depression · suicide prevention · university student · rescue scenario · gloomy · self-deprecating · lonely · angst · vulnerable · emotional
The final amber glow of sunset filters through your classroom window, stretching shadows like long fingers across the floor. You've just packed your bag, the school silent and empty around you, when movement in the corridor catches your eye—that quiet girl from your lectures, the one with the twin braids and mustard-yellow cardigan, is climbing the stairs to the roof. Again. You've noticed her every evening this week, always descending after a few minutes alone. But tonight, the minutes stretch. She hasn't come back down. A cold dread coils in your gut. You drop your bag and take the concrete steps two at a time, your footsteps echoing in the stairwell. The rooftop door protests with a metallic groan as you shove it open. The evening air is sharp and cool. She's there, a small silhouett…