Here's another story. Mainly focuses around Paige but does include the other 4 girls. Hope you enjoy.
When waking up in a darkly lit room and being tied down to a chair, you know it is going to be a bad day and Paige definitely knew it was going to be one.
The last thing Paige remembered was walking home from school. After a long day of classes and the occasion free that she crammed with studying, she couldn't wait to go home and just relax. In hind's sight, thinking about it now Paige should have waited until one of the girls was done with their class rather than being one of the first students out of the school but it was a Friday and Paige just wanted to get home.
The walk home was when she must have been taken. The pounding in her head explains how and she is sure she has a bump forming at the back somewhere.
Looking around the room, it didn't give any clues onto where she was. It was a plain wooden room, nothing really giving her a thought into where she was. The table in front of her had something underneath it but was covered by a cloth and she couldn't see. There was something in the corner of the room flashing but it was too far away and too dark for Paige to make out what it was.
Paige tugged on her hands but the pieces of cloth holding them to the chair wouldn't budge. She also found that her legs were also in the same situation as her arms. Paige could only wonder what she was going to go through that resulted in both her legs and arms being tied down. The thoughts that filled her head didn't exactly make her feel positive about the situation.
After everything that has happened, Paige had a feeling of who was responsible for this. There wasn't anyone else who could contest the rightful name of this horrible situation and Paige knew that A had to be responsible. She knew how far A would come to make sure that the girls would be hurt but she didn't understand why she was here. The only one that would be hurt would be Emily; the other girls didn't really have anything else in common with Paige. That's the one thing that confused Paige there was some many more people that would affect all of the girls.
Suddenly the wooden door opened and Paige dared a glance up. It was then a lone figure dressed in a black hoodie entered the room and that's when Paige knew she had guessed right.
Emily, Aria and Hanna were all at Spencer's house for their weekly sleepover. But now there sleepovers didn't include the usual boy talk and gossip, it had taken a bigger meaning. It was the chance they had to go over everything that has happen with A and Alison; their chance to have some understanding of what was going off in their lives.
Spencer was so focused on the research that she was doing that she didn't hear Hanna talking.
"I'm just saying guys, don't you think we can have one night off from this A drama" Hanna said.
Hearing Hanna's full sentence, Spencer spoke up still looking at her screen "A doesn't take a night off... so we don't."
"I understand that Spencer but all we do is look for A and every time we get remotely close we're wrong; can't tonight just be about us, no A." Hanna replied.
Spencer turned to face Hanna "You really think that A cares? He or she or what aren't bothered that we may need a night off. They use that to their advantage, they hit us when were down."
"Spencer, calm down..." Aria spoke up "...I know you want to figure it out but it's been 4 years and we've only been right once in all the chances we've had. I think we can go an hour without talking or researching something A related."
Spencer sighed "Fine but I'm leaving it on."
The four girls made their way of to the sofas and sat down. It was movie night and it was a nice distraction from the mess they call their lives. Each girl watched the screen intensely, occasionally grabbing handfuls of popcorn. Neither of any of the girls made a sound whilst watching movie, grateful of the time they have to try and act as a normal teenagers.
That was until Spencer's laptop made a noise.
Spencer got up and made her way over to the laptop on the counter. She turned it to face her and was confused by what was showing.
The laptop was a black screen that flashed every couple of seconds. She knew her laptop wasn't broken which left her even more confused. A few seconds later a message appeared in big white writing. YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO WATCH THIS!
"Erm... girls come over here" Spencer shouted to the girls.
The three other girls made their way to where Spencer was.
"What's wrong?" Emily asked.
All Spencer could do was point at the screen. The four girls focused their attention on the black screen which then turned into a video feed. In the centre of the room shown was Paige, tied down on a chair.
The fear raging through Paige's body was at an ultimate high. On the inside she was terrified; fearing for her life. She knew what A was capable of. Being strapped down to a chair wasn't exactly calming her nerves. You would only know if you were truly looking but the tell-tale signs of panic were starting to show in Paige. Her right leg was starting to shake making it uncontrollable to stop; her palms were starting to sweat and her heart felt like it was beating a million a minute.
But on the look portrayed on Paige's face made her seem that she was calm; that she had a sense of understanding of what was happening. Paige was one step ahead of the A game, she knew that if you showed A any sense of fear or panic the game was over. Because once A understands that you are scared you are doomed. There's no going easy on you; they will literally take everything out of you and rub it in your face. So Paige understands that you have to put a brave face on no matter how scared you are.
Paige focused her attention back to the black figure that was in the corner of the room. From this angle she couldn't tell if it was a girl or boy but whoever it was they were busy setting something up. That's what made Paige curious; A had already set everything up. Everything was ready; there was no last minute rushing around. Then it clicked, all the pieces of the puzzle fell together, this was no accident that she was the one taken. It wasn't that A saw an opportunity and then when knocking. No, this had be planned from the start which meant that Paige had been A's target from the beginning.
A pulled a chair up and placed it in front of Paige. Paige looked over the chair; it wasn't anything special probably just a cheap chair A had found in a dump or something. The figure then sat down in the chair. Paige still couldn't make out who it was the hood of the jumper pulled down over the face making identification impossible.
The figure let out a sigh and then placed their hands on the knees and lent forward. "You know Paige, you've always been one of my favorites" The voice was distorted making it sound lower pitched than what it truly was.
"How so?" Paige breathed.
"You don't give up. I like that in people. I mean everything everyone has thrown at you in your life; you just brush it off and move forward. Powering through everything bad that has every happen. There qualities which strong people hold, Paige. You strong Paige, remember that."
"That doesn't sound good."
A stood up and moved to the table that is covered. The figure pulled the sheet of the table which revealed 4 empty bottles stood up in a square, one with each of the girl's faces on it. Another bottle stood at the side on its own. Then she saw the shock machine and knew why she had to be strong. She was going to be in for a long ride.
The figure then moved back to Paige and started to hook the machine up to her. "I don't get it. If I'm your favorite, then why are you going to hurt me?" Paige said.
The figure stepped back and sat back in the chair with the machine in their lap. "Your loyalty. Loyalty to the girls. We can't break that from the sidelines Paige, we had to step in. Find a way to destroy it." A looked back to the table and placed the lone bottle flat on the table, then looked back at Paige. "So we're gonna play a game. An improved version of spin the bottle but with a twist. The bottle will land on one of the girls; you make the choice of whether it's you or them that gets hurt."
The four girls were sat round the laptop, eyes wide open. They couldn't believe what they were seeing.
Hanna turned to the girls, tears in her eyes "That's Paige, our Paige. Your Paige" pointing to Emily.
Emily turned around and wiped away the tears that were falling down her cheek. Paige had been taken and A was going to hurt her. Everything they had ever been through could be wiped away and Emily couldn't take it. The tears started to fall down her face much quicker now. "Oh my god." She whispered. "Oh my god! Oh my god!" Emily said, getting louder. She started to pace round the room until she stopped in front of Spencer.
By now the girls had all turned round to face Emily. "That's Paige. My girlfriend has been taken. Again. She's been taken again and... and... we have to find because that's Paige, my girlfriend. We have to find her" Emily spoke, moving forward to Spencer and grabbing her shoulder "Spencer, you have to find her. You have to get her back; you're good at this thing. You can find her, right? Spencer tell me you can find her...please."
Spencer looked towards Emily "Em... I don't know how to."
"What?" Emily breathed out "What do you mean you don't know how?"
"All we saw was a room that she was in a room by the looks a cabin but that's it. We have no idea where that is? We don't know if she's 5 minutes or 5 hours away. When was the last time you spoke to her?" Spencer questioned.
Emily thought back to earlier when they were together. They had finished their lunch and they didn't have any of the same classes for the rest of the day. Emily told Paige that she was staying at Spencer with the girls and Paige told her she was going to go home and study and then swim. Paige kissed her goodbye, with the promise of a call later. Only she never got it. That she had been a sign, a sign she was in trouble. Paige always called; she always made time to call her. "At school, she said she would call later."
"Emily, that was 5 hours ago." Aria spoke up.
"Anything can happen in 5 hours" Hanna murmured.
Emily looked to the floor, how could she not know something was wrong. "What are we going to do? Whoever that is, they're gonna shock her. They're going to hurt. Why? To test her loyalty to us. Why are they going to hurt Paige?"
Suddenly, a sound made its way from the laptop. All four girls focused their attention back to the laptop screen.
Paige looked up, her face in shock. A was going to make her choose between herself and the girls. "What?"
"You heard me Paige. The bottle spins; you make a choice." The figure said. "We'll start off easy, okay? Give you a low shock."
Paige pulled at the restraints."Well, thanks for taking that into consideration." She muttered.
A reached over a spun the bottle. To Paige it felt like an eternity until it stopped. Paige's face fell when she saw that it landed on Aria. She knew she would have to take this one; Aria hadn't done anything wrong to Paige, it would only be right.
"Oh Aria, alright Paige you know the aim of the game. Who is it gonna be? You or Aria?"
"Me" Paige said.
A looked down at the box in their lap and flipped the switched. Paige suddenly felt the rush of electricity through her body. Her body went rigid and pushed against the restraints and the chair. From this, it meant that the restraints where now digging into her skin and she knew they would definitely leave red makes around her wrists.
A few seconds in and it was already something Paige couldn't relate to. Her body had eight patches on which pulsed electricity through. Paige grits her lips together to try and push through the pain. A thought she was strong, she'll show how strong she can be. Then as soon as it started it stopped.
Paige looked back to A, breathing heavily. "Is that all you got?"
A carried on the act. Spinning the bottles and then giving her a choice. Every time it landed on Aria; Paige always answered with 'me'. When it landed on Spencer; she answered 'me'. On Hanna; the answer was 'me'. When it landed on Emily, she didn't even hesitate; she said 'me' as loud and as quick as she could. Paige knew she would never let one of the girls get hurt if she had a say in it. There's no way she could live with herself if she said their name and they got hurt.
"You're stronger that what we thought?" A said. Paige looked up, struggling to take a breath with her body shaking. "I mean we knew you would be but not this much."
"Who is we?" Paige said, slowly.
"Paige, you know I can't tell you that. Takes away all the fun. Hey, how about we make this more interesting?" A questioned.
A spun the bottle again and it landed on Hanna.
"Paige, you understand why we're doing this right? We're not purposely trying to hurt you. I don't want to hurt you but you have to see that these girls aren't everything they live up to. I'm trying to help you see. You're so close to them that you don't see the lies, the things they tell you but miss out half of what really happened. You know we're doing this for you, to help."
"What are you on about?" Paige questioned, struggling to understand.
"The bottle landed on Hanna. I'll tell you a story about Hanna. Remember when you were trying to find out answers about us. You went and met Shauna in that bar. Hanna followed you that day, watched you from a distance; like you were a criminal. She thought you were cheating on Emily. The first thought that went into her head was that you were cheating. How horrible? I mean, how long have you waited until you could be with Emily? Since you were fourteen. Imagine that Paige, Emily's best friend automatically thinks you're cheating. This is the same girl who has been in love with Emily since she was fourteen, why would she cheat? She has exactly what she wants. She didn't even come to ask you what was happening, she just assumed. Because in Hanna's mind you're a cheat Paige."
A put their hands back on the machine "So who's it going to be Paige?"
"Me. Okay, it's always going to be me. You think I would let those girls get hurt because you tell me some story." Paige shouted at A.
A flipped the switch and the surge of electricity flowed through Paige's body again. Each time the flip was switched the pain got more intense. Instead of just having a pins and needles sensation; Paige sight was becoming spotty and her heart was beating so fast she thought it would come out of her chest.
The flip was switched off and A reached over to spin the bottle again. This time it landed on Emily. Paige already knew she would be taking this one.
"Oh the girlfriend. How long have you two been together? Been a bumpy ride has it? I mean the struggle with coming out Paige, that was a time when you needed someone. Someone who had been through the same struggle right. Was that Emily? Did she help you? I guess she did right, she found someone for you to talk to right. Although, she kind of did tell her stuff about you before you even got there and when you did, you two had an argument?"
"It wasn't an argument" Paige said.
"Really? Looked like one. Was it just a disagreement? Anyway, all that happened in front of that girl right? Samara? Did you know that Emily and her ended up dating after that? A time when you needed something so much and you thought that you could rely on Emily to help you and where was she? Hooking up with another girl. The same girl that was supposed to help you. Well, I don't know much about that sort of thing but it doesn't sound nice at all. Where was she Paige when you needed her?"
"So Paige, who is it?"
Paige looked up. "Me"
"Really again. Those girls don't give you enough credit. Well, I'm sorry Paige. You know if you just say the word it can all be over?"
With no reply from Paige, A flipped the switch again and watched as Paige body went rigid. She was getting tired but she wasn't going to give up and A knew that time to bring out the big guns. Alison.
Flipping the switch off, Paige's body relaxed. She was breathing deeply and slowly.
"After everything you've been through Paige. After everything these girls have accused you of, you still stay loyal to them. Why? They accused you of being A, they thought you were capable of murder. I mean, you Paige you couldn't kill a fly. But these girls thought you were able to kill Maya and Alison. Speaking Alison, she's another that shook your cage. You know Emily has feelings for her? She told you? Did she tell you that they kissed?" Paige looked up in disbelief "Yeah I know. The girl who bullied you because you had feelings for Emily turns out she already kissed her. Talk about a hypocrite. Bullies people for liking girls and there she is kissing Emily. But I guess you didn't know that did you. Years of bullying, ouch that must hurt."
"Why? Why do you keep telling me these stories? You aren't getting anywhere with telling me these. If you're trying to make me angry, it's working but I'm not mad with the girls. I'm mad with you. And these stories they hurt to hear but it isn't getting the intended effect. I know they lie, I already know that. I know when Emily is lying to me." Paige shouted.
"Do you Paige, do you really? What do you know about Alison?"
"That she's dead, okay. Buried six feet under."
"Is she?"
"Yes. She is!"
" Alison's alive, Paige. Guess they didn't tell you that."
Paige's face fell, "What?".