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Prologue

Ella

I wonder if I can fly? With the wind and rain in my hair and ht be possible Perhaps if I can get enough courage to juht, like a bird with powerful wings

Maybe then I could reunite with her

"What are you doing?" Micha says, his voice higher than nor to hurt yourself" His aqua eyes pierce h the rain and his hands are on the beae

"I don't think I will," I say "I think I ht be able to fly just like her"

"Your lances down at the murky water far below our feet "What are you on?"

"I took one of her old pills" I tip my head back and bask my face in the rain "I just wanted to see what it was like for her Why she thought she was invincible"

He steps down on the beam with his arms spanned out to the side and his clunky boots slip on the wetflashes above our heads and collides with the earth

"Yourone hand on the metal wire above our heads, he extends his other hand towardthe shit out of me"

"I don't know if I can," I say softly, raising my head back up as I rotate to face him "I'm not sure if I want to"

He dares a step closer and his thick eyelashes blink fiercely against the down pour "Yes, you do You're stronger than that" His hand begs et over here"

Staring down at the black water, my body starts to drift

"I swear to God, Ella!" Micha shouts, his tone sharp, his muscles tense "Give me your hand!"

I snap out of ers with his His other hand capturese that is pooled with puddles Lights on the beaht and Micha's car is parked in the ine and headlights on

He hops over the railing and then his ar o For a second, it feels okay, weightless and uncontrolled I tuck ainst my chilled skin The scent of hio back to - s weren't as heavy because I was too irasp the full reality of life

Micha pulls back and smoothes ain I can't do this without you"

But he needs to figure out life without this perception ofit without drowning

"Micha, I" The look on his face silences my lips

He knohat I'm about to say - he always does He is my best friend, my soul mate In a perfect world, full of roses and sunshine we'd be together, but this world is full of broken hoive up easily

"I'ood-bye "I didn't want to think anymore It was just too ht now I can think clearly again"