Emison:Can I Trust You?

Chapter 17: It's Built For Her

EMILY

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Alison had been gone a long time and I was starting to get worried.I had tried her cellphone about ten times at this stage.I had gone down to the DiLaurentis house to see if Jason knew where she was but no one was home.

"Mom,I'm getting really worried about Ali,she's been gone hours at this stage"

"She probably just needs to clear her head,she'll be back before it gets dark.What did you say to her to send her running out like that?"

"Oh...umm,it was nothing,just a silly fight.You know Ali,Mom, she loves to be dramatic".

That was the understatement of the century.It had not been a little argument.As soon as I revealed to Ali what my plan was,she had jumped away from me like I was after stabbing her with a hot poker.She had run for the door,as if afraid of me and I had run after her.

"Are you crazy Emily?" she had screamed at me.

"I'm not crazy Ali,it's what we need to do".

"I can't do this right now" she had sighed,and then she took off down the street.I looked out the living room window for the millionth time,hoping I would see Ali coming up the driveway.Instead I saw Mr.DiLaurentis across the street,talking to two police officers.I raced out to the door and down the driveway,shouting over at Mr.DiLaurentis as I ran.

"Mr.DiLaurentis,what's going on? Is this about Ezra?"

"Yes and no,Emily,can we please go inside and I'll explain everything to you?".He thanked the police officers and then walked me down to his house.

"Emily.I have bad news,and I think it's best if you sit down.Can I get you tea or coffee?"

"No,thank you.What's the bad news?".

"Earlier today,Ezra had a psychotic episode and attacked the guards on his block with a makeshift blade.The commotion he caused allowed him to escape and he stole a prison van on his way,and the police believe that he has kidnapped Ali.Jason was injured in the kidnapping they believe,he must have been with her at the time.He was found unconscious on the road near the memorial bench with injuries that suggest he was hit by a car.He's in the hospital right now.He has a broken leg,some broken ribs and a fractured skull,but he's alive,and that's what matters".

"Ezra's escaped?Are the police doing something? WE HAVE TO FIND ALI!!".Panic had set in and my mind was racing,we had to find Ezra,fast,otherwise,this time he'd kill Ali.

"Emily,the police are doing their best to find her".

"You don't get it! This psycho has my girlfriend and he's gonna kill her if we don't find him quickly.She's your daughter and you don't seem to care! No wonder Ali never wants to be around you!" I screamed,heading for the front door.I slammed it closed as I left.

"Em,did you find Ali?"my mom questioned.

"Ezra's escaped!Ezra's escaped and he's after kidnapping Ali" I cried collapsing into her arms.

"Are the police searching for her?"

"Yeah but they need to find her quick,otherwise he'll-"

"C'mon Emily,don't think like that,she'll be found soon".A knock came on the door and I ran to answer it.It was Aria.

"I heard what happened and I went down to the police station to see what they're doing and they don't seem to care.I thought I knew Ezra,but I was so wrong.The Ezra I knew wasn't even real.This Ezra, the real Ezra is so dangerous and I'm scared he's going to kill Ali" Aria cried.

"So we have to kill him".Aria pulled me out of the porch and down the steps.Her car was parked outside.She took a few deep breaths and then continued her sentence.

"I think I know where Ezra took Ali after he kidnapped her, but if we go there,it's going to be difficult for us,physically and mentally".

"You think he's taken her to the dollhouse,don't you?" I questioned.

"Think about it.Ezra likes to control people,that's why he had us in the house, so he could control us like dolls.And who's the only person he didn't get to throw into the dollhouse? Ali. Ali's his favourite doll,she's his end goal,so of course, there's only one place he's gonna bring her.The dollhouse,He built that dollhouse for her".

"Oh my god, we have to go, we have to save her now!" I panicked. We jumped into Aria's car and sped off, tracing our way back to the dreaded dollhouse by memory.We had escaped absolute hell, and I had thought we had seen the last of it, but we had to go back to save Ali.I didn't care how much it scared me thinking about those corridors, I had to do this for Ali.She had saved me, and now it was my turn.

"Ok are you ready?" Aria asked grabbing for my hand as we pulled in on the side of the road that led up to the dollhouse.

"No,not at all, but this has to be done"I answered.

Ezra had stolen everything from us all. He had stolen Aria's belief in love.He had stolen my belief in trust.He had stolen the belief in safety from Hanna and Spencer.I would not let him take away anything more. Today was the final day he could scare me.Today was the final day he could scare anyone.Today I would finally get my life back.