Back to Me

Not Forgotten

The next day at school I stopped to say 'hi' to Jason before going to lunch. He offered to walk me to the cafeteria and on the way he stopped suddenly.

"Detective Wilden, what's all this?" Jason asked him.

"We have a warrant to search Toby Cavanaugh's locker." I heard Wilden reply. "Now, if you'll excuse me."

"Why?" Jason prodded not letting go so easily. "Didn't you get enough evidence when you searched his house?"

"Just, being thorough, Jason." Wilden told him and it sounded like he was irritated.

"What makes you think it was him in the first place?" I spoke up.

"Spencer, stay out of this." Jason mumbled.

"That's alright, I'll answer the question. Evidence shows that Toby Cavanaugh called Alison on the night she died." Wilden answered.

"How does a single phone call lead to searching through his house and locker and a warrant for his arrest?" Jason questioned.

"The phone call gave us enough to get a warrant to search the house. And what we found there gave us enough evidence to make him the lead suspect as well as arrest him." Wilden stated.

"What did you find in his house?" I asked.

"Sorry, but I can't tell you that." Wilden told me and I could imagine the smug look on his face. "Now again, if you'll excuse me I need to be heading back to the station."

"This is getting serious." I mumbled in worry.

"Everything is going to be okay, Spence. I can't say when but it will." Jason comforted me. "Now, put on a convincing smile and go have a nice time at lunch with the girls."

"I'll try. But who am I trying to convince, myself or the girls?" I asked sarcastically.

"For now, just convince the girls." He told him then gave me a quick hug before walking off.

I took Jason's advice and tried to smile as I approached the table I usually sat at with the girls.

"Hey, Spence," I heard them call out as I took my seat.

"We're glad to see you sitting with us again. Yesterday was a little boring." Hanna commented.

"Sorry about that, I just wasn't sure if you wanted me here yesterday. But that's resolved and I love sitting with all of you." I replied. "Hey, where's Emily?"

I asked because I noticed that the seat beside me where Emily always sat was empty. And I noticed her voice was absent when the others greeted me.

"I don't know. She said something about wanting to tell us something so she should be here." Aria replied.

"Hey, everybody." I heard Emily say cheerfully a few seconds later.

"Hey, Em, who's your friend?" Hanna asked curiously.

"This is Maya." Emily stated and I could hear a little nervousness in her voice. "And, Maya, these are my friends Hanna, Mona, Spencer, and Aria."

"Hi, it's nice to finally meet you." Maya said and she sounded both friendly and nervous too. "Emily has told me a lot about you."

"Yeah, it's nice to meet you too." Aria told her. "So how did you and Emily become friends?"

"Well, my mom had me bring them a fruit basket when they first moved here. We sort of hit it off and I figured it's about time that Maya meet my other friends." Emily stated and I felt her sit down beside.