𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐗𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐑, 𝙿𝚁𝙴𝚃𝚃𝚈 𝙻𝙸𝚃𝚃𝙻𝙴 𝙻𝙸𝙰𝚁𝚂

𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 1 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 4

The girls went for a walk and talked again. "How bad did your mom bust you over wrecking Sean's car?" Emily asked Hannah. "Okay, I didn't wreck it; I damaged it. And, actually everyone's being really mature about it" Hannah replied. "Oh" Aria said. "There's no 'oh' we're just being grown-ups, that's all"

The girls stood in front of a bench now. "Okay, so the town is gonna put a new bench, and we'll plant the flowerbeds, and there's gonna be a pathway of art tiles" Aria said and Spencer sat down. "Art tiles?" she asked. "Messages, pictures, memories of Alison" Emily said. "Oh like little headstone" Hannah said

"Hannah!" Bella said. "What?" she asked. "We should each do a title" Emily said. "I've had Alison's bracelet since the day we found it in the woods, and I don't want the responsibility anymore" Hannah said and hold the bracelet in he hand. "I don't want it" Aria said. "me neither" Bella said. "Seriously, somebody take this" Hannah said

Spencer sighed and took the bracelet

"Look at us bunch of babies," Spencer said. "There's nothing that 'A' can say or do to get us in trouble without making trouble for herself" Spencer said. "You think A is a her?" Hannah asked. "Him, her doesn't make any difference" Spencer told her and put the bracelet in her bag. She took out her computer

"Spencer what are doing with this?" Bella asked her. "I'm gonna block all messages from people that I don't know. IMs, Texts, E-Mails, everything. Screw A" Spencer explained. "Who's next?" she asked

Emily took the computer and sat down on the bench. Spencer looked at Mr. Fitz who was riding his bike. "I spy with my little eye something that begins with 'F'" she said. "Hey Mr. Fitz" Hannah yelled and he waved at her

"Looking good Mr. Fitz" Spencer yelled. "I don't like him" Bella said. She found him disgusting. Aria looked at her. "Why?" Hannah asked. "Weirdo" Bella said and looked at Aria

"My turn" Aria said and took the computer. She made eye contact with him and Bella was about to throw up. "There are teachers that you don't want to see on a bike, and there are teachers that you do want to see on a bike" Spencer said

"I would not want to see Mr. Gilardi on a bike" Hannah said and the girls chuckled. "I don't wanna think of Mr. Gilardi in motion of any kind" Emily said and Hannah and Bella chuckled

"Ah. Mr. Fitz" Hannah said dreamily. "Hannah. Your turn" Aria said. Hannah took the computer and sat down next to Aria. "You talk to Ben?" Spencer asked Emily. "Why should she?" Bella asked "She's right. Nothing to talk about" Emily said

"So you're really done?" Aria asked. "It's okay. I'm fine" Emily said. "Okay, if you say so" Aria said

Hannah sighed. "I wish we had a drum roll for this. Allright here it goes. We're officially 'A' -proofed" she said. "Listen. All those little messages zipping around the air all around us" Spencer said. "Yep, and none of them from 'A'" Aria said happy

"This feels like a good thing" Emily said. "It is" Bella replied. "Out of mind, out of sight" Hannah said

A newspaper flew to the girls and Aria picked them up. "Ding Dong the bitch is dead" Aria read. She threw the newspaper away

(𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐩: 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥)

"Spence why didn't your folks take you to New York with your sister?" Hannah asked her. "I mean, you deserve some retail therapy too"

"Not as much as Melissa" Spencer said. "Ohh, hot scarf, Em" Bella said

"Thanks" she said with a smile

"Is it new?" Hannah asked

"No" Emily said

Hannah's phone rang and the girl looked at her. Hannah started at her phone. "Answer it" Bella said. "We know who it can't be from" Aria said