An Echo In The Night

.CHAPTER ONE.  

Echo watched through the window at the drizzling rain. She blinked and squeezed a fat tear out of .the corner of her eye. "I miss you Momma" she whispered, as she looked out over the woods towards the cemetery from the attic window of her three story house. Or what was *supposed* to be hers. Her mother had remarried after her dad died and now that she was gone too..... Her stepfather showed his true self. Spoiling her stepsister and making her life as miserable as possible. She wanted to scream. To run away to do anything to get away from here. ANYTHING. She heard Lisbeth yelling her head off for her to come and do something, probably something of minor importance but still had to be made a huge deal of. Im coming! She hollered. "Stuck up brat" she muttered. WHAT now? *sigh* i am having guests over for tea this afternoon! I expect everything prepared as usual. She said primly in the most annoying accent on earth. "Oh bother you" she thought. But instead she said, another teaparty? Yes ma'am. I understand. Alright. I understand. I know where the china is. Okay. Okay. OKAY. yeah i know. AlRIGHT Lisbeth. Thank heavens shes gone. Relieved she began setting up the room for the upcoming teaparty. Oh bother.. Bother bother bother!!! The linen has a stain! Oh bother! Janice! Janice can you tend to this stain? I sure can missy! Thank you much. Christian!! Would you mind getting firewood for the oven? As you wish! Oh sush! Were the hell did Nelly run off too? BELL!!! Theres to many people here!! Thank you Chris, oh Janice! Your an angel!! ECHO!!! DO YOU HAVE THE TABLE SET YET??!! YES I DO!! Ohhh!! Daddy! My locket is missing!!! ECHO DID IT!!! I did NOT!!!! Ohhh! ECHO!!! Get in here NOW!! Ohhhh!! Jerk. She mumbled as she stalked into the parlor. CHRISTIAN!! You too! Lisbeth can you oversee the other servants? Of course daddy! She cheerfully replied as she danced off into the kitchen and flashed Echo a dirty look. Then Echo's stepfather began in the most cruel awful voice: 

Echo, you have wronged Lisbeth. You MUST be punished. No one will go without punishment in my house. Christian, you will give the punishment. What?? No! SILENCE!! You are strong. And you will whip her! I COMAND it. Echo and Christian looked at each other with horror. No!! Christian thought despairingly. What am i to do?? I HAVE to save her. I CANT do this!! I just can't!!! THE WHIP!! THE WHIP CHRISTIAN!! WHIP THE GIRL!!! He found himself standing, with a whip in his hand, in front of the bloodstained whipping post. And chained to the post, was Echo. With a look of pure terror on her face, that seemed to say; please! Please don't! But he had no choice. And trying not to think about it, he drew back his arm, and, ***SNAP*** Echo screamed. Christian let out a brokenhearted cry. 20 lashes! How can i keep this up??? Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen. Echo went limp. There was an exceptionally loud **CRACK** and Echo's eyes clouded.

She knew no more.

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