Written by: Anushree Acharya - 28002, Grade VII
Posted on: 04 July, 2022
She looked at me. I wanted to tell her that everything he said was just a lie. But no, my throat was dry. The more I tried, the more painful it was to take my voice out. So, eventually I stopped trying. I could see her crying. Then they took me with them.
I am a 24-year-old girl named Emma. I live with my parents. I was an only child. I always felt alone. When I was 18, I left home to live in my college dorm so I could have friends. Everything was great. I had a job and soon I bought an apartment. Everything was great until 3 years ago.
I was travelling with my best friend. She said she had a surprise for me. Then she put a blindfold on me. What is she doing? I thought. She also took my cell phone. She took me to a place. Then I took off my blindfold. It was a house I had never been to. I asked her why she brought me here. She just grinned and pulled out a knife. Before I could react, I felt the knife go through my stomach. Then everything went dark.
I'm sane again. I was in front of my house. My parents were out. I had a sharp pain in my stomach. I saw her cry. There was one person who spoke to them. I recognized him as Ava, my best friend's brother. He was a police officer. He said I tried to take my own life and stabbed myself. My mom looked at me. I wanted to tell her that everything he said was just a lie. But no, my throat was dry. The more I tried, the more painful it was to take my voice out. So, eventually I stopped trying. I could see her crying. Then they took me with them.
Next I woke up in the hospital. It turned out I was in a coma. I could open my eyes, but I couldn't speak or move. I decided to keep going like this for a while. My parents visited me almost every day. I could hear tension in their voices. For the first time in years, I felt bad for leaving her. I felt how much they loved me, but I still couldn't hug them and say how much I loved them. I felt very sad.
Then came the voice of my "best friend". It was the voice I loved the most. But now it was the voice I never wanted to hear. But I was curious as to why she wanted to kill me. She cried, I already knew it was her fake crocodile tears. She begged the doctor to let her see me. She said she loved me and why would I want to do things like that? I wanted to hit her at that moment. But I couldn't move. Then she came in. Nobody was in the room. Her fake crying stopped and there was an evil laugh. She held the strand of hair in my face and tucked it behind my ears. It was the same thing she used to do.
So it was her. I remember her very well. How could I not see it? The way they used to speak was something like that. Her behavior, her everything. But her face changed. Why did she do it? Why does she want to kill me? I loved her very much. Then I heard her speak. "Emma, did you really think I died? It was your biggest mistake. How could I die without punishing you for the crime you committed? I never forgave you. I was very shocked when I heard that. Then she pulled out the oxygen mask I was wearing. I could hear my heartbeat racing. I was choking. I gasped. I heard the doctors coming, then it was all over…………….
