Toby Cavanaugh and his best friend Spencer Hastings sat at her kitchen counter doing french homework.
"Okay repeat after me je" Spencer sat up straight.
"Je" Toby did as he was instructed.
"Je suis"
"Je suis"
"Je suis une"
"Je suis une amie"
"Je suis une amie"
Spencer clasped her hands together in excitement.
"See you got it, wasn't that hard was it?"
"That's easy for you to say, your fluent in French whereas I can't even say 'I am an animal'!"
Spencer looked down at her french textbook, turning the page to avoid eye contact.
"That's not what it means." Toby realised he made a mistake and his cheek flushed a bright red color.
"You were close, it's just it's friend not animal."
Toby nodded and closed his book, put it back in his bag and closing the bag up tightly.
"I should probably go." Toby stood up and slung his bag on his back
"Wait I thought you wanted to catch a movie? It's eighties night remember, back to the future? Ring any bells?"
Toby sat back down and didn't know what to do.
Spencer and Toby had been best friends since they were born, they'd literally grown up next door to each thier entire lives.
The only problem was from the age of ten, Toby had started to develop feeling for Spencer. He was certain she didn't feel the same way considering she said yes to all the dates guys would ask her out on.
"Look Toby, you really shouldn't stress about this. It's just a French speaking."
"Yeah one that I have to ace or I will have to repeat the tenth grade. While you'll be living up at the college we've both dreamed of since kidergarden, I'll be stuck in Rosewood with people like Addison and her mini 'Dilaurentis posey'."
Spencer sighed, it was true if he didn't ace this exam it'd be goodbye Toby hello UPEN. Alone. That was the last thing either of them wanted.
"The movie doesn't start for another hour so why we go of it again?"
"Sure."
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"Guess who your best friend just scored for prom?" Caleb Rivers held onto the sides of his hoodie, pretending he was wearing a tight white tux ready for the prom of thier lives.
"Caleb I've told you before and I'll tell you again, Spencer's my best friend."
Toby sulked on Caleb's sofa, fantasising about what it would be like to ask Spencer to prom.
"Dude you and I both know Spencer is your crush which means I'm your best friend anyway enough about that. Guess who my date is"
"Mona Vanderwaal?"
"Are you kidding me? I'd rather wear a bin liner for the rest of my life than date her! No I'm going to prom the better half of Vandermarin, Hanna!"
Toby half heartedly raised his fist in the air with a drained 'yay'.
"You gotta stop moping over Spencer and ask her to prom already!"
"But she doesn't like me back!"
