Chapter 121

David gave a quick nod. He and Vanessa rushed straight to the address they were given. But when they got there, they were stunned to see that it was a rundown apartment complex, normally so quiet, now totally swarmed with people. It took them forever to push through the crowd. And when they finally made it inside, what they saw left them frozen. The sound engineer they were looking for-Benjamin Pierce-was standing on the eighth-floor balcony, looking completely hopeless. He stared blankly at the sky, one leg already hanging outside the railing. He was clearly ready to jump. There was a buzz in the crowd as everyone whispered: "Is he really gonna jump? What the hell happened to drive him to this?" "Such a young guy... must be facing something he just couldn't get past." "Maybe it's job pressure? The economy's been rough lately." "Could be relationship drama too... who knows." Seeing what was happening, Vanessa exchanged a glance with David and signaled for him to sneak upstairs while sh