Your End

"Huh, I think you should go now, Anna," John interrupted, glaring at Nancy as he stepped in front of her.  

"What did you just say?" Anna asked.  

"Nothing you need to hear again, and by the way you should go visit your mother," Nancy snorted.  

Anna turned and, without saying a word, stepped out the door. She walked over to the car, got in, and sighed deeply.  

Lily noticed the concerned look on her face and asked, "Are you okay?"  

"I'm worried about my mom," Anna responded.  

"Do you want to go straight to the hospital now?" Lily asked.  

"No, let's go home, and then we can head there once I'm packed," Anna replied.  

"Okay," Lily responded as she drove out of the driveway and headed straight to Anna's house.   

"What do you want to do now?" Lily asked.  

Anna stepped out of the car when they got to the house; she walked straight up to her room, packed a bag, and came back downstairs.  

"Here, let me help you with that," Lily said, taking the bag from her.   

They were close friends, almost looking alike, and were sometimes confused as twins by people who didn't know them.  

"Thank you." Anna responded as she handed over the bag to her.  

Anna walked over to the divorce paper Simon had dropped earlier, picked up a pen from the handbag she was now holding, and signed it.  

"Let's go," Anna said, turning without looking back as she walked out of the life she had known for the last three years.  

As they drove out of the house, Anna closed her eyes, a tear streaming down her face as her heart broke.  

Suddenly the car came to a stop, and Anna's eyes popped open.   

"What's going on?" Anna asked as she looked to see a car parked in front of them.   

"I don't know, why would anyone park in such a … stay in the car," Lily said, stepping out.   

The next thing Anna saw was someone opening her side of the car and covering her nose.   

"Help!" Anna tried to scream, but it was too late.  

“Stop it, I say. She is the one,” a man said, pointing angrily to Lily.   

Anna’s eyelids fluttered open, the sight before her shifting in and out of focus. The rocking of the boat was the first thing she noticed. She felt her wrists hurt against the rope that tied them behind her back.  

“Anna do not say a word,” Lily tried to whisper above the sound of the waves, fear evident in her voice.  

Her hair was disheveled as she sat with her hands tied behind her back. She looked from each of the men to the other, trying to make out their faces, which were covered by a mask.  

"Anna?" One of the men called, trying to distinguish between the two ladies who looked the same to him.  

"We were never told there would be two. Take the car from the house and get her; that was the plan," someone shouted onto the phone a few feet away from them in the boathouse.  

"I told you I am Anna," Lily told them.  

The man who was standing behind them guarding the rear turned to face them, his masked face unreadable as he studied the two women.  

"She is lying," another man stated, "Stop lying to us."  

"I'm Anna," Lily insisted, her voice steady despite the fear in her eyes.  

Anna shook her head slightly, her heart hammering like a drum, the sound drowning out the voices.  

"No, Lily…" Anna tried to say.  

The one standing closest to Lily hit her in the face, knocking her down as he spat, "One of you is Lily; it's you, right?"  

"Yes, Parker, Simon, yes, Simon Parker, that was what I said just now," the one on the phone stated.  

For a minute Anna felt her world crumble, her heart shattered as her mind raced. Simon? What did he do? What is going on… Her thoughts trailed off as the man in front of them grabbed Lily by the arm and yanked her to her feet.  

"We don't have the time for games."  

"Wait…" Anna started, struggling against the rope binding her hand.  

The man ignored her. With a single nod to his partner, he pulled a gun from his waistband and pressed it against Lily's temple.  

"No! Stop!" Anna cried, thrashing in her seat, but the other men pressed down on her shoulders, keeping her in place.  

"No, don't do this. I am Anna; she is just trying to save me. I’m Anna," Anna shouted.  

"She would not be so stupid to risk her life with a gun pointed at her head." The man spat at Anna.  

"Get on with it, you f*cker!" Lily shouted.  

"I see you've got some spirit." The man said as the others laughed, adding, "We took the liberty of sending your mother ahead of you."  

Lily inhaled sharply, raising her chin up in defiance. She met Anna's desperate gaze, her lips parting as if she wanted to say something, one last goodbye—but the gunshot came first.  

Lily crumpled instantly, her body hitting the deck right beside Anna. Anna froze, her face going pale as she stared at Lily. Her mind was trying to register the fact that they had also killed her mother.  

"That had better have been her." The man cursed under his breath, nudging Lily's lifeless body with his boot.  

"She said she was," another person stated.  

"We can't leave loose ends," The one who was on the phone said, Obviously the leader.  

Anna barely had the time to react before rough hands grabbed her again. Dragging her to the edge of the boat.  

"Don't waste any bullets on her; the sea should do the rest," the man muttered.  

Anna watched as some of the other men dragged Lily's body and tossed her over the boat.  

"P…Please," Anna gasped, her voice hoarse.  

"It's nothing personal, just the end for you" the man said, pushing her.  

The last thing she heard as she plunged into the cold water was the sound of the boat speeding away.