EPOV

I was on my way home from the coffee house when Maya came running out of her house at me.

"Emily! I think someone has been in my room!" she shouted.

"What? Who would go into your room?" I asked.

"I don't know, but I found a piece of paper on my bed. It was this note made by magazine cut out letters and it said something about you and I was so afraid that you were hurt! Where have you been?"

"Shh! Don't be so loud! I'm supposed to be in the hospital right now. I only got a few cuts from a shattered mirror. Toby is the one that got hurt. In fact, he didn't make it," I stated, trying to fight tears. Even though he tried to kill me, I liked him...a lot. I told him that I knew his secret. He must have thought I knew some other secret, because knowing about him taking the blame for us isn't the type of secret you'd try to murder somebody for knowing. At least I know he's not going to try anything else on me any time soon.

"Oh my god. Why didn't you stay there?" she questioned.

"I hate doctors. And needles really freak me out," I explained.

We both laughed for a minute.

"Well you should really go back. They're just trying to help you get better, that's all."

"I'll heal on my own. I just really don't think I could go back there. Anyway, what did the note say?"

"Here, I brought it. Let me get it out of my pocket real quick," she said, reaching into her right side pocket and pulling out a folded piece of construction paper. She handed it to me. I slowly unfolded it to see tons of letters that were cut out of magazines mangled together to make words. This is what it said...

You better watch your little swimmer...she's getting fiesty. Fiestyness can only lead to one thing...pain.

~A

"Oh my god...A got to you too?" I whispered, more to myself than to Maya.

"Who is this A person?" she asked.

"Um...I don't know. That's what we're trying to figure out."

"And by we're, you mean...?"

"Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and I. And now you apparently," I said.

"I take it this isn't a good thing," she stated, putting the piece of paper back into her pocket.

"No, not really. Listen, I have to go. But, maybe we could hang out tomorrow?" I gave her a questionable look.

"Sure! That'd be great! How's noon sound?"

"Um, okay," I answered.

"Alright. Bye," she said, walking back to her front door.

"See you later," I said back, waving as I walked up the stairs of the house.

I was sure not to make any noise so mom wouldn't yell at me for sneaking out of that smelly prison. Being at the hospital is worse than being in my own home. The smell was making me so nausious, I actually felt a lot better when I came into fresh air. There's no place like home, right?

I krept into the living room and sat down on the couch as soon as I was positive nobody was downstairs. I got out my phone and texted Spencer first, then Hanna and Aria to tell them about the note Maya had gotten. I looked at the clock. It was only five o' clock, so I decided that I had time to relax before it was time to head over to Spencer's. I kicked my legs up onto the sofa and closed my eyes. I could at least try to get some sleep, not that it was even worth the effort now.