Echo and Narcissus
By Joss DeRuyter
Submitted by Ms. Lijoi
People think I’m talkative, most of the time. Oh, and by the way, I’m Echo. Echo the nymph. When Zeus comes down here, my friends and I like to walk and talk with him. Then Hera ruined my life. Hera had cursed me so I could never say my own words. I can only repeat what someone else says. One day, the most beautiful boy named Narcissus appeared up the mountain. That near where my sister and I live. I couldn’t help myself but follow him everywhere.
Then one day, he seemed lost. This is my big chance! But wait, I’m cursed! Uhhhh! Curse you, Hera!
Narcissus called out in search for help, “Is anybody here?”
“Here!” I called back.
He tried to find me but I was caught on a root.
Narcissus shouted, “Whoever you are, come to me!”
“Come to me!” I cried.
Still stuck on the root, I grew angry and ripped it.
“Why are you avoiding me?” he called.
Then running to him, I tripped on a rock! I repeated him somberly.
“Come here I say, and let us meet!” he said.
I got up and said, “Let us meet!”
I ran to him and tried to hug him, but he threw me away.
“I would die before I would have you touch me!” the angry boy said.
What!? How could he do this to me!? No way someone that beautiful could be that rude.
So I tried again, “ I would have you touch me!” Did it work? Have I won him over?
“Never will I let you kiss me!” he said. Eh… guess not.
"Kiss me! Kiss me!” I exclaimed as I sunk deeper into thee rock. Before I could get up, he sped down the hill. Gone in a blink.
A voice called from down the hill saying, “One touch of those lips would kill me!”
No! I give up. “Kill me!” I shouted, with hope that I’d be dead the next minute.
And to my surprise, I was.