Hi you! Thanks for your messages, your comments asking for a new chapter, and, sorry for my long delay to deliver this chapter, but, I'm still here, I'll not leave you without a proper ending. Now, I hope you're prepared for this rollar-coaster, because, we're arriving to the point where we climb to the top, just to let you drop in free fall...
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HOME - 9
(In Peter's Hastings office)
Alex. - "You look happy..."
Peter doesn't reply, he just stares at his phone, and, smiles while he reads for the 5th time, the text of the cleaner...
Jenna's text: 'I'm with the target. I might finish the job before than expected...'
Alex. - "Dad...?"
Peter. - "I will need a new phone soon, can you take care of that...?"
Alex nods, Peter's phone's fine, so why he will need a new one? Spencer's twin is smart enough to figure out that her Dad is doing something evil, something that doesn't need to be traced to him, that's why he needs a new phone. Whatever is the thing that her Dad has in motion, she decides not to get involved, and, just walk away; she's not a saint, but, she knows that her father is 10 thousand worse than her... scared of the devil? Maybe, or, maybe she just doesn't want to be an accessory of another crime, and, end in jail if this goes to the light...
Once alone, Peter drinks his whiskey and says. - "Say my hellos to your Dad, Alison..." (big devious smile)
And, just like Peter is smiling, with a devious glow in his eyes, someone is smiling too... in the Fields house...
(In Emily's house)
Jenna smiles. - "Aren't we eating the pie...?"
Emily. - "Yeah, sure..." (She gives it to Alison and says) "Ali. Can you cut it for us...?"
Alison nods, and, she takes the pie between her hands, the blonde walks towards the kitchen to cut it when...
Jenna deviously smiles. - "You've to be the 1st one to taste it, Alison..."
The blonde stops walking, she turns her head towards the blind girl, and, frowns when she looks at Jenna's devious smile; Alison can't explain it, but, by looking at the devious smile of Jenna, she feels something... a gut feeling, yelling something to her... but, what? What it's the thing that her intuition is trying to tell her...?
*** Alison's narrative (voice-over) ***
When did it become okay to live in a cynical world? When did it become okay to hurt people, without feeling guilty for it? When did it become okay to look away when someone is doing a felony? When did it become okay to invite Death to your home...?
Emily asks. - "Something wrong, Ali...?"
The blonde looks at the pie, and, she can't explain why, but, before she could really think about what she was doing, her hands were already dropping the pie to the floor...
Alison says while she drops the pie to the floor. - "Oh, oooups... sorry, I dropped it..." (She looks at Jenna and smiles) "So, I guess, not pie today..."
Emily rushes to clean the floor, and, while the brunette is too distracted cleaning, Alison narrows her gaze towards Jenna. The guest might be blind, but, Jenna knows that the pie didn't just drop from Alison's hands...
Jenna forces a smile, to mask her angry face and says. - "Oh, Alison, you're really something..."
And just like that, Jenna understood that what was supposed to be a piece of 'pie', it would be more complicated than that...
Alison. - "This is not my house, but, please leave..."
Emily. - "Ali! What...?!"
Jenna stands up and says with a smile. - "It's okay, Emily. I disturbed your morning, and, there's something I need to do..." (She walks towards the door, but, before leaving she says) "A storm is coming..." (devious smirk) "Get ready for it..." (she whispers) "Alison..."
Alison's body stiff, and, Emily has no clue why...
Emily. - "Ali. What is wrong...?"
Alison mumbles. - "I don't know..." (She looks at the perfect pie that was smashed against the floor, and, whispers) "I really don't know..."
Yes, a big storm is coming. The wind hush, dark clouds are taking shape, houses might get ripped apart, but, the real question is: who will stand alive when the storm pass over?
(Some hours later, in Mona's loft)
Alison sighs with frustration. - "Damn it! We're at square one again!"
Mona. - "I know..." (She looks at her laptop and says) "I thought that I could get some useful data from the files you brought, but, I got nothing..."
Alison rubs her front-head and says. - "I really thought that we could find something in the files that Aria gave me, Noel didn't have anything useful to really find who's behind the Ponzi scheme..."
Mona nods. - "I haven't checked yet the things that you brought from your storage..." (She looks at the box and says) "Things from your Dad...?"
Alison. - "I think so, I'm not sure, I just know that it's the only box that Jason had about my Dad..."
Mona. - "He worked at the company years ago, maybe I'll be able to find something there..."
Alison. - "I hope, so, but, if not, what we will do...?"
The brunette was going to say something, but, she gets distracted when she sees Hope, playing with her chess board, dropping all the pieces on the floor...
Mona. - "Ali! Watch!"
Alison looks towards her kid, she rushes to grab Hope into her arms, and, says. - "Sorry..."
Mona sighs while she picks the pieces. - "Why you bring her to our meeting. We're dealing with dangerous waters here..."
The blonde sighs, she caresses Hope's face, and, the last thing she wants to do, it's to put her kid in danger, but...
Alison. - "I know that this is dangerous. And, believe me, I don't want to involve Hope neither Emily on this, but, the nanny is sick, and, Emily asked me to take her with me while she goes to work..."
The brunette nods, Hope sees that the brunette is not happy with what she did, so, she blows her a kiss, hoping that it will make it better. And, it does...
Mona chuckles. - "I see that she got your charm..."
Alison smiles, she puts Hope to watch some cartoons, and, while the little kid is distracted watching the TV, the two girls resumed their conversation...
Mona looks at the blonde in the eyes, and, says with a serious look. - "I've an idea of what we can do next, but, you might not like it..."
Alison frowns, not sure if she really wants to hear the rest...
Mona. - "You need to accept the job that Spencer offered you..."
Alison. - "What?!"
Mona. - "Keep your friends close, but, keep your enemies closer..."
Alison. - "Spencer is not the enemy..."
Mona. - "Maybe not, but, someone from her company is responsible for lots of deaths..."
Alison sighs deeply...
Mona. - "We need to investigate from the inside. Spencer trust you, if you ask, she might give you access to all their database without questioning..."
Alison sighs deeply, she really wants to know the real responsible for Noel's death, but, the whole idea of deceiving Spencer, it makes her sick...
Mona. - "Think about it, what better way to get confidential data that from the inside...?"
Alison. - "I don't want to deceive Spencer, I don't want her to get caught in the crossfire..."
Mona. - "We need to access to their database..."
Alison. - "Can't you hack their system from here...?"
Mona looks at her laptop and replies. - "Oh, believe me, I've tried, but, whoever is in charge of their firewall is damn good..."
Alison thinks about it, and, says. - "I think I know who can help us to get through the firewall..."
Mona raises an eyebrow. - "Really? Do you think this person can help us to get into the database of the Hastings' empire? Do you think this person is someone we can trust...?"
Alison looks at her, and, says without hesitation. - "I do..." (she grabs her phone and says) "I just need to make a call..."
Before the storm hits, this blonde needs to get an army ready to fight for her... for the Queen... will she make it in time...?
(In Emily's house)
TV news: 'A strong storm will hit Rosewood in the next 48hrs, people need to stay at their home, and..."
Emily was watching the news, and, getting ready to get out, and, go to work when someone opens the door...
Emily smiles, surprised. - "Mom, Dad! You... you're back..."
The Fields drop their baggage on the floor, they hug Emily with love, and say...
Pam. - "Yes, we're back, home, sweet home..." (She looks around, and, asks) "Where is my little girl? I'm dying to see her..."
Emily. - "Ahmmm..."
Her parents don't know about Alison, and, she has no idea of how starts this conversation...
Wayne holds Emily's hand and frowns when he sees a ring on her finger. - "Did Toby proposed...?"
Emily. - "What?!"
Pam jumps with happiness. - "OMG! That are wonderful news!"
Wayne says with a serious voice. - "He should ask our permission first..."
Emily's jaw moves, but, no words come from her mouth...
Pam playfully pats Wayne's arm and says. - "Oh, honey, you don't have to be like that. What matters, it's that he's a great man. And, I love the idea of having him in the family..."
Wayne nods and smiles. - "Me too..."
Emily is astonished, she's even pale, and, her parents notice it...
The Fields say. - "Emy. Are you okay...?"
Emily says with a shaky voice. - "I... I need to tell you something..."
The Fields nod, they wait for Emily to talk her truth, but...
(Phone buzz)
Wayne. - "I need to get this call. It's from the base..."
He walks away, and, Emily decides to wait for his return to talk about all the things that have happened since they left to their trip. But, while she waits for the perfect moment...
Pam. - "I'm happy that you're finally opening a new chapter in your life with Toby..."
Emily. - "Mom, please, I..."
Pam. - "You deserve to be happy, Emy..."
Emily smiles
Pam caresses Emily's face and says. - "What happened in Havana needs to stay in there, in the past. And, it's sad what happened with this girl..."
Emily. - "Alison, her name is Alison..."
Pam takes a deep breath, she knows that this a delicate subject for Emily, but, she is determined to speak her mind, after all these years...
Pam. - "Sweety, you deserve a normal life, it's time to leave Alison in the past..."
Emily frowns. - "What do you mean?"
Pam. - "Toby is a great person, and, he's a boy. A BOY, Emily! Not an aberration! I mean a girl with a p..." (She shakes her head and says) "Anyway, I was so proud of you when you didn't reach her in Paris..."
Emily sighs deeply, she recalls how heartbroken she was when she came back from Paris, and, how her talk with her mother made her feel better, but...
Pam. - "You & Hope need someone like Toby at yours side. After all you've been through, you need a NORMAL LIFE. That's the best for you and this family. You see that right, Emy...?"
Emily looks at her mother in the eyes, and, she gets into a trance... thinking...
*** Emily's narrative (voice-over) ***
When did it become okay to live in a world with lots of prejudices? When did it become okay to let people think something that's not true? When did it become okay to hide your past, who you're... with who you want to be... just for the happiness of others...?
(At the Radley hotel)
Spencer points out. - "Let's put a table here for the aperitifs..."
The staff nod, and, they were following Spencer's order, and, she was happily crossing out the tasks on her list when...
Hanna. - "Wow, looks like you're planning a big party. Why you booked an entire floor? A big occasion...?"
Spencer says without turning her look towards the blonde. - "Whatever I'm planning, it's not your business. You're not invited, so, please leave..."
Hanna. - "Hey! This is the hotel of my mom! I can come and go, as much as I want..."
The brunette rolls her eyes, she has no time to deal with Hanna; this blonde always triggers something in her, and, when she sees that the staff brought the wrong flowers, it just gets worse...
Spencer scolds. - "Hey! I said white roses! Not red! I..."
The brunette walks towards the staff, and, Hanna just looks at the heated discussion at the distance when someone else approaches...
Aria. - "Hi Hann. Are you here to help us to prepare Alison's birthday party...?"
Hanna. - "What?!" (She frowns and mumbles) "It's Ali's birthday...?"
Aria. - "Tomorrow, you didn't know?"
The blonde completely forgot it, and, she's pretty sure that she's not the only one...
Hanna. - "I've to go..."
Aria wants to say something, but, she just stays with the mouth open without saying a word, because Hanna left very fast. Because the clock is ticking, the birthday of the blonde is approaching, and, with it, a big perfect storm too...
(At the park)
It was around 4pm when Emily texted her. Asking her to meet in the park. Alison wanted to ask why she wasn't at work, but, Hope was so happy to be in the park with her two moms that Alison decided to just enjoy the moment. They play everything: the slide, the swings, the merry-go-round, the see-saw...
Hope giggles. - "Again! Again!"
They could live here, in this playground forever, if that meant that they could always hear the joy of their little girl. But, as perfect as this moment was...
Alison. - "What is wrong...?"
Emily. - "What do you mean...?"
Alison points out towards Emily's hand and says. - "Something is coming on. and, if it's enough to make your hands shake, I want to know what is it..."
Emily opens her mouth, several times, but, she can't speak, a big lump in her throat doesn't let her. The blonde guides Emily to sit in a bench while Hope plays in the sandbox...
Alison holds Emily's shaking hands and says. - "Em, please talk to me..."
Emily takes a deep breath and says. - "My... my... my parents are back..."
Alison. - "Oh, okay, so, when I can meet them...?"
Emily doesn't reply. And, Alison doesn't like it...
Alison. - "Emily...?"
Emily. - "I need to tell you something..." (She puts the ring on Alison's hand and sadly says) "I need to ask you for some time because..."
The brunette keeps talking, words come out of her mouth, but, all that Alison can see is the engagement ring that Emily is returning...
Emily. - "Ali, you understand, right? I... My parents..." (deep sad sighs) "They're no so open minded as other people. So, till I figure out a way to tell them about you, about us, you need to stay away, just till I..." (She sees Alison walking away fast, furious and says) "Ali?! Ali!"
The brunette takes Hope in her arms, and, rushes to go after the blonde because she fear for the worse, and, she wasn't wrong...
(At the Fields house)
Wayne. - "Someone is knocking the door. Do you want me to get it...?"
Pam. - "No, I got, I..." (She opens the front door and mumbles) "I..."
Alison streches her arm and says. - "You must be Pam Fields, Hi. I'm..."
Pam mumbles. - "Alison..."
Alison nods. - "Yes... Alison DiLaurentis. We spoke on the phone years ago. I don't know if you remember, but..." (She tries to shake off her nerves and asks) "Can I come in...?"
Pam is taken by the surprised guest, and, she's not the only one...
Wayne approaches. - "Who's it...? Who...?" (He looks at the blonde and mumbles) "You look like my little Hope..."
Alison smiles. - "Well, she got my genes after all..."
Pam. - "You know about...?"
Alison. - "About MY daughter?" (She nods) "Yes..."
Pam gulps hard
Alison looks at the two of them in the eyes and says. - "So, can we talk...?"
The two parents are standing in front of the blonde, the bold blonde who, despite Emily's request to keep distance, it's here, facing Emily's parents...
Emily arrives, she freezes behind the blonde, and, the 3 persons turn their look towards her. And, Emily realizes that she can't avoid the storm...
(At Mona's loft)
So distracted on what is happening in her home, that, Emily is putting Hanna in voicemail for the 20th time in a row. And, it makes Hanna mad...
Hanna groans. - "Damn it, Emily! You don't go to work and you don't take my calls either?!"
Mona approaches with something and says. - "Calm down, Hann. Here, your favorite snacks..."
Hanna. - "Do you really think that I...?" (She smiles) "Great! Nachos!"
The grumpy blonde becomes a happy blonde when the 1st nacho with melted cheese gets into her mouth...
Caleb smirks. - "Good, I just learnt a new trick to get her in good mood..."
Hanna says with the mouth full with food. - "Shut up..."
Mona & Caleb chuckle. The little brunette approaches to Caleb who's working with two laptops. And, she's impressed by his work. When Alison called him, she had her doubts, but...
Mona. - "Wow, you're really breaking all the walls of the security system..."
Caleb. - "It's not easy, but, the algorithm you created, it's helping me a lot to pass through each wall of the system..."
They start talking about it, what for Hanna seems like another language. And, it's so boring that she decides to leave them alone...
Caleb. - "You're leaving?"
Hanna. - "I need to tell something to Emily. So, I'm going to her house. You don't need me here..."
Caleb. - "C'mon, you're my muse..."
Hanna smiles, she just blows him a kiss, and, gets ready to leave when...
Mona. - "Do you think you will see Ali, too...?"
Hanna shrugs. - "I don't know... maybe... why?"
Mona gives her a box and says. - "Could you please give this to Alison...?"
Hanna. - "What is this...?"
Mona. - "Some stuffs she brought, stuffs from her Dad, or, something like that, I don't know. Anyway, I didn't find anything useful in there, so, she can store it again..."
Hanna nods, she looks at the box, and a charming vintage men punk wolf badge brooch lapel pin catches her attention till...
Mona. - "Thank you for your help, I'll drive Caleb home when we're done..."
Caleb. - "Hey! I'm not a kid..."
Hanna smirks. - "Yeah? And, how is that you still play with video games...?"
Caleb pouts, and, the girls chuckle, amused by Caleb's reactions...
Mona. - "Anyway, thanks..."
Hanna nods. - "Sure, but, can I ask why you need my hubby's help? Ali & you, in what kind of plot you're getting into...?"
Mona pats Hanna's arm and says. - "The less you know, the better it's for everyone..."
Hanna wants to protest, but, does she really want to know? Does she really want to get dragged into this storm...?
(At the Fields house)
Everyone is in awkward silence, Hope fell asleep and now she's in her room, sleeping while Emily is sweating... a lot, the brunette is nervous, she's not ready to face her parents. She loves Alison, but...
Pam. - "Emy, is there something you want to tell us...?"
Emily. - "I... I... I... ahmmm..."
The brunette is not able to take the lead to start this conversation, so..
Alison holds Emily's hand and says. - "I want to ask your blessing to marry Emily..."
The Fields. - "WHAT?!"
Wayne looks at Emily and says. - "But, what about Toby...?"
Emily gulps hard
Alison talks in her behalf. - "They broke up..."
The Fields. - "WHAT?!"
This is what Pam always feared, and, she's not happy with it, so...
Pam tries to keep it calm and says. - "Ms. DiLaurentis..."
Alison. - "Alison, you can call me Alison, or, Ali if you want..."
Pam takes a deep breath, the blonde is not being hostile, but, she's not looking scared to face them either...
Pam. - "Alison..."
Alison. - "Yes...?"
Pam. - "From one mother to another, I beg you to walk away, to leave, and never return..."
Wayne. - "Honey..."
Emily sadly mumbles. - "Mom..."
Alison grips hard Emily's hand, and, says. - "You can't ask me that..."
Pam. - "Of course I can! She's my child!" (tears and an overwhelmed voice) "Emy is my kid, and, she has suffered enough, don't you think?"
Alison takes a deep breath
Pam. - "Our Emy didn't have a normal childhood, a normal life till she found us..."
Wayne. - "Actually, Alison found us, and, it's thanks to her that we're a family again..."
Alison smiles, at least, Emily's father looks more open to accept her...
Pam. - "That's correct. And, for that, I'm very grateful..."
Wayne looks at Alison in the eyes and smiles. - "Very grateful..."
Alison smiles, but, that smiles doesn't last too long because...
Pam. - "But, regardless of your good actions, regardless of the good person you might be. It's not normal, two women raising a child together..."
Wayne. - "Pam!"
He never calls her by her name, just when Pam needs to be stopped to cross a limit, and, he wants to stop his wife to say something else, but...
Pam. - "Alison, I'm sorry, but, you're not a normal person. And, God doesn't see with good eyes people like you, so, as Emily's mom, I've all the rights to want a normal happy life for my kid. So please leave..."
But, it's too late for that, so, Wayne just looks down, and, Emily does the same. Pam's harsh words hurt Alison, but, what hurt her the most was...
Emily mumbles. - "You should leave, Ali..."
Alison looks at Emily in shock. - "What?!"
Emily pleads. - "I told you that it wasn't the time to talk with them, I..."
The blonde stands up, because if Emily doesn't have the guts to defend their love, she will do it for the two of them...
Alison. - "Normal...? Do you know what is not normal? You want me to tell you what is not normal?" (She stands face to face with Pam and says while she looks at her in the eyes) "It's not normal to think that God doesn't love the lesbians, the homosexuals, or the freaks like me..."
Pam gulps hard
Alison. - "Miss Fields, I didn't ask for my rare anatomy, I didn't ask to be different. God made me this way, and, I make no apologizes for the person I'm..."
Emily mumbles. - "Ali..."
Alison. - "God made us just the way we are. And, he also gave us the capacity to love, to feel, to get an accelerated heart beat with excitement every time we touch the person we love..." (She looks at Emily and smiles) "And, I love your daughter, I love MY daughter..." (she looks at Pam and says) "And that can't be a sin, that can't be abnormal..."
Pam takes a deep breath, Alison has more character of what she thought...
Alison. - "Love is not easy, please not make it so much harder and more complicated as if it'sn't enough already..." (She holds Pam's hand between her hands and says) "Miss. Fields, love is understanding, love is tolerance, love is what God ask of us! And, in name of God, in name of Love, I refuse to walk away from Emily & Hope..."
Those blue eyes show Alison's determination, the blonde is not going anywhere, and, that triggers something that no one saw it coming...
Emily screams when she sees Pam fading. - "Mom!"
Alison panics. - "Miss Fields!"
Wayne. - "Honey!"
Hanna's eyes got bigger of shock when she saw the ambulance in the entrance of the house. She jumps out of her car, she rushes inside, and, she gasps in shock when she sees Pam Fields being taken into the ambulance...
Hanna. - "What the hell happened...?!"
The ambulance leaves with Wayne holding Pam's hand. The old woman had a heart attack, she's alive, but, weak. And...
Emily punches Alison's chest with anger and cries. - "It's your fault!"
The blonde tries to comfort the brunette, but, each time she tries to hug Emily, the brunette pushes her away...
Alison. - "Em, please I..."
Emily. - "I asked you ONE thing! Just ONE thing! To let me talk with them at my time, and, what did you do? You just made it everything so much worse!"
Alison gulps hard, she never wishes for this. Both women stand on the front porch, face to face, without saying anything till...
Emily. - "Hann, I need to go to the hospital, can you stay with Hope...?"
Alison. - "I can stay with her..."
Emily. - "NO!"
Alison frowns. - "No...?"
Emily walks inside the house and says. - "I think you've done enough, so, please leave..."
The brunette passes beside the blonde, and, before she could get inside the house...
Alison. - "You can't ask me to stay away from my kid, Emily..."
The blonde turns, their eyes meet, and...
Emily. - "I'm not asking you... I'm telling you, to stay away..." (deep sigh) "At least for now..." (she enters into the house and says to the other blonde) "Hann, come in, please..."
Hanna looks at the blonde who's frozen at her side and asks. - "Ali, are you okay...?"
Of course the blonde is not okay, the tears, the silent crying expose how Alison is not okay at all, but...
Hanna. - "Ali...?"
Alison gulps hard and says. - "Go inside, Hann..." (She turns around and says) "Someone has to stay with Hope..."
Hanna gulps hard, she wants to say something to cheer up the blonde, but, the only thing she gets to say it's that there is a box for her in the car. Alison takes the box, she looks at the house, her nails gripping on the box while she looks at the window of Hope's room, and, her crying increases when she realizes that she might have lost it all...
Alison mumbles with tears in her eyes. - "Hope..."
*** Alison's narrative (voice-over) ***
When did it become okay to live in a world who doesn't accept us as we're? When did it become okay to let someone break your heart more than once? When did it become okay to live in a world without hope... Hope... my Hope...?
(The next day, at the Radly Hotel)
Alison texts Emily: 'Hi. How is your mom...?'
More than 30mn to have a reply...
Emily's text: 'She's stable, but, she might need to stay in the hospital for a couple of days'
The blonde takes a deep breath, she shouldn't feel guilty, but, she does, and, she knows that Emily blames her too...
Alison's text: 'I left some things in your house. Can I pick them up? And, maybe pass some time with Hope?'
The blonde sees the 3 suspension points, and, then she sees them vanish. And, some minutes later, once again there are the 3 suspension points and Alison smiles thinking that Emily is writing her at what time she can pass by, and, it makes her happy because she might see Hope today. And, especially today, at her birthday, the only thing she wishes it's to see her little girl, but...
Emily's text: 'I'll ask Hanna to bring you, your things at the Hotel. I know you're staying there...'
Alison groans with frustration, she throws away her phone, and, if it was for her, she would stay the entire day moppping in her hotel room, but...
(Knocking)
Alison says very loudly. - "I put the 'don't disturb' sign! So, walk away!'
(Knocking)
Alison groans. - "Don't you know how to read?!"
The blonde opens the door angrily, and, she was ready to snap against whoever was at the other side of the door, but...
Alison frowns. - "Spence...?"
Spencer smirks. - "I do know how to read. I'm even a champion on spelling, I've the trophies to prove it..."
Alison chuckles and she waves her hair when she says. - "What are you doing here...?"
Spencer smiles, she pushes Alison inside the room...
Alison chuckles. - "What the hell are you doing...?"
Spencer. - "Get dressed, fancy..."
Alison rolls her eyes, she crawls on her bed, and, says. - "No..."
Spencer frowns. - "What do you mean with no?"
Alison. - "How did you know I was here...?"
Spencer smirks. - "Please, I'm Spencer Hastings... I know everything..."
Alison smirks with a bitter voice. - "Well, if you know everything, you should know that I'm not in the mood of doing anything, so, please leave..."
Spencer. - "It's your birthday..."
Alison. - "And...?"
Spencer. - "Ali..."
Alison. - "I've no reasons to celebrate..."
The blonde is depressed, and, Spencer doesn't like it at all, she wants to ask why, but, before she could say something, the blonde starts talking everything that happened yesterday...
Spencer says with a wrenching voice - "You chose her... Emily...?"
Alison sighs. - "I don't mean to hurt you, I'm sorry... but, if it makes you feel better, it looks like everything went to hell..." (Deep sighs, and, tears in her eyes while she looks at the ceiling) "I'm an abomination who will never get a happy life..."
Spencer. - "Don't say that..."
Alison. - "Why not? Everyone thinks that..."
Spencer. - "I don't..." (their eyes meet and she smiles) "And, I'm pretty sure that Hope doesn't think you're an abomination either..."
Alison smiles, with a bitter taste of her tears falling into her mouth, it's bitter sweet to talk about Hope, especially now, that she can't be close to her...
Spencer pats Alison's leg and says. - "You've an hour to get ready..."
Alison sighs. - "Spence, I say..."
Spencer cuts her off. - "One hour, and, then go down to the lobby..."
The brunette leaves, and, Alison has no intention to get dressed or anything like that. But, she might get more enthusiastic with the celebration of her birthday if Spencer is able to bring to the party the special guest she has in mind...
(At the Fields house)
Emily was waiting for Hanna, she was supposed to take Hope again into her care while Emily visited Pam at the hospital. The brunette prepares a bag for Hope, and, she also gets ready a box with the things that Alison left at her house: a brush, some blouses. The brunette sobs sadly while she looks at the box till someone knocks at the door...
Emily says when she opens the door. - "Hann, what took you so long...? Wh..." (She gasps surprised when she sees that it's not Hanna) "You... what are you doign here?"
Spencer. - "I came for Hope..."
Emily. - "What...?"
Spencer. - "It's Alison's birthday. She deserves to spend the day with her kid..."
Emily looks surprised, how could she have forgotten that it was Alison's birthday today? It's that what Hanna tried to tell her last night? The brunette is lost in her thoughts till...
Spencer. - "I'm not leaving without Hope. And, be sure, too, that I'm not ready to give up on Alison either..."
Both brunettes stare at each other, two rivals face to face, once again. And, even if the balance seemed more inclined towards the mermaid, it doesn't look like that anymore...
(At the Hospital)
Wayne. - "Emy, you look sad. It's because of your mom...?"
Emily sighs deeply. - "Yeah, that, and..."
Wayne. - "Alison..."
Emily nods, they stay quiet, looking at the sleeping Pam Fields till...
Wayne looks at his wife and says. - "You should go..."
Emily. - "Go where...?"
Wayne looks at Emily in the eyes and says. - "To Her... to the person, with who, you want to spend the rest of your life..."
Emily gulps hard, she wants, really wants to be with Alison, but, when she looks at her mom in a hospital bed, she can't find the strength to move...
Wayne. - "Go, Emy..."
Emily. - "But, mom, she..."
Wayne. - "She has me..." (He helps Emily to stand up, and, pushes her towards the door when he says) "She has me, and, I've her. And now, it's your turn to get your other half too..."
Emily smiles, she hugs her Dad, and, says thank you, before, leaving very fast. Emily runs, hoping it's not too late to get Alison back... but, it might be too late for that...
(Back to the hotel)
(Phone buzz)
Alison groans. - "I knew I should have just turned it off..."
The blonde puts her phone in siilence, she doesn't bother to answer the call, but...
(Knocking)
Spencer. - "Open the door, ALI! You can turn off your phone, but, I can keep knocking all day long!"
Alison gets out of bed, she groans walking towards the door. - "Spence, please, I just want to be alone, I..." (She opens the door, and, a big smile appears on her lips when she sees the only person who makes her world, shine) "Hope!" (She looks at the woman who's holding Hope into her arms, and, says with shock) "How...?"
Spencer puts Hope into Alison's arms, and, says. - "I knew that I would need back up to get you out of this room, so..."
Alison kisses Hope and hugs her with lots of love, she can't believe that Hope is here, and, even if she's more than grateful to have her kid between her arms, she can't stop asking herself how is this happening...
Alison. - "Please tell me that you didn't kidnap my daughter...?"
Spencer. - "What?! Of course not! Who do you think I'm...?!"
Alison frowns. - "Then, how is that Hope is with you...?"
Spencer rolls her eyes. - "Well..."
Alison. - "Spence, please tell me that Emily knows that Hope is here..."
Spencer. - "Of course she knows, I asked her in person..."
Alison. - "You did what?!"
Spencer holds Hope again and says. - "Look, you're already late for your own birthday party, and, I really don't want to revive my conversation with my competitor..."
Alison chuckles. - "Competitor...?"
Spencer. - "Shut up, and, just get dressed, something nice, the theme is Paris..." (She walks away with Hope in her arms and says) "We'll be waiting in the lobby for you, so, hurry..."
The blonde smiles, she gets ready very fast, and, she was waiting for the elevator, looking great in a golden dress. The blonde was anxious, pushing the bottom without stop...
Alison. - "C'mon, c'mon..."
So focused on getting the elevator, that the blonde has no idea of who's approaching from behind...
(the elevator opens)
Alison smiles. - "Yes!"
The blonde makes a steady step into the elevator that becomes very weak when someone ambushes her from behind...
Alison wails in pain. - "AHHH!"
The blonde groans in pain when she feels the poisonous dagger, ripping her skin and her inside; Alison shuts her eyes down when the culprit twists the dagger, just to do more damage...
Jenna whispers into Alison's ear while she stabs her from behind. - "Happy birthday, Ali..."
*** Alison's narrative (voice-over) ***
So tell me, when did it become okay to get to this point? When did it become okay to end like this...? Because this is the end... for me, right...?
(At the lobby of the hotel)
Spencer says to everyone. - "Okay, so, when the elevator will open, we throw the streamers and we sing happy birthday..."
Hanna. - "How do you know that this time, it's Alison, and, no other guest...?"
Aria. - "Well, if it's not Ali. It will be just the 3rd guest to whom we say 'happy birthday'..." (giggles)
Spencer looks at the numbers on the elevator and says. - "Stop it, it's her. I can feel it..." (She sees the number decreasing and smiles) "Almost here. And, when she..." (She looks at Hanna eating and scolds) "Hanna! Are you already eating the cake?! What the fuck?! I didn't even invite you at the party!"
Mona raises her hand. - "My bad, she's my +1..."
Hanna smiles, and, Spencer rolls her eyes, but, decides to let it go because nothing and no one can screw up this party... nothing, that's what the young Hastings thinks. And, the brunette is smiling; she's more than ready to see the elevator's doors open and jump into Alison's arm, but...
Emily stands at Spencer side, looking at the numbers on the elevator and says. - "I'm here, too..."
Spencer. - "You what?!"
Emily turns her head towards Spencer, and says to her. - "I'm not ready to give up on Alison either..."
And, what Spencer thought it would be the perfect party to win Alison's heart, got worse with Emily's presence, and, even worse when the elevator's door open...
Everyone at the unison. - "Happy birth..."
(Screams)
Spencer says in shock. - "Ali!"
Emily cries. - "No!"
Screams, yells, a complete chaos happens when the doors of the elevator open, and, reveal a blooding blonde, lying down, unconscious on the floor...
Hope cries. - "Mommy!"
"Ali!"
"Call 911!"
"Ali, hold on!"
All the voices seem like little whispers in Alison's mind, and, as the voices seem to be far away, the noises of the rain get stronger. The storm has started, and, the worse part, it's that this is just the beginning of the storm...