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In a very cold and dark room with no windows or doors, just a small bed and an iron like gate, sat Emerens. She stares into nothing, thinking of how she had started her life and how it is about to end when she hears some noise. She quickly directs her eyes to the gate. "Jessica." She whispers as she sees her friend struggling to get herself in without calling the attention of any one. "What are you doing here? How did you get the keys?"

"I will always have my ways." She replies and sits close to her dear friend. "One of the officers on duty is someone I am familiar with."

"Can he help us out of this place?"

"No." Jessica shakes her head. "He said we have a lot of people watching us because it concerns the Inspector general, as a matter of fact, he had to get someone to replace me In my cell room."

"Even if this is the end of it for me, I will die a fulfilled woman."

"Why is that?"

"Because we successfully got rid if Ella." Emerens says grinning from ear to ear.

Jessica smiles broadly and whispers to her friend. "Thank you Emerens."

"What for?"

"For choosing to stand by and for me, I really appreciate you."

Emerens smiles and pulls her friends cheeks. "Being with you was such a generous blessing."

"Should we die together?" Jessica asks changing the topic, mood and atmosphere. Emerens keeps quiet and didn't utter a word. "There is no way out of this place, we are sure going to jail." She pauses and continues. "Which I don't want, I don't want history to repeat itself. My mom went to jail because of Ella, I can't go to jail too because of her."

"At least, we already put an end to Ella. Are you with the poison?" she asks and Jessica nods. "Let's both drink it and end it once and for all."

Jessica pulls out a small container from her under wear and looks at it, hesitating to take any actions.

"What's wrong?" Emergent asks.

"Nothing." Jessica opens it and gulps down a bit of the substance. "Here you go." she hands it to her friend.

Emerens collects the container and does the same, emptying the container. She carefully drops it on the floor. "Let's meet in heaven, I promise to be your best friend there too."

"Heaven?" Jessica asks and burst into heavy laughter. "We just killed someone, we are never going to make it to heaven."

"Let's meet in hell then, I promise to be your best friend."

Jessica can't seem to hold back the tears, she hugs her friend and sobs. "I am sorry you had to live like this because of me."

"You don't have to be sorry, I chose to ride along with you."

"Jessica!" A man in a police uniform calls almost whispering from outside.

Jessica gently withdraws from her friend and faces the man. "What is it?" She asks.

"I just received news."

"About what?" Jessica asks again.

"Ella is alive." He whispers with a lot of emotions attached.

Jessica coughs out blood from her mouth, seems the poison has started working.

"Arh!" Emerens exclaims shedding hot tears. She holds her friend. "Are you okay?"

Jessica struggles herself out of her friend's arms and faces the man. "What did you just say? Who is alive?" she asks with her last bit of strength.

"What did you drink?" The man asks and looks down, noticing the small container. "Jessica what have you done!"

"Didn't you hear me?!" she asks loudly. "Who is alive? Did I just hear you say Ella is alive?" The nan nods. Jessica hits her friend's back very hard a few times saying the words, "spit it out, spit it out, you must put an end to Ella in my stead. Spit it out now!"

Emerens coughs out blood too. "I am sorry." she whispers gasping for air.

The man looks back and forth in confusion, no one must know that he had something to do with Jessica, if not, he might be termed an accomplice too. So, he runs for his dear life.

Jessica holds her chest in pain and slowly falls on the bed and stops breathing with her eyes wide open.

"Please don't do this to me." Emerens whispers already losing a lot of strength. "Let's put an end to her together." she suddenly grabs her chest too, and falls slowly on the bed, she gathers all her strength to make sure she dies holding hands with her best friend.