This is a story about a girl who tries to save another girl from suicide, and ultimately dies in the process, as they both fall off the bridge. This is also a story about reflection and regret, but also self growth. The narrator has had past trauma associated with this bridge, and it was a full circle moment where she ends up dying there and feeling the ‘want’ to live. I like that it was really suspenseful. I was not expecting this story to go in the direction that it did, and it left me feeling really sad and confused. I had to really sit with my thoughts on this one, and sort of take in what I had just read, as it felt really real to me. The main questions/suggestions I have are about the beginning of the story and whether or not it really has a purpose within the plot. I feel like it brought up a lot of unanswered questions about the narrator’s life, and they never really get answered. The main climax of the story is the whole event with the girl at the bridge, so I feel like the beginning could be more specific or condensed about what the place has to do with the narrator, rather than snapshots of her life.
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