Chapter 3:
Misty Water Colored Memories
The next few days went by very quickly. There was a sense of relief the girls felt after Charlotte's death...which lasted all of two seconds. After the funeral the Rosewood Police Department suggested that the girls stay in town. Charlotte's death had been ruled a homicide, so they were stuck in the hot-seat once again.
Emily was less worried about the investigation and more worried about Alison. She'd been devastated by the death of her sister. She hadn't spoken to anyone since she'd told the girls the morning she found out about Charlotte. She was in a state of shock. The funeral had been hard on her. She had stared at Charlotte's casket the entire service. She didn't even react when Charlotte's old partner-in-crime showed up.
Sara Harvey had made quite the entrance. The girls had been shocked when she walked in. The last they'd seen of her she was being wheeled away on a gurney after being electrocuted. Emily had been the one responsible for sending her into the generator that scorched her hands. Sara had tried to bolt after trying to kill them and Emily introduced her to her left hook, knocking her into a hot wire. Emily felt bad that it had ended the way it did, but she didn't regret the smackdown. Sara had done horrible things. The bitch had ice-water in her veins.
Having her around again made Emily uneasy. Sara had glared daggers at all of them at the funeral, but none more-so than Ali. Emily had found it difficult not to leap over the pew and tackle her to the ground. After the service Sara had flittered away like some self-important diva.
The girls talked about following her, but Dr. Rollins approached them and asked to speak to Emily, and she hadn't heard what the final plan had been. When he had Emily aside Dr. Rollins explained how fragile Alison was and said that he needed someone to come by to be with her while he dealt with something at Welby.
"Anything she needs," Emily had replied.
After their conversation she updated the other girls. Her mother had come to pick her up and they were almost back at the Fields' house. Her mother pulled into the driveway and stopped the car. Emily sat in the passenger's seat for a moment. All she could think about was the look of sorrow in Ali's eyes.
Pam Fields glanced over the center console at her daughter. She knew Emily well enough to know that the look she had on her face was one of deep contemplation. She was physically present, but her mind was on another wavelength.
"Em?" Pam reached over and touched Emily gently to shake her out of her trance. "We're home..."
Yeah, home. The word was bittersweet. She hated so much about this place, yet she couldn't seem to leave it behind.
Emily plastered a fake smile on her face in hopes that it would fool her mom. She climbed out of the car and met her mother on the driver's side.
"I appreciate you picking me up," Emily said. "My car should be out of the shop soon."
"I'm glad you're getting it checked out. California is a long drive." There was a hint of sadness in her tone. She wasn't ready for Emily to leave.
Emily hadn't missed her mother's melancholy expression. She'd be ecstatic to hear that Emily wasn't going back to California. Maybe being back wasn't all bad. One good thing to come out of all of this was her time with her mother.
"I'm not going anywhere for a while."
"So you decided to stay after all?" Pam excitedly looped her arm around Emily's and they walked towards their front door.
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Matters of the Heart
FanfictionEmily Fields has no plans to return to her hometown of Rosewood, but that changes after she gets a letter from Alison DiLaurentis. Love is a strong enough incentive for her to go back, but things are different now. Emily is harboring secrets that no...