Sorry my chapters have been so short. My days have been getting longer, so just bare with me, and I hope the fact that I update almost everyday will keep you satisfied for now.

I should have known from the get go that A was behind it, after all she had put me through. I should have let Hanna explain, I shouldn't have jumped on her like I had. But what I should or shouldn't have done didn't matter right now, as I looked at one of my best friends, hurt not just by A but by me.

I ran to her, taking her in my arms, holding her closely.

"I'm sorry, Han," I said, "You're right, I should have known."

I couldn't take back all the harsh things I had already said. They weren't fair to Hanna, but this was A we were dealing with, so I guess things would never be fair.

"Han," I said softly, pulling away from her. I looked into her eyes, almost as blue as she was right now, "What really happened?"

"I'm not as strong as you," Hanna said to me, "I never wanted to hurt her, you know that, right?"

I could tell Hanna was looking for some kind of confirmation from me, an indication that I did indeed believe that she wouldn't intentionally hurt Emily.

"I know," I said softly.

"I would have lost her anyway…" Hanna said distantly.

"Han," I said, not knowing how to comfort her, "We'll get through this."

I hoped that my words rang true. A was a nightmare that had snuck into our reality, plaguing us, letting us get comfortable again before he or she popped up with another surprise. But it had to end sometime right?

"I would have lost her anyway…" Hanna said again, putting her phone in my hand.

Hanna shook her head, breaking all contact with me.

"I'm going to take a shower."

I looked at Hanna's phone in my hand. I knew A's message was on here somewhere. I still didn't know what A had said to Hanna, but it must have been bad. I wasn't sure that I wanted to know what it was, but then again, I needed to understand, if only for Emily and Hanna.

I scrolled through her inbox until I found a message from a blocked number. I opened it, staring at it with wide eyes.

On the screen was a picture of Hanna and Emily kissing. I understood from the picture immediately. A was threatening to out Hanna, just as she had done to me, only this time, it wouldn't just be Hanna that A was outing, it would be Hanna and Emily all in one go unless Hanna complied with whatever demand A had sent with the picture. I hadn't even looked at the accompanying words.

"Convince Sean to forgive you and take his 'V' card or the picture goes viral. –A"

This bitch was low. Compromising everybody's morals, integrity, feelings. I couldn't figure out why though. What did A really want?

Well Hanna had moved fast. I guess that showed how much she really did care about Emily, because we all know if her parents had received that picture, they would have flipped. But that meant that Hanna had…

I wouldn't let myself finish the thought, and I knew Hanna was trying to forget as well.

I forwarded the message to my phone. At the very least, it would keep Spencer from killing Hanna the next time she saw her. But what about Emily? I couldn't tell Emily what A had made Hanna do.

What do you think of Hanna's text from A? What do you think Spencer will say when she finds out? How do you think Emily will deal? And what do you think A's next move will be?

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