The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental. DEDICATION To my parents and siblings for their love and support On The Bridge (The Poem) I watched the man standing on the bridge Being a curious teenager, I tried to impress “Nice car, Mister” I said The man yielded a faint smile in return Being a curious teenager, I wanted a conversation “Yes! With you Mister” I insisted The man came closer to me Being a curious teenager, I questioned him “Why? Why?” I asked The man took his time to reply Being a curious teenager, I was patient “Everyone was blind to see” He said The man then leaped into the oncoming traffic Being a curious teenager, I ask you “Why do people commit suicide???” By Ada Uzoije (On The Bridge : A Novel) Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER ONE When Doug’s parents, Norman and Jean Bates, drove up to the school and saw him waiting for them, they once again noticed that he looked just like the other 15–year-olds clustered around him waiting for lifts.
