War Zone

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I woke up to talking, and yelling in the distance. Hanna was dabbing my forehead with a damp paper towel while Mona was readjusting her Ali wig in a mirror. I couldn't figure out where we were until my vision got in focus. We were in school. In the restroom. "Hanna? Where- I mean, what are we doing here?"

"It's just a replica. It only has the girls restroom, our lockers and Mr. Fitz's room in it. The doors lead to brick walls and the windows are closed off except for the one we crawled in through." She said patiently.

"And did everyone get through?" I asked shyly.

"You mean Spencer? Yeah, she got through. She just got caught up and now she's in the hallway fighting with Emily."

"Fighting?"

"Yeah. Sit up slowly." I did and got a slight head rush for a minute. "They're fighting over who dates who. Emily likes Spencer but Spencer has a major crush on you both."

"Oh." I blushed, I couldn't tell if it was from the head rush or if it was because Spencer liked me. "Why aren't you freaking out?"

"I am, I just feel like there should be at least one sane person in the building."

"Thank you. Do you have any questions for me?" Hanna nodded. "Go ahead, but slowly."

"So, do you like, still have a thing for Ezra? Or are boys out of the picture?"

"I definitely like Ezra, but I feel the same for Spencer."

"So, you're Bi?" She tried to raise an eyebrow but failed. She didn't notice though.

"I guess." I nodded, no realizing the word for it. Bisexual. That's what I was.

Spencer stormed in before Hanna got the chance to ask any more questions, "Aria, will you be my girlfriend?" She looked furious until I nodded. Then pure joy spread across her face, then shock, "You're going to be my first girlfriend." She towered over me and looked down at my hands. I assumed I looked as shocked as she did. She was the first girl I'd ever kissed and now she was my girlfriend. But I was still dating Ezra.

"Ezra. Wait. I choose you, but I need to tell Ezra."I sighed. There was no way to tell him. I sighed again, "I'm just going to go talk a little walk and check out the school." Everyone just nodded and looked down, I don't think any of them wanted to upset me. I walked out and headed over to Ezra's room. I walked to his desk. It wasn't the same it was, there was only a few random looking papers, an empty frame and a phone. I looked closer and realized that it only had one button. It said Ezra next to it. I glanced nervously around and shuffled through the piles of papers for a note, then I realized.

"Oh my god." I covered my mouth in shock, "Ring, ring Bi bitch. You have 30seconds with him." I read as I began to pick up the phone. All of the papers said that exact thing. I pressed the button and let it ring.

"Hello? Who is this?" Ezra's sweet voice came on.

"Ezra, I've only got a few seconds. I'm fine, we're all fine. I love you, but I can't be with you and I think I like Spencer."

"What? Wait, are you breaking up with me? Where are you? How are you calling me?"

"Yes, I don't know where I am and the creep who put me here gave me a few seconds to talk to you. I don't know what's going to happen to us. We have to get out. Help."

"It's okay, I'll find you, I lo-" The phone cut off and started beeping. I looked around and began to set the phone down when a voice came through the phone.

"Get out Aria." It was a man's voice, an unfamiliar voice.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"Just run. Please go." He asked.

I left. I ran to tell the others. I heard the ticking again when I was out of the room and before I knew it I felt a warm, no, a hot blow on my back. I fell down and there was an unbearable ringing in my ear.

I got up and brushed some dust and rubble off my clothes and looked around. There was now a large hole in the wall where Ezra's room used to be and our lockers had gotten blown open as well. I walked over to the restrooms and saw that everyone else was just getting up from the debris.

"What happened?" Spencer asked as she came over to me and hugged me.

"Ezra's phone exploded after I talked to him." I rubbed my still ringing ear.

"Wait, how did you? You talked to him? How?" She got that face she makes when she is working on a hard problem.

"'It' gave me 30 seconds to talk to him. I told him he has to find us and that I couldn't be with him and how I like you."

"Way too many 'ands' in that sentence, but what happened next? Are you okay?" Her eyes shifted around my body looking for wounds, I suppose.

"Then some other guy started talking and telling me to run, like, after I got cut off. I tried to get his name but he just told me to go. I'm fine, thank you. My leg just hurts and my ears keep ringing." I said as I rubbed my leg.

"Oh my god. Your leg." I looked down and saw dark red blood seeping through my leggings. Before I knew it Spence had put some paper towels on it and Hanna and Mona started to explore outside of the restroom.

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