Liars Best Friend

Chapter 22

The italics are Ceces flashback for this chapter.

Cece handcuffed me to a pole and quickly left to get Ali. I pull on the handcuffs but all it does is cause me pain.

I look around frantically looking for something to get me out of these cuffs. When I hear footsteps, I pull as hard as I can to get off, but it doesn't work.

The footsteps get closer and I continue to pull, util it finally broke and I fall to the ground.

Looking up, I see Cece or Charles or whatever, drag Ali to where I am. When he/she let's her go, Alison looks at me in surprise then back to the hoodie.

After she helps me stand, the hoodie turns to face her and Ali gasps. She's about to respond, but Cece hits her on the head knocking her out.

As I'm about to help her, I get hit too and the last thing I see is Cece dragging Alison outside the building.

Waking up, I see I'm in a bed and Alison is still unconscious. I quickly stand up and look around the room.

I know this place. Radley.

"Why am I here?" I asked Cece while she stared at a wall.

"You're part of my family," she said grabbing a doll and playing with it's hair.

"Cece, if you don't want to hurt us, you'll let us leave," I said.

"I've lost too much. I can't lose you guys too," she responds facing me.

"You won't, I promise you won't. But please, let us go," I begged.

"You have to hear what happened to me though. What really happened to me."

Shortly after that, Alison started to wake up, and I ran to her side.

Before she said anything, I looked out the door and saw Jason and Mr. Dilaurentis laying in the ground motionless.

"Why? Why would you kill them?" I asked tears rolling down my face as I leaned against the metal bars.

"Don't be so dramatic. They're not dead, just paralyzed," Cece replied smoothly. "I wouldn't kill them. They can hear everything."

I just looked at Jason's face crying. Why would anyone do this to their family?!"

"Let me explain everything," Cece said with pleading eyes.

"Do it then," Alison retorted.

"It started the day you were brought home Ali. You were like my very own personal doll.

Mom was outside gardening as Jason played with his toys. I was inside playing with my playhouse as you played with a doll I have you.

When you began to cry, I went to the window to get moms attention to make you better, but she was talking to someone.

I wanted to give you a bath to make you feel better, so I started the water. When I took you to the bathtub, you slipped out of my hands and fell into the water.

That's when dad came in and then both mom and dad decided that I should go to Radley. They thought I was too dangerous to be at home."

"I guess they were right," I said standing and moving away from Jason. "Why else would you do this to us? To your own sister?!"

"I'm not done yet. Mom took me out of here for my tenth birthday so we could celebrate. She said that you had a friend she wanted me to meet," Cece said as I sat next to Ali on the bed. "Candice that's the day you became part of my family."