RASPBERRY FLIRTINI AFTERMATH- Chapter 1

Hanna got out of the shower and looked at the mirror, her hair definitely looked better without raspberry flirtini on it, although after that botched hair dye from last season it had never been the same. She then remembered what she had to do for her friend, she didn't like it but it had to be done.

She quickly texted Em:

- gotta talk to you…see you tomorrow at the brew before school ? 7.30?

- Sure , everything OK?

- Yep, just need to talk, see you then

- Ok, good night!

Everything was not OK, Hanna huffed at the idea of seeing Paige with that girl, they just started trusting her and now this! Spencer was right all along! She could almost hear Spencer's "I told you so"

Next morning..

It was 7:30 am and Emily was already sitting at the table with their usual order reading a book… also, as usual, Hanna was late. When she arrived Emily lifted her eyes up, she looked concerned…Poor Em, Hanna thought, she hated that she had such a bad luck with girlfriends, when she was the sweetest person.

- hey Hanna, what's up, are you ok?

- Sure, sure, mmm.. how are you ?(Hanna was trying to think a good way to start this conversation, as if there was one)

- All good, so what did you want to talk about exactly?… is it about last night? Did your mom get angry?

- Well, just a little but I explained everything to her, I didn't drink.

- mmm then is it about Caleb? Spencer? Mmm Mona?

- No, well, mmmm…. Do you remember the other day when I had you follow Caleb?

- Mmmmm… yes? Oh no, please don't tell me you caught him cheating! I'm so sorry Hanna, I'm gonna kill him! (Emily looked angry and scary)

- No no not all! (Hanna thought this was the worst, it was actually Em being cheated on)

- Oh… I thought… oh..oh, I'm so relieved

- Well I, actually I have been following Paige

- What!

- Yeah, well I heard Caleb talking to her about meeting someone so I followed her thinking I would find what Caleb was up to..

- Ok, and?

- And I followed her into a bar.

- A bar? What would Paige be doing in a bar? Was this the bar were you had the fight?

- A lesbian bar

- What ! (Emily almost choked with her coffee)

- What the hell Hanna! There are no lesbian bars in rosewood!

- Well, yeah, mmmm I know that, it was Thursday's girl's night...

- Are you kidding me? This is not funny at all.

- No Em, I'm not, I didn't tell you last night because I was in trouble already with the underage drinking and all that.

- Well I'm sure Paige has an explanation for that… was she meeting Caleb at this bar? That's weird!

- Em, no, she was meeting someone else..

(Emily fell silent)

- I got into the bar and I saw her with a girl

- Who?

- I didn't know her.

(Emily swallowed, she felt her chest compress and it was difficult to breathe)

- What were they doing?

(Hanna lowered her eyes, this was horrible, she hated Paige so much right now)

- They were talking.

- Just talking? Like friends? (Emily looked miserable)

- No, not just like friends…. Em, I am sooo sorry about this… I had to tell you.

- Did they kiss, did she see you? (Em's eyes looked frozen but watery)

- No, I didn't see that, they didn't see me, I hid…. And then I got the drink thrown at me by that other girl.. Em, you have to talk to her. (Hanna hated Paige right now and would have gladly punched her , but she knew she had to give Emily the chance… to do it herself)

- (Emily composed herself, she was so much stronger after all that had happened to her) well, thanks Hanna, for telling me , I do have to talk to her, I want to hear this from her.

- I will go all taekwondo on her if you tell me (Emily smiled sadly, she was so strong now Hanna thought)

- It's Ok, I will handle it

- Ok, are you sure?

- Yep, let's go, it's almost time for first period.

- Ok, Hanna hugged Em and Emily hugged her back