Your prequel to the original piece adds tons of context to make the situation more intriguing. Did his friend plan this out as a suicide or was it an accident? Well done, indeed.

The only issue I have with this is the use of “cos,” but this may just be a cultural difference. Personally, I think that “’cause” reads better.

Thank you for the brilliant comment & rating! Much appreciated.
And yes, I do use “cos” a lot. I would normally use “because” or “’cause”, but because I normally have to cut down on spaces, unnessecary commas, etc, I just cut down the word “because” to “cos.”
Sorry if this gets in the way of enjoying the stories I do fully, but I’m glad you liked this as much as you did.
Thank you.
=))

I think “cos” actually adds to it and makes it more personal. When you write something from a character’s point of view using eloquent and extremely formal language it can sometimes sound silly so I have no problem with it.

Your prequel is very good and adds more to the next part.
Well done,
Abby