The Bitch Wars 2

Introduction Chapter

The church bells rang and people started to enter the chapel, I never really understood why there was so much drama in Rosewood, so much death. I just want to make it out alive, preferably after senior year. I know I should me more upset about my best friend funeral but, I just couldn't really understand the death of her, I just never thought that Ali would actually die, she almost seemed immortal. I know that she is dead but it feels like she is with us, like she is standing at those church steps, smirking at everyone. "Aria, come on, we have to go in." Spencer said as she dragged me towards the door. This was the moment that really hit me, seeing everyone sitting at the church benches looking at Alison's eight grade school picture that was framed at the front of the chapel. I coulden't seem to believe that she was in that coffin, that she was cold, pale and sole less. Mrs. Dilaurentis escorted us to the front row seats. "I am so sorry about Alison." I said to her as I shook her hand. I turned to my left, Hanna had a guilty look across her face. "Are you okay Han?" I whispered. She turned to me and gave me a shrug.

Once the Funeral was over and everyone had left the church I sat myself my the curb of the road, I can't imagine a life without Ali, going to school with out our fearless leader would be difficult, I know I am weak without her, no mater the hell she had put my friends and I threw. I grabbed the car keys out of my purse and walked to my Toyota which was parked on the other side of the road. I opened the door and slid myself in. I booted the car up and turned the wheel, just as I had started moving I heard a loud knock coming from the rear window, I quickly spun my head around, startled to see Emily standing there. "Em, what are you doing, you scared me!" I shouted. She giggled, "ha-ha sorry, can I have a lift?" I looked at my watch, it was six twenty four in the evening. "fine just get in, I need to get home kind of soon." Emily smiled and opened the door, she was riding shotgun. I started the car and drove down main street, passing The Brew. "what are we going to do now Alison's gone?" I said to Emily while looking at her from the mirror. She pushed a lock of brown hair our of her face, "well you know, someones going to have to take her place." she said. I diden't know what she meant, who out of all of us would want to take the place of the now dead queen bee of Rosewood high. Emily and I said nothing else for the whole ride to her house. I pulled up to her drive way and stopped the car. "here you go Em, see you at school tomorrow?" I asked. She smiled at me and said yes as she closed the door. I turned on the radio and drove back home. The only thing that was going through my mind was what Emily had said, who did she think was going to take Ali's place, Hanna maybe? I hope no one did, maybe school could be a socialist society instead of it being a total dictatorship or monarchy. I know it would have to be one of the girls higher up the social pyramid, someone like me, Spencer or Emily just could never do it. When I got home, my dad was at his desk in the den working and Mike was out with his girlfriend, his girlfriend is the one and only lunatic, she's a she-monster..Mona Vanderwaal.

The next morning I woke up with the disrupting noise of Firework blasting into my room, setting your alarm with a song that is annoying as hell and the only thing you ever want to do it shut it off, is a good idea. I got dressed, wearing a black skater skirt, black and gold ankle booties and a maroon coloured snap-back. I went to my makeup table and applied my makeup, carefully swiping light pink blush on my cheeks, concealer on the things I ate about my face, mascara on my thick black lashes and and a black smokey eye on my eye lids. I grabbed my Juicy Couture handbag and my car keys. Great the first day of being a sophomore. The first day of living a life without Ali, I have a feeling its not going to be anything like last years hellish days, I have a feeling it might just be better.