Frozen in Time

Chapter 13

I sat in my car for what felt like hours, just thinking. I wanted to go straight to Spencer's or send out a S.O.S. message for everyone to meet me at The Brew, but I knew there was no way I could explain what happened without everything unraveling.

The day at the bar, the day in his car, and now this.

So I put the car in gear and just drove. I waited for it to take me somewhere.

~•~

When I put the car in park I was in the woods, in front of the kissing rock.

All the story's Alli told went rushing through my head, all the boys she snuck out there.

There was one thing all her story's had in common. They would always end in an instant. Like every time was just a rebound.

I set my head down on the wheel as the tears flowed out onto the leather.

~•~

School was brutal.

It's hard enough being mad at Ezra, but when he doesn't even know he's done anything wrong it's even worse. Like I can't totally be mad at him or it might get worse.

So I just powered through first period and never left Hanna's side. She always walked slow to second period so I didn't have to worry about her walking away and leaving me to deal with the boyfriend/ teacher.

We walked to Hanna's locker and just talked about the weird texts we had been getting.

"So do you really think it's Alison?" She asked while dropping Hamlet into her powder pink locker.

"She's the only one that knows all this stuff about us. She's the only one we've shared our secrets with," I pointed out

Just then Emily and Spencer walked up with anxious looks in their faces.

"What's wrong?" Hanna asked.

"I followed Jason home last night," Spencer said

"So? What'd you find?" Hanna asked eagerly.

"He only stayed there for like ten minutes. Then he went back into the woods."

"What's in the woods?" Emily asked.

"I don't know, but he's hiding something, we have to figure out what it is!"

"Mona alert-" I whispered. No way we were going to talk about this in front of Mona. Who knows what she would do with this information.

"Hey girlies!" Mona said.

"Hey Mona," Hanna didn't seem as upbeat as usual.

"Well, I have something for you guys," she handed all of us our own black envelope with a gold stamp on the back, "it's a invitation to my birthday party!"

"Your inviting us?" Emily asked confused (we all were.)

"Yeah! Hanna's my bestie, and your my bestie's bestie's, so of course your invited!"

"Thanks Mona!" Hanna said.

Spencer looked at me confused. We read each others invitations.

We would like to cordially invite you
to the birthday party of Mona Vanderwalt!

Camping will be hosted by Mona! Please R.S.V.P with your shirt size!

Have fun at Camp Mona!

"Your going camping? That's your party?" I asked.

"Of course not! It's major glamping! There will be massages, a candy bar and tons of other activities!"

"Sounds great Mona!" Hanna promised.

"See you all there!" then she was gone.

"Are we really going to this?" I asked.

"Do we really have a choice?"Spencer huffed.

"Yes, I think we do!"

"Look, I think whoever is sending these 'A' texts knows we're Alli is! We need to go in case they will be there!" Spencer whispered.

"I thought we agreed that was Alli?" Emily said.

"Well if it's Alli, then why is Noel Kahn always around when we get the texts? I was at The Brew yesterday and got a text from 'A' and he was right there. At the counter," Spencer asked.

"So are you saying you think Noel Kahn is sending us these texts!"

"And spying on our every move?"

"Guys!" Hanna tapped on us to turn around, "Noel just got an invitation to Mona's birthday,"