Authors Note: Hey! Welcome to chapter 6! Remember chapter 6 in the last book? That was Micks party! Well, there's no party in this chapter. But, things are gonna get a little rough.
So today was my first day of school, and I have to say, it was pretty good. Well, besides the fact that I have A QUIZ FRIDAY, MONDAY AND A PROJECT DUE WHO KNOWS WHEN! I go to this really hard private school (it's one of the top in the state) and they start working our butts off right off the bat. Like ugh really?! Now I'm gonna miss Capture cause I have to study.
Disclaimer: I don't own HOA or PLL.
"You better not disappoint me." Nina said to a hooded figure across from her. "You were the only hope I had."
"I won't fail you." The voice was impossible to make out because of the voice manipulator. Not even Nina was 100% sure who it was.
"You know what to do. Mara and Jerome are already in trouble. Start the Willow rumor. Then Alfie will back down for sure. I have another person doing the other job for me. But, if he fails, I'm counting on you. Got it?"
"Are the cops not suspicious of you talking to me?"
"They think just because I have no ability to text I have no ability to torture." Nina assured.
"You're Nina Martin, you must have a way to get a phone."
"If I did find a way the girls would just find a way to outsmart me again. And I'd be in here longer. I'm waiting my turn to get out. Then I WILL make their lives hell."
"What? So you can get busted again?"
"You're not here to lecture me. Now go. I want Willow torn apart by this afternoon."
"Hey Clarke." Patricia said in a harsh tone. "Wanna explain to me what you did to Mara?"
"I didn't do anything to Mara. She's the one that said shed rather be with Mick than me." Jerome defended.
"And you're the one that cheated on her. I don't blame her. If I was your girlfriend I wouldn't have even given you a second chance."
"If you were my girlfriend I'd..."
"You'd what?" Eddie said coming around the corner.
"Great girl you got here dude." Jerome said sarcastically.
"Ya. I know." Eddie wrapped an arm around Patricia. "You need to go make up with Mara."
"No!" Jerome said.
"Too late, I just called her saying you wanted to talk." Patricia taunted.
"Trixie!" Jerome cried.
"C'mon Yacker, let's go to the vending machine." Eddie started to guide Patricia away.
"The vending machine?" Patricia looked confused.
"Just go!" Eddie said pushing her away.
"Jerome?" Mara said.
"Mara."
"You wanted to talk."
"Well... Ummm... Yes. Yes Mars, I wanted to talk. I'm sorry for liking Joy better than you."
"Wait... Wait what?! You really did like her better?" Mara cried.
"No. No that's not what I meant! I thought that's why you'd been angry!"
"But you just admitted you like her better."
"Mara!"
"Hey, if youd rather waste you life loving a dead girl then fine with me!"
"Fine! You know what!? If you can't listen to me, or trust me, then what's the point?!"
"Exactly! We should just break up! "The words rang in each others ears. Break up.
"Jerome, if it's what you want..."
"Maybe, maybe we should take a break."
"Ya."
Willow walked down the halls getting judging looks from people everywhere. She didn't understand why. It was like people were trying to get a closer look at her. They'd never done anything like this before. Why was she suddenly the center of attention?
"Hey Willow." Mick said, walking up to her. "Any reason you're wearing long sleeves?"
"What the hell is that supposed to mean? She's wearing a sweatshirt. It's fricken cold." Patricia said, standing up for her friend.
"Are you sure that's the only reason?" Mick asked.
"Campbell, if you have something you want to say just spit it out." Patricia said.
"No, I've got nothing to say."
"Good. Then scram." Patricia dragged Willow to the deserted girls bathroom.
"Willow, I need to ask you something. As my best friend, I need you to be honest with me." Patricia told her.
"Ok. Ask away. I promise, I have nothing to hide." Willow said.
"Do you-or have you ever... Harmed yourself?"
"What?!"
"Have you ever slit your wrists or cut yourself or something like that?"
"Why would you even think that!?"
"Because I heard it from someone. And that person heard it from someone else. It's a rumor and it's all over the school."
"So you believed it was true? That explains the looks I'm getting."
"I don't believe it, but I needed to confirm with you that everything is OK. I want to help you."
"Help get over my self harm?"
"Help you show people the truth."
"Can you do both?"
"Excuse me?!"
"I... I didn't want to tell you. I thought since J was gone, there was no chance if anyone finding out."
"You cut yourself!?"
"I used to. A couple times. It wasn't a big deal. I just... Sometimes got upset and let things get to me."
"Am I the only one who knows?"
"I guess so, but Joy knew too."
Flashback
Willow couldn't take it anymore. She slashed at her already cut wrists with the razor and let herself bleed. The blood trickled down her arm, and she cried. She didn't know whether she was crying from internal or external pain.
"Willow? Your mom let me..." Joy said entering Willows room. "Willow what the heck are you doing?"
Willow scrambled, trying to hide her tools.
"Nothing!"
"Willow, don't even tell me you're some emo freak."
"I'm not."
"Tell the to the blood dripping down your wrists and the years pouring from your eyes."
"Joy. You don't get it. You're pretty and popular! Everyone likes you! No one would ever treat you how they treat me."
"Wanna bet? I have way more haters than you sweetie. You should hear what they say about me when I'm not there. You should quit following me around and listen to them sometime. The others do."
"I'd never gossip about you Joy."
"Good." Joy lifted her own sleeve, and rubbed off the pound of concealer to reveal scars of her own.
"See. You aren't the only one Willow."
"Joy.. But you just..."
"You have to be better about hiding it. Gimmie the concealer. I'll make it all better."
End Flashback
"Joy was cutting herself too?" Patricia asked.
"Ya. Up until she died I'm guessing. I always would look at her arms to see if I could tell she was wearing concealer. And she always was."
"When was the last time you did this?"
"I'm not sure. Not for a while!"
"Next time, instead of harming yourself, talk to Alfie or me or Mara or someone about this."
"Alfie. Oh no. What will he think?!"
"Jara, check." Nina mumbled to herself in the prison cell. She'd just recieved the news from Rufus that Jerome and Mara had split.
"It's horrible what your doing." Amber said.
Nina gasped, no one bed stood up to her, she was always in charge.
"I beg your pardon?"
"I just thought once you got arrested you'd realize the bully never wins."
"You were that bully once too."
"I was, but I feel terrible about it. You have no emotions do you? Dont you ever want to get out of here?" Nina took the pocket knife from her orange jumpsuit and stuck it in Amber's face.
"I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE MORE THAN YOU CAN EVER KNOW! But I can't now can I?!"
"Threaten me all you want. I'm not afraid of you anymore." Amber said bravely.
"Well, I don't know where you got all those new found courage from, but it's not helping your situation, roommate."
"I can get a new roommate. You on the other hand are stuck with that horrible personality."
"God what's your problem?"
"KT got beat up. After Joy died, I thought there was no point on living. But then I met her."
"Well, isn't lesbian love just adorable. Tell me Amber, what sort of eating disorder did you have? Was it anorexia? I think so. You never ate anything did you? You thought that if you were thin, people would stop judging you. That's hilarious. Do you know how much weight you've gained since Joy died and you didn't care how thin you were anymore?"
"Bitch. You are a terrible, horrible person. WORSE than Joy. You've wasted months of your life getting revenge on Joy for taking Fabian from you. But if you really loved Fabian, you wouldve seen that he was much happier with Joy. SHE didn't torture him nearly as much as you did."
"How would you know that?"
"I read the diary. I know that you're an alcoholic and you abused Fabian."
"You have no idea what you're doing."
"How do you smuggle your booze in here tell me? Wait don't- I already found the flask in your pillow case."
"You are going to regret saying all this!" Nina put the knife to Ambers neck.
"No. I won't. If these are the last words I ever say, I don't care. I'll die proud of myself."
Nina slashed at Ambers cheek causing it to bleed like crazy. She carved a J into it and Amber stood tall, facing the pain. But, losing that much blood took its toll on her and she passed out onto the floor.
"Mara and Jerome broke up, Willow and Joy both used to cut themselves, what's next?!" Patricia cried, pacing back and forth in the schools courtyard.
"Patricia, calm down." Eddie said, trying to get her relax.
"I can't calm down! Would you be able to calm down? No! No you wouldn't. This was suppose to be over. The torture was supposed to be over."
"Why is this such a big deal?"
"Why is it a big deal? Why is it a big deal?! Wait, why is it a big deal?"
Eddie chuckled at her.
"Exactly. Willow told you she stopped, Joy is dead and Mara and Jerome can work out their own issues."
"I just wish..." Eddie pulled Patricia into his arms on the picnic blanket.
"What do you wish?"
"Stop."
"Stop what?"
"Breathing down my neck. It's giving me chills and distracting me."
"I'm sorry."
"You just did it again!" Eddie chuckled once more and he kissed the silly girls cheek. "I wish I could've helped them."
"I know Yacker, you always want to save the day. But this has nothing to do with you. You told Willow you were there for her. That was the best thing you could do."
"Ugh. Why are you always right?"
Willow started walking through the courtyard to an empty table. Everyone was staring and whispering to each other. Willow looked incredibly sad and helpless. Patricia tensed.
"You're going to go help her aren't you?" Eddie asked her.
"Come with me?"
"Alright." Eddie hoisted Patricia onto and empty table.
"HEY!" she cried. "EVERYONE LISTEN UP! Next person who whispers, stares, laughs at, or picks on Willow is losing their teeth. Got it? Treat her like you would treat any other girl. It's a stupid rumor! MOVE ON WITH YOUR LIVES. "
"Ya!" Eddie said. "Whichever one of you people has never done something that you aren't proud of can be the first to trash her." Everyone remained silent. "That's what I thought."
Willow came over, tears glistening in her eyes, to hug Eddie and Patricia.
"Thank you." She said, voice cracking.
"Anything for my best friend." Patricia said with a smile.
Piper was moving a bag of trash to the dumpster when she crashed.
"Sorry!" She cried, scrambling to pick everything up. The person across from her who shed bumped into was a good looking boy.
"Completely my fault." he said.
"Piper." she sad holding out her hand.
"Piper? Trixie what are you talking about?"
"Ohhhh! Right! Patricia's my twin sister."
"There's another Patricia?!"
"Well, we're nothing alike just because we look the same."
"So you've got looks and personality huh? I'm Alfie by the way." he joked.
"If you don't mind me asking, why aren't you in school?"
"I heard a rumor about my girlfriend. I didn't want to be caught up in that, so i sort of ditched. Why aren't you in school."
"I go to a music school, we're on break."
"Music school? What instrument do you play?"
"Piano. And violin, flute, clarinet, cello, viola, bass, trumpet, harp, saxophone... The list goes on."
"A prodigy huh?"
"You could say that." Piper shrugged.
"Well, Piper, I guess I'll see you around."
"You too Alfie!"
Authors Note: This chapter... I mean, you have Willow and Joy and then there's Nina and Amber. Like WTF when did everything get so messed up?! Haha well, that's how things are going to be from now on. Everything is getting a bit darker. Oh. And seems Nina has a new recruit. Guesses? I have to tell you, the new recruit won't be too hard to figure out, but their reveal is going to come with a shocker.
Alrighty, so (I've probably already mentioned this 2 million times) but I'm working on the Prequel and at this point since I've just started I'm totally open to prompts of stuff that happened while Joy was alive! I already know that the big plot line of the story is going to be who the ORIGINAL J was, and how he or she tortured Joy. I am literally so excited for you all to find out the crazy messed up truth of it all. You are literally gonna scream.
Next chapter- OMG. The next one is where the plot takes a bit of a twist. So, be prepared.
Responses:
Rjvamp 369: I have got some awesome Peddie flashbacks for you next chapter!
prettylittlepeddie: Another awful thing is gonna happen in the next chapter :( Even worse than the Amber thing.
hbhs12: You will have to wait a little bit to find out what's up with Jerome... but here's a hint. Jara is broken up now, so he has to time to become interested in someone else...
Sibuna4260: More peddie on its way.
HOAlover4life: YAY! Thank you!
bondlikesuperglue: Maybe this breakup is for the best? Oh who am I kidding. They won't be broken up TOO long. Kik me when you can!
Houseofanubislover89: I love when you review cause you always write so much and like when I get a long review I'm just like YAY MORE TO REPLY TOO! And I'm sorry about Amber :( Who knows if she'll even make it out alive? I can tell you she does have another storyline coming up, its just a matter of whether she'll be awake to see it. Well, Rufus really isn't a member of the "J Team" because it sorta doesn't exist at the moment considering all known members are in jail or dead (by known I mean all the members I told you about that were in on it) Nina is a freak! And she gets progressively worse to be honest.
SilverPebbbles: Yay! Walfie is gonna take an interesting turn.. that much I will let you know. And sadly, the cute Peddie moments are coming to an end.. but not without a few more!
NESSY0401-PUPLE-HOA: Always lots more twists to come!
Torispeace: Omg you've been MIA! JK! But, I totally get it! I just started school today. You are seriously too sweet! And yes, you didn't think I could let Fabian always be evil did you?! Don't you worry, he will take a turn for the better. Oh- and uh- I'm sorry that you loved Evelyn so much. Just a little warning...