5 years forward » pll

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The girls sat at the radley, it was amazing, the decor was awesome and Aria was glad that Ezra wasn't there. Emily had told her that he mentioned meeting her, and she asked if Aria and him were seeing each other.

Aria denied that they were and said she was saying Liam, "So Aria, what's he like?" Hanna asked.

"Amazing." Aria replied blushing and hanna laughed.

"I remember when you had come back from Iceland, you would always talk about your boyfriend there," Spencer started, "but he never existed!" She stated cracking up Emily.

"He did, Spence." Aria replied, her checks were red.

"What happened to Ezra?" Hanna asked casually.

Aria went quiet, "He, He has changed Hanna."

"He's not the same anymore, uh he's become an alcoholic."

"Woah, Ezra?" Hanna asked, "Yeah," Aria replied. "He published the book didn't he?" Asked Hanna again.

"Yes he did, Han, I saw my mum reading it once." Spencer said laughing.

"I met him, twice, once was 2 days ago, and once was a when I visited for my dad's funeral." Emily said.

"Oh again, about that Em, I'm so sorry, he was a great man." Aria said hugging her.

Emily returned with a sincere smile, "You know after he died, when I came back, I didn't find a point in anything."

"Is that the reason you dropped out?" Spencer asked, there was a frown on her face.

Emily nodded, "I never got to say goodbye."

"Aw Em." Hanna awed giving her a tight hug.

"Hanna, how rich is your husband?" Spencer asked.

"What?"

"The size of your ring is bigger than my eyeball."

Emily laughed, "really show me?"

"Pretty." Aria stated.

The girls had a pathetic high school life, it was miserable. But they had each other, they stuck together and told each other everything, they didn't hide anything, nothing.

It wasn't the same anymore, oh no it wasn't. The girls didn't know what was going on in each other's minds, they though they knew but they were so wrong.

Aria had the constant feeling that Charlotte would do something again, even though she was apparently 'fine' as Alison said. Aria still thought that as soon as she would be released she'd get an -A message.

Emily wasn't thinking about Charlottte, she had much worse stuff in her mind. Emily was the only girl who came back with a huge secret. And her main aim right now was only making sure none of the girls got to know.

Hanna, the carefree happy-go-lucky girl thought no one could torture her again, she thought wrong.

And Spencer, being the smart ass she is, she was right once again, her gut told her there was still someone out there, hiding in plain sight.

Then again, Spencer's gut instinct was always right.