I Play To Win

All or Nothing

Alison let herself be carried away inside the city hall. She was put in one room in the second floor and Noel on the one right beside. She entered the room and noticed only one couch by the window and a chair by the side of the room. She took the chair and put it facing the door. She sat there for a few seconds that didn't last long, her body was just as tense as her mind, so just stood up and walked from one side to another in the room.

All she could think of was Emily, the thought of her parents haven't crossed her mind until they opened the door.

She hadn't stop to think about what was going through their minds when she had volunteered for Emily. She didn't actually knew how her mother specifically would react. Sometimes she act like she cared about her and most of the time like she didn't. But Alison didn't actually think it was easy to see your daughter to practically ask to be killed, especially when their older child had just suffered from the very same way the younger would.

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Emily waited impatient to be called into the room. As usual, family first and if the tribute had another close friends maybe they were allowed to say goodbye too. Unfortunately, they thought that four girls were too much. Maybe two could go in, but they finally decided, between the four of them, that it would be better to let Emily and Alison had their private moment to say goodbye.

Emily was glad though that they let the girls at least wait on the outside with her. She was very impatient walking from one side to another. She could see the annoyance on Spencer's face even though the girl didn't ask for her to stop. At least her friend could understand how nervous she was and respect that.

"Emily, try to sit down for a bit." Hanna finally broke the silence that filled the hall since they got in.

Emily looked at her other friends. Aria nod her head slightly, agreeing with Hanna from where she was standing on the left side from the blonde. Emily sighed and took the seat beside Hanna.

"Hey, it will be fine." Spencer said on a sweet voice trying to cheer her a little from where she was standing in her left now. She just nodded trying to agree.

Right after that, the door from where Alison was had opened. Mr. and Mrs. DiLaurentis walking out of it. Mr. DiLaurentis had a few tears in his eyes, which was more that it could be said from Mrs. DiLaurentis. That didn't mean the woman didn't feel anything. Just that maybe she could be good in hiding it. Just like her daughter.

They both shared a brief sympathy look with Emily before they walk away.

That was when it finally hit her what Alison has done for her. She couldn't believe that. The act had caused many feelings on Emily. First, she felt terrified when the woman had called her name. But it didn't compared with what she felt when she heard the blonde volunteering as tribute in her place.

Then, she felt love for the blonde because she couldn't believe Alison loved her so much that it would get to the point where she would have volunteered in Emily's place. But she had to admit that if the places were inverted she would have done the same for the blonde. However, seeing how stubborn Alison DiLaurentis was, she'd probably would have found a way to convince everyone to let her go in Emily's place even if Emily had volunteered.

And finally she felt heartbreak. She loved the blonde so much she didn't want to imagine all the awful things that could happen to her inside of that arena. She didn't want to imagine what would happen to herself if had to live a life without Alison.

"Em, I think it's your turn now." She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Aria's voice.

She stood up so fast she almost tripped in herself. She looked one more time to her friends. They gave her a incentive look and wished her a silent good luck. She turned around and walked to the door.