,"Don't jump…Please don't jump…"

Megan heard footsteps coming behind her. Footsteps, breaking through the air so cold and so calm.

"Mason…?" She whispered softer than a feather falling to the ground, still not turning around. "No. Of all times he wouldn't come now. He'll never come. No one cares…not even Grady…" She said to herself, whispering even softer, if possible. She was just lifting her foot to step off the edge as someone put their strong hands on her small fragile hips and caught her as she began to fall. They brought her back onto the safe floor of the roof, away from the ledge. They turned her around, only to look at a familiar face.

"MASON!" She screamed as she threw her arms around my neck.

"Megan! What are you doing? You could've killed yourself!" I said as I hugged her back, resting my head on hers.

"I know…"

"Never do that again! You scared me so bad…"

We stood there along time, hugging and enjoying being with each other. It had been so long since we last talked, and missed the other terribly.

"Stay here. I'm gona shout down and tell everybody down there you are ok."

"Ok…"She said, quietly crying. I could see she was still really upset, but I didn't say anything just yet. I was just happy I got up there in time to save her and that we were both together again.