Echo

A New Beginning

Two Months Later

Lineah moved out after a month. She said I was too obsessed in all of this. She was just in denial of the whole thing. Alice then asked me to move in with her and I gladly accepted. We have been tracking down the last girl left on the kill list besides me. But we are having an enormous amount of trouble with that, it's like she disappeared off the face of the Earth. I even hacked into the police face recognition software and all I seem to find is me. I cut my hair into cool bangs so we could tell if it was me or not. Alice and I also have codes to indicate if it's really me or Naomi. We have practically been in hiding ever since the night I ran into Celest. We've been carefull. My mother doesn't come over anymore, hell, she doesn't even pick up the stupid phone. It's like she fell off the face of the earth too. But that wasn't my main focus right now. Alice gave me Celestia's gun but I gave it back to her and bought myself a new one. We got secret identities and everything of that sort. I still need to lay in bed for a second to remember everything that's happened. It still feels like I'm living someone else's life. I actually kind of like it.

This morning seemed slower than usual. None of everything was working properly including the stupid coffee maker. I walked into the kitchen to see Alice laying face up on the counter tapping her belly with her eyes open. She'll do this every once in awhile. She calls it her taking-it-in moments. I was about to tap her knee when I heard the computer beep. We both jumped and ran to the computer.

"Got her!" I yelled, "Naomi is on E 88th street Manhattan," We got into my new car and drove to the street. We searched the area up and down until finally we saw her. Naomi turned a corner into a street alley.

"Over there!" Alice screamed. We ran around the corner and into the alley.

"HELP!" Naomi cried. Two men had her pinned on the wall with a woman in front of her holding a syringe in her left hand. They were all dressed in black clothes. The women made eye contact with me and without looking away shoved the syringe in Naomi's neck. Naomi screamed in pain but was shushed by one of the man's hands. Her body shook violently until she calmed and fell onto the floor. It was all happening too fast but in slow motion at the same time. The men hauled her away into a truck behind the alley. She was dead. Another body. I couldn't move. I was frozen. It looked like I was the one being murdered. Is that the way I'm going to die? The women that killed Naomi walked towards Alice and I. Alice shook me and tried to pull me away. Finally I snapped out of it and she pulled me away. She pulled me down the street and we ran for what seemed to be forever. I don't really remember what happened after but we got home sooner or later.

"We need to leave right now," Alice told me, "Echo pack your bags. Bring as little as possible," I did as I was told and half an hour later we were in my car, my hands on the wheel. In that moment I realized this was going to be my life. I'll be running and chasing. I didn't really mind it. I liked the thrill, the blood pumping through my veins. The split seconds where I had to make a life changing move. I looked down at my gun beside me. I pulled over, grabbed my gun and opened my door. I walked over to Alice's door and swung it open.

"Echo, what are you doing?" She smiled. That smile. I'll never forget that smile. 

"I love you," I aimed the gun at her head, "but this is the only way, Alison." BANG! I pulled the trigger before she could say anything. Blood trickled down her face. Her eyes were open and she was beautiful. I unbuckled her seatbelt and pulled her out of the car laying her down on the edge of the road. I was carefull to not disturb her beauty. I saw a tear fall onto Alison's face. I touched my cheek and realized I had been crying. I ignored the tears and closed her eyes. I got back into the car and drove. I drove for longer than I ever had. This was it, a new beginning. For me anyway.