Pretty Little Liars: 16 & Pregnant (Sequel)

Girl, Interrupted

Later That Day
Aria's Pov

I swear I've read V's recent note to us a million times now.

But for some reason, neither Ezra or I can seem to decipher it. It was our final clue, and the only substantial information is 'this may be the last, but what you're looking for are the firsts'. Although for some reason, Ezra and I are completely lost on what it means.

"This makes absolutely no sense." I groan, handing the note to Ezra. We sit on the edge of our hotel bed, a Brazilian radio station playing quietly from the tv.

"I know." He sighs "But if V is using it as a clue, it has to mean something to us doesn't it?" I just look at him for a moment, relaxing a little as I do.

"I admire your optimism." I tell him. He puts an arm around me, then kisses my temple. As he rests his chin on the top of my head, I close my eyes and let myself smile.

"I love you." I say quietly "So, so much."

"I love you too." Ezra replies, kissing my temple again. We stay like that for a little while, his arm around me and my head on his shoulder. It lets me think about everything that's going on without feeling like I'm on the verge of a panic attack, just being next to Ezra comforting enough.

"We're looking for firsts," I say after a moment "Not just a first, but multiple. That helps a lot."

"Good point." Ezra says "So it's most likely not a location. Besides, we've been in Brazil for all of two days, there's not many places we've been."

"What multiple firsts do we have here?" I ask impatiently "It doesn't make sense." Ezra picks the note up again and stares at it with a hard expression. I too go over it in my head, trying to make sense of the clues vagueness. Everything coming to mind makes no sense, and I can't help but begin to think there's no real answer.

Suddenly, Ezra gasps "The notes! I think V might be talking about all the notes we've gotten here!" Before giving it any real thought, I grab all three notes from my purse. Ezra pulls them from their envelopes and lays them out on the bed in order.

"I was thinking maybe the first word from each note!" He says quickly "Which are...come...the...and rate. That doesn't make sense. Come the rate?"

"Maybe the first letter of each note?" I suggest "C-T-R?"

"Initials?" Ezra questions "Those could be initials."

"Who do we know who's name starts with C?" I ask "Wait, Caleb! And his last name starts with an R! What's his middle name?"

"I'm not sure, but we can FaceTime him." Ezra replies "They'll still be awake, it's only just after dinner there." I grab my phone, face timing Caleb and silently begging that he picks up. After quite a few rings, the call connects.

"You picked up!" I exclaim, Caleb looking slightly confused.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I?" He chuckles "We finished dinner not too long ago, Madden and Stella are playing in the living room if you want to say hi to her. How's everything going over there?"

"It's uh...it's going." I reply "We think we figured something out. I wanna talk to Stella after, but first, what's your middle name?"

"Why?" Caleb questions.

"Just tell us." Ezra urges "We'll explain after."

"Okay, it's James." He tells us.

"What?" I furrow my eyebrows, looking at the letters C-T-R on the paper "Are you sure it doesn't start with a T?"