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sunday
spencer, hanna, emily, and i went to aria's to bring her food and hangout, because she's been really upset recently because of her parents which is totally understandable
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i walked into aria's room and hopped on her bed which scared her.
"what are you doing here?" she questioned. "an intervention. we brought takeout and rag mags." i answered. "but you cannot have any of those until you get out of these sweats." hanna added. "what's wrong with these?" aria asked. "nothing...except they're starting to graft to your skin." hanna responded. "well, they're comfy. so are mom jeans and platform flip-flops. plus, how are we gonna help you choose a homecoming dress if you don't try some on for us?" hanna questioned. "that's easy. i'm not going." aria stated. "you can't just not go." hanna replied. "what are you doing instead?" i asked. "i don't know. i guess i'll just read these and then inhale a gallon of chunky monkey." she suggested. "hey, look, cutting yourself off from the rest of your life is not gonna help your parents. and besides, they still might work it out." i pointed out. "they're barely speaking to each other." she replied. "people get angry. they blow up. doesn't mean it's over." i pointed out. "gracie, they didn't blow up over her dad missing their anniversary. he slept with one of his students." hanna replied. "i'm just saying things can look over on friday, and by monday all is forgiven. some things just take time." i explained. "yeah, maybe." aria replied. "okay, so you're coming! come on!" i exclaimed. "god...i'll think about it." aria stated. i hugged her. "if you're not coming, can you at least cast an absentee ballot?....what? i need her vote." hanna said. "hanna, stop already! you've got homecoming queen locked down." spencer replied. "really? you can rig the election?" hanna questioned. "sorry. i have enough to do already, thanks. i'm head of the committee, half of which is out sick with the flu, so i'll be restocking the ice and refilling the hummus bowl...and trying to look cute for my first official date." spencer explained. "with alex?" i asked. "wait, you're bringing him to homecoming? so, this is real! look at her blush!" aria laughed. "stop!" spencer replied. "now i have to come." aria stated. "seriously, you guys, he's not gonna know anybody there, so can you just do your best to make him feel included?" spencer questioned. "i'm not going with anyone so sure." i answered. "no, we were planning on freezing him out." hanna scoffed.
"all right, moving on. em, who are you gonna bring?" spencer asked. "i'm gonna go stag." emily responded. "i will, too." aria agreed. "why don't you guys come together? oh, you'd make such a cute couple." spencer joked. "how did i just go from wearing mom jeans to being samantha ronson?" aria laughed. "who cares who anyone goes to this thing with? i mean, it's just a dance. you should bring someone who you have fun with." hanna stated. "i might want to go with someone, i just don't want people thinking it means more than it does." emily said. "are you and ben back together?" spencer questioned. "no. no, of course not." emily answered. "i'm starving!" hanna snapped. she opened a fortune cookie. she looked scared. "what's wrong? bad fortune?" i asked. "yeah, confucius says stop being such a drama queen." spencer joked. "'lions and tigers and bitches, oh my! there's no place like homecoming. see you there. A.'".
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the next day
at school
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abby and i met up in the halls. then charlie and miles came up to us. "dinner at the grille tonight?" charlie suggested. "eh, i don't know. kinda boring." abby replied. "do you have a better idea?" charlie asked. "nope." abby responded. "gracie?" miles questioned. "there's a phillies game tonight, i can get us tickets." i stated. "bet." charlie replied. "thanksssss!" abby hugged me.
the phillies game was REALLY FUN! charlie asked abby to HOMECOMING!!!! and MILES asked me!!!!!!
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homecoming!!!!
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i walked down the stairs and i was ready!!! i walked downstairs to my parents! "you look beautiful!" my mom and dad exclaimed.
then miles arrived.
"welcome! i'm rachel, it's so nice to finally meet you!!" my mom smiled. "same here!" miles replied. "hello miles, i'm chris." my dad introduced. "hi, i'm miles." miles"welcome! i'm rachel, it's so nice to finally meet you!!" my mom smiled. "same here!" miles replied. "hello miles, i'm chris." my dad introduced. "hi, i'm miles." miles replied. i smiled. "what sports do you play, miles?" my dad questioned. "football-or soccer, basketball, and baseball." miles answered. "jeez!" my dad laughed. replied. i smiled. "what sports do you play, miles?" my dad questioned.
then we arrived at the dance!! a little bit later ARIA arrived!!!!!!
"hi!!!" i hugged her. "there she is." spencer smiled. "i was worried you were gonna bail." hanna added. "no, i'm ready to have a fantastic time tonight." aria stated. "with no date? my, how the mighty have fallen." mona replied. bitch. "whatever. she can share my date." hanna snapped. "yeah i have no problem with that." sean added. "and mine!" spencer and i agreed. "yeah." alex and miles added. "hi, i'm aria." aria introduced. "alex, nice to meet you." alex replied. "i'm miles." miles stated. "unfortunately, you have to work before you can play, 'cause you've got the first shift at the beanbag toss! you're a hero.....um, will you excuse me for just one sec?" spencer said to alex. "yeah, sure." alex replied. "talk to him." spencer told me. i nodded. "what's up?" i questioned. "not much...you're family owns the phillies right?" he asked. i nodded. "that's so cool." he responded.
later emily arrived.....
WITH TOBY!!!!
we were all SPEACHLESS.
she walked up to us. "hey, guys." "i'll go get us some drinks." toby told emily walking away. "you're here with toby?" aria questioned. "either you've got some genius plan of sleeping with the enemy, or you've lost your mind!" i stated. "you don't even know him." emily snapped. "what is there to know? who else could've helped jenna? he has every reason to hate us." spencer pointed out. "well he doesn't." emily corrected. "emily, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a fricking duck." hanna stated. "wow, i thought at least you'd understand." emily scoffed, walking away. "emily, wait." hanna said. "why are you doing this? aren't you the one who told me to follow my feelings and not to let other people's opinions stop me?" emily questioned. then i couldn't hear her anything.
i danced, ate, had fun, then hanna came back with jenna's file from the therapist. she told us to meet her.
"is that jenna's file?" i questioned. "toby's. turns out jenna wasn't the patient. the therapist had her come in for one session to see how she felt about toby coming back home." hanna explained. "oh, my god. well, what else does it say?" aria asked. "well, the dates prove he wasn't away at school when ali disappeared. he was still here in rosewood." hanna stated. "what else?" spencer questioned. "see for yourself." hanna answered, handing her the file. "session 12, august 15th....." JENNA AND TOBY WERE IN A RELATIONSHIP. "holy shit." i stated. "so that's what ali had on him?" aria asked. "it's enough to want her dead." hanna responded. "and us." spencer added. i tried calling emily. "she's not picking up." i stated. "text her!" hanna snapped. "we have to find her. come on!"
