Chapter 36
Aria's pov
"How did it go?" Spencer asked as I climbed into her car. I can't tell her right now, I have no clue how she'll react. And I just don't want to hear any lecture she would end up giving me.
"Can we talk about this later?" I asked and she nodded.
"How was Oliver?" I asked and she smiled.
"He was a perfect date, we went to the park for a little bit and saw some duckies. We stopped and got something to eat, then we went back to the park and saw some more duckies." Spencer said and I glanced into the rear view mirror to see Oliver fast asleep.
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"Daddy's coming home soon baby." I whispered as I laid Oliver down in his crib.
"Really soon." I said softly, more to myself since Oliver was fast asleep. As I turned to walk out of his room, I saw Toby standing in the doorway.
"Good." He said and smiled.
"You can't tell anyone, especially not Spencer, I need to tell her when I'm ready." I said quietly and Toby nodded.
"Everyone else is waiting for you, I got it under control here." Toby said and I looked at him.
"I don't know if I can go back there, she's knows exactly what happened with us last year. And she's making us come to her, I... I don't think I can do it." I said and he pulled me into a hug.
"Hey, if it gets to be too much for you just call or text me and I'll come get you." He said and wiped away the tears that were forming.
"Thank you." I said as he nodded and I headed downstairs.
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"Tell them what you told Emily, or would you like to have me do it?" I asked Alison as Spencer took my hand in hers and gave me a reassuring squeeze. I hate being back in this shed, it's been freaking me out for the past hour and a half.
"She saw Mona hit you, and that's when she realized Mona was 'A'." I said and Alison tried to stare me down.
"And it didn't occur to you to tell me this when you visited me?" Hanna asked, I could tell she was upset about this.
"I couldn't take the chance of her coming after me. That way people wouldn't become suspicious of my death." She said and I jumped at the branches hitting the shed from the wind.
'Please come get me, I can't take being here.' - Aria
'Actually, I'm already here.' - Toby
"Ali, If you've been lurking around town... how come no one has noticed you?" Spencer asked and Ali looked at her like she asked the most stupidest question.
"I had a wig and sunglasses." She said and I stared at her.
"I'm going to go home to my parents soon, I just need a couple more days to figure out what to say to them." Ali said and I groaned.
"You knew exactly what Mona had put me through in this shed... and you're telling you could've put a wig on to come see us! I've been freaking out all night in here and you could have put on the damn wig! I'm done here." I said and stood up, ready to walk out. But but I could take a step, Ali grabbed my hand.
"Aria, I need you to be there for me when I come back to school. I need all of you, I've been gone so long... and missed so much. I need you to be there waiting for me." She said, staring into my eyes.
"I have to go." I said, taking my hand back and walked out. Toby was close by, I got into the truck and took a deep breath.
"Do you want to make an appointment with Sullivan tomorrow? I could reschedule my session if you can't go alone." He said, I nodded with out looking at him.
"She said one day I'll be ready to face this place and everything that has happened here." I said quietly and Toby made me look at him.
"She had said when you're ready. You weren't ready to face it yet, everyone knew that you weren't ready yet." Toby said and I shrugged.
"The girls tried to get Alison to come to us, but she wouldn't budge and made it that I had no choice in coming. It's always going to be Ali's way... nothing has changed." I said as Toby pulled away and I turned to look at Oliver through his car seat mirror.
"I'll call Sullivan in the morning." Toby said as he drove into town and I realized something.
"Go to the police station." I said and Toby glanced at me.
"Aria... what are you thinking?" He asked as he came up to a stop light.
"Ali doesn't get to cause so much and then call the shots." I said just as we got to the police station.