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Here is chapter 8
-Rose

Charlotte Field's POV

Let's play a game. Looks like Brielle and Avalon are missing.
You have until midnight to find them or I'll make sure you never do.
Game on bitches!

-A

I read over the message for the third time. This couldn't be happening. I quickly dialled Scarlett's number, she picked up immediately.

"Did you get the message too?" Scarlett questioned as soon as she answered the call.

"Yeah. What are we going to do?" I asked.

"I'm not sure." Scarlett said worriedly. "But we're going to do something. I'll be outside your house in five minutes. We'll find them."

"Ok." I whispered. I hung up the phone and picked up my coat.

I walked softly past my sister's room and headed downstairs.

"Where are you going?"

I whirled around and came face to face with my curious parents.

"Um, I'm going to study for the Maths test with Scarlett." I lied.

Emily raised her eyebrow at me. "Really?" I nodded furiously. "I thought you were going to study with Brielle?"

"I am!" I covered up my mistake quickly. "I'm studying with both of them."

"All right." Paige said not sounding completely convinced.

"Love you moms!" I exclaimed then ran out of the house.

I locked the door behind me then walked into the front yard. Scarlett was leaning against a tree in the yard. As soon as she saw me she ran forward and hugged me.

Scarlett pulled back. "What did you tell your moms?"

I sighed then shoved my hands into my pockets. "Let's just say I need to work on my lying skills. I don't think they were very convinced."

"Well something tells me you're going to have plenty of opportunities to practice tonight." Scarlett replied.

We walked over to a nearby park and sat down on a bench.

"So where are we going to look?" I asked Scarlett.

She sighed in defeat. "I have absolutely no idea. A didn't exactly specify where they hid out friends."

As soon as Scarlett finished her sentence both of our phones buzzed.

Scarlett rolled her eyes. "Well that was awfully convenient."

We both pulled out our phones and checked the message.

Want to find your friends?
Check the old DiLaurentis house.
Don't know where to find it?
Ask your mothers.
–A

I groaned. "Great, another clue that doesn't lead us any closer to finding our friends. I have no idea where the DiLaurentis house is, do you?"

Scarlett furrowed her eyebrows in thought. "Doesn't Brielle's uncle Jason have to last name DiLaurentis?"

"Yeah. So Brielle and Avalon are locked inside his old house." I said.

"I guess so." Scarlett said. "The question is how are we going to find it?"

"Maybe we should do what the text says and ask our mothers?" I suggested.

Scarlett shook her head. "No way, if A wants us to ask our mothers that's probably the last thing we should do."

"You're probably right." I agreed. I wracked my brain for any information that could help us. Suddenly I remembered something. "Wait, wasn't the DiLaurentis house that abandoned house that kids used to say was haunted when we were little."

"Yeah. I heard someone say that one of the owner's daughter was found dead in the backyard. Everyone was too scared to go anywhere near that house." Scarlett said.

"Now we don't have a choice."

(Line Break)

"Are you sure this is the right house?" Scarlett asked.

"I think so." I answered. We looked up at the abandoned building in front of us. The windows were all shattered and the ground was littered with broken glass. Half of the roof had fallen in on itself and even the plants had died. As if on command several large black birds erupted from the building.

Scarlett looked at me. "Definitely the right building." Our phones simultaneously chimed.

We sighed and opened the message.

Tick Tock
You're running out of time

-A

"What would we do without the encouraging words of A?" Scarlett said sarcastically.

"Shall we?" I asked.

Scarlett gave me a worried look. "Let's go save our friends." She said determinedly.

We walked into the entrance of the building, careful to avoid the shattered glass that was littered on the floor. Using the light from our phones we examined the house. Most of the furniture was gone but the things that remained had been covered in sheets. There was leaves and paper covering the floor. It looked like no one had been here for years.

"Where do you think they are?" I asked.

"I'm not sure. Brielle! Avalon!" Scarlett yelled the desperation in her voice becoming evident.

I quickly joined in as we continued yelling.

"Down here!" the voice of Brielle screeched.

Scarlett whipped around and looked at me. "Did you here that?"

"I'm standing right next to you of course I heard that." I said. "It was coming from the basement."

We ran quickly toward the stairs that lead to the basement. Pushing open the door we ran into the room that held Brielle and Avalon captive. Brielle and Avalon's heads whipped up as soon as we entered the room, relief shone on their faces. They both looked like they had been in the Hunger Games, their faces were covered in dirt and blood and they were the victims of several wounds.

"You found us." Brielle breathed in relief, there were tear tracks on her cheeks and there was a hardened mass of blood present on her forehead.

"Thank god you guys are here!" Avalon sobbed. "On the way home we need to have an emergency shopping session because A completely ruined my outfit!"

Scarlett walked forwards and started to untie the rope that was holding Brielle's hands together. "Maybe we should stop by the hospital first?"

"That would probably be best because I'm pretty sure there's a shard of glass in my leg." Avalon agreed. "But then we're going shopping."

We finally finished untying Brielle and Avalon's hands and feet.

"Can we please get out of here now?" Brielle said.

"Definitely." I agreed. Scarlett and I helped Avalon to her feet, she wrapped her arms around our shoulders and we helped her walk up the stairs.

Suddenly a crash was heard from the top level of the house.

"Brielle A did leave, right?" I asked in a scared voice.

"I think so, we haven't heard anyone in the house since A shot the wall." Brielle said.

"What!?" Scarlett and I said in unison.

"Long story." Avalon said.

Another crash came from upstairs. "Run?" Scarlett asked.

"Run." We all agreed and quickly sprinted out of the house, well as fast as well could since we were dragging Avalon.

As soon as we got outside our phones buzzed simultaneously. We all exchanged scared looks then opened the texts.

Better run fast
Next time you won't get the chance
-A

We read the text out in unison.

"Well isn't A just a ray of sunshine." Avalon murmured sarcastically.

"Seriously Avalon!?" Brielle snapped. "Now is not the time."

"We should probably call our parents so they can drive us to the hospital." I suggested.

"No!" Brielle and Avalon exclaimed.

Scarlett stared at them in disbelief. "Please tell me you're kidding. Avalon you've bled enough to fill a swimming pool!"

"Our parents will ask too many questions." Brielle said. "Besides we need time to come up with a really good lie."

"Well if we don't call our parents how are we going to get to the hospital? None of us have cars." Scarlett pointed out.

"I can call Jackson, he can take us to the hospital." I said.

"Good thinking." Avalon said. "The boy-toy won't rat us out."

I rolled my eyes at Avalon. "Let's stop referring to my boyfriend as a plaything and figure out what we're going to tell him."

"We've been lying nonstop for the past week. I think we'll figure something out." Brielle said.

I called Jackson and he agreed to come pick us up. Around ten minutes after I made the call Jackson's black Volvo pulled up in front of us. He rolled down the window.

"What the hell happened?" Jackson said looking Brielle and Avalon up and down. No one spoke.

"We fell in a ditch!" Avalon announced loudly. Scarlett, Brielle and I all gave her an incredulous glare.

"Yeah." Scarlett said joining in on Avalon's ridiculous excuse. "See me and Charlotte were just walking down the street. When suddenly we saw Brielle and Avalon in need of assistance."

"Low and behold we had fallen in ditch." Avalon finished.

"It was a big ditch." Scarlett added.

"Filled with like rocks and stuff." Avalon continued.

"Anyway!" Brielle interrupted giving Scarlett and Avalon a warning look. "What they meant to say was that Avalon hurt her leg and I hit my head so we need you to drive us to the hospital."

Jackson gave them a disbelieving look then turned to me. "Are they always like this?"

"I've found its better not to ask questions." I answered. Jackson chuckled.

"Can we please finish up this enlightening little exchange and drive to the hospital. Because I am currently standing in a pool of my own blood and that can't be good for my shoes." Avalon said.

Jackson unlocked the car. Scarlett, Brielle and Avalon jumped in the backseat and I quickly got into the shotgun seat.

"Could you please refrain from getting blood on the seat? I just got the car cleaned." Jackson said.

"You're not actually serious, are you?" Brielle said glaring at Jackson.

"Actually I am!" Jackson growled.

"Calm down." I said taking Jackson's hand. I turned back to look at my friends. "Could you guys just try not to bleed on the car?"

"Oh yes I'll just tell my body not to produce any more blood because we wouldn't want little Jackson to be upset." Brielle whispered.

Avalon leaned forward and patted me on the shoulder. "He's definitely a keeper." She muttered sarcastically.

I rolled my eyes at Avalon and squeezed Jackson's hand. My friends weren't the biggest fans of Jackson Cole. I knew Jackson had dated around before we got together but I was okay with it. Jackson liked me for me, I was sure of that.

(Line Break)

"So to sum it up I think we have the ditch to blame for this whole situation." Avalon finally finished recounting our cover story.

The nurse raised her eyebrow at Avalon. "That's really what happened?"

Avalon batted her eyes. "Of course. Would I lie?" Avalon said innocently.

"Well I understand that's how she got her injuries." The nurse said gesturing to Brielle. "But that doesn't explain what happened to your leg."

"I told you I fell." Avalon said.

"On what?" The nurse asked.

"Something…something sharp." Avalon said. Brielle face palmed.

The nurse glared at Avalon suspiciously. "You're Avalon Rivers right?"

"Yeah." Avalon replied in confusion. "How did you know that?"

"My daughters in your year at school, Kirsten Blackburn." The nurse said.

"Oh." Avalon said surprised. "She's your daughter."

"Mmmhmm." The nurse muttered looking Avalon up and down. She sighed. "Follow me girls."

We followed the nurse. "What did you do to her daughter?" I questioned Avalon.

"I might have kissed her boyfriend." Avalon muttered.

"The nurses!" Brielle exclaimed.

"What!? No!" Avalon exclaimed. "The daughters!"

"Thank god." Brielle sighed.

"Would you guys stop looking at me like that?" Avalon said. "In my defence he totally hit on me."

"You're terrible." Scarlett said.

"But you guys love me anyway." Avalon said placing a hand over her heart.

The nurse finished talking to the lady at the front desk and made her way back over to us. "Alright girls you two are going to follow me so you can get looked over." The nurse said pointing at Brielle and Avalon. "I've called your parents and they're on their way. Follow me."

Brielle and Avalon turned towards Scarlett and I.

"They called your parents!" Scarlett exclaimed.

"Well I'm screwed." Avalon groaned.

"You two should leave before our parents come." Brielle said gesturing to Scarlett and I. "There's no point in us all getting in trouble."

"Are you sure?" Scarlett said worriedly.

"Positive." Brielle confirmed.

The four of us hugged then Brielle and Avalon followed the nurse out of the waiting room.

"Let's go." I said pulling Scarlett out of the hospital.

We got back in the car and Jackson proceeded to drive Scarlett home. We pulled up outside Scarlett's house.

"Bye guys." Scarlett said hopping out of the car.

"I'll talk to you later!" I yelled out the window.

Scarlett waved and walked up to her front step. Her older sister Grace opened the door. "You are in so much trouble." I heard Grace say as we drove away from the house.

We continued the five minute drive to my house and Jackson stopped outside my house.

"What really happened tonight?" Jackson asked.

I sharply took in a breath of air. "Just a normal night in the life of Charlotte Fields." I said guiltily. I felt bad for lying to my boyfriend but there was no way I could tell him what had really happened.

Jackson raised his eyebrow but he didn't question my answer. He leaned in and pressed his lips against mine. I responded by wrapping my arms around his neck. After a few minutes Jackson pulled back and leaned against his seat.

"I love you." I said as I got out of the car.

Jackson smiled at me and his light green eyes gleamed. "Goodnight Charlotte."

Jackson started the engine and his car sped away. I walked slowly up the stairs to the porch. The girls might not like Jackson but I did. I loved him and that meant something to me.

So what did you think?
What do you think of Jackson? Love him or hate him?
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Next chapter will be from Avalon's POV
-Rose