EMILY'S P. O. V
On Friday I woke up with a horrible cramp and stood up to brush my teeth.
In an hour I will be driving to Cassandra's funeral which will be awful and sad.
Today I am skipping another swimming meeting which is horrible because I
promised myself to not skip swimming meetings since the first time I did.
But even if it was a huge hang out with Maya, I wouldn't skip the funeral because
it's partly my fault Cassie got murdered. So I need to say my last goodbye.
"Honey are you up yet?" called out my mom.
"Yesh, I am bwaffing my teef!" I called out with water and toothpaste in my
mouth.
"Alright." she answered.
After brushing my teeth, I hurried to get ready for Cassie's funeral.
I put on a black skirt that flows in the wind, a dark blue long sleeve shirt and a
black blazer. I put my hair into a tight bun and whisked down the stairs.
"There she is!" called out my dad.
"Good morning." I said.
"We thought you would never come this morning." said my mom.
"Sorry, I woke up a little late." I answered with a slight giggle.
-30 minutes later-
As I sat down on a small old bench on the field, I waited for the ceremony to start.
A lot of people were there including her relatives and definitely her mom and dad.
I felt extremely sorry for her family because of their loss, like when Ali died.
For me, Alison's death was harder to take because she was my best friend; not to
forget, I loved her more than a friend. It seemed like she understood me. Once
she even kissed me and didn't reject it. But a couple of times, when I leaned in;
there it was: A BIG FAT REJECTION. She probably always thought of me of just a
trustworthy friend but I still wanted more.
-10 minutes later-
I didn't even notice how fast time flew. I stood there on the field at the back of
the group of people trying to get a glimpse of the burying of Cassie.
But for me, even if I wanted to see I couldn't because it was impossible! And plus,
it's hard for me to see her getting buried. Turns out we were amazing friends
when we were little kids. My mom told me yesterday we were, so basically I
should be more upset than I actually am.
-1 hour later-
At home, I put on casual clothes and biked to school. There's still 2 hours left of
school which is good; because I hate missing school days. I already skipped my
swimming meeting; it was right before first break which was very rare. It is usually
half an hour before the school day ends. After parking, I stepped into my Bio class
to see Spencer saving a spot for me. I guess she heard my text and ran to the
bathroom to check.
"Sorry I am late, I was at a funeral." I told my Bio teacher, Mr. Hallaway.
"It's alright Emily, have a seat." said Mr. Hallaway.
I took a seat next to Spencer and waited for her to say something.
"How was the funeral?" she asked as I opened up my Bio textbook.
"It was okay, a funeral is a funeral." I replied.
"Did I miss the test?" I whispered.
"No, he scheduled the test to Monday." answered Spencer.
"When are we leaving for Hanna's cruise again?" I asked.
"Tuesday." she answered.
I nodded and took a sheet of paper from Mr. Hallaway's desk and finished it.
-2 hours later-
As I biked home, I realized that I have to be at Maya's house at 5:00 and I have
homework. To make it worse; I have History homework and Mrs. Jasper is cruel.
We have a small 600 word essay due Wednesday but because I am leaving for
Hanna's cruise, I need to hand it in on Monday. So the weekend is homework
weekend. I went up to my room and started to write it on a piece of lined paper.
But when I took my pen out; I just got stuck. History is my worse subject but
somehow on the latest paper I got an A-; which was hard to believe.
I hate History; almost as much as I hate A! I wrote an introduction and went
downstairs.
"Are you going to Aria's?" my mom asked.
"Yeah, why?" I asked.
"Nothing, it's just I am still worried about Cassie's murder and I am scared."
"Everything's going to be fine. I promise! In case you can call me on my phone." I
said.
"You're right." she said with a smile and kissed my forehead.
"I will be back tomorrow morning!" I called out and biked to Maya's house.
I knocked on Maya's front door and she answered it with a smile.
"Hey." I said and laid my bike onto her front porch.
"Hi Emily, come in." she replied.
I walked inside and we went up to her room.
-12:00 a.m-
"So want to go to sleep?" Maya asked as our 4th movie ended.
"Definitely." I answered.
She stood up and turned the lamp off. I heard movements and I heard a sweep.
As if Maya took her shirt off. I took my shirt off too not exactly knowing how this
works yet. Then I took my bra and shorts off. A chill went down my neck as a hand
fell onto my arm.
"Are you ready?" asked Maya.
"Yes." I spoke out.
She fell on top of me on the bed and it went on for the night.
