AUTHOR'S NOTE
Oh my god, I am so sorry for the month of waiting! I was all caught up with school work so I
couldn't update as soon as I usually do. I will sadly be updating less often nowadays, so I
apologize for that! Enjoy!
EMILY'S P. O. V
"Who was trying to run?" asked Aria.
"Hanna?" asked Spencer.
"Guys! Hanna died in Spain. She is not alive!" I cried.
Aria put her index finger up to her fairly plump lips; guessing I should be quiet.
Spencer stood up as silently as she could have. As she made her way towards the
barn door, she looked back at us; all there was in her eyes was fear. Once she
reached the door, she sighed deeply and pushed it open. She looked around;
making sure no one was there; that's when she came back and said,
"No one's out there."
"Are you sure, check again." said Aria.
"There's no one there!" said Spencer after checking again.
"Maybe we should get some sleep, since it's dark now?" I asked.
"I am not going to sleep without a lock." said Aria.
"Well, I brought my swimming bag so I might have one." I said.
I stood up and walked up to my gigantic swim bag and zipped it open to find it
packed with stuff; most of it is for tonight though. I dug through the bag as quickly
as possible and managed to find a lock.
"I do have one!" I shouted out as I walked towards the door.
I clipped the lock onto the hook-like thing on the door and walked back to them.
"Can we go to sleep now?" I suggested.
"Yeah, I am sort of tired." said Spencer.
"I will probably stay awake for a little, just to make sure." said Aria.
I put on some fuzzy socks and crawled inside my sleeping bag. Before I realized it,
I was asleep.
-The Next Morning-
A rustling noise awoke me; I found myself in a slightly light barn with Aria and
Spencer, just like it's supposed to be. I looked towards the door, it was closed but
something was missing: The lock. My eyes widened and I woke Aria and Spencer
up.
"Guys, wake up!" I cried.
"Ugh, what now?" murmured Spencer as she swished her hands at me.
"The lock-it's gone." I told them.
"Say what?" asked Aria who was up at this point.
"I don't know, I just woke up a minute ago to find that!" I said as I pointed to the
wooden door.
"Aria, did you by any chance take it off before you went to bed?" I asked.
"No, I went to sleep about 20 minutes after you guys and I didn't move from this
pile of blankets." said Aria.
"Plus why would I remove the lock, I was the one asking for it."
"Em, you are the only one that knows the combination; it's yours." said Spencer.
"I know, I am super confused-" I said.
"And scared."
I stood up from the cozy wrapped up blankets and walked towards the door. It
was filthy and old, just like it was last night. But the lock was missing and that
meant only one thing: A was in here during the night.
"Guys, I think A was here." I told them.
"Why wouldn't A kill us then?" asked Aria.
"Because A likes to torture us." answered Spencer.
"Like right now; making us put pressure on our brains to think why they didn't
hurt us. But I sometimes outsmart A, I am too familiar with tricks."
"Because of Melissa?" I asked.
"No, because of mixed friendship messages made by Alison." replied Spencer.
"Without those, we would be still trying to figure this out."
"So should I praise her through Earth and Heaven now or what?" asked Aria.
"I am truly SICK of hearing that name. It's been running around my little mind
years before her murder until now!"
"Aria! Don't say that." I said; since loving her more than a friend when she was
still running across Earth, I still protect her like I did then.
"What? It's true. She's been around forever!" shouted Aria.
"She was your best friend! How could you?" I asked.
"Best friend? You're funny! She was a bitch and you both know that. Best friends
tell their secrets and don't stab each other in the backs!" said Aria.
My eyes flared up and my breathing became heavy. I moved my body towards
Aria slowly and pushed her roughly against the barn wall.
"Emily stop!" yelled Spencer as she tried pushing me away from Aria.
Aria, who was lying on the filthy floor just made a moaning noise.
"Aria, are you okay?" asked Spencer as she kneeled down for her.
"My neck is feeling a little swollen and so does my back." answered Aria.
"I'll help you up." said Spencer as she helped Aria to a pile of blankets.
"Aria, I am sorry." I apologized quietly.
"Don't! Don't bother saying that." said Aria; shutting me up.
I decided to meet up with Zoey, so I called her and walked out of the barn,
"Hello?" asked Zoey.
"Zoey, it's Emily. I was hoping that maybe we can meet up?" I asked her.
"Oh sure! How about my house?" asked Zoey.
"I will be there in an hour." I told her.
I hung up and walked back inside the barn.
"I am going to go to Zoey's house. Are we going to be sleeping at the barn tonight
again or someplace else?" I asked them.
"The barn. Since Aria is in pain, we can't walk anywhere far." replied Spencer.
"Should I buy anything?" I asked.
"No, we'll go later. When are you getting back?" asked Spencer.
"Um, probably before 8." I answered.
Spencer nodded while I changed into casual clothing. As soon as I finished, I
grabbed my phone, put it into my pocket and took a bus to Brookhaven.
-40 minutes later-
As I walked onto Zoey's front porch, I thought of the next hour. We might watch
movies or go out, maybe I might teach her how to make blueberry muffins. I
knocked on her front door with a long sigh. Zoey opened the door and said,
"Hey Em, come in."
I walked inside her long corridor which was packed with a bunch of decorations.
It was quiet because Zoey didn't live with her parents anymore so we could do
anything we want. She gave me a kiss and showed me around the house.
"Your house is really big!" I told her.
"I wish it wasn't, I need to pay my maid a lot." said Zoey.
"You have a maid?" I asked.
"Yes but don't worry, I don't have sex with her!" said Zoey.
I laughed and kissed her lips that had pink lipgloss on them.
"My parents invited us over for dinner tonight." said Zoey.
"What? You didn't tell me that. I look horrible!" I cried.
"It'll be okay. You can borrow one of my dresses." said Zoey.
"Okay, that makes it a bit better. But I am nervous to meet them." I told her.
"Don't be! They're really cool and even if they have money, they are absolutely
not judgemental!" she said.
"Okay." I said.
"When are we going?" I asked.
"In a couple hours, so I thought that we can do something." said Zoey.
"Like what?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Sex." answered Zoey.
Say what? I did not expect Zoey to be so bold about having sex me! Honestly,
when Maya and I first had 'it', she didn't even ask; it just ran along normally.
But who actually asks to have sex? That's-that's not normal!
"Um, maybe another time?" I asked her.
"Yeah, of course!" said Zoey and frowned slightly.
-2 hours later-
After the whole commotion with the sex thing, Zoey and I watched a movie and
dressed up fancy-looking to have dinner with her family. I was extremely
nervous because I never had dinner with Maya's parents so this ought to be
fun. We drove a few miles through Brookhaven to the Gold's home which was
twice as large as Zoey's house. Once we made it out Zoey's Lexus and made our
way up to the porch I said.
"Zoey, maybe we shouldn't do this?" I asked.
"Why not?" she asked.
"I am super nervous." I admitted.
"Don't be. It will be fine, they will all love you!" said Zoey.
I sighed deeply as Zoey rang the doorbell.
A bald, round man with a moustache opened the French door with a smile.
"You must be Emily Fields! I am Gary Gold but you may call me Gary." said the
man.
"Nice to meet you." I said as I shook his hand.
"Hi daddy!" cried Zoey and hugged him tightly.
"So nice to see you Zo!" said Mr. Gold.
"Come in, come in!" said Mr. Gold and led me down to the dining room.
I walked inside the huge dining room that had dangling chandeliers which
actually looked similar to the cruise's ones, a long wooden table with
about 15 chairs lined around it and stacked with plates and utensils.
A skinny women with no wrinkles and blond short hair ran up to me and said,
"Oh Emily! I am so glad to finally meet you!"
"I am Laura Gold; Zoey's mother."
"Nice to meet you Mrs. Gold!" I said with a smile.
Gary was dressed up in a tuxedo with a bow tie and Laura wore a white fleece
shirt, an expensive black blazer, a black leather skirt and shiny black heels.
"ZOEY!" cried a childish voice behind me.
"Matthew!" shouted out Zoey as a little boy hugged her.
"This is Matthew my 5 year old brother and Matthew, this is Emily."
"Hello Emily!" said Matthew who was clearly not the adopted brother with down
syndrome but the other adopted one.
"Nice to meet you Matthew, you are one adorable boy!" I said.
"Thank you!" he said politely and ran towards Laura.
Then another voice spoke behind me,
"Zoey, finally you are home!"
This voice was more mature and it belonged to Zoey's younger sister. The girl
was atleast 13 and had silky blond hair and big brown eyes. She was holding
onto a boy's hand.
"Yes I am home!" said Zoey as she gave her sister a hug.
Then she came over to her adopted brother and gave him a big hug too.
"Hello Collin how was grade 3?" asked Zoey.
"It-it was good!" said the boy with difficulty.
"Emily, this is my 14 year old sister Sophia and my 8 year old brother Collin." said
Zoey.
"This is Emily."
"Hi." spoke Sophia extremely quietly.
"Hello!" cried Collin.
"Hi guys!" I said with a smile.
As they went to have a seat, I asked Zoey,
"Don't you have an older sister too?"
"Yeah but she's on a vacation at Brazil right now but her name is Maria."
-10 minutes later-
After everyone knew everyone's names, we all started dinner with soup.
"So Emily, are you still in school or no?" asked Laura.
"Yes I am actually. I am going to be starting 12th grade in September." I replied.
"Which school do you attend?" asked Gary.
"Rosewood High just like Zoey used to." I replied.
"Oh! We also heard you are a swimmer." said Laura.
"Swimmer? I swim too!" said Sophia.
"That's cool! But I really am. I am on the Rosewood's swim team." I told them.
"The leader actually."
"That is really cool." said Matthew.
"Thank you!" I said with a smile.
"I am going to Rosewood High in September for 9th grade." said Sophia.
"Am I allowed to join?"
"Yes, you just have to show us your skills. But I bet you'll get in!" I said.
"This may be a bad question to ask but, are you involved with the murders of
Alison DiLaurentis and Hanna Marin?" asked Gary.
"I don't usually like to talk about it but I was their best friend. Both of theirs. The
night Alison disappeared we were having a sleepover with my other best friends.
We woke up in the middle of the night and Alison wasn't there next to us. A year
later, they found her body. It was the worst that I have ever experienced. More
than 3 months ago, my friends and I including Hanna went on a cruise to Europe.
It was a good way to take our minds off Rosewood's investigations. In Spain, we
were walking around one of Barcelona's parks where a psychopath started
chasing us with a large knife. They killed Hanna; we heard and my best friend
killed that psycho. A helicopter found us the next morning. So we were safe." I
explained.
"I miss them so much and sometimes I wonder why them? I am not sure why I
am part of both of those murders and how it came to the point where we were
all best friends. I think at all times that either me or my 2 remaining best
friends are next to go to Heaven."
"I am so sorry for asking that question." said Gary.
"It's okay. I am okay with answering it." I told him.
"I have a question which may sound awkward to answer but, how did your
parents react to having a daughter that liked the same gender?" asked Sophia.
"It's not awkward. But they did sound a bit shocked. Afterwards they accepted
the way I am so everything is going okay." I answered.
Sophia gave me a quirky smile and continued eating. It became quite elegant
afterwards,
"So how often do you travel to help?" I asked Mr. and Mrs. Gold.
"Out of 2 months we are probably out of the US for about 2-3 weeks." answered
Gary.
"Oh yes? Who do your children stay with?" I asked.
"Usually my mother and father but sometimes with Zoey." replied Laura.
"Where are you planning to go next?" I asked them again.
"Well, next week we are going to Thailand to help children." said Gary.
"That sounds really fun!" I perked up.
"Yes, Thailand is one of my favorites. Gary loves India the most." said Laura.
"Honey, do you mind showing Emily around while the main dish is cooking?" Gary
asked Sophia.
"Sure! Come." said Sophia.
I followed the tall girl through the rooms, for about 10 minutes we were travelling
around their home. At last we arrived at her room which was twice as big as mine.
The walls were sky blue and her bed was a king; while mine was a double. It was
just so cool; I had to admit, I was kind of jealous. I looked on her shelves, there
were a couple swimming medals hung. That was awesome, she's a competitor.
As I turned around to return to the dining room, my eyes met hers. It was sort of
pressuring and creepy at first; it was like she was about to kill me. But then very
awkwardly, she kissed me. What the hell? What was weird was that I didn't pull
away, I just kept on kissing her. Smart Em… She's only 14 while I am turning 18!
"Sophia what was that?" I asked her quietly.
"I don't know. I feel attracted to you, I have always been into girls." she replied.
"This is not right! I am dating your older sister." I explained.
"Oh I know, but this kiss is special. It is our little secret." she told me.
-3 hours later-
After Zoey's family dinner, I took a bus back to Rosewood and came back to the
barn where I found Spencer and Aria preparing for the night.
"Hey guys, are we still going to go out for items?" I asked them
"We just came back. We cannot be noticed. All three of us are on the news,
apparently we are missing. The police are going to try and find us so we need to
get a better hiding spot the next morning." said Spencer.
I nodded. Soon, I was asleep.