"The Unhappy Fairytale" Chapter 6: If I jumped...would I fly?

Jake walked out onto the porch roof looking back towards the window to see if Kayla was still behind him. She handed him the blanket and Jake spread it over the spot that they had already shoveled. Before sitting down Jake looked down to the snow below him looking at his shadow on the snow. Jake felt a pull on his hoodie it was Kayla she wanted him to sit down with her, so he sat down beside her. It was a beautiful night; Jake thought lying down on his back and looking up at the stars. 1

Turning his head a little to see Kayla he saw that she was already looking at him with so much intensity. He looked into her green eyes; it looked like she wanted to tell him something. Jake asked her if everything was all right, and for a second it looked like she really had something to tell him, but then she smiled and said that everything was great. Jake still looking into her eyes could tell she was lying, but decided to let it go for now.2

As Jake looked up at the sky a snowball flew right overhead. He turned to see Kayla with a snowball in her hand “up for a little target practice” she said with a deviant little smile on her face. Jake winked picking up some snow pounding it into a fine snowball. They both crept over the side of the roof looking into the neighbors yard “target sighted, ready the attack” “ok on my count” ordered Kayla “3…2…1…FIRE!!!” at that Jake and Kayla both hurled there snowballs at the snowman below knocking off his hat and arm “target destroyed” Jake said as they both fell down laughing.3

After a couple minute they both stopped laughing and Jake got up and extending his hand forward to Kayla who grabbed it and pulled herself up. They both walked back to the blanket still laughing at there harmless fun. When Jake sat down Kayla jumped on top of him, and holding his arms down. Making sure that he wasn’t going anywhere, and for a second it was just play until there eyes met. Jake felt weird looking into her eyes, they were best friends but he kind of sensed that she wanted something more.4

Looking into each other’s eyes, there lips met at first clumsily, but then with more precision, more passion, and as soon as it had started it was over. Jake was breathing quite heavily not sure if what happened had really happened. He looked towards Kayla and felt his face start to glow he tried to hide it but was all too obvious. Jakes felt a little less embarrassed, when he saw that Kayla’s face had also become a pinkish color, and almost laughed. 5

It was all to weird he never felt this way before. It was just weird to think of Kayla the way he was now. He had known her since the first grade and never once thought of doing what he had just done. Jake and Kayla looked at each other not really knowing where to go from here. Jake lied down on the blanket, and to his surprise Kayla laid down on top of him. She moved her head forward and kissed him on the check before resting her head down on his chest.6

They laid together in silence listening to the sounds of the night. Not really caring what happen from here because at the moment they were together and things truly were great.Around nine Kayla’s dad yelled for them to get inside because it was Kayla’s bedtime. When he said that Jake could felt Kayla cringe. Jake sat up and picked up Kayla so that they were eye-to-eye “what’s wrong” “nothing” Kayla went to say but stopped short. She stood up and looked out, but it really didn’t look like she was looking at anything really just kind of staring off into space. Jake tugged on her jacket, and Kayla turned and looked at Jake.7

There was something different though something in her eyes. It was if there was nothing there no color, no hope…nothing just darkness. Jake went to talk but before he could say anything Kayla put a finger to his lips gentle pressing down. Looking back into the sky she spoke very quietly. “If I jumped…would I fly?” Jake kind of taken back by the question and didn’t really know what to say, but before he had a chance to think she started talking again this time looking into his eyes. “I mean like tonight we both took a step forward and jumped…and we flew”8

“I just wondered do you think it would be possible on a much bigger level” “yes a suppose so” Jake said unsure of his own answer, but before they could continue talking another roar came from down stairs “get you ass to bed now before I have to come up there!!!” As Jake went back through the window into Kayla’s room he turned around to Kayla who was right behind him. “Lets run away together just us” and for a second it actually looked like she was going to say yes.9

“No I can’t I have to jump and with any luck I’ll be able to fly”. As they walked down the stairway towards the door, Jake got more and stressed. When they finally made it the door both of them were at the brink of tears “I’ll see you tomorrow at school” said Kayla kissing Jake lightly on the lips before saying goodnight and closing the door.10

…Kayla never showed up for school the next day, and when Jake went over her house he found her. Huddled up in the darkest corner of her room, her skirt was torn down the middle. Her beautiful face was still wet with tears; in her hand she held her father’s revolver. One last tear was shed before falling from her face and onto the carpet below.11

BANG!!!!12

Jake woke up crying with only one though in his mind “that it's all his fault”. He walked into the kitchen and picked up the biggest sharpest knife he could find, all the while the thoughts that he could have prevented it from happening racing through his mind. Jake walked back into his room locking the door behind him. He put the knife down on his bed and searched his desk pulling out a picture of him and Kayla the picture was taken a couple months ago in front of the school. Jake walked back to his bed with the picture still in hand. He looked at the picture one last time before setting it down on his lap. Jake picked up the knife,13

and just before Jake pulled the knife down across his wrist he heard “all your fault”14