Sparia (LGBT)

Goodbye

"Aria." Ezra said as I entered the van.

"Hi," I smiled at him, relieved to see someone who loved me. Someone who loved me from the outside world. "Emily, she is the kidnapper. Paige and Maya helped her do it, and yes, Maya is still alive. We have to find Hanna, Spencer and Mona, the psycho Emily sent her pals after us with some guns in hand."

"Where are they? I heard a gun shot a while back." Toby asked with a frightened look on his face.

"No clue. Somewhere in the woods, go to the Doll House. They might go back there." I said, and sure enough, when we drove to the Doll House there was Mona sitting at the corner of the gate, shaking. "Mona, get in." Aria slide the minivan door open and she got in.

"I think Hanna is that way." She pointed the opposite way that we came.

"Let's go." Ezra said and took a deep breath in. He only exhaled when they turned into the woods. They followed a pathway with a few footprints in the dirt, it led them deep into the woods and away from the road, but soon they heard two muffled voices, "Please! Don't do this." Screamed a shaky voice.

"They are just up ahead, I'm sure." Caleb said, who had been quiet for the longest time. There was a serious look on his face, but he had a tear in his eye.

I was about to speak, but rested my hand on his shoulder instead. A second later we felt a bump. Ezra had run over Maya. "Shit." I whispered as I tumbled forward as we screeched to a stop.

Hanna look behind her, she looked like a deer caught in the headlights, but her eyes locked with Caleb's and she ran to the car. Meanwhile Ezra got out to check on Maya, even if she was insane, he wouldn't let her die. Caleb and I pulled Hanna into the car where she smashed against his lips. They made out until Ezra got back in the car, "She's still breathing, but she'd knocked out. I took the gun." He waved it around in his hand and then set it down in a little cup holder.

He followed the path to the road and went down the last, and only, path that Spencer could have taken. We had gotten a mile or so in when we saw a figure with dark hair sitting on the ground covered in blood and another dark haired girl lying dead next to the first. I couldn't see who was who. My eyes went blank.

I blinked the fear away and pushed the door to the car open. Spencer looked up, she was holding shot and bloody Emily. I sank down to the ground with her, "What- what happened." I said in a quivering voice.

"She was going to kill me so I tricked her and killed her instead." She said, looking lost and scared. I didn't know what to do so I hugged her. When we got up, everyone was out of the van, unsure of what to do or say, they milled around.

"What do we do?" I asked Ezra.

"The authorities are on their way along with an ambulance for Maya. We will just wait here for now. In the car. Get Spencer in the car."

I nodded and grabbed Spencer's arm, I dragged her over and set her down in the seat. "I'm sorry." I whispered as I sat down next to her.

"Don't be." She shook her head, she was looking more like herself, other than the blood everywhere. I smiled a little and she kissed me lightly on the cheek, "Thank you though. I love you."

"I love you too." We interlaced our fingers.

***

A few minutes later the police showed up, along with an ambulance, as promised. Maya was arrested and cared for in the ambulance. The police went searching for Paige while we were investigated. There were lots of tears and hugs from the police who were actually very kind. They found Paige and had to shoot her foot because she almost got away. She was also treated and arrested. We all got sent home and Spencer and I went to her house to get a change of clothes.

***

It's been a few weeks now and we are having a funeral for Emily. Her tomb is engraved with all the usual stuff, but at the bottom we had engraved: Kisses, E

Spencer and I both came out to our parents, they were both okay with it (how could they not be after what we've been through?). We got our own place together her in Rosewood, a small little apartment away from the noise.

***

"Spence?" I whispered one night.

"Yeah Aria?"

"I love you."

"I love you, too. We're team Sparia."