The day after New Year's Day was always like a hangover. Everyone was tired and wanted to sleep in. Well, mostly me. I slept in till 12 P.M. When I got up I heard the T.V on, it was a cartoon I was pretty sure. I lay in bed and started at the ceiling, I was thinking about tonight. I had it all planned out, it was the perfect timing, Alvin would be gone and Dave would be out. Melody and Theodore were going to watch a movie that I thought was nonsense. It was the perfect timing, I had to do this. I had to protect the only thing that mattered to me, Jeanette.

"Bye everyone." Dave said closing the door.

"Yeah bye." Alvin continued shutting the door. Of course since we were still only 15, Dave had to take us places.

"Are you sure you don't want to watch the movie, Simon?" Melody asked.

"I don't want to watch nonsense!" I yelled.

"Geez, you could have said that in a more nicer way." Theodore said.

"A more nice way, Theodore." I corrected. "Anyways, I'm going to go and finish that Science report." Melody started the movie and I trotted upstairs into the bathroom, I looked in the mirror. I hated what I saw; I took my hand and placed it in front of the mirror so I couldn't see myself. I turned on the sink.

Downstairs Melody and Theodore were laughing at the movie until they heard the sink running.

"Theodore, did you leave the sink running?" Melody asked.

"No." he responded.

"Well, someone did. It must have been Alvin."

"Yeah, because Simon is working on his Science report, and he never keeps the sink running this long."

"We better go shut it off." Melody and Theodore got up just when I finished my letter. I took a deep breath; Melody and Theodore were at the stair case now. I looked at the water; Melody and Theodore were half way up the steps now. I closed my eyes, a tear came down my face and began to dunk my head in the sink until I felt arms wrapped around me. They were Melody's arms; she must have grabbed me and pulled me away from the sink. I heard her crying; Theodore was standing in the doorway dead silent. I was crying too, I lost it and began to struggle.

"LET ME GO!" I screamed.

"NO!" Melody cried. "WHY DID YOU LIE TO US?!"

"LET ME GO! I HAVE TO DO THIS!"

"COMMITING SUCIDE IS NOT A THING YOU HAVE TO DO!"

"YES IT IS, I RUINED MY LIFE, AND I CAN'T TELL DAVE THAT JEANETTE'S PREGEANT, I CAN'T WIN HER HEART BACK, SHE'S GOING TO HAVE A KID AND SHE COULD DIE! IF I COMMIT, SHE'LL REALIZE I DID IT TO FORCFULLY GIVE UP HER CHILD TO SAVE HER, I'M NOT READY TO BE A PARENT, MELODY!" I Cried really hard now, I cried on Melody's shoulder for the next hour. I was silent for a while and Melody spoke,

"The time to tell Dave is now."

"What?" I whimpered.

"Simon, if Theodore and I didn't hear the water running, you would be dead by now. You almost killed yourself, it's time you told Dave the truth."

"I CAN'T!" I cried again. "I'M THE PERFECT ONE, I AGREED WITH HIM THAT I WASN'T GOING TO DO IT UNTILL MARRIGE!"

"Simon, I had to tackle you to the floor so you wouldn't do it." Theodore was whimpering, I had almost forgotten he was there.

"Melody, I need more time before I can tell Dave." Melody sighed,

"Okay, here's what we're going to do, we're going to tell Alvin what happened and he'll go back to school with me and you'll stay home. Theodore, I'm going to need you to stay home too and watch over Simon."

"Okay." Theodore quietly said.

"Simon, when Alvin and I get home, we're going to check on you. When Dave get's home you have to tell him." I sighed,

"Okay." Melody put a blanket around me and she and Theodore helped me downstairs, they sat me on the couch and they continued their movie. I drifted off to sleep.