I met Calvin by chance, I was leaving the bar and walking home as I had had way to many drinks tonight, but I had fun, I even sang karaokee. Yeah me singing not a pretty site that is for sure, some were kind, complimenting me, but I know singing would never be my path in life.
I was walking along, the bridge up ahead it was one of those suspended bridges, really high and rocks at the bottom. It kind of gently swung when the wind is just right, in my state I worried I may have to lean over the edge and let out some if the excess alcohol I had consumed.
I was coming up to the center when I saw him, he was sitting on the upper outer ledge, I was sure he was going to jump. I slowly walked up to him, then let him know I was coming up on him and did not want to startle him.
"Just leave me alone please! I don't want to jump but I can't take it anymore!"
"Please just talk to me, tell me what is bothering you."
"I don't want to talk! I want to do this."
"Come on man talk to me, I will not come close to you, just talk to me, you might actually feel better."
He sat there not a word said, I leaned up on the edge staying away from him, like I had promised.
"Please talk to me, tell me your name."
"It's Calvin, and who are you?"
"My name is William but my friends call me Billy. You are my friend now so you can call me Billy, can I call you Cal?"
"The only person who ever called me Cal was my brother, he was killed in action, at my side."
He started to cry, he told me he wanted to be with his brother, he had no friends and no one cared if he lived or died.
"That is not true is it Cal, I care and you and I are friends for life now."
"Billy thank you for this, but there are so many things wrong with me, you can't seriously want to help me thru any of this do you?"