Chapter 13

Earlier that day in Rosewood...

Girls were having hard time accepting that their best friend, Aria, could be the A. Emily was the most affected. She refused to even acknowledge it unlike Spencer and Hannah. Spencer and Hannah were trying to think unemotionally. That's how they were coming around the idea of Aria as A. Little did they know that they were terribly wrong and far from the truth.

Whole night Hannah and Spencer were up trying to simplify the things and calling Emily after she left the room fuming. The bell rang in early morning, and it was Emily , looking like she has been crying all night. Spencer immediately pulled her in much-needed hug.

"Emily, where were you? We were so worried. I'm really sorry for last night, but I can show you.."

"It's okay Spence. I have to show you something too." Emily said cutting Spencer. " But, first I want to listen what you have come up with..um..our new theory."

With mugs of coffee in their hands, three girls sat on couch waiting for someone to speak. Spencer decided to break the silence.

" I too had hard time believing all this ,but here it is and it makes sense. The A texts started when Aria came back to Rosewood. Aria fits in what was written in A's diary and she is the only one who fits in that criteria. Aria is the least harmed. Only once she was locked in that box, which wasn't even A's plan but Wilden's. On that magic show she was purposefully chosen so that she will not have to end up in that deadly saw mill box. She encouraged us to attend that party and when A was about to kill her, he let her go like nothing has happened! A is all ready to kill three of us, but not her. How is that even possible?"

There was a dead silence in room. Spencer again began to talk " Aria kissed Wes , and nothing happened. But, when I kissed Wren I got locked up in the hot bath. She went out with Fitz sneaking , but nothing happened. She blackmailed Jackie , but nothing bad happened there too. She is the least harmed, or not at all. A did things she wanted to do like A wrote letter to her mother about Byron's affair. A made me tell Ezra about Malcolm. A even saved Ezra from Noel. This cannot be all coincidence."

Emily still not ready to accept it," But A did harm her. She broke up with Ezra due to A!"

"Yes, but she jumped with Jake. What if she wanted that to happen? and may be she even let go of CeCe on purpose. I just can't think anymore. Oh god,my head is spinning."

Emily got up and took out a torn paper from her pocket and handed it to Spencer. Spencer looked at it and her expression changed from shock to pain and again back to shock. Hannah took out the paper and read it aloud. It was written in Aria's handwriting.

What if girls find out about this. I cannot let that happen. They will notice that I'm the least harmed. Girls figuring out who A is the most dreadful thing. I have to do something. It has to be now. I cannot stop thinking about what Grundlwad lady said. How did she know that? She knew that I cannot be trusted. At least she didn't say it directly or I would have been so dead. I have to do something before girls. I cannot do this, but I have to..

"This is it! Aria is A. There is other way around!" Spencer yelled and then broke into tears. After a while it was Hannah who spoke."We have to go to school."

Spencer looked at her in disbelief. She knew Hannah well enough to know that she hates school."Only person besides us Aria was close, may be even closer than us, is Fitzy. He had spend nights and days with her. In that period of time he must have noticed something about Aria. We need to ask him. He will help us if he thinks that this will help us find Aria."

After the English, three girls trailed behind. Ezra felt uneasy. He really didn't want them to blame him of being A in the high school classroom. But, instead he prepared himself to lie at which by now he was so good at. "Hello girls, how can I help you?" he asked keeping his tone a bit sad because he should be sad about missing Aria. Hannah said," um, we want to ask you something about Aria. Are you willing to talk." He ducked his head appearing dejected. "If I could anything, absolutely anything, to find Aria I'll do it." he said with even melancholy tone. They started questioning him about minor details. This alarmed Ezra. He knew that if they found out that Aria is not A, then next suspect would be him. He answered them in a such a way that it made Aria guilty. He felt sorry for it, but he knew he had to do it for protecting himself, Aria and them.

It was night when Spencer received a call from Jason. She picked up remembering their earlier conversation. "What is it Jason?"
"I want you to come to my backyard. We need to talk."
"Jason, Who is included in 'we' "?
"We includes you, Emily, Hannah, me and.."
"and who Jason?"
"Alison." Jason answered after a long pause.

cliffhanger!

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