Changing Identity

This is another short story of mine in order to accomplish my score in final exam. Hope you like it :)

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A cute puppy came to Amanda before she reached a cozy sofa in a little garden, made by many pillows that are no longer used, and barked as a signal for Amber that her best friend came. Amber, whose parents were very busy, welcomed her best friend with her shiniest eyes like her amber dress coloring the day.

“Do you bring…”

“Yes, hot cappuccino without cream from the Brew Café.” Amanda replied Amber’s not-finished question. She was the one who really understood her best friend.

“If you work there, I will be the happiest girl ever because my best friend always brings my favorite coffee.” Amber sipped her coffee.

“You wish!” Amanda played with the cute puppy. “I bring you my dress I talked about yesterday. Let’s look how this suits you!”

“Okay, I also have something to show to you.” The volume of the hollow pillows refilled as they went to Amber’s room.

Girls laugh filled Amber’s room, showing how happy they were to be best friends. Through the light of Amanda’s eyes’ color, everybody could see how honest she was to her best friend. She knew what Amber needed. Living with only grandparents who had restaurants in Philly made she love Amber very much as a sister.

“Sometimes I wanna be free.” Said Amber while starring at the mirror and fitting Amanda’s dress.

“Aren’t you free now?” Asked Amanda, stroking her hair. “I mean your parents always allow you to go to place you wanna go.”

“I wanna be someone else,” Silence replied their conversation. “Hey, why don’t we change our identity in the summer? You know…I’ve always wanted to be a 22-year-old girl.” Her starry eyes spoke to Amanda.

“Well, let me think about it.” Amanda did not want to be so easy to her.

It was Amanda’s turn to fit Amber’s dress, which she got from her mother from New York. The way Amanda let herself be helped by Amber was very truthful. She trusted her for entering her safety zone, which if anybody entered, it might be a threat for her. She revealed everything to her best friend, nothing left.

Fifty-year-old voice broke their laugh on young night. It was Amber’s mother.

“Honey,” Said her mother with a strong voice “oh, we have a very special usual guest here.” Said she lowering her voice.

“Mom…please!” Asked Amber like there was something between them had been discussed.

“Hello Amanda!” Greeted unpleasantly. “See you downstairs, Amber, ahem alone.” She threw the most unpleasant smile.

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Summer came closer. In every conversation they had, Amber always asked for changing their identity. Being the third person whom she loved very much, Amanda thought she had to give Amber chance to live her life, so did she.

During summer, they decided to spend their time apart from each other to earn different experience. Amanda decided to go to Michigan while Amber went to Georgia, her grandma’s house. That was the time that changing identity was started. Since they went everywhere together, no one would much realize about them. Moreover, they went to another state, which no one would recognize. What they really needed to change their identity was only making a fake ID. Amanda was very good at this one—her ex-boyfriend was. Since they had known for a long time, it was not hard for them to change their habit.

In a happy friendship they created, Amber hid something from Amanda. School was a nightmare for her, no wonder Amanda was her only friend. Being tortured with unknown terrors this last year, she thought changing identity would be the best idea for a while. She was not as honest as Amanda was to her. She shared something but not everything. She had a hard time for trusting people, even if Amanda had nothing left to share.

Hiring an assassin was her certain decision. There were many steps to do but as long as her revenge motive controlled her, she could make it. She had the money to speak with an assassin. She did not reveal much about her identity, but the assassin knew a little about her name and address, because she asked to kill some suspects who studied at Rosewood Senior High School.

She asked to kill those suspects in the cruelest way he had. One of them was killed by falling from the church tower and sticking in the bell. The other suspect was killed by putting him on a big box and putting it on the railway. Another one was killed by putting him on a big box and sawing it with chainsaw.

She had made all of the suspects killed. She thought she could take a breath for a while until unexpected package was in her car luggage in Georgia. It was the assassin body. The assassin had been killed with a note “Georgia still can be grasped by one of my hand. Use your brain, bitch! Warm regards, A.”

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Summer ended perfectly for Amanda since she met many new things in life. The perfect summer night was disturbed by the police knocking, searching for Amanda. She heard a little about being accused of serial killer. She was out of breath running to Amber’s house, hoping that she would explain what happened with her identity.

“Amber! Oh God!” She ran into Amber at her yard while she was sitting alone. Amber looked her with her empty eyes. She screwed as well.

“What happened? You must tell me about what did you do in Georgia with my identity that makes the police came to my house!” Silence replied her anger.

“What happened with you? Did you kill…?” Amber’s mother hit her with a golf stick and buried her in the place she had prepared before. Amber sat quietly and stared to her mother, smiling.

Thanks to: Netti Rahmawati for proofreading my work and checking my grammar. Arina Pramudita for helping me in my dramatization.

References:

- Buckley (Dir.). 2010. Pretty Little Liars TV Series. United States: Warner Horizon Television, Alloy Entertainment, Long Lake Production, and Russian Hill Production. 

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7fohPA9fk0

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0y_S4yvnCc

Word Count: 966

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