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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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Autumn was definitely not Ivy's favourite season.
It was cold and rainy, and sometimes unbearable. You would go to school with the sun shining and a beautiful sky, but you would return home soaking wet by the unsuspecting rain.
She didn't hate it of course, it was still a beautiful season. She just preferred summer.
Summer was bright and hot, and made her feel alive. There was no school, which meant that there was no worry or stress, and Ivy was free. She was free to do whatever she pleased. Summer brought an immediate smile to her face and made her feel as though she was on top for the world.
Whereas autumn was dreary and upsetting. It was filled with staying up at unreasonable times studying, having to deal with unbearable teachers, and not being able to sleep in because of school.
However, autumn did give her the excuse to hold hands with her boyfriend and huddle together to generate warmth, - which was always a bonus.
Ivy glanced over at Jason, a smile resting on her face. Although, the smile dropped when she noticed the stoic silent expression on his face, and Ivy immediately knew what was going on.
She squeezed his hand, bringing Jason's eyes to her own. "It'll be okay. We're going in there to speak to the girls about the new situations with Alison. It's gonna be fine." She gave his hand another reassuring squeeze, and Jason's anxiety slowly withered away.
The couple were strolling down the street, heading towards The Brew. They were hoping to find the girls there to discuss the news about what was happening to Alison's body; she was going to be reburied in a mausoleum.
Ivy believed this was good for the DiLaurentis family. They needed to escape from all the terror and chaos, and placing Alison's body in a mausoleum would ensure that nobody could easily break in and recover her remains. It would reduce their chances of being tormented.
As well as the reburial, Ivy and the rest of the girls had discovered something new about Alison. They found pages in Emily's old biology notes from when Alison borrowed them, and inside was her handwriting, along with someone else's. They discovered that the second person was in fact Cece, and they were talking about how Alison suspected she was pregnant. This pregnancy was from an older man, and Alison said he would possibly kill her if he found out.
This was all told to them by Cece - who Ivy didn't necessarily trust but tried to remain nonjudgmental. She didn't know Cece, all her criticism came from Jason's opinion of the woman.
Cece had been invited to Cape May that summer with the DiLaurentis family, which was awkward because of the history between Jason and Cece. Ivy remembered Jason explaining to her that Cece was only invited because of Alison, and that Ivy had nothing to worry about.
Cece wasn't too pleased that Jason had moved on so fast, but her glares and snarky comments didn't faze them.
"I know. I just don't know why I'm so nervous," Jason admitted, trying to control his breathing.
