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The Water Fight at Black Bridge Every Friday from around the middle of May to the end of the school year, my friends and I would have a “water fight”. The “water fight” was actually an excuse my friends and I made up to get away with coming home from school soaking wet. After school on friday my friends and I would walk a half mile into the woods to Black Bridge, an old train bridge that was no longer in use. None of us really knew why it was called Black Bridge or if it was even actually called Black Bridge but, it had built up the reputation of being the best bridge to jump off in the area. It was actually fairly safe; it was only a little over 20 feet tall and the river below was fairly deep and slow-moving. The only real danger was the risk of the cops catching you, giving you a slap on the wrist and telling your parents. The first time I ever went to Black Bridge was at the end of my sixth grade year. My best friends older brother thought we were ready (smart enough to not snitch) to jump off the bridge. Once I finally got to the bridge and put my bathing suit …show more content…

In a week, I would be leaving New York and moving to a rural county in Virginia. This trip to Black Bridge was an emotional one. It was the last time I would see the majority of my friends of 9 years. We reminisced about the especially trying year. We had lost a close friend to suicide and the town was devastated by a flood earlier in the year. The entire way there we talked about the past and all the amazing times we had together and before we knew it, we were at the bridge. At this point I realized that it was my last chance to jump. When everyone was changed they started walking over the the bridge. My friends had come to the conclusion that I wouldn’t jump by then so they didn’t even bother trying to convince me. To their surprise, I followed. Everyone was amazed that I even went over to the bridge as I normally wouldn't get anywhere near

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