Tremors

                                    

                                          
        
                          
Ariana barely remembered the next few minutes as she walked away from Garrett, her mind shifting into a trance-like state as she walked. She'd never had the chance to learn how to drive so she had to leave Garrett's car where it was, instead choosing to walk along the side of the road. She didn't really know where she was going and she had no leads on where to find Violet but she figured walking back the way they had come was the best option for now. In the meantime she just had to hope that Violet would find a way to let her now where she was.
                          
Glancing down at Garrett's phone in hopes that there was a text from Violet, Ariana frowned slightly at the long list of notifications. Scrolling through the messages she found several texts all from Mason, each text growing more panicked than the one before it.
                          
FROM: MASON
                          
Garrett where are you? Are you with Ari?
                          
FROM: MASON
                          
Dude Vi just got arrested. Call me!
                          
FROM: MASON
                          
Seriously where are you? The police are looking for you. What's going on?
                          
Ariana had almost forgotten that she was technically on the run for a moment. The events of the lacrosse game seemed like a distant memory instead of just one night ago. Locking the screen again, Ariana tucked the phone back into her pocket and pulled her own phone out only to see similar messages on the screen as well, each one leaving a heavier weight on her heart.
                          
FROM: MASON
                          
Hey Ari what's taking you and Vi so long? Hurry up! I look like a loner :(
                          
FROM: MASON
                          
Ari where are you?
                          
FROM: MASON
                          
OMG Vi just got arrested! Where are you?
                          
FROM: MASON
                          
Ari I don't know whats going on. Text me back!
                          
FROM: MASON
                          
Just tell me you're okay. Please.
                          
Ariana sucked in a breath as she hovered over the call button, sorely tempted to call Mason. Now more than ever she just wanted to hear his voice, to have him assure her things would be okay. Now that Garrett was gone, Ariana needed a supportive friend more than ever. But instead she locked the phone and clutched it tighter to her chest as she walked. Mason would only ask questions she wasn't able to answer and didn't have the strength to hear. Maybe she'd text Mason once she was a few towns away, at least to let him know she was okay. First she just had to find Violet. She could deal with the fallout later.
                          
Ariana had been walking for almost twenty minutes when her phone buzzed again in her dress pocket, vibrating against her leg. She tugged it out, already preparing herself for another desperate message from Mason, but instead it was from Violet. Ariana halted on the spot as she swiped the phone open, eyes frantically scanning over the message.
                          
FROM: VIOLET
                          
At the Argent's old warehouse. Come ASAP!
                          
Ariana stared at the text message. Argent. Why was Violet hiding at the Argent warehouse? What was she doing there? Then it hit her. The name Argent. As in Kate Argent, currently worth 12 million dollars. The image of the Benefactor's list flashed in Ariana's mind. Although she was still curious to know how Violet had escaped the police van, Ariana was also unsurprised. Of course Violet was still doing whatever she could to cross another name off the list. She probably wanted to go out with a bang before they left Beacon Hills and why not go out with twelve million dollars.