3 Hours Earlier...

"Echo? Can you please put your brother down for his nap?" My mom asked me as my little brother Jonah fused loudly.

"Just a second, Mom." I got up and went to the room they were in. Mom was folding laundry and Jonah was in his baby bouncer crying. His little short legs could barely reach the floor but he usually liked the baby bouncer.

Mom looked so tired with dark circles under her eyes. She worked so hard for us… I kind of felt bad.

You see, my mom never really has had good relationships with guys. She's had many failed relationships and some failed marriages. Mom always ended up alone having to take care of us. Personally, I was the result of her first marriage. Lizzie and Jonah came later with Lizzie having a Asian dad and Jonah with a half-Scottish, half-Irish dad. I had an twelve-generation American dad so I was about as white as I could get with a mixed heritage American mother.

Mom was a single mom taking care of three children on one paycheck. She had to work hard to put food on the table and yet she always smiled. She is my personal hero. I love her more than I'll ever be able to let her know.

I picked Jonah up, cradling him gently. He had a bit of a red rash on his white skin so I decided to put some ointment before putting him down.

"Echo? Can you play with me?" Lizzie asked from the doorway as I set our baby brother down from his nap. She was holding her little bunny rabbit named Bouncy close to her. Some of her black hair fell in front of her brown eyes.

"Of course." I gave her a little smile as I made my way to her. "Let's get you a headband first to get your beautiful hair out of your face."

"Okay." Lizzie agreed with a nod, taking my hand.

I lead my half-Asian sister to the bathroom and set her on the stool in front of the mirror. I opened the drawer to the small, plastic 'dresser' with three drawers and a opening top. I opened one of the drawers and grabbed a light purple hair band to match her light purple violet dress.

"There." I smiled as I fixed up her hair. "How do you look?"

"Pretty!" She giggled brightly.

Lizzie and I hanged out some, laughing and having a wonderful time.

After a bit of hanging out, we headed downstairs after Lizzie complained about being hungry.

"Go sit down and I'll grab something." We parted paths as I went to the kitchen while she went to the table.

"Echo!" Mom called from the other room. "Can you grab Jonah's bottle from the fridge?"

"Of course! I'll be right there!" I glanced at my sister. "I'll get you a snack in a moment." I promised as I grabbed the bottle.

I headed into the room with a smile. "Here you go." I stretched out my hand to give her the bottle.

To my surprise, her body started to turn into… dust? "Mom? Mom!"

Mom's eyes widened in surprise, looking at her hands as her ashes started to drift away from her collapsing body.

Before I knew it, her body was gone and Jonah was plummeting to the ground. I quickly dove to catch him, barely succeeding. What the heck just happened!?

"Echo?" Lizzie whispered meekly from behind me. Her lip was quivering, looking scared. The same dust particles starting carrying away her body as well.

"Lizzie!" I cried, trying to grab her. Her stuffed bunny, Bouncy, fell to the floor. It was the only thing left of my sister.

I stood in shock, staring at where my sister was standing. I was staring at Bouncy as Jonah cried in my arms. What the heck just happened… where did… Tears started to form in my eyes, a sense of dread formed in my stomach. We were the only ones left in this house… and I have a feeling we were not the only ones left behind.

Okay, I felt motivated to write a little more after KJ (Guest) commented. I can't find it through reviews but it said 'This is beautiful. It really shows the confusion and sadness and what someone would feel if they're family just disappeared. I love it. Your writing is amazing' when I was sent a email notifying me. I didn't have much time and it was already late before I started to write... heh. It's is less then a hour before Midnight on January 1, 2019 right now so I should probably go to bed. My updates may be slow and shortish but reviews keep me motivated! Also, ideas and theories and whatever will be accepted and taken into consideration when writing!