My Second chance

Every day is different from another, this is my story about a day when I was about to commit suicide and how a man saved my life. I am Amanda, 18, fresh out of high school. I lost my brother last winter in a car accident, that is when I break down I somehow passed my high school but I was not myself from that point on

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It was my brother’s birthday that day, I was always the first to wish him on his special day but this year he was not here with me. I missed him more than usual he was not just my brother, he was my best friend, my father and my whole world. My mom had tried to cheer me up every possible way but nothing worked.

 

On his birthday I was filling very low, more than usual, I did nothing that day. I just laid on bed whole day holding his photo in my hand, I didn’t even saw anyone that day. At the end of the day I was not thinking, it was around 8 pm and I ran towards bridge where my brother died in accident.

 

It was really dark when I got there and there was no one around, I sat in the spot where his car was flipped upside down and started crying. Then it started raining, I lost track of time, all I was thinking was about my brother and nothing else. More I cried, more I missed him and when I got my sense back I was on the ledge of bridge.

 

At that moment all I wanted to do was jump off that bridge to end all the pain and suffering at once. I closed my eyes, I saw all the moment I shared with my brother, my eye filled with tears. I took a deep breath to jump, when a horn of a car made me stopped. I turned around to see car but couldn’t see it clearly as it was still raining and car was in distance.

 

I saw a man in his early 30’s approaching me, he ran until he reached to me, I was still on the ledge. He came next to me and took a deep breath, then he gave me hand to get off ledge but I turned other way. He understood what was I doing there, he didn’t say anything and he climb to ledge with me and said “wow, it has a nice view from up here, but view from down is also not that bad.” I looked at him closely he was smiling.

 

We didn’t talk for a very long time, then he said “can we get down now, I had a long day and my feet is killing me.”

“I didn’t tell you to come here, you can get down” I spoke for the first time.

“So you are going to jump, I can’t see that. Get down and talk first even after that if you want to jump I will not stop you.” He said looking down to river. I didn’t say anything, then he backed down and gave me his hand, I got down myself.

 

He said he couldn’t be in rain so, he asked if we can talk in his car. Now that I came back to my sense, I felt cold as I was in a rain for over an hour. We got in his car, as soon as I got in car I remembered my brother and I started crying. He took handkerchief from and gave it me, it was all wet. He didn’t say before I stopped crying.

 

“Can I drive you home?” he said. I didn’t responded, I was thinking about when I almost killed myself. Then he spoke again “is it a boy?” I shook my head, then he put his hand on my head and said “stupid, you only get your life once, don’t just waste it, you can overcome any problem if you stick around.” I started crying again, my brother would tell me the same thing.

 

I told him about my brother and how he died and why I came to the bridge in first place, he looked sad. After sometime he told me, he had a sister how died about two years ago because of cancer. I looked at him and said “don’t you miss her?”

“Of course I do but just crying and doing stupid thing like you did will not bring them back. We have to be strong and have a good life that’s what they would want, don’t you think.”

 

What he said made me think, he was right. Then he said we should head home, it was already late, I told him where I lived. When we reached my home, he gave me his number and said “if you ever feel low or need to talk to someone call me anytime, and don’t do anything stupid.” I said okay and went inside.

 

After that day, we started see each other often, I found myself laughing again after a long time. I found a brother again, I could share my things with him and he did the same. Our family were happy too that we found our lost life again. I was happy again after a long, I still miss my brother but now I have another brother to tell that. Till this day we are supporting each other in our ups and downs.

 

THE END

 

P.S

Life gives you second chance Sooner or later, you just have to be around to get your chance. Always be happy.