He eyes me, skepticism creeping into his features. I can see he’s not stupid; he doesn’t want to follow this plan. It’s too risky.
“Look, if you don’t do this, I swear to God I’ll jump, before you even have a chance to raise your voice or your hands to stop me.” I take a step near the bridge’s edge and grab hold of the waist-high railing to prove my point.
“I don’t know if I can do that.”
I lean forward into the abyss. All I would have to do is kick up my legs and it would be over. “I mean it, man.”
He looks alarmed. “Please don’t do this,” he says breathlessly. “I couldn’t take it. I’ve had a lot of crap going on in my own life lately and if I see you do something like this, I don’t know what I’ll do.” He pauses to think for a minute. “Maybe join you.” He laughs. “No. I wouldn’t do th
