Chapter 3: Car Wash
A/N: Sorry it took a while to post thisI'm trying to balance working and my other stories wich isn't really easy, anyway here it is the next chapter, I hope you'll like it and please tell me if there is something you want to happen for this story.
A/N2: Thank you Me A Genious for all your help.
Emily's Pov-
I was in my room checking my phone for any new threatening texts from A, after what had happened to the twins I was too afraid to tell anyone about A since who knew how many people would die.
I heard a knock on the door and I quickly put my phone in my pocket.
"Come in." I said and it was Grams.
"Hi Emmy, how are you?" She said as she sat down next to me on my window seat facing me.
My family didn't know that my friends and I saw what had happened to the twins since Spencer had left an anonymous phone call to the police from a payphone.
"I'm still trying to get over that she is dead." I said.
"I can't possibly imagine what you're going through." Grams said and held up a cup of tea to me.
I took a small sip from it and I noticed that Grams a familiar lemon like flavor.
"Vervain?" I asked knowing it was one of my favorite flavors.
"It has always made you calm down." Grams said.
We drank the tea and Grams then handed me a book and said it was her first grimoire then she left. I opened the book and saw that it was full with records all of spells, rituals, potions, and herbs. I didn't read very much of it, my Grams was still trying to persuade me that I'm a witch and I wasn't going to have any of it. I put the book in one of my desk drawers and instead I got my diary.
I used to write in my dairy almost every night but not so much lately. I wrote a lot of chapter before I came out to because it felt safe to talk to someone who couldn't judge me no matter what I wrote, but I did make sure to hide it well so my parents wouldn't accidently find it and read my biggest secrets.
I started to write a new chapter, revealing my feeling over Alison's death, as I wrote I felt a bit better since I got some things of my chest.
Paige's Pov-
"Ok, and these anger problems of yours, have you made any improvements?" Dr. Anne Sullivan, asked.
She is my anger management therapist and this was one of our sessions.
"No, I still get mad at everything." I said.
"I see." Dr. Sullivan said and wrote on her clipboard.
"I don't know doc, it feels like there is this anger inside me that is just getting stronger when I'm provoked, if I was a cartoon character a colon of fire would shoot out of my head like anger from inside out." I said.
"Well, at least you've got some humor." Dr. Sullivan said and kept writing on her clipboard.
"Are there any place you feel like you could go when you feel mad, like a happy place?" She asked.
"No, I've tried that but no matter what I think about I always get mad and feel like attack the person who provokes me." I said.
"Is there anything that works for you?" Dr. Sullivan asked.
"I've tried everything but nothing works, it's like I'm a berserker." I explained.
"Do you think the anger was because of you feel abandoned by your parents since they are always away and leaving you and your brother?" She asked.
"No, my parents don't really care for me and I don't care about them." I said.
"That's a bit harsh." Dr. Sullivan said.
"They don't give a fuck about me or my brother, my grandparents cares more about me then my parents does." I said feeling my anger starting to build up.
Dr. Sullivan got up and started to gesture her hands up and down. "Breath Paige, like the exercises I've taught you." She said and I close my eyes and started to breath slowly.
"Now, try to picture yourself in a place where you feel happy." She continued.
I did try my best but no matter what I thought of I couldn't find one thing that could make me happy.
"Find your happy place." Sullivan said.
"I'm trying." I growled between my teeth.
I still had my eyes closed and now I heard some music playing, probably something Sullivan started to play to calm me down.
"Just breath, in from your nose… out from your mouth." Sullivan said and I did what she told me calming down slowly.
I opened my eyes and looked at Dr. Sullivan who was writing something on her clipboard.
"Did you find your happy place?" she asked.
"I'm sorry but I didn't." I said.
"Ok, well the time is up now and I got another client after you, can I count on you to return same time next week?" Sullivan asked.
"I'll call if something comes in the way." I said as I left.
"And Paige, the next time someone unintentionally provokes you and apologizes do they really deserve to get punished?" Dr. Sullivan asked and I stopped at the door completely silenced.
"Just think about it the next time you feel mad at someone." She said and I walked out the door.
I hated this, I did this to find out why I always get and do something about it but I've been going here for almost a year and I know just as little as when I started going to therapy. What's wrong with me?
Emily's Pov-
A day later:
I was at Spencer's house with her and Hanna, Spencer was tutoring Hanna in math and she also helped me with my social studies. Spencer is so smart you'd think she was superhuman.
"Ok Spence, be honest. Do you think I'll pass the math test next Thursday?" Hanna said.
"Well, I think you still need some help but you're doing great." Spencer said.
"Ok so what is the deal with your sister?" Hanna asked.
"What do you mean?" Spencer asked.
"Come on, Melissa acted like she was hiding something and I think…"
"What are you guys talking about." I heard an angry voice coming from behind me. I knew that voice, Melissa was standing behind me.
I was too scared to turn around since I knew Melissa was doing her death glare.
"Nothing." Hanna said.
"Don't give me that, I could hear everything. If you know what's good for all of you, stay out of it!" Melissa said.
"What's your problem?" Spencer said standing up for Hanna.
"STAY… OUT… OF… IT!" Melissa hissed through her teeth.
Before anyone of us had any time saying something but Melissa got a text.
"My date is here, when I'm back you're going to have dropped all of this." Melissa threatened us and then she slammed the door to Spencer's room.
Spencer ran up to a window and looked through it. Hanna and I ran after Spencer.
"Ok Melissa is gone let's go." Spencer said and walked to Melissa's room feeling the handle.
"It's locked." Spencer said and reached into her pocket pulling out a key."
"Spence, what are you doing?" Hanna asked.
"You were right, Melissa is hiding something and I'm going to find out what it is." Spencer said and unlocked the door.
"Are you crazy?" Hanna and I asked.
"Melissa isn't going to just say what she knows, not even if she was drunk enough to make a move on Emily." Spencer said and she walked up to Melissa's desk and started to search it.
"Come on, help me look." Spencer said to me and Hanna and I quickly checked under the bed and Hanna walked up to Mellissa's laptop and tried to figure out the password.
"What am I supposed to look for?" I asked.
"Anything, like a diary or a note... anything handwritten." Spencer said.
I kept looking under Melissa's bed and I noticed that a floorboard was lose. I pushed it down so I could lift it off, then I saw there was a thick book. I lifted it out and showed it to Hanna and Spencer.
"Where did you find that?" Spencer asked.
"It was under a floorboard under the bed." I said and Spencer grabbed the book and opened it. She scrolled through it until she stopped at one page.
"This page has a lot of handwritten notes." Spencer said.
"What is it about?" I asked.
"Vampires." Spencer said. "But it's not like Twilight this looks more like Melissa has tried to find information about them." Spencer said.
"What does the book say?" I asked.
"Vampires are magically reanimated human corpses which are inhabited by the spirits of the deceased person but their emotions are enhanced." Spencer read.
"What does that mean?" Hanna asked.
"Basically that you'll die before you become a vampire and you are still having your own personality only more of that personality." Spencer explained.
"In other words, if you're mad like Paige McCullers you'll get furious and uncontrollable all the time." I explained.
"Ok, what else does it say." Hanna asked.
"Vampires feed and survive on the blood of the living, typically on that of humans, and they can also transform other humans into more of their kind." Spencer read.
"Does it say how?" I asked.
"No, Melissa haven't found that out." Spencer said as she scrolled through the page with her eyes.
"Hey listen to this." Spencer suddenly said.
"Vampires have the ability to influence and control thoughts, emotions, and behavior and can alter or erase memories." Spencer read.
"Do you think that's what happened to the twins, I mean Cindy or Mindy or whoever that was stabbed her own sister and then she walked out on the street towards an incoming car." Hanna said.
"Yes, that exactly what I'm saying, it was a vampire who killed the twins and maybe killed Alison as well." Spencer said.
"Is there something in the book that says how to defend against vampires?" I asked.
"There must be something in here." Spencer said and started to check the book when suddenly we heard a door open.
"Shit its Melissa." Spencer said.
"Quickly, put the book back!" Hanna said and Spencer handed me the book to put back under the bed. Spencer ran out to distract Melissa while I put her book back under the bed.
As I crawled back under the bed I lost my grip on the book, as I grabbed it I noticed it was opened on another page, that one was about witches and I couldn't help but read it.
"Emily, come on." Hanna whispered then she ran from the door.
I quickly hid the book and ran to Spencer's room with Hanna.
"That was close." I said.
"Yeah, I hope we won't have to go through that again. Next time Melissa could walk in on us." Hanna said.
"You got that right." I said and then Spencer walked into the room.
"We need to get that book." Spencer said.
"And just how do you think you'll get that? Melissa is probably checking the thing daily." I said.
"I'll figure something out. I don't really need that book I just need to copy the pages." Spencer said.
"Well not tomorrow, after school we got the 'Sexy Suds Car Wash' that you're in charge of." Hanna said.
'The Sexy Suds Car Wash' is organized by our school to increase the funds of the school's athletic department by holding a car wash. It was mandatory for every sport team to participate but other student could volunteer, we wash the outside of cars, as well as the inside. I had signed up when I was on the swim team and Spencer was on the field hockey team and she was the one organized and leading the carwash which meant she was the boss over everyone and she decided who wash which car.
"Oh, right I had almost forgotten that." Spencer said.
"I didn't." Hanna said, slightly braggingly.
"You only volunteered so you could check out the boys." Spencer said.
"Prove it." Hanna quickly said.
"You said it to me when you signed up for it." Spencer said.
"Well it's not like I'm the only one who is going to do it, we got plenty of jocks with hot bodies." Hanna said and spencer glared at Hanna.
"Don't worry I'll stand close to her and spray her with the hose if she stares too much." I said and Hanna laughed sarcastically at me.
The next day at the carwash:
I was standing with Hanna washing a blue ford. I was wearing a brown bikini top and beige shorts, I had brought spare clothes like everyone else had, you don't end up dry after washing cars for a few hours.
"Ok, Mia, Lisa and Emma, you take the black SUV and let them make sure that we charge 20$ to clean the cars both inside and outside and 15$ to only clean the outside and no friends or family discounts." Spencer said as a new car drove up.
"Hey, Em. See anything you like?" Hanna asked.
"No, I'm trying to concentrate on cleaning this car." I said.
Then Hanna throw her sponge at me. "Hey!" I cried. "Uncool." I said and aimed the hose at her.
"You're not going to do it Emily. I know you don't have it in you." Hanna said.
"Really?" I said and then I pressed the handle and sprayed water at Hanna who quickly dodged it and I hit Paige.
She looked up at me and I could see that she was instantly getting furious.
"Oh god, Paige I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to." I said as Paige walked up to me not saying a thing.
"Please, I'm sorry." I said.
"What's going on here?" Coach Fulton asked and walked up to me and Paige.
"McCullers, I asked you to get more buckets ten minutes ago." The coached said and Paige made an angry face at me before she left.
"Fields, can I have a word with you?" The coached asked.
"Sure." I said and walked up to her.
"I want to let you know that we are a few swimmers short since a few girls has switched school, so there is an opening on the team if you want it." The coach said.
"I don't really know what to say, I mean don't I have to try out for a position?" I asked.
"Well most people would, but since you're holding most of the records I'm willing to make an exception." The coach said.
"You know what, I think I'm ready to return to the pool." I said feeling confident, swimming was something I loved to do and it felt like I had to start moving on from Ali' death.
"That's great to hear, I just need to fill in some papers and you're welcome back in the pool next Monday." The coach said.
"Thank you so much coach." I said.
"I'm just glad to have my best swimmer back in the pool." The coach said and then she left letting me return to clean cars.
"Congratulations Em." Hanna said.
"Thank you." I said.
"What's going on here?" Aria asked as she walked up to us.
"I'm back on the swim team." I said.
"No way, that's great! Aria gasped and hugged me then Hanna joined in.
"Ok ladies, we'll celebrate this when we are done with the carwash, but really Em, that's fantastic to hear." Spencer said as she walked up to us.
"Ok, Hanna and Aria you take that car and Em you help me with… wait a minute, that's Melissa's car." Spencer said.
"So?" I asked.
"If Melissa is going to have her car washed here she'll do some errands as she waits for her car to be clean and she won't go home without her car. I'll be able to sneak back home and get the book" Spencer explained.
"But are you sure that's her car?" I asked but then I saw Melissa walk out of the car.
"Hey, Mona!" Spencer yelled and Mona walked up to us.
"I have to go for a while, it's a family emergency." Spencer said.
Mona was the first one to volunteer after Spencer which made her in charge of the carwash if Spencer wouldn't be able to be at the carwash.
"Sure, I'll fill in for you." Mona said and Spencer hurried home.
"Ok, Emily you and… Paige get that green Honda and I'll have Hot guy over there and juicy abs over there help me with the white Prius." Mona said then she ran up to the two hot guys she had just noticed.
I started to wash the car and I kept a safe distance from Paige in case she'd still be mad at me. I looked up at Paige who seemed to have calmed down.
"Is there a reason why short stuff over there just ordered both of us to wash this car?" Paige asked.
"Spencer had to go, family stuff." I said and Paige nodded and returned to cleaning the car window.
"Hey, Paige. I'm really sorry about spraying you with that hose." I said.
"Yeah, that." Paige said and glared at me.
"I'm sorry." I said and took a step back.
"It's not enough for you to be sorry." Paige said and walked towards me. "I want to get even." Paige said then she suddenly splashed water from the bucket at me before I had any time to react.
Paige started to laugh, it wasn't an evil laugh it was a genuine happy laughter. "Now we are even." She said and I think I saw her smile.
As I saw Paige laughing it was like I could see her as a person for the first time, I noticed she was wearing a black bikini top and a pair of jean shorts.
"You look surprised." Paige said.
"I'm not used to see you laugh." I said.
"You look funny with wet hair." Paige said.
"So you're not mad anymore?" I asked.
"No, I'm cool." Paige said. "The coach said you're back on the team, you better now challenge me for the captain spot." Paige then said.
"Don't worry, I'm not a leader." I said. This was unbelievable, Paige was talking to me, not yelling, not threatening just talking.
"So do you think Spencer will come back, she might show that she is in charge but she at least doesn't abuse her authority." Paige said.
"I sure hope she'll be back soon." I said.
Paige and I kept washing the car and it was surprisingly fun. I had never seen that side of Paige before I think I might have liked her if she was like this all the time.
When we were done Paige had to go wash another car and then Toby walked up to me, he was wearing a pair of black swimming shorts and a gray sleeveless tank top.
"Hi, Emily." He said.
"Hi, Toby." I said.
"How are you?" He asked.
"I'm ok, you?" I asked.
"Alex got a fever last night, I didn't get much sleep." Toby said.
"Is he ok." I did take him to the doctors and he gave Alex something for the fever, it took a while to get him to swallow it but once he did he fell asleep." Toby said.
"Where is he now?" I asked.
"He is with his mom." Toby said.
"Hey, Em. Is Spencer… you know talking about me?" Toby then asked.
"She is still mad about the kid but her eyes don't twitch when she hears your name anymore." I said.
"Ok, does that mean Spencer would talk to me if I'd bump into her?" Toby asked.
"Well, her birthday is coming up soon, I'll try to talk to her." I said.
"You know, Aria Hanna and I are going to throw her a surprise party, you could be my plus one." I said and I could see a small glimpse of hope in Toby's eyes, I could see that he wanted to get back together with her.
"HEY! TOBY!" Mona screamed at us.
"I told you to take care of that car not to talk to Emily." She said and Toby nodded and went to the car.
"Ok, Emily you got sweeper duty." Mona said.
"What?" I asked, I knew Mona couldn't order me to do that.
"You have to clean the pavement." Mona explained.
"It's a carwash, the pavement is clean." I said, refusing to swipe it.
"But not dry." Mona said and throw a sweeper to me.
"And I have to do this why?" I asked.
"Spencer is gone and I'm in charge." She said and left.
I picked up the sweeper and walked turned to see Mona walking back to flirt with the hot guys. I was so angry at Mona right now my mind started to think out way I could figure out to get back at her.
After a while my mind traveled a bit further than I thought because I pictured that the water on the ground would ignite and the fire would quickly travel in a straight line to Mona's car. I smiled at that thought as I kept picturing Mona's car engulfed by flames and everyone screaming in panic.
"Emily!" I could hear someone say. "Emily!" I felt Toby's hands on my shoulders snapping me out of my daydreaming then I noticed that I hadn't been daydreaming Mona's car was on fire.
"What happened?" I asked.
"No idea, the fire came out of nowhere and you stood there like you were in a trance." Toby said.
"Oh god." I said as I looked at Mona's car. I silently prayed that the fire would disappear and the flames suddenly died out, like nothing.
"Did I do that?" I mumble to myself.
"Emily?" Toby asked looking at me.
"I-i- I'm sorry… I have to go." I said and ran back to the locker room and change back to my normal clothes then I went back home, hoping I would start another fire.
I couldn't believe this, I made fire appear from water and it terrified me I hurried home and Grams was sitting in the kitchen sipping on her tea.
"Is something wrong dear?" She asked.
"Grams, I don't know what's happening to me." I said feeling a tear roll down my cheek.
"I know dear." She said and pulled me in for a hug.
"It's ok to be scared, I was too." She said.
"How do I get over it?" I asked and then Grams pointed to a candle and mumbled something that lit the candle.
"You learn to control it." Gram said. "And I'll help you like my mom helped me."