I have had a really shitty day. I was sitting in my Philosophy class when a thought struck me. My flock was not happy. Angel was caught with a guy in the supply closet. Gazzy was found in the stoner pit after school. Nudge was found gagging herself to lose weight. Iggy's grades are dropping fast as well as his attendance. Fang is being an asshole and recently came out of the closet. I have made a horrible decision. We should have just left Lima the day we were told to remove our wings. We should have told them Fuck off and left. But I am an idiot who thought rationally.
As I pondered over my situation while arriving at my locker, I found a note on the metal door.
Dear Max,
Hey, I just want to say I am sorry. I don't know how much more I can take of this. You may not have noticed because you don't notice anything, but I have been getting... well bullied. There is no other word for it. No one seems to care about me and I just feel like a burden to the flock. Now that I no longer have wings, I no longer feel free. I feel trapped and scared. I feel like the last joy of life has been sucked out of me. I'll be jumping at 3 o'clock so I'll have an audience. I want everyone to know what they have done to me. So if I survive, I'll see you tomorrow.
Love, Iggy
I ran. I dropped everything and sprinted out the main doors. Looking up to the roof sat Iggy with his legs dangling off the edge. I then grabbed my cellphone and hit 1. That was his speed dial. Panic began to swoop over me after the adrenalin subsided.
"You can't stop me." Iggy's voice was crackly and I could tell he has been sobbing.
"Iggy please listen-" I tried to start as I tried to catch my breath, but was cut off.
"Max, I wish I could fly. I wish I could fly to the heavens again like those birds. Why can't we be like the birds again?"
I had made a terrible mistake. "Iggy I made a terrible mistake please walk down. Please please please." Tears began to roll down and I began to freak out. A crowd has began gather. They all looked up and pointed.
"I'll see you tomorrow Max." He hung up.
"Iggy. Iggy! IGGY!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as I watched his body freefall from the school roof. I ran forward but I was blinded by tears. I didn't know what I thought I was going to do. My hope was to catch him.
(Iggy's POV)
I forgot how great it was to free fall. The wind rushed past me and whistled in my ears. I could hear sirens off in the distance but ignored them. Its strange how slow things seem to pass while falling. It really did feel like I was flying again. I smiled for the first time in the last three months.
I could sense the pavement getting closer and closer and I accepted it. Why did it seem softer than usually. The thought of it seemed inviting like a bed. An internal bed to be exact.
But to my surprise I didn't land on my eternal bed. Instead it was something firm. I couldn't exactly figure out what it was before everything went black.