Chapter 11:MonA
"I really did care about you, Hanna."Mona had said."I'm sure someone will tell you eventually the real reason why I did so much to all of you."She looked at me with hope and sadness."But I just don't know."
I sit in the car, half mortified, half petrified, remembering the conversation with Mona. Did I really think it would be easy, coming to see Mona? We could just have a nice, lovely caht, and then go have a nice cup of tea together? Of course not. It was always hell in Rosewood. Things with Mona would never be the same as they used to be. We would necer find the doll heads, we could never save the ones we love: We can't even save ourselves.
"What do you mean, you don't know?"Aria had asked icily."You just said you did."Aria is probably the sweetest person you'll ever meet, but when she needs to, she can be a real bitch, sometimes.
It's really late, and I'm getting sleepy. I shut my eyes and rest my head when..."Honk!"Aria honks the horn as hard as she can as some jackass almost hits us.
"Drive to the hospital."I whisper."I need to see Caleb."
"I mean, I don't know."Mona put her face close to the glass separating us."I knew all of this was going to happen, but I don't know who's doing it."
It hits me as I wake myself up fully. She really didn't know. Her and more than one person had a plan. A plan this whole time. From the beginning. She had a partner. Or partners. And everything was going just as they planned it.
"How do you not know?"Aria looked at Mona fiercely."I'm sure they visited you before."
We pull up to the hospital and I run inside, Aria not far behind.
"You guys are my first visitors since I became known as psycho Mona."She glared at us from behind the glass.
We check in and run to Caleb's room.
"How come I don't believe you?"Aria glared back.
I open the door to Caleb's room and jump inside quickly, suddenly feeling safer.
"If you don't believe me, why don't you go check?"Mona pointed to the door, her cuffs jingling.
I jump into Caleb's bed and hug him tight.
What happened next was horrifying.
Aria walked out the door, leaving me alone with Mona. She leaned over and whispered soft and fast."Listen to me, Hanna. It's not safe. For either of us. You were my best friend, and I'm sorry. I can't tell you, or we'll both get killed. This person's dangerous, and they'll stop at nothing to get to us. To you. Just watch your back, because anybody, and I mean anybody, could turn on you in a second."Mona snapped back in the chair, and almost as if in a trance, started chanting.I can't remember the exact words, I was too scared to, but it was something like"Leave the care about him."She had repeated it about a million times. Aria walked in, papers in her hand.
"I checked and she's telling the truth."Aria dropped the paper as Mona screamed at the top of her lungs and tried to break her handcuffs with the table, banging on the glass. Aria and I stared, mortified, as four cops carried her away. The worst part of it all, was the hint of a wink I got as she turned the corner.
