Chapter 3: Sending a message
I didn't sleep very long because I heard a cannon shot. It sounded pretty far away but still it was probably time to relocate anyway. I got up and started slowly walking the straight forward. I started to think about everything that happened.
So, I wonder who was behind this and why they want all ten of us dead. Also, where did they get all the money to afford a giant arena? Also where would you even buy a freaking arena? Also why the then of us? What did we girls ever do to this person to make them hate us so much? And even though I'm supposed to be the mean evil girl I feel absolutely horrible about murdering Cece. She was human being just like me. And Hanna, She didn't deserve this.
That's when I stopped thinking because I saw an absolutely horrific scene. Melissa's Body was hanging from a tree limb. She had been hung but that wasn't the only thing that happened to her obviously.
Whoever killed her had put her through hell before her death. She had a huge wound in her stomach probably from a knife or sword or something. Also there were giant slashes on her arms and blood trickling all the way down them. Upon approaching this scene I didn't even notice what was on the tree behind her, a note.
I slowly walked over to it and opened it. It was written in blood.
"I know you killed Cece, and if you think this bad just wait until I find you. – Kisses"
How the hell did Ali know I killed Cece? I looked up at Melissa again and burst into tears. I was honestly afraid what would happen to me if she did this to Melissa. And I don't understand why she had to kill Melissa to send a message to me. I threw the message on the ground.
That's when I heard voices approaching behind me. I sprinted behind the nearest bush and just listening and occasionally peeked out to see what was going on. I saw Aria walk into the clearing first. She stopped dead in her tracks then I saw Emily come out and do the exact same thing. Lastly Spencer walked into the clearing and just stared at what was hanging from the nearby tree.
She just fell to the ground while the other two girls tried to comfort her. Emily noticed the note on the ground and went to pick it up.
"I know you killed Cece, and if you think this bad just wait until I find you. – Kisses" Emily read aloud. Aria covered her mouth and started bawling while holding Spencer. I started to feel really bad for Spencer because she had just discovered her sister's mutilated body.
"The other Redcoat is coming after us. After they saw us with Cece's body they must have assumed we killed her, but it was obviously Mona right after she got done killing…" Emily's voice trailed off not wanting to say Hanna's name. "Guys we need to get out of here before she comes back for us."
"I agree" Spencer mumbled, she probably didn't want to look at the body anymore. Emily helped her get up and they walked towards me. I sunk into the shadows as much as I could and they went right past me.
Aria walked past later. "Wait guys I'm going to go get the note I'll catch up later." Aria stopped and Emily agreed and she and Spencer kept on walking. She waited until they were out of visible range and spoke. "You have three seconds to explain to me why I shouldn't kill you." I watched as she pulled a pistol out of pocket turned around and pointed it right at me.