Vodka Kisses

0514- Through a Glass, Darkly

3 months later.

The five of us leave the church, whilst they carry out the empty coffin.

"They know that things empty, right?" Emily questions.

"It's a casket and it still weighs a tonne." Spencer says in a hushed whisper.

"Mona's mom put keepsakes in it, stuffed animals, photo albums, her old retainer." Hannah tells us as we stop just outside of the church.

Logan places his hand on my lower back so he doesn't lose me.

"It's called a cenotaph. They have them for soldiers whose bodies are never found." Spencer tells us.

"Never say never, Spence." Hannah says.

"It's been over three months Han, no body, no murder weapon-"

"And no arrest." Aria finishes for Emily.

"Well, present company excluded." Spencer gestures to herself. "Let's not forget I'm still an alleged murderer.

"Hey, don't lost faith, okay?" Toby reassures her. "That letter Bethany sent Ali could still make a difference."

"No, not if Holbrook has anything to say about it." Spencer argues. "We should've told Tanner about him and Ali months ago."

I shiver. The fact Ali is dating Holbrook is CRAZY.

"Tanner won't believe it coming from you, or anyone else. She's going to have to figure it out on her own." He tells her. "I'm going to get the car."

"Yeah me too." Logan kisses the side of my head before him and Toby head to the car park.

"What the hell is she doing here?" Aria asks and I turn from watching Logan walk away to where she's looking.

Ali, in a bright floral dress, heading towards Mona's mom.

"Showing up to your victim's funeral? Classy." Spencers eyes widen.

"You guys, we have to get her out of here." Hannah tells us.

We get a few steps closer before Ali starts talking to Mrs Vanderwall.

Mrs Vanderwall slaps Ali across the face, so hard I think the other side of town heard it.

My jaw hits the floor and my eyes widen.

Ali deserved that and then some.

Ali quickly puts a hand to her face, touching where she had just been slapped.

"Where is my daughter?!" Mrs Vanderwall shouts. "Where is her body?!"

Hannah quickly rushes over and walks a crying and shaken Mrs Vanderwall home.

"Jesus fucking Christ." I mutter as Toby pulls up in front of us.

"See you later." I wave at them as Emily and Spencer get in Toby's car and then Aria, and I get into the back of Logan's new car with Mike and Logan up front.

Logan drives me home and then helps me out and walks me to the front door.

We don't spend as much time together these days. I'm here with my dad, he's at home with Mike worried about him since he lost Mona.

Logan now also works full time with my dad.

When we got back after Christmas my dad offered Logan a job at his company as something to do now he was out of college.

My dad sat the two of us down and we applied to a bunch of colleges and then my dad told Logan he would've give him a job for the next few months he would work under him. Then when it was time and I decided where to go college, my dad would open a new branch wherever I go and Logan would take over.