Have you ever had a dream about falling falling falling? You wait for the ground to fly up towards you but when it is an inch from your face you wake up? I've spent many, many days watching over the city from this bridge, but rarely have I spent a night here. The full bright moon contradicts my dark surroundings, I feel safe here like a mouse in its hole watching the chaos from this darkened and secluded spot. I didn't want to go back where my burden awaited. If I didn’t end it now the city would swallow me. My feet hung over the edge. It wasn’t high but the water was shallow and the rivers teeth were desperate for a bite. My pain out there in the city would be lengthier and more intense, the city plays with you like a cat with a mouse, I didn’t want to go back there my thoughts were jumbled in my head so I tried to find one clear line of thought and think back.

I am here back on the bridge I have no control over the past I can only watch. Its the evening before and I ma with Julia, Is a flashback supposed to be in real time? I start to walk heading home; the sun is shining but its cold. My jacket is hugging Julia, she is happy. Her left hand carries the token of her no..... our happiness. I knew it would be a struggle to even attempt to marry her, but I was willing to jump off bridges just to be with her. Everyone was against it, and not because of out differences, but because of our similarities. The sun is setting now and the land burns with a crimson fire.

"Are we stil lgoing out tonight?" She said expecting only one answer

"Course" I replied on impulse.

It felt more like a dream then than now. We carry on down the warm path taking out time devouring the beauty or the land before it evaporates into night. As we return to the city it darkens. I don't feel safe under the night sky. Why are there so many kids out at this time fuelling their alter egos with buck fast and cider prowling the streets in packs bringing the age of maturity down? I want kids, with Julia, of course not like those rabid hyenas though, nice kids.... but we can’t have kids unless we adopt. We are heading towards the centre of town a beautiful place until it caught "the human race" I could feel a storm brewing in this high tech jungle and we were heading straight into the eye. As the queue shrunk into the main door of the club I could make out the under eighteen’s going in like scared paratroopers, nearing the large concrete bouncer at the front. Inside the tops of peoples heads made a new floor on which people slid along on their backs, a sea of people moving. Moving in a hypnotising wave. We start to drown moving with the people, Words struggle from Julia’s mouth "Anything sounds good turned up full" We left before the club started to empty but the streets were full too. We went down as many alleys as possible so we could get some privacy. I stood facing her I knew what was coming and so did she, I leaned towards her.... but her faced had flushed white, she had frozen, she looked past me into the shadows, I felt a cold hand over my mouth and caught a flash of steel passing towards my throat. There were two men. We had passed them and took then for shadows.

I kind of knew this would happen at the time but I thought it would be worth the gamble. I felt humid breath hit the back of my neck and heard a voice behind Julia "You take that one and ill take this one" I saw a pearl of sadness sliding down her chest. "Not my type" replied the one behind me. "Fine let's swap then"

This was the only chance we had to free ourselves.

I winked a Julia hoping shed knows what to do, the sharp pressure was released from my throat and I took the opportunity to push Julia aside. I swung the bottle I'd been carrying which missed the shadows head and smashed on his shoulder. Still, he fell to the ground with shattered glass stuck inside of him I turned, scared out of my wits and stuck the broken bottle into the other mans stomach and twisted it clockwise to add to his pain. He fell flat on his face crushing the remainders of the bottle. The first man was suddenly running towards me with a knife. My feelings of invincibility let me down as he stuck it deep into my chest. I could feel the blade invade my body. He put his foot on my stomach and pushed away from him, releasing me from his icy grip as I slammed down on the ground next to my dead foe I heard his accomplice tap way into the distance. I remembered Julia and shot up to see if she was ok. She lay about three metres away beside the bloodstained knife I ran over and knelt down beside her.

"WHY!!!"

"Why what??" She replied

"Why ...didn’t you tell me you were still alive?"

"Why should I have to tell you? You should know!"

"Are you o.k?"

"Yes but I've hurt my leg and i'm cold"

So I solve both of her problems by giving her my coat, tightening her scarf and picking her up.

"Where to bitch!"

"Our favourite spot of course...bitch!"

We laughed as we headed towards the bridge where I sit now. When we got here I lay her down in the moss where we usually sit and I asked her how her leg was. "Fine" she said. I checked her leg, just to make sure but I saw nothing at all. When I lay next to her she was smiling.

"This was a very 'not bad' day, Why don’t you finish it off" I closed my eyes, leant forward and kissed her, but her lips were cold. When I opened my eyes she still stared at me she didn’t blink, she looked like a black and white photo her previously happy face looked sad and when I pulled back her scarf, her throat cried red I heard her voice echo from happier times

"I ffreedom is a flame then death is a fire, When I die I hope you will be there to share my freedom"

"I wont let you die alone"

"No?"

"I promise"

At that time I thought she had till she was old and I was older, but I wasn’t about to break a promise. I sat on the ledge and looked down and then the past met the present. I noticed a small spot of blood running down my shirt and caught it as it slowly soaked in. I let the droplet slide down my finger and then I pointed my finger at the water. The droplet built up at my fingertip and fell off.

"Now for the rest of me"

As it dropped I thought of some touching last words that no one would hear unless the trees were listening.

"Alls well, ends well"

I spun away from the bridge and time began to slow. Have you ever had a dream about falling, falling, falling? You wait for the ground to fly up towards you but just when it’s about an inch fro your face you wake up?

Well this time it's different, But just as I go I hear a voice calling me into the next life or back the cast.

"Chloe, Chloe, Chloe!"

"Can I hear you or is it just my imagination?"

"It’s too late, the moon will not brighten this long night"