Chapter 1

"I keep reaching for the surface. It always grows further away the closer I get. It's always just out of reach. Why can't someone be there to help me?! Why must I do this on my own?!" I yelled towards the sky. "Why won't someone save me?" I whispered before I jumped.

This will stop the pain. You won't hurt anymore.

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Arlo Washington had a good life going for him. Funds saved for college. A good job. Good grades. But it all came crashing down when he told his parents he was gay. Everything went downhill. He thought it was all over. Who's going to save him now?