Chapter 9: Xoe (Song by Unfinished Thought)
Wake up, Xoe.
Don't be afraid even though that Brad guy is watching you right now.
Get up and smell the fresh death roses.
Can you?
Xoe?
"I'm not listening...," Xoe whispered to herself as she lied in bed. "I can't hear you..."
Good God, listen to us.
If you don't...
You're going to end up killing yourself.
You hear us, right?
Xoe was not listening. "Can't hear a word..."
::They Came From Her Fragile Side::
::With Imaginary Knives::
::And A Missing Moment Waiting::
::For The Next Completed Line::
Look, we know how to kill you easy.
We just fool with your emotions.
And there you go.
Suicide.
Listening now?
"I'm trying not to listen..." Xoe stood up. "I have to get out of here, right?"
Yes.
It's hard to watch such a pitiful creature as yourself everyday.
It almost wants to make us cry.
That's how sad you are.
Such a sad, poor creature.
You listening now?
Suicide.
Commit it, and the reward is great.
"I've failed you, haven't I?"
Yes...
"And now you want me to die so you can go haunt someone else."
...Yes. Yes, we do.
"So if I fulfill what you tell me to do, I can escape?"
Yes, kill that Brad guy.
KILL HIM.
NOW.
Kill and live.
Run and die.
Homicide.
Commit it, and the reward is great.
"So killing is all this world is about?"
Yes.
Xoe walked over to the kitchen table. She put on her belt and whispered, "Akay, he's going down now."
Hooray!
::She Died From Lack Of Sleep::
::And A Case Of Missing Dreams::
::From A Picture Perfect Wedding::
::With A Few Deleted Scenes::
Xoe's cellphone rang. "Hello, this is Xoe."
"Xoe. You can't kill me," Brad whispered into the phone.
"What does it matter?"
"I need you though..."
"But I don't need you."
"Please, Xoe..."
"You can't go to the police either I found out. You've done all of your crimes, the ones I don't know of, and you're wanted around here."
"Shut up, Xoe!"
"I can either kill you or go to the police station and get them to stop you. They wouldn't believe you. I did a little research on you last night..."
"Xoe! You can't do this!"
"Yes, I can."
"It's already tough enough following you and watching you shrink in depression. I don't need my stalkee reporting me..."
"Wellys, too bad." Xoe hung up her cellphone.
You're NOT going to kill him?
Why NOT?
KILL HIM!!!
NOW!!!
KILL HIM NOW!!!
DO IT!!!
"These memories of serial killing have not left me. I was only getting him worried. I will be killing him."
::It's Hard To Watch You Make Believe::
::That Normal Is Happy::
::And Everything Else::
::Should Never Be Seen::
::Memories That Live Won't Leave::
Xoe knew Brad was coming. She felt him outside her door waiting for her to come out. Xoe shouted at the door as she stood next to her bed, "Hey, Brad! You can come in!"
Brad kicked open the door. He slammed it closed behind him and marched up to her. Brad whispered, "Listen. I need you very badly. If you don't take my warning..."
"I just wanted to say goodbye," Xoe interrupted. "I'm never going to see you again after this, so I was thinking I would just say it. You're an alright guy."
Brad lowered his guard. "You think I'm alright?"
Xoe nodded. "Yup."
"So you'll help me out?"
"Of course!" Xoe had an eerie glint in her eyes.
Brad grinned. "Well..." He bent over to kiss her. Xoe smiled with her usual bloodthirsty grin as she wrenched out her knife. Brad tried to back away, but Xoe already stabbed him with her knife down into his chest. She rotated it with the handle. Brad's facial expression turned from haughty to fearful.
Xoe pushed Brad down onto her bed. She stabbed him continuously as he screamed out in pain. Xoe laughed canniballistically as she watched him bleed to death.
::She Thought Of A Thousand Times::
::When She Could Have Said Goodbye::
::But The Leaves Were Always Changing::
::And Her Fall Was Braced Inside::
Xoe whispered, "I can't stay here no longer. I killed someone in my own household." She got the very little of everything she needed and put it all in a backpack. Xoe got all of her money out of safe as Brad kept bleeding. He could not even get up he was so weak.
Xoe walked to the kitchen table. She brought out a pen and wrote:
"Dear All,
I've left this place now. I'm going to find a place that better suits my needs. I didn't turn out to be the beautifully sweet girl everyone thought I'd be. Instead, I turned out to be a teenage serial killer. I've killed the following people in this order: Marie, Josh, Charlie, Anna, Jackie, those five guys that beat and raped my best friend, Jack, Jeff, and Brad, who has been stalking me, and I believe him to have many criminal records. I only killed these people because they did me wrong. Whoever you are, you should understand that I didn't mean to leave everything hanging, but everyone's fake love was killing me. No, I didn't kill myself, I'm just running away never to be seen by anyone again except for the oblivious. Please don't try to even find me. You won't find me ever again.
-Xoe Revie"
::In Her Place There's A Note That Reads::
::Not The Girl That You Thought I'd Be::
::And I'm Sorry To Leave Things Hanging::
::But Your Love Was Killing Me::
Xoe watched as Brad gave out his last breath. She took her knife out of him and put it back into her belt. Xoe made sure she had everything before leaving her world.
::It's Hard To Watch You Make Believe::
::That Normal Is Happy::
::And Everything Else::
::Should Never Be Seen::
::Memories That Live Won't Leave::
"I'll have to find somewhere to feed my hunger for death," Xoe whispered as she looked back at the apartment building next to the high school. "I'm forever on my own now..."