YOUR TURN

The cold wind blew over Theo as he continued running. He loved running at night, yes he loved every bit of it. Since moving into Brighton, he loved everything about the landscape, weather and even the smell of the air. Everything was so cool and perfect. He kept running as the wind tried to challenge him by blowing him back. Then he stopped at what he saw. He approached slowly so as not to scare the girl. He moved slowly and then stopped when he felt she was about to turn but she didn't turn. Maybe she didn't mean to harm herself. Maybe she was just enjoying the view over the bridge, he thought. He decided to mind his business but something still tugged on his mind. No rational human being would stand on a 30m high bridge just to enjoy the view. She definitely wanted to harm herself and he had to stop her. He moved slowly and then held her hands and pulled her towards himself. Out of fear the girl lost balance and landed on him as they both fell to the floor. He saw the girl's face and realized it was Margaret Lawson, the girl everyone talked about in school. Margaret pulled back and screamed to his face, "why did you pull me back, who are you and what do you want from me?". Theo got up brushed himself of the dirt and said, "Excuse me, I just saw you standing on the edge of a 30m high bridge and you expect me to watch you jump? Well, I'm not gonna be the type of person to stand by and watch a suicide scene unconcerned". Margaret got up and climbed back on the bridge edge, "you know nothing about me so don't try to stop me, just go away!". Theo knew the only way to stop this girl and he also climbed on the bridge. "If you jump I'll jump with you, I heard heaven is nice so I won't mind seeing it now" Theo also climbed the bridge and he raised one of his legs and balanced on the other leg like a stuntman. "Hey look at what I can do", he said Margaret saw what he was doing and her heart started beating fast. She immediately turned away. She was so scared and terrified at the same time. Was this guy mad? What the hell does he think he's doing? Dangling himself on a 30m high bridge? "Please stop, please stop", she said almost crying She covered her face with her hands. Margaret wondered who this boy was and why he was harassing her like this. She couldn't go on like this, this can't be happening. This is the day she chose to go and see her sister. They were supposed to reunite today so why is this happening now. Tears welled in her eyes and began to fall down. Theo put down his leg. Indeed he was scared himself but he knew doing that will stop her and it worked. He looked at her and saw her tears. He immediately knew a lot was going through her head. He lend out his hand and Margaret took it. He got down and helped her down. "My name is Theo by the way tho and I know you're Margaret Lawson. Nice to meet you. But why are you here alone at this time of the night in this deadly position", asked Theo Margaret started to walk away and Theo walked after her trying to spark a conversation. But Margaret kept walking faster and faster. Theo knew this wasn't the right moment to talk to her, after all he was going to see her the next day in school. He stood there in the dark and watched her as she walked away. He put his headphones back on and started running again. Still remembering the look in her eyes when she fell on him. Her eyes had a lot to say and he was curious and ready to know it all.