I am so sorry for the long wait you guys. Family came and I was out with friends so much that I've had literally no time at all to get on my computer. I hope you guys don't hate me for making you wait, but I do really try hard to get these in. I finally have some time so I am going to write. Just to show you roughly how long it takes to write a chapter for this story, I am going to write the time I start at in this little A/N and then again at the bottom A/N when I finish. That way you guys can see how much of my day I need just to write. But next time I go out, I'll bring my laptop and I'll write when I have breaks :) Love you guys!
Hope you all enjoy this chapter because this is where Alison is really going to start trying to get Emily back.
Starting time: 8:00pm
Alison's POV
Aria and I stayed up until around 4am just writing down ideas for me to get Emily back. I know it's going to be a long road and a lot of work, but Emily is so worth it. Before I try to make things better with Emily, I have to talk to CeCe about lying to me and everything. She had never lied to me in all our years of knowing each other, yet she does now? Over something extremely important like my love life? I want to give her another chance to tell me the truth, but if she doesn't then I'll tell her I know. Nothing is going to be the same between CeCe and I after this. She was the only person before Emily in my life that never lied to me.
I look at the clock and see that it's 3pm. I have to talk to CeCe today; this is something that can't wait. I reach in my pocket and pull out my phone. I tap a few buttons on the screen and then put it on speaker so that I could finish sweeping the floor. I hear the annoying ringing tone twice before I hear CeCe answer.
"Just who I wanted to talk to." CeCe tells me in a flirtatious voice. Normally I'd joke back, but not today. A part of my heart breaks just at the sound of her voice.
"Come over, I need to talk to you." I don't bother asking, what's the point? If she doesn't come here, I'll go there.
"Alright… is something up?" CeCe sounds confused, but I can hear a slight tinge of fear under the confusion. She knows she's been caught. I wonder if she knows well enough to tell me the truth. Aria was nice enough to let me borrow her phone for this confrontation.
"Kind of, I would much rather talk to you in person. The weirdest thing happened last night, and I need to ask you something, but I would like to see you when I ask." I'm not exactly lying, it is true. It was weird, what happened anyways. I also would like to ask her something and see her when I ask. I want to see guilt cross her face when she realizes what she's done to me, her best friend and apparent love.
"I'm on my way…" with that, CeCe hangs up. I finish sweeping and decide to watch some tv while I wait.
There's a knock on my door not even 20 minutes into the show. I stand up and walk over to my door to unlock it. The knocking continues, almost impatiently. I roll my eyes and swing the door open. CeCe's fist is raised proving she was about to knock again. She smiles when she sees me, but her smile quickly fades when she sees the look on my face. I am clearly annoyed and not in the mood to beat around the bush.
"I heard you met Aria last night." I tell her. I walk towards my couch and lean against the back of it. CeCe closes my door and takes her shoes off before following me.
"Yeah, she's just as psycho as Emma." CeCe shakes her head and laughs a little.
"Her name is Emily and she isn't psycho. CeCe, I want to know what happened between you and Aria last night in the hallway." I am giving CeCe a chance to confess and not lie to me. She shifts uncomfortably and leans against the wall.
"Aria, stupid name, walked out of Emily's apartment and stared at me. Hardcore staring, not like the stare and walk. I basically asked her to stop and she started saying shit about my parents so I slapped the dumb bitch." CeCe shrugs, acting as if it's okay to slap people.
"Aria is a lovely person with a lovely name. Her story was a little different, so are you sure about your story CeCe? Do you want to change anything about your story?" I offer her one last chance. CeCe looks at the ceiling as if she's trying to remember anything else.
"No, but her story is probably a lie. Look at who she's friends with." CeCe tells me. My heart drops into my stomach. She lied straight to my face. This is not the CeCe I grew up with.
"Well, you see. I'm going to let you listen to Aria's story here on this phone okay?" CeCe nods, not realizing that it's not my phone. I press play on the recording and CeCe's face immediately goes blank and her eyes widen. I know that as her 'oh shit I'm in trouble' face.
I watch her as the recording plays and watch a tear fall from her face. The recording comes to an end, but CeCe's tears don't. CeCe looks up at me, guilty and hurt. She shakes her head slowly and takes a step towards me. I step to the side, since I can't step backwards.
"Alison, I can explain…" CeCe starts. I hold up my hand and she stops talking.
"CeCe, there's nothing you can say. You lied to me about Emily and Aria, my only friends here. I don't know what the hell happened to you when you went away, but you have never lied to me. You really should just go. Don't bother calling me; I don't want to talk to you. Maybe eventually I'll talk to you again, but I cannot forgive you right now. I can't even look at you. This was my love life. This was the girl I fell for and actually loved. The first girl I've ever had a deep emotional connection with as more than a friend. You ruined it, but then again, I was stupid enough to believe you." I yell. I can't help it. I can see her heart break from the look in her eyes. She walks towards me to give me a hug.
"Ali, please…. Don't do this. I didn't know how important she was to you. I didn't mean to hurt you. Alison… I love you." CeCe mutters, her voice breaks at the end. I shake my head and walk towards the door. Tears falling down my face.
"You didn't mean to hurt me, but you did. If you loved me, you wouldn't have done what you did. I don't love you back, I'm sorry, but I could never love someone who would ruin my first serious relationship for their own pleasure. That's a new low. Even for you." I swing the door open and motion for her to leave.
"Alison…" CeCe whispers, not able to speak any louder.
"Leave." I command. CeCe slides into her shoes and walks out. She wipes her tears as she leaves and from down the hall I see Emily standing outside her door, just getting home obviously. She avoids looking at me but stares at CeCe with her mouth open.
Emily's POV
I had just gotten to my door when I heard yelling from Alison's apartment. A slight pain appeared in my chest when I heard her voice, but I decided to listen, in case she was in trouble.
"CeCe, there's nothing you can say. You lied to me about Emily and Aria, my only friends here. I don't know what the hell happened to you when you went away, but you have never lied to me. You really should just go. Don't bother calling me; I don't want to talk to you. Maybe eventually I'll talk to you again, but I cannot forgive you right now. I can't even look at you. This was my love life. This was the girl I fell for and actually loved. The first girl I've ever had a deep emotional connection with as more than a friend. You ruined it, but then again, I was stupid enough to believe you." Alison yells. I can't believe it, Alison actually found out about CeCe lying? I smile and blush when I hear her say she loved me, but then again, she didn't love me enough to believe me and now she's seeing the truth.
I can't hear any reply from CeCe, so I'm thinking she may be on the phone with her.
"You didn't mean to hurt me, but you did. If you loved me, you wouldn't have done what you did. I don't love you back, I'm sorry, but I could never love someone who would ruin my first serious relationship for their own pleasure. That's a new low. Even for you." Alison yells as her door swings open, I quickly dig out my keys to unlock my door. I guess she wasn't on the phone.
"Alison…" I hear CeCe whisper. I try to not pay attention, but it's hard. I'm a naturally curious person. I stop trying to unlock my door and stare towards Alison's apartment.
"Leave." Alison orders. My mouth drops at that. I've never heard Alison so in charge, she's usually a bit of a push over.
CeCe walks out of Alison's apartment wiping her eyes, I can't help but stare. My eyes meet Alison's for a millisecond before I look back at CeCe; I can't look at Alison's tear filled face. It breaks my heart to see her like that, but I can't just allow myself to get back with her when she wouldn't believe me. CeCe sees me looking at her and squints her eyes. She walks up to me and I back up against my door in fear. Aria told me what CeCe did to her in the hallway yesterday.
"Got a problem bitch? You got the girl; you got everything you could ever want. Why you staring? You want a punch in the face too?" CeCe spits when she says this. I wipe her spit off my face and shake my head.
CeCe steps closer to me and I reach for the door handle to get inside. CeCe's eyes snap to my hand and I freeze and look over at Alison in fear. Her eyes meet mine and she begins to come over.
"CeCe, stop!" She screams. Neighbours open their doors and peek out.
I know I'm safe now, but CeCe grabs my arm and swings me into the wall across from my door. I hiss in pain but try to shove her away. Maybe I'm not safe. I hear Alison's footsteps approaching quickly. Just as I look over to see Alison, CeCe's fist makes contact with my face. I shut my eyes tightly and try to shove CeCe away, but she's already gone. Pain shoots across the left side of my face and I open my eyes to see what happened. I see Alison pinning CeCe on the ground, tears pouring down her face.
"Emily, get inside and lock the door. Don't come out or open the door for anyone unless it's Aria or me. Please." Alison begs. I hear pain in her voice. I nod and quickly get up and open my door.
My heart is pounding and so is my head. My breathing is rapid and I can feel myself in a state of slight shock. I have no idea how things got out of hand. From outside the door I hear Alison.
"Leave, because honestly. Someone has or will be calling the cops. Don't even think about coming back. Honestly, what made you believe that I would forgive if you hurt Emily more than you already have? Get out. Not only out of this building but out of my life." Alison yells. I hear CeCe get up and walk away. On instinct, I back away from my door.
I lower myself against the wall near the door and begin to cry. I can't even begin to understand what is happening right now. I hear a knock on the door and scream. I don't mean to scream but I do.
"Go away. I'll call the cops." I yell.
"Emily, it's me… Alison… please just let me in until Aria gets here. I texted Ezra and told him to bring Aria to your house." Alison begs. I slowly unlock my door and open it. As soon as I see Alison, I can't help but break down.
I hug Alison tightly, and cry harder than I was crying before. I begin to shake and let myself go as the adrenaline leaves my body. Just because she helped me doesn't mean I'm going to just forgive her, but it's a start. Alison rubs my back and tries to sooth me.
"Breathe… Emily, deep breaths. You're okay now." Alison whispers in my ear. I take a deep breath and smell what can only be described as Alison. I back away from her and nod. I wipe my eyes and smile.
"You're bleeding. Here, sit down. I'll go get a cold cloth and I'll wash you up. Then I'll make you some tea and let you lay down okay?" Alison offers. I smile and nod. I'm beyond grateful for her right now.
Alison comes back with a cloth and tea. She slowly begins wiping up the blood from below my lip and I hiss in pain as she touches my lip. I'm assuming it busted open when CeCe punched me.
"I'm guessing you found out she lied?" I ask Alison, trying to make conversation. Alison nods and gives me a sorry look.
"Listen, I'm sorry for not believing you. I know you won't forgive me just yet, and I know me saving you doesn't change much. I'm going to make it up to you and I'm going to get you back no matter what. I love you Emily, that won't change." Alison admits. I take a sip of my tea and smile.
"Thanks, for saving me. But you're right. I won't forgive you, because if you loved me you wouldn't have just brushed it off the way you did. You would've believed me at least a little bit. When Aria gets here, I want you to leave and I don't want to see you besides when you work or in the hallway." It pains me to have to tell Alison this, but I need time. I love her more than words can say, but I can't just accept her back. If she's serious about loving me and serious about getting me back, she will still try despite my conditions. Knowing Alison, she will agree, without meaning it.
"Alright, I understand Em…. Can I just ask you something?" Alison asks me. I nod and smile, but it hurts my lip.
"Do you love me?" Her voice cracks on me, but she holds back her tears. Alison continues pressing a cold cloth on my forehead.
"Yes, I'm sure I'll always love you, but I'm not sure if I could ever be with you again…" I whisper. I can't say it louder; it's bad enough I have to see it in her face the exact moment that her heart breaks.
"Come lay down." Alison whispers, I can tell that it's hard for her to speak right now. I let her help me up and bring me to the couch. She lays me down and I thank her again for helping me. Alison kisses my forehead softly and I smile as I slowly drift off into sleep.
Finishing Time: 9:36pm.
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