Chapter 5: The Solve

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" 654321 makes no sense, 123456 makes it all " That was the new clue -A sent Aria. Toby 

was still trying to decipher the code with the six words but he couldn't. This new clue didn't 

help him at all,

" Alison at Espelkamp learning employment incriminate, 654321 makes no sense but 123456 

makes it all, I think I have an idea, give me a pen," Emily took the pen Toby handed her and 

started writing down her idea. A AT ESP LEAR EMPLO INCRIM.

" Well that's not the result I hoped it would be. But that's a start, I thought 123456 standed for 

the amount of letters we had to take from each word but obviously that's not it"

Hanna read the mast text over and over " Maybe it's a clue of what we've already figured out, 

I mean, the CD made no sense backwards and when Caleb reversed it that's when we could 

hear the words clearly. Maybe -A doesn't know we found that out."

Everybody was thinking about what Hanna had just said, they had to admit it was a pretty 

good idea. The backmasking explained the text, so all they had to do was wait for the next 

enigma.

Caleb was cautiously examining the email -A had sent them and clicked twice on the video. 

There was a link to a website. When he got to the website he had to unlock it with a password. 

He tried to get passed this password but couldn't, the website was highly secured it was nearly 

impossible to break it. Hanna received a text also from A. It was another clue, it seemed like 

-A wanted to rush them into solving her mystery. The more time they saved, the faster they 

could free Spencer.

"Mona started it, I'm just customizing !" She read, confused, then she thought about that last 

clue and what it could mean. What did Mona start? She was sure that Mona was just one of 

A's puppets there was no way Mona was the big chief of all this A thing. The only thing Mona 

started was the code, oh right ! That was is the code.

« I think I got it ! Mona started the code, you know the one when you had to take the first 

letter of each word. Well I think now we have to take the first letter of the first word, then the 

second of the second word and repeat this system until the last word," she took a pen and 

started trying out her idea. Alison at Espelkamp learning employment incriminate

" ATPROM "She read the result ou loud,

" Aria's clue was a double clue, it was to tell us to reverse and how to decipher the code " 

Everyone was impressed, she figured the code out. Toby immediatly entered it to the website 

Caleb found. It was the right password. The website was a list, a list which dictated 

everything the girls had to do to save Spencer. The list was devided in four parts Foreplays, 

Seeking, Lies, Truth.

They could only read the first part for now, but more tasks will reveal as they will play the 

game.

At the end of the page they could read 'prom is the deadline, after that you'll end up losing a 

friend'. Toby's heart almost stopped, he couldn't stand the idea of losing Spencer.

Caleb tried to unblock more of the site because there were so many pages they couldn't access 

yet. It seemed like -A had a humongus plan for this big game she had prepared for them. 

The four girls wanted to know what they had to do first.

Hanna : Tell mommy your deepest, disgraceful secret.

Emily : Tell Paige what's really in your heart.

Aria : Tell Ezra about me.

They all startled when they read the last one. It was so unusual. -A didn't want them to tell 

anyone, did she or he have plans for Ezra too ?

Hanna started tearing up, of course she knew what -A was talking about, she resented herself 

for doing that. Everytime she thought about it she felt worthless and dirty. There was a time 

when, after every meal she felt this need to purge herself as if she was vomiting the ugly out 

of her. Because that's was how she felt before her loss of weight, she felt ugly and out of 

normal. It was hard enough to live with this shame inside of her and try to put it in the past 

without telling her mother. How would she look at her from now on ? Would she be as 

disgusted as hersel? Would she pity her ? Either way Hanna would feel extremly bad. The 

worst part was that now Caleb would want her to tell him too.

Emily knew what she would say to Paige would hurt her a lot, it could even change the way 

her girlfriend would look at her. Paige was amazing, with her she didn't feel the time passing 

by, she felt a little more happy. But this could break them up and destroy any chance of 

happiness she had. But Spencer was the most important thing she had to think about. She 

wouldn't let her friend down.

Aria felt like the world fell apart around her. She knew Ezra was safe as long as he didn't 

know about A, but now she had to tell him about everything. She had to drag him into this 

dangerous life he thought was over for her. This meant she wouldn't have to lie to him 

anymore, but, if it was for him not to be put at risk she was willing to lie for the rest of her 

life.

Emily saw Aria's face, she looked desperate and lost.

" Aria, you know, you can tell Ezra about -A without telling him this whole story. You would 

leave out all of the latest twisted stuff and tell him about texts and E-mails,"proposed Emily, 

knowing why her friend was so concerned.

Aria slightly smiled at her and nodded.

The guys had nothing to do yet and the girls had only read the first day

Hanna's mother came back home and Hanna couldn't help but hold her breath, Emily, Aria 

and Toby took their things and got back home. Caleb saw the ashamed look on Hanna's face 

and decided to let her speak to her mom. Even though he wanted to know, he'd let her come to 

him when she was ready.

" I gotta take off, I'm meeting lucas at the... hum café. Bye Hanna, » he kissed her lips and got 

out of the house.

Hanna's mother saw her daughter's look and sat on the couch.

" Hanna, what's going on ? You're scarying me."

"We need to talk mom, I-I-I have to tell you something" she stuttered, tearing up. 

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