"Better say your goodbyes?" Aria read again, "What is she talking about?"
But then it dawned on her.
"Oh my gosh…..Hannah!" Aria threw her chair backwards and ran for the elevator.
Emily and Spencer followed, confused, yet worried.
When the three finally made it back to Hannah's floor, they rushed in the direction of her room.
And it was chaos.
Doctors were checking Hannah's vitals, nurses watched in horror, and the receptionist across the hall spoke loudly, "Girls, I need you to back away from her room."
Just as the receptionist finished her sentence, the door to Hannah's room slammed.
"What's going on in there?" Aria went over to her, demanding to know.
"I'm not sure, dear. Can you and your friends please go wait in the waiting room or down in the café?"
"Not until we know what's going on!" Aria frowned.
The receptionist sighed, "All I can tell you is that she's taking a turn for the worse."
Aria's legs became weak, and everything felt like a dream.
"Well, is she going to die?" Spencer grabbed hold of Aria's arm.
"I can't say, sorry!" she frowned as well.
"Come on, we need to get Aria a seat," Emily grabbed her other side, and the pair practically carried Aria to the waiting room, setting her down gently on the couch.
"Aria, talk to us, tell us what you know!" Emily pleaded with her.
"I….I…." Aria tried.
"You what?" Spencer was becoming frustrated.
"Calm down, Spence. Aria, you what?" Emily turned Aria's head towards her.
"The text…..'Better say your goodbyes'…'A' is trying to kill Hannah…..or at least frighten her and all of us." Aria sat forward, looking from one girl to the other.
"How can 'A' kill Hannah when she or he isn't even here?" Emily questioned.
"I don't know…." Aria sat back again, puzzled.
"Maybe Hannah heard us talking?...Yeah, and she knew something, but her body isn't letting her wake up…cause of the coma or whatever…..Hannah said she knew who 'A' was, right? And then we got that text that said she 'knew to much'," Spencer spoke, connecting the dots, "Hannah's got the clues, we just have to get her to wake up!"
"Yeah," Aria blankly stated, "If she makes it past tonight."
The three girls rested their heads on the back of the couch, trying to piece everything together, but sadly, there was no success.
….in…the…middle…of…the…night…...
Aria's eyes slowly opened, but then closed again.
Again, Aria opened her eyes, and sat forward this time. She reached into her pocket, pulling out her phone.
One New Text Message, the screen lit up.
She slid it open, pressing 'View'.
You left in such a rush. Everything ok?
Thank God. It was Ezra.
Yeah, I'm doing ok, she typed back, just a bit shaken up.
Another text came in.
I can't sleep. Can I come see you?
A smile creeped upon Aria's face. His company would do her some good right now.
Sure, come to the hospital. I'll meet you in the café.
She slid her phone back in her pocket, stood with a stretch, and headed towards the elevators. The room was darkened, so that people could sleep, and deep down, it had frightened Aria a bit. But she wasn't going to let it get to her, at least not right now. Ezra was coming for her.
That statement repeated over and over in her head, the whole way down to the café.