Master Plan

Chapter 4 - Alison's POV

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If anyone had told me, how the last 24 hours were going to unravel, I would have a laugh on their face. I keep thinking back to the events and I still don't understand how we go to this point.

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The morning of our travel was just awful. I couldn't sleep at all. Spencer and Aria were there for me but they couldn't understand what was happening. Aria being the hopeless romantic that she is was waiting for me to explain before taking a decision.

Spencer, on the other hand, had made a decision and she did not want to know anything about Emily or Hanna. I knew I needed to explain what was happening, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I didn't want to sleep, eat, talk or think.

As soon as I started to think, my mind was filled with so many dark and unhappy thoughts. I knew this will happen. The moment Emily decided to be happy with Hanna, all the light that was in my heart and my soul was ripped out of me.

While I am swimming on myself loathing bath, an idea pops into my head, the room sharing in New York. I was so sure that Emily and I will share a room together, but I know that idea is out of the question. She will not share the room with me; she will share it with Hanna.

The notion alone, makes me want to throw up. I start to cry my eyes out once again and Spencer and Aria start to ask me what is wrong. No words came out of my mouth; I kept crying and sobbing uncontrollably. The only word that escapes my mouth was Room; that made Spencer come to the realization that I was scared of Hanna and Emily being in the same room.

Will Emily sleep with Hanna? Will she make love to her? Have they already slept together? All these questions were on my head and they only make me sob higher. Emily and I have never slept together, I always wanted and I think Emily wanted as well. Now, I have lost my opportunity.

Spencer's voice brings me out of my head.

S: "Ali, don't worry. We will not allow Hanna and Emily in the same room."

A: "Spence, we can't really forbid them anything."

S: "Like hell, we can, Aria. Don't you see how they are hurting Ali?"

A: "I know... but they are our friends too. We need to be smart about this."

S: "Great, know everyone is smarter than me? Is that what you are saying?"

A: "Spencer calms down. I am trying to help here. I have an idea. Spencer, you can sleep with Alison. Mona could sleep with Hanna and Emily and I could share a room. Does that sound fair?"

S: "I guess so. Let's go to school and get this trip over with."

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We were in the school parking lot. I was using Spencer as my human shield. I am clinging to her as if she was a lifesaver. I couldn't concentrate and less than all talk. I can see Emily and Spencer going at it and I don't even know what they are fighting about. Words are becoming heavier and voices are being raised.

Between the chaoses, I hear Hanna scream Emily's name and Emily visually calms herself. That action continues to break me. I was the only one that was able to calm my mermaid down. Now Hanna is taking my place in every single spot of her life. I wonder if she already took my place in her heart.

With that thought on my mind, my body shivers. I feel smaller and smaller. Is like if at some point I will disappear. How long will it take to vanish from my mermaid's mind and worst of all from her heart?