Hey #EmisonBabies here's another chapter. I changed the plot of this chapter 3 times but finally settled on this one. here's hoping you enjoy it. Please forgive minor errors. Please review.
"Would you look at her, it's like the last few weeks never happened." Spencer whispered staring after Alison.
She was sitting in 4th period English class with Aria behind her whom was yet again flipping through an English novel and not the one they were currently studying. Hanna beside her clicking her pen and jiggling her foot in the air. Ezra was away and their substitute teacher old Mrs Sanders was at the front yammering on and on about the various themes in the book.
"It's so weird to see Alison so..." Hanna trailed off
"Focused?" Spencer finished. Alison was currently on the other side of the classroom completely engrossed in the lesson writing notes and using a strawberry scented pink highlighter.
"Excuse me ladies is there something you wish to share with the group or can we get to the lesson?" Mrs Sanders called glaring at them rendering them silent. "No miss, sorry." Spencer replied.
"Good now as I was saying there will be a test on chapters 10-20 next week when your teacher Mr Fitz returns so I suggest you re-read those and for those of you that haven't read those chapters yet, get to it."
Twenty minutes went by and the three girls continued to watch Alison. It was so not like her to be this studious and distant. Sure she talked with them and sat with the at lunchtime but as to expressing any of what she was obviously feeling about Emily's absence they got nothing out of her. Finally the bell for the end o the period rang, gathering up their books the girls made to follow Alison out when Noel Kahn approached her grabbing at her waist making her laugh. "Hey babe, ready to go?"
"Sure. I just have to grab my stuff from my locker and then we can go." Noel pecked her on the cheek as his mates from the football team hustled him out of the room. Spencer, Aria and Hanna stood flabbergasted, rooted to the spot.
"What the hell was that?" Hanna blurted out, blinking a few times
"Your guess is as good as mine." Aria added looking to Spencer
"Ok its seriously time for an Ali Intervention. My house tonight. I'll tell Ali we're having a sleepover. Sound good?"
"Good idea." the blonde and smaller brunette said in unison.
"Hey Ali," Spencer called waving the blonde down "Wait up,"
"Hey Spence what's up? Did you need my notes or something?". Spencer was quite taken aback by Alison's chipper demeanour. It was only mildly better than the miserable Ali. It was almost creepy.
"No actually I was hoping you would come to my house for a sleepover with Han and Aria. Like old times. We haven't seen much of you lately. So will you come?"
Alison was silent humming to herself as she proceeded to pack her books in her bag "Sure,".
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That afternoon after school Alison was exiting the building "Hey Alison guess what?" called a familiar voice. Jus by the tone she knew it belong to Paige. "What do you want?"
"I just got the anchor spot on the swim team. Guess Emily's not coming back anytime soon."
"Does it look like I give a shit? Cause I don't"
"Who you trying to convince me or yourself?"
"Take a hike Paige." came Hanna's voice behind Alison as she approached the big oak tree that the redhead and blonde were currently standing under. Paige rolled her eyes heading off. "Does that girl have anything better to do?"
"Oh please, why do you think she joins every stupid club in this school?" Hanna just gave her a blank look "She hasn't got any friends and why would she nobody likes her," Alison finished like it was totally obvious.
"Hey guys ready to go?" Spence called beeping the horn of her car as she pulled up at the curb with Aria already in the front seat.
"Coming," Hanna called running over but stopped when she realised Alison wasn't following. "Ali? You coming?". Alison merely stood motionless for a moment with glazed eyes her hand on the tree running her fingers over the bark.
"I think I'm going to walk, I need some air." she answered back not taking her eyes off the tree. Hanna shrugged her shoulders climbing into the back seat.
"Is she ok?"
"Does she look ok to you?" Spencer said sarcastically glancing back at Han through the rear-view mirror "She's not gonna be ok for a long time & the fact that she's spending time with Noel proves that."
With one last look at Alison they pulled away from the curb driving off rather slowly in case she changed her mind about walking. Alison watched them go through the corner of her eye. Almost breaking down on the spot. She had held in her feelings and the tears for way to long now. She had not moved form Emily at all. She constantly thought of her even after that whole conversation with her mum about wanting to forget her. Of she didn't want to forget Emily it was just the easiest option & much better than feeling hurt. Which is why for the last few weeks she had stayed behind at school and sat under this very tree. The same one she would see Emily waiting for her after school or vice versa. They had even taken Alison's brother Jason's pocket knife and carve their initials into the trunk.
"Em I miss you so much," she pleaded silently even though clearly the brunette couldn't hear her. "Why did you have to leave me?"
She had even more than once imagined Emily's half of any conversation that happened to cross her mind. Things that happened during the day or even what she had for breakfast that day. Emily was her everything. Alison knew it to be naïve to think she knew anything about true love and what it was being that she was only in high-school but with Emily she felt she finally understood what it was to be in love and be loved.
"Please Em, I need you to come back if not for me personally then for my sanity cause hanging out with Noel to forget about you is not working. I thought I could just be with him and it would just erase you but nothing does. Besides I really don't want to go to True North I just said that cause I was angry."
Alison was pulled from her thoughts at the ringing of her cellphone. Alison could have sworn she had experienced a stroke or something when she spotted the name flashing on the screen. Emily. Was this someone's idea of a joke or could it be the powers of the universe had gotten together and helped Emily see sense that she had made a mistake. Her fingers frozen still it rang out a few more times. Alison swallowed hard.
"H-hello?"
"Ali. Its me. Its Em." Alison's heart almost melted at the sound of Emily's sweet voice. She swallowed again determined to sound indifferent like she didn't care whether it was Emily that had called.
"Hello Emily." maybe sounding formal was the right idea. Non emotional. The blonde thought that was the key. Maybe if Emily thought that Alison had gotten over her or didn't care she'd come back that much faster if at all.
"How are you?" Emily was a little hesitant to call the blonde after so much time but Mrs Dilaurentis had seemed deperate fro her to help keep Alison out of True North & Emily knew all too well what True North was capable of when one of her ex girlfriends had been admitted there a few years ago. She'd had a nervous break down and somehow had come out the other side as a member of a local church & the drummer of a Christian rock band. No way was that going to happen to the beautiful blonde if she could help it.
"I'm fine. School has been pretty hectic lately. How's life in texas?" she said deferring form answering more questions fearing the tears would fall and her throat would cave in on itself. It was killing her to not say that she missed her.
"Its ok I guess. There's not much to do here. It's kinda boring actually. There's no one good to talk to. I miss talking with you." There it was those few words that Alison had hoped but not expected to hear fall from the brunette's lips.
"Oh," Alison said feigning surprise but trying to keep nonchalant. When Alison didn't say anything Emily continued "Your mum's worried about you. She asked me to call." she admitted
"Worried? About me? I'm fine." biting down on her tongue, outright lying.
"She's completely panicked you want to go to True North. Is that true?"
the blonde chuckled half heartedly "Mum needs to chill, she's totally over exaggerating."
"I don't think she sees it that way. Are you sure you're ok Ali?" Emily pressed wanting desperately to hear the blonde beg for her to return. She wanted to return to Rosewood as soon as she left but her mind continue to plague her with 'Its the right thing to do'.
"Fine! You want to hear me say it. I'm a freaking mess. I'm the client every phycologist dreams off. I hate you for leaving me Emily! I hate you for leaving without saying goodbye. I hate the fact that I've tried to stop loving you and I fucking can't! I just can't!"
Tears formed in the corners of the brunette's eyes. "I'm sorry Ali."
"I don't want or need an apology Em, I just need you. Please is there anything that I can do to make you come back to me?" she asked chewing on her bottom lip.
"Tell me you love me again."
"I do. I love you more than red velvet cupcakes Em."
Emily giggled sheepishly "I hope so."
"Of course I do. Sleeping in my bed hasn't been the same without you."
"I know what you mean. I haven't been able to sleep much either."
"Well get your cute butt back here so I can get back to my regular sleep schedule will you?"
"Ok, I'll see you soon babe."
"Bye Em."
Both girls hang up with the biggest of smiles plastered to their faces.
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"Em honey dinner's ready." her father informed entering her bedroom. "I've been wondering where that smile's been. Glad to see it's back. Is there something I should know?"
Emily smiled hugging him "Dad, i'm going back home."
"Ah so it's a girl then is it?"
"Yes. She means everything to me dad and she needs me."
"Well then you better go back to her then. I'll book you a bus ticket first thing in the morning alright?"
"You'd do that for me? You don't mind if I go back to Rosewood?" Her father shook his head squeezing her tighter. "If that's what you want that's fine with me. Now come one lets get some food. Mum made pot roast."
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"Sorry I'm late." Alison said entering Spencers house. her three friends were situated in the den with a pile of rented dvds and mounds of junk food on the coffee table.
"Its cool" Aria said moving over on the sofa so the blonde could squish in between her and Hanna.
"Ali we asked you over to talk."
"Seriously Spence? Not another one of your famous interventions."
"Sorry but I think they're necessary. They help people." she argued.
"And I need help do I?"
"well yeah,"
"I don't need help Spence I'm fine...Emily's coming home. So you can drop the subject ok?"
"Really?"
"Oh my god."
"When? How do you know?" the girls said all at once
"She called me today after school. I thought I was dreaming at first. But its all true. She said she missed me ad she still loves me. My mother called her."
"That's great Ali!" Aria squeaked happily hugging the blonde. Hanna followed suit crying out "Stacks on!"
Spencer laughed and added to the pile of bodies so that Alison was stuck beneath them all struggling to breathe.
"I love you girls too,"
That's this chapter done and dusted. :) Did you enjoy it? Please remember to review. Next chapter Emily returns to Rosewood. This story will wrap up shortly but I have enjoyed it :)
Jut a month until PLL #EMISON ENDGAME! FREAKING OUT YET?
later babies xxx