Chapter 60. Look-alike

Alicia's POV

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord my soul to care, if I should die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to keep.

Wrong prayer.

If I die now, Father in Heaven, please accept my sou-

No, no, no, lord, please, no, I don't wanna die, at least not just yet.

A shot rings out, and I crank an eye open. I don't feel any pain, still, I open my second eye and pat my body down checking for a wound or even blood. Relief pours through me when I don't find any, but as I look up, shock spirals through me when I see two men squaring off, guns pointed at each other. 

I wonder if, maybe it's a trick of the light or the dizziness assailing me, but after a few seconds of staring aghast at the scene before me, I confirm it - There are indeed two men. 

Ash is standing like a white knight in shining armor opposite the man I can now clearly see is not just a look-alike but his split image. Different clothes but sam