[editing]
A year had passed since Alison DiLaurentis disappeared off the face of the earth, and the five ex-friends of the powerful, vindictive girl were entering their junior year of high school.
Although it was strange to be entering another year...
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"Ok, so your sister's pregnant. How'd that happen?"
"I figure pretty much the usual way." Spencer said. "It's not really an 'how' question, it's more of a 'why' question."
"Well, I mean, I guess Melissa could have gone all maternal, but I doubt it."
"This is so creepy." Ivy walked over and sat by the window, next to Aria. "Hey, are you okay?" She whispered.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Ivy gave her a look. "What's wrong?"
"I don't want to talk about it." Aria replied. "Okay, just know, I'm here." She smiled.
"What do you think this means?" Ivy tuned back into the conversation. "I don't know but Toby wanted us to have it. There..it's in braille, so.."
"You want to see this guys?" Ivy walked over to look. "No. I can see just fine from here."
"B-A-D."
"Bad."
"That's a whole message? 'Bad'?"
"What's it supposed to mean?" Ivy asked. "It means you got punked. Toby doesn't trust us. I don't blame him." She shrugged.
"No, I don't think he'd mess with us like this." Emily denied and Ivy nodded in agreement.
"You'd be surprised what people are capable of."
"You guys, we have to figure this out. This might be a joke but it could be something real." Ivy studied the screen.
"Look, either way, Toby's not the enemy." Aria grabbed her stuff. "You know what, guys? I'm going to go."
"What was that all about?" Spencer wondered. They looked at Hanna. "How should I know?"
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Ivy strolled down the stairs and met Ashley coming out of the kitchen. "Bye." She hugged her. Ivy walked into the kitchen as Caleb came out. "I left a wake-up call for nine."
"Do you want something to eat?" Ivy offered. "You mean this is one of those basement breakfast places?"
"Yeah." She shrugged. "I don't know how long we can keep doing this." Hanna said.
"Well, it won't be long."
"You'd go back to your foster parents?"
"Not a chance." He laughed. "But I've almost saved enough to get out of Arizona. I have a friend in Flagstaff. You going to miss me?"
"Yeah, she is!" Ivy shouted. Hanna hit her. "It was nice knowing when something goes bump in the night, it's you."
"Who have you got to be afraid of?" Ivy laughed. "Uh, murderers, rapists, pedophiles." Ivy listed. They heard the door open and Ivy grabbed a bowl, poured cereal into it and walked up to the fridge to get milk. While Hanna washed Caleb's hat.
