Silent Words

    The moon's light reflected off of the water's surface, lighting up my surroundings. I took another deep breath, and started to sprint. But just before my feet grazed the edge, a voice called out, breaking the silence.
     "Hey! Stop!" It was female. And she sounded worried. My muscles froze, and I flung out my arms to balance so I wouldn't fall off. Falling accidentally isn't as fun. I turned around. It was her. The brown haired beauty with the ice blue lips that smiled at me whenever I passed her in the hallway. She spoke again. "Why do you want to kill yourself?"
     I fumbled for a piece of paper and a pen in my hoodie pocket. I wrote:
    
      because I hate my life.

      "Why?" she seemed generally puzzled.

      I can't stand not being loud.

       "What do you mean?"

        I'm mute.

       She smiled. "I know. Rumors spread fast, but true rumors are wild."
 
       I frowned. Doesn't it bother you? I wrote.
 
       She bit her lip. "It used to freak me out. I thought you were rude, or stupid."  I flinch at that. "But now I know that you're just like anyone else. A normal teenage boy."

      I'M NOT. That's the problem. My hands shook as I wrote.
        
      She thought for a bit. "You're absolutely right. Your different. You're  better."

       Her lips were soft and warm, like marshmallows, against my cold lifeless ones.
  
       "Come on, let's go swimming," she said, stripping down to her undies. She jumped into the freezing water. I laugh a silent laugh. And I follow.

       Later, I slip the paper I wrote on into her back pocket. On it, added at the bottom, are two words.

     Thank you.

     The next day at school, there's a Post-It! note inside my locker. It read:

      Everyone deserves to live <3
    

Author's Note

Argh, just write CHEESY on a Post-It! note and stick it all over my locker. :p

Hey! That picture? With the orange seal over the mouth? I made that. Has nothing to do with the story, I just want to advertise my digital photo editing business/hobby. :D

Reviews

[roarke]

lol. Such an entrepreneur of cheesy enterprises... we all are susceptible to sentimental distractions. The simple innocence you captured here is what redeems it. (I hang on to the post it, never know when I might really need it.)

[Mai Aliza]

OH! What a wonderful story, a happy ending too. I really don't read stories but the title just spoke to me so I had to read this and it was worth clicking on. Lovely story, oh and great dialogue, it really put the story together. Great write.

[Bella-Marie]

The picture set the scene well. You dealt with an unfortunately common problem like a hero. I enjoyed this. I love the way you turned his suicide into a love story. Good work.