A corner of the newspaper

When I was in 12th grade,I used to travel by bus (public transport) . So there was this boy , from my same school who was probably 6 years younger than me, who took the same bus as mine . He would get into the bus about seven - eight stops after mine . I always admired him . He was a really lean and short boy . He used to travel with his sister who was also young, probably 2-3 years older than him . I used to watch both of them , the way they held each other's hands while getting onto the bus , paying for the tickets . It was fun to watch them . The boy had one of his ears pierced. Since we are from the same school, sometimes he used to come and ask me for coins or change while I was waiting for the bus and I used to tell him no worries I can pay for them too .As I said before he had a special place in my heart , I don't know why. He was like a little brother who I always wanted . 

Then I graduated school and went to uni . I completely forgot about this boy. One day my mom came to me and showed me that day's newspaper and asked if I knew someone . I took the newspaper and I couldn't believe my eyes . There he was , on the newspaper page , with that smiling beautiful face of his , in a small corner with the headline ‘boy dies at 15 ’.

 I felt like the whole world had stopped for a second . I wanted to scream , but nothing came out . Apparently , he had suicided due to bullying from his classmates for not winning the class election . It broke my heart . I know that there was nothing I could have done to save him , but I still felt responsible for his death. Why did he kill himself? I wonder what his mind went through before dying . I wonder if knew that once he dies he can never come back . What if he did that at the moment of pressure and wanted to undo it ? I wish I could go back and tell him that the world is not a good place and you need to be brave and that only the strongest will survive.

 I can't even imagine what it is like for his sister. There is no one to hold her hand anymore while getting onto the bus . There is no one to laugh together with while traveling to school. My heart aches for her. I still haven't become brave enough to visit her after the incident and I don't think I ever will be. I hope she lives a happy life and that the world will be kind towards her . 

  

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