𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖍𝖊𝖑𝖑.

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

TWO GALLAGHER STUDENTS TAKE THEIR LIVES WITH A DEADLY JUMP

Internship comes to an end with two more deaths.

By Nicholas D. Kristoff

River Spree is being searched today after two American students are said to have jumped off Oberbaum Bridge last night.  

Jude Park, 24, and Delilah Jones, 25, are in Berlin for the summer for an internship with their American university, Gallagher Academy For Exceptional Young People. They were both last seen leaving Leonardo Boutique Hotel, where they had stayed for the summer, before calling an Uber to Oberbaum Bridge. 

Park posted on Instagram a photo of the two of them at the bridge at approximately 10:30pm. Their belongings were found in the northern tower of the bridge, causing authorities to believe they had jumped from there. 

delilah: you will always be my best friend, im sorry for what i have to do

delilah: hazel

delilah: don't trust ur family, they dont want whats best for you like you do

delilah: question everything

delilah: you will always be a sister to me tilly

delilah: take care of maddox for me, and take care of yourself

Levi had money to spend. So much money he was willing to spend it on someone he disliked and knew disliked him! But as far as he was concerned, he was doing it for himself (he’s getting steak!) and for Scooby, not for Delilah. “It’s not too far, too.” The walk isn’t too far, but it’s cool since they’re walking Scooby as well. “How’s Berlin treating you?”

         𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒉'𝒔  𝒏𝒐𝒕  𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈  𝒊𝒕  𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚  for  jude  to  think  up  a  crystal  clear  plan  ,   but  she  supposes  nothing  about  this  situation  is  easy  ,   no  matter  how  PREPARED  the  two  of  them  were  .    ‘  call  him  and  have  him  bring  it  here  .   even  if  we  don’t  end  up  leaving  ,   we  should  at  the  very  least  be  prepared  .  ’   a  backup  plan  ,   if  anything  .   she  pauses  ,   chin  resting  against  her  palm  as  she  thinks  .    ‘  we  could  buy  tickets  somewhere  and  go  somewhere  else  than  to  where  the  tickets  were  .  ’   that  sounds  even  juvenile  to  her  ,   though  .    ‘  percy  left  on  her  own  .   if  she  thinks  she  can  take  care  of  herself  ,   then  you  have  to  trust  that  she  can  .   reaching  out  will  only  put  her  in  more  danger  .  ’   and  she  sighs  ,   leans  against  the  back  of  their  couch  .    ‘  what  do  you  want  ,   then ?  ’  

       ‘     𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈  𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕  𝒊𝒔  𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆  𝒊𝒔  yours  ,   love  .  ’   and  doesn’t  that  just  sound  like  a  very  big  commitment ?   jude  park  has  never  done  anything  less  ,   though  .   she  chuckles  as  delilah  drags  her  along  ,   heels  echoing  throughout  the  sunset  coloring  the  bridge  .    ‘  take  this  -  ’   and  yes  ,   she  pulls  a  ruby  lined  lock  out  of  her  purse  at  hands  it  to  delilah  .    ‘  what  should  she  write ?  ’   she  asks  ,   pulling  out  a  sharpie  .  

he held his hand out, expecting to feel the cold metal of the lamp post in his hand, but his perception had been altered by the urgency, the pain, the lack of oxygen held in his lungs, or all of the above. as if it weren’t hard enough, the kick in his stomach left him breathless for more than a couple seconds where he couldn’t exactly do much other than to curl up into him, protecting his wounds and himself, though uselessly so. he was a dead man. cecil had managed to escape hubert’s attempts to eliminate him, but he had never been half as good as him, and in that moment it burned him. he could hear cecil’s words of encouragement from their teen days, and they all meant nothing, because he was about to die without giving a proper fight. “how much did he pay?” he asked, hoping there was some mercy in her to at least answer to his very last question.

       ‘  𝒏𝒐  .  ’    𝒃𝒖𝒕  𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔  𝒂  𝒑𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆  in  her  actions  ,   despite  already  knowing  what  she  would  do  in  this  moment  .    ‘  but  it  hasn’t  moved  and  we  haven’t  done  anything  RISKY  lately  ,   have  we  now ?  ’    dark  eyes  watch  delilah  carefully  .    ‘  and  i  like  mine  better  too  .  ’   and  she’ll  sigh  ,   lift  her  thumb  to  swipe  the  melted  dessert  off  her  girl  and  sticking  it  into  her  mouth  .    ‘  i’ll  bring  you  -  but  come  ,   we  must  go  to  the  lock  bridge  first  .  ’ 

“I take it you’ve traveled a lot then, Delilah?” she asks after downing the rest of her drink and smiling up at the brunette. “Too scrawny? He should be so lucky.”  She tilts her head, trying to find the write words. “Not in the sense that would make me worried about it. More like, they care a lot about him, which is good. But they definitely think he’s hot,” Vida surmises, and that’s really the way the best friendships go, isn’t it?

“i…hm. i don’t think maddox takes scooby to dog parks.” just normal parks, presumably? part of her doubts maddox even cleans up after his pet. “i’ve never actually seen scooby interact with other dogs, which is odd since there’s so many at gallagher. but he was fine with onyx so i’m sure he’s friendly.” would he miss his new friends when they leave, though? tilly isn’t sure what to say to that so it takes her a moment to respond. “why…? i’d probably never see them again. or, not very often.” because she doesn’t live that far away.

       𝒔𝒉𝒆'𝒔  𝒏𝒐𝒕  𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏  𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅  𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆  who  don’t  have  the  same  background  as  her  ;   and  the  one  thing  jude  has  never  really  understood  was  how  to  make  friends  with  people  who  couldn’t  take  care  of  themselves  .   financially  ,   anyways  .   delilah’s  teaching  her  now  ,   though  .   she’s  learning  -  and  she’ll  give  up  on  the  lecturing  (  for  now  )  .   jude  has  an  inkling  feeling  they’ll  return  to  it  .   and  then  it’s  time  for  her  to  think  quick  .    ‘  it’s  still  been  less  then  twenty  four  hours  ,   which  means  he’s  not  awake  yet  -  and  we  have  at  most  six  hours  before  he  wakes  up  and  remembers  clearly  .  ’   a  pause  ,   she’s  on  solving  problem  mode  for  the  moment  .    ‘  and  the  hospital  is  about  30  minutes  away  .  ’    at  least  that  puts  some  things  into  perspective  .    ‘  are  they  ready  to  use  in  the  airport ?  ’    time  to  make  a  plan  and  put  it  into  action  .  

that one he had expected. he had been taught to always be prepared, carry more than one weapon. except, well, when you were at home and relaxed, just like he mistakenly had been a couple minutes ago. at least he wasn’t helpless anymore with the knife in his hand, and if only he could reach the lamp in the corner of the room, he would have something like a staff– there it was. a plan. he took a deep breath to gather some strength but the sharp pain that moved across his chest as he did could only mean bad news. a punctured lung, anything of the kind. he grunted, looking up at her attacker with darkened eyes, his features obscure like never before right as he threw a fake slash meant to tease, that only leaves him open for her to throw in another stab right to his stomach. he whined, but didn’t let himself falter as he completed his move with an upper slash, hitting her right upper arm, the one in which she held the second blade, hoping she wasn’t as trained as himself– again, misjudging or perhaps wanting to stay optimistic in his own skills as he tried to reach the floor lamp, trying his best not to show his back for too long.

        𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏  𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏  𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒆  𝒘𝒂𝒔  𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆  ,   jude  park  had  never  been  one  to  settle  down  ;   everything  she  did  was  simply  fleeting  .   delilah  had  changed  that  .    ‘  a  few  summers  of  my  childhood  ,   and  i  stayed  here  during  my  year  off  as  a  rest  point  -  i  have  a  condo  here  .  ’    yes  ,   she  -  separate  from  her  family  ,   as  she  learned  from  a  young  age  it  was  IMPORTANT  to  have  such  a  separation  .   it  ended  up  helping  a  lot  after  rose’s  death  ,   having  a  place  to  hide  out  .   she  nods  ,   lip  quirking  up  as  she  offers  her  cone  to  delilah  ,   an  even  trade  .   her  tongue  lingers  on  the  ice  cream  ,   some  getting  on  the  corner  of  her  lip  and  hums  .    ‘  delicious  .   do  you  like  it ?  ’   she’ll  ask  ,   walking  towards  the  fence  of  the  bridge  .