Echoes

Chapter 8- Framed

   04//09/18
Ashley's POV

I'm gonna make her happy. That's a promise.

My Mom talked to me regarding Gab and she doesn't like the fact that I'm taking care of a psycho child, according to her. "Ashley, this friend of yours, Gab. I understand what she's been going through but, she might influence you into something... stupid or crazy. Honey, you see I-" I cut her off. "No, Mom. I'll be staying by her side no matter what. And you can't stop me from doing that." I said, fiercely. "Ashley, I'm afraid I have to let the Gab of yours GO. BACK. HOME. End of discussion. I want her out of this house in 30 minutes. If not, I'll bring that girl to a Mental Hospital where she'll be taken care of. Understand?" she threatened me. "B-but--" "END. OF. DISCUSSION. Go to your room, now!" she shouted. I had tears falling down my cheeks, I was hurt about the way my Mom acted. She's never been like this before. "Dear, I--" she said, as I walked off crying. Knowing very well my Mom just doesn't get it.
   I went to my room crying, where I saw Gab on the bed, ready to give me a hug and comfort me.
"I heard what your Mom said."
"Y-you did?" I asked
"Yeah, it's fine, okay? I understand why your Mom is like this. And maybe I really am crazy or I'm just being a burden to you or even hurting you I just--"
"Gab."
"Yeah?"
"I love you. Okay? I will never, ever leave you alone. I'll be with you always. Whatever happens, you hear me?" I told her, while placing my hand on her cheek.
Tears started rolling down her cheeks and she hugged me and started crying.
"I'm so s-sorry Ashley. All this time I've been so pissed off about every little thing, and I didn't even bother to notice how much you cared about me. I'm sorry." she said, hugging me tighter.

Gab, forgive me.

"Gab." I said shakily.
"What is it?" she asked

"Kill yourself."

Gab's POV

   She was a stranger to me. A person whose sore energy can be felt. The most negative feelings, expression and actions, coming from two words. "Kill yourself." These words echoed through my head all night. My mind telling me to give up, and my heart telling me to hold on.
(First paragraph of Chapter 1. Now you know who I'm referring to.
-Author)

"W-what?" I was shocked. I couldn't believe she was telling me this.

"Kill yourself." Ashley told me, the second time.

"Ashley?! Why are you telling me this shit?? What the fuck?"

"Gab! I said go kill yourself. Go home, now!"

I stood there. Speechless. And I was so fucking hurt. She no longer gives a fuck about me. What the fuck? She just said she wouldn't leave me, no matter what, said she loved me, said I was hers and she was mine, said she cared about me, and now, she just told me to kill myself? I am so fucking hurt. And yeah, maybe I'll kill myself tonight.
Let's see if anyone will still care. I'll jump of my tall balcony tonight. Ha! Let's see what that asshole Ashley would do. I swear to God she'll regret everything.

Ashley's POV

  After Gab went home crying, I couldn't help but cry in my room as well. My Mom came in and said, "Good job, looks like you did everything I said. Go to sleep dear, before I cut all your guts out before Gab kills herself tonight."
My Mom threatened the fuck out of me. While we were talking a while ago, she pushed me against the wall, put a knife against my neck and whispered:

"Gab's parents left an enormous fortune in their will that if Gab or any of her siblings are in the right age, they'll get that fortune. But if Gab dies before she reaches the right age due to her disorder, the money will be transferred to you, not her siblings. But, if you die too, it will be given to me.
I've been friends with the Anthony's for a long time. They told me about that will and I never stopped thinking about it then. That's why I offered to take you in when your dumbass mother who loved you very much, couldn't afford to give you everything. Oops, SPILLED IT. NOW, TELL GAB TO GO KILL HERSELF AND THEN I'LL KILL YOU TOO AFTER, I'LL FRAME IT AS SUICIDE JUST LIKE WHAT I DID TO THE ANTHONY'S. MAKE A MISTAKE, AND GAB IS DEAD. CALL THE POLICE, AND I'LL MAKE SURE YOU'RE DEAD FIRST."

My life was at the point death, and my body was at the point of fainting. My whole life was a lie. My real mother loved me. My "mother" now is the one who killed the Anthony's on purpose. It wasn't suicide. It was murder.

Gab's POV

   2:23am
04/10/18

   Here I am. On my balcony, ready to jump with my suicide note.