I checked the text message I got from blocked number. "Meet me in the woods at 8". Well, it was 8:30 and she still had not shown. What was taking Mona so long? And why couldn't she just meet in the hotel room? It's where we usually go to talk about our new plans. There was something fishy about it. But still, I knew better than to doubt Mona. Without her, I would still be the blind girl's stepbrother or the guy who was friends with a murdered teen. Mona made me who I am today. She isn't all good, though. She's the one who put my ID in the drawer and made Spencer find out.
Spencer. My heart breaks every time I hear her name. She looked so betrayed when she found it. She doesn't know the truth, the reason I joined. I did for her, for us. I would have told her sooner but I never did.
It was 9:00 and I was tired of waiting. I put on my helmet and that's when I heard a twig snap. Knowing that I was in the woods, I thought it was probably some animal that did it. Too distracted with finding my keys in my jeans, I didn't even hear the leaves rustle or the sound of footprints.
And then that's when I felt the knife go in between my shoulder blades. I couldn't see her but with no doubt in my mind, I knew it was Mona. I could feel her smiling as she shoved the blade in deeper. I dropped to my knees and I could hear the blood rushing to my ears. At the time, I didn't even feel betrayal; all I could think about was Spencer. How she would never know the truth how much I actually love her. My breathing was becoming ragged and my surroundings became blurred. And with my last breath, I managed out five simple words.
"Spencer…Spencer, I love you"