Vodka Kisses

0323- Im Your Puppet

The second I see Spencer by the window, my heart plummets. I hate places like this, I can't imagine how she feels.

When I was in rehab I was so bored I was literally going out of my mind.

"You have visitors." The nurse tells Spencer as we make our way up to her. Spencer doesn't turn to us at all, almost not caring that we're here.

"Spencer?" The nurse questions.

Spencer turns and looks at the four of us.

"I'll be in the hall if you need anything." The nurse tells us before leaving.

There are three chairs around the table, so Emily grabs one and pulls it up between Aria and Hannah.

"Hey. You knew we were coming, right?" Emily questions. "We spoke with your mom."

"We wanted to be here the first day." Aria tells her.

"But she said you were going to be home tomorrow." Emily tells Spencer.

"She still believes that?" Spencer asks.

Oh god.

"She thinks that I'll be able to sleep through the night if I just take a nice bubble bath and lay in my own bed?" Spencer looks at us.

"I think what she wants-"

"I know what she wants, but they don't make a loofa that scrapes out the inside of your head." Spencer says, making us all silent.

I don't even know what to say.

I have no words.

I hate seeing her like this.

"The park rangers found a body." Hannah speaks up.

That gets Spencer's attention.

"Hannah!" Both Aria and Emily say in sync.

"What?" Hannah asks. "The sooner she knows, the sooner she checks out of this place."

"What Hannah is trying to say is we have good news." Emily tells Spencer. "They found a body in the woods. The police believe it was a camper."

"It was Toby." Spencer tells us.

"No Spence, it wasn't." Aria tells her. "This person, he'd been missing for awhile and he was nowhere near where you thought you saw-"

"I know what I saw. It was Toby." Spencer tells us again.

I don't chime in. I have nothing to say.

I can't imagine with everything going on if I found out that Logan had betrayed me and then died. I'd probably end up in here as well.

"Hey so I'm I was thinking tomorrow night when you get home, we could all-"

"I need to stay here. I need more time." Spencer cuts Aria off, looking out the window once more.

"Time for what?" Hannah asks, sounding annoyed.

"Hannah." Emily says in a tone that's telling her to back down.

"Shuffling around in Mona's old slippers isn't going to get her any better."  Hannah says, now growing annoyed with Spencer.

"Hannah chill." Aria tells her.

"You know what, I would not dine here if I were you, I had to sneak around in that kitchen and I saw a roach big enough to wear an apron." Hannah spits.

"Moving. On." Aria grits.

"You are not crazy. This place is." Hannah says.

"I'm too tired to have this fight right now, guys." Spencer gets up and heads out of the day room.