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    Zero

    By Jonathan Yanez

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    For as long as he can remember, Alan Price has been fighting a losing battle against bullying and depression. When one final attempt at a normal life goes horribly wrong, Alan prepares himself for the ultimate surrender. But he'll soon discover that only by looking death in the face, will he ever begin to live.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJonathan Yanez
    Release dateApr 22, 2014
    ISBN9781311571007
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      Zero - Jonathan Yanez

      Zero

      by

      Jonathan Yanez

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      Chapter 1

      Just one step and it would all be over. Alan teetered on the ledge of the fifty-story building. The cold wind whipped around him at dangerous speeds flirting with his tuxedo jacket and short blond hair.

      Well, you came here to do it. You came all this way.

      Alan looked at the streetlights stretching out in every direction, at the trim landscape so far below him. He swayed as the power of the wind tried to pull him over the ledge prematurely. Alan winced as the cold breeze forced itself against his face.

      An ache reminded Alan of his black eye as he squinted. Reaching a hand to his face, Alan felt the swollen area around his right eye socket.

      That’s going to leave a mark. It’s going to have to be a closed-casket funeral… What are you talking about? Nobody is going to come to your funeral anyway.

      Alan bit his lip at the harsh but true thought, immediately regretting his decision. Pain and fresh blood gushed from his recently spilt lip. Alan grunted to the lonely night as the pain subsided.

      The air was cold and dark. Fitting, Alan thought, for this night to be my last. The night he died would be just like the life he lived. He hadn’t asked to be born, but he was. He hadn’t wanted to be depressed and angry all the time but he was. It seemed like he didn’t have too many choices in this world except for this one. He did have the choice to end his own life.

      One step, just one jump and it can all be over. No more pills, no more being alone, no more looks of disgust directed your way from kids at school or the adults you know. One step, Alan, come on you can do this.

      Alan swayed once again in the wind. Goosebumps prickled at his hands and neck. A shiver ran down

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