[Pheonix]

You are not going to like what I am about to say. Tell somebody. Tell his parents. Tell his teachers. Tell a guidance counselor. Yes, you will likely lose him. Do you chose to have a dead friend or would you rather him alive and mad at you? If he's dead, there is no second chance. He told you. When he tells you this, it means you have a chance to stop him. Why would he take that chance if he really wanted to die? Wouldn't he keep it a secret? Obviously you and this other person alone are not enough to stop him and I understand you'd love to be, but you can still stop him by getting somebody else to stop him. He doesn't want to die, but he doesn't know how to live as he is now, so he sees death as the only option. Somebody needs to get him enough help to get him to find a new way of life. I am sure he will forgive you someday, but you need to be willing to let him go and let him believe he hates you if you want to save his life. Do not tell him first because that will scare him and scared people do impulsive, quick, stupid things, so he may kill himself before you get him help. Give him no warning and thus no time to do it first. Will he kill himself if you don't tell anybody? That is not a sure thing, but do you want to take the chance that you will have to live the rest of your life knowing you could have saved him? Is his life more important than your friendship? Tell somebody. I am so sorry if you lose him, but if he lives, he will be able to forgive you, whereas if he dies, how will you face his family or friends knowing you could have said something? If he dies anyways, at least you did all you knew how. You are fully able to do this. Tell somebody if you love him (as a friend or more).

I am 22 years old and have taken psychology classes and known suicidal people. I have also heard about many people who didn't tell anyone, only to end up with a dead loved one. I sincerely hope this helps and you are alright. I am incredibly sorry if this hurts, but I find that many of the worthwhile things in life do, in order to make things right.