Chapter 20 – Who?Where?How
Two men had stepped near the still screaming and crying brunettes and held them. Detective Wilden had gotten a text message by an unknown sender to be here, at the masquerade dance at midnight. If you'd ask him, he'd tell you that he felt like Cinderella waiting for the clock to strike midnight but now it had.
He pushed his way through the crowd towards the screaming. he felt his jaw hitting the floor upon seeing the face he had slept and woke thinking about. Not only that but that face was on two different bodies, looking at each other and no one else.
He reached the one with the tiara. Next to her was the formerly blind brunette still screaming 'I killed Alison DiLaurentis'?
"Oh shut up!"
He ordered her and pulled a pair of handcuffs from his breast pocket. He didn't know Jenna Marshall was telling the truth or not but better be safe than sorry. He turned to the brunette next to her.
"Are you Alison DiLaurentis?"
"Nope"
She popped the 'p' shaking her head but her eyes never left the blond a few feet away from her. He turned to her
"Are you?"
"In the flesh"
The blond nodded with the side smirk she had in all her photos he had ever seen and then closed the distance between her and her brunette and the two hugged tightly.
Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer stood speechless. What the hell had just happened? They were after -A- who had been tormenting them ever since Aria came back to Rosewood, who also had been tormenting Alison and who had also killed Alison.
But Alison was very much alive and standing right in front of them.
Mona caught Lucas' eyes and the two shared a small smile finally feeling free.
Jenna swore under her breath. That bitch managed to fool her and she had just admitted the dark truth in front of everyone. How could she take it back now?
Similar thoughts ran around Melissa's mind. She had been so close to victory but her stupid pride had ordered her to come to this stupid party. Now she had been made. She had stuck with the fake pregnancy for almost five months now and was so very close to her goal but once again Alison had outsmarted her
Bella and Alison broke apart both smiling giddily. Bella was amazed and slightly frightened when she saw Alison across the room moments earlier but feeling her sister's warm skin, touching her pulse and watching her blue eyes now that the lights were turned back on, she felt happiness fill her heart. She didn't know how, but Alison was alive. And human.
Both sisters turned to Jason who was ashen but stepped up to hug them close immediately.
"Can we all go to the station? I have questions. Many questions"
Darren sputtered trying, and failing, to regain his composure. Alison nodded
"sure"
Bella's eyes traveled to Jason's alarmed but he nodded softly.
"I want you four as well"
Darren ordered the Liars who wordlessly followed him out not taking their eyes from both Alison's that walked hand in hand in front of them.
It seemed like the entire town was at the police station. The four friends had called their parents immediately and the adults had arrived promptly and were seated at the waiting area looking at their kids waiting for an explanation. Peter Hastings was at a corner talking quietly with Jason.
"Fine. I'll do it; you'll have it tomorrow morning"
"Don't be late, Dad"
Jason smirked and joined his sister and his girlfriend in Darren's office. Once again he hugged Alison close before sitting on one of the armchairs. Alison and Bella sat together in the sofa, because those dresses would simply never fit in an armchair.
"Now, if you are alive who died Alison? You don't mind me calling you Alison, do you?"
"Of course not Darren"
Alison smiled sweetly and then promptly grimaced as Bella's elbow hit her on the side as her sister looked at her penitently. Alison fought the impulse to stick her tongue out at her.
"I had donated my liver that summer. I assume the recipient is the dead girl"
"Why did you run?"
Big crocodile tears formed in Alison's eyes and slid town her cheeks. Her eyes though were absolutely serious as she looked to her brother first and her sister afterwards conveying the silent message to shut up and let her run the show.
"I... I was scared. Someone had been tormenting me for months and when I got home during that sleepover I saw that girl being killed. They called her names and were glad she was dead. I was afraid they would truly kill me if they found out"
Alison sniffled. Bella had to admit she was impressed. Even she felt sorry for Alison with that story and that performance. Jason who had seen Ali act a lot of times saw right through her but the story was good and Ali put a great show. He almost wished he had popcorn!
"Who tormented you Alison?"
Ali shagged dabbing her wet eyes with a tissue.
"They called themselves A"
"Where were you all this time?"
"With me and our grandmother in Georgia"
Bella piped in before Alison could mention forks.
"And your parents didn't tell me about..."
Jason spoke before Bella could.
"MY sisters were born outside of wedlock, detective. Our father took Alison and Isabella was raised by her maternal grandmother. Even I only found out about her after Alison was declared dead. Can I take my sisters home now detective? They have been through a lot"
Darren nodded. The story was fishy but he had four people owing up the same crime, there was a body even thought it didn't belong to Alison DiLaurentis and he was sure to get a promotion.
He didn't really care for the truth.