Rosewood
The music blared from the confining walls of the house as laugher echoed throughout the empty hallways. The girls huddled together sharing stories of their summer leaving behind the pain of the previous school year. Spencer spilt her drink onto Aria as the two laughed hysterically as Hanna read off her summer to do list, which was mostly filled with activities completed by her and Caleb. Emily remained quiet never once smiling never opening her mouth to share her experience building houses in Haiti, she watched as her friends enjoyed themselves enjoyed life as she waited for her pain to end waiting for the pain of losing Maya to end, waiting for the pain of losing her love to end.
"To making it to senior year" Spencer smiled raising her glass in a toast
"We didn't all make it" Emily snapped emptying the liquid from the flask into her mouth
"I think that's enough" Aria said reaching for the flask desperate to stop Emily before she said something she would regret
"Maybe for you, you're a pixie!" Emily yelled "I've gotten really good at this"
Hanna and Spencer exchanged looks knowing that the Maya intervention would have to be now. "Emily" Hanna began "I know what you're going through, I know how it feels to lose a friend"
"I didn't lose a friend" Emily screamed getting to her feet "I lost my girlfriend" She fled from the house throwing the flask onto the ground as she ran
"Did she say girlfriend?" Hanna asked making sure she heard correctly
Rosewood Cemetery
She stood in front of her grave desperately trying to stay on her feet as the harsh wind threatened to push her to the ground. Her eyes were glued on the opened casket as her fingers held tightly to the shovel that had somehow appeared in her hand.
"Emily!" Spencer yelled as the girls searched for her
"Em where are you!" Hanna called out
They arrived at the gravesite moments later shocked at the scene that they had found. Emily had collapsed onto her knees the shovel still tight in her hands.
"You don't think she did this?" Aria asked prying Emily off the ground
"No she couldn't have she can barely stand" Spencer answered grabbing Emily's phone "Em, you got a blocked call at 11, who was it?"
Emily shrugged "I don't know, I think I remember leaving your house and then, then I was here" she stuttered holding her stomach as she threw up violently
"What the hell?" Spencer said shocked
"What is it?" Hanna questioned
"It says she got a call from me" Spencer reached in her pocket and pulled out her phone quickly searching through her call history "Oh my god, someone used my phone this is a setup we have to go!"
The girls sped from the cemetery careful to leave no trace of them cleverly burying the shovel and burning Emily's clothes before they all dispersed to their houses.
Radley
Visiting hours were over meaning the sanitarium was deserted with only the occasional night nurse patrolling the halls. She snuck in quietly making her way to the all too familiar room.
"Well, Mona?" the visitor asked
"She's here….. Bethany Young is here….. Aria your sister is here"