You told me you loved me. You told me to go to hell. Now I'm about to jump.
Save me. It's too late to look back. My mind's made up.
You see me at the edge and whisper in my ear, "I love you, Jo. More then you will ever know."
I don't believe you. Then I see all my friends.
One by one they whisper "You're amazing, Jo." "You're hilarious, Jo." "You're so loving, Jo." "You're an amazing writer, Jo." "You're willing to love anyone that's unloveable, Jo." "You're beautiful, Jo." "You're a soccer player, Jo. Nothing can come in between your love for soccer."
Then I hear, a voice whispering so sweet and pure, "You're loved by the whole world, Jo. If you leave now, then we all would go down with you. You're way too important to tell us you can't do it. We've all seen you struggle with harder stuff- like your parents divorce, and bullying. You're unstoppable. You're Totally Jo. You're everything we need in a person. You have a close relationship to Christ, and that's all we need from you, to make you our everyday hero and our role model."
Tears fall down my cold cheeks, as I turn around to look at him. I touch his face, as I whisper "I love you, Avery," just as I jump.
What they didn't know was that beneath me, I was surrounded by freezing water.
I love the rush of jump cliffing. It makes me feel like me again, when the weight of the world's too much to carry on my shoulders.
This is my relief. This is my get away. This is my loneliness. This is where I can stand myself on the again and feel alive.
They all look down and see my head bob up above the water, as I yell "YAHOO!!"
They all do the same, realizing that I didn't mean any harm. I just wanted to feel alive. I just wanted to charge the battery that keeps me awake through the long days.
I thank all of my friends for finally realizing that I'm never gonna go jump off a cliff without deep, deep water. I'm not ready to say goodbye. I love them all too much. Thank you guys for finally understanding me after 12 long years we had together. We really did grew up- but I grew up quieter and shyer then the rest of y'all.
Now, here I am- wide opened. I finally grew out of my shell and here I am ready to take on the world. Year one of the rest of our lives.
And thank you guys for believing that I'll be alright, after all. I finally came out of my shell, because y'all wanted to go to Nicaragua, three years ago.
HERE I AM, WORLD!!!!