In These Arms

Chapter 30

Doing as much updating as possible and this story Incase you haven't noticed takes place to a while back.

It was the day of the table read for episode 312 and excitement was buzzing around the room. Marlene had told them all that someone close to one of the liars would be revealed to be working with A. Nobody had any idea who it could be and everybody was coming up with theories about who they thought it was and why. So far Ezra was the favourite. "Why?" Lucy said, "Besides, he hasn't got the time, he's too busy trying to keep ex-girlfriends and bitch moms hidden from Aria I doubt he'd have the time to torture her and her friends."

"But," Tyler said, "They've made him look really guilty this season. Like why did he look over his shoulder after telling Aria about the money?"

"Exactly," Troian piped up, "they've made him look guilty so it's not going to be Ezra. It's never the person who looks guilty. Remember Noel, or Lucas or Toby?"

"Yeah," Keegan said, "so they've gone the it's not the obvious person route so people won't suspect that it is the obvious person this time."

"Erm why does everybody hope it's Ezra?" Ian asked. The truth was he wouldn't mind if Ezra was a part of the A team; provided he had valid reasons for it and also only if his feelings for Aria were true. He wouldn't like for his relationship with Aria to have been a lie to get close to her and her friends.

"I don't," Ashley answered, "It couldn't be there is no way he'd have been able to sneak into the places A has without being noticed."

"Yeah," Shay said, "it has to be someone who could access the school and the liars houses without causing suspicion. I don't think Ezra could do that."

"He was a teacher," Tyler replied, "I don't think anybody would notice if he was at the school."

"Sure they would," Lucy said, "he doesn't teach there anymore and what about Spencer's house? How would he explain being there?"

"You're all desperate to find out who the betrayer is I see?" Marlene said as she walked into the room and took her seat.

They all took their assigned seats and their scripts were handed to them, usually they'd scan through them before they began the read-through and some would highlight their lines, but today they were just going to go straight into the read-through so that everybody would find out who the betrayer was at the same time.

They reached the final scene and everybody listened in absolute silence as Janel read her lines. The last words on the page read 'The hooded figure turns around and its - '

They all turned anxiously to the next page, which was blank and then they turned again to find the following TOBY/CALEB/PAIGE.

Marlene was ready; she knew everybody would look up at her with confused faces. "I guess you're all wondering why there are three people named?"

She was rewarded with a series of 'Yes' and nods.

"I know who it's going to be, however we don't want to risk it getting out, the internet means that spoilers are easier to come by and we want this to be a shock."

"So how're we going to do this?" Tyler asked.

Marlene smiled, "We'll film the end scene three times with you, Keegan and Lindsey each wearing the black hoodie. Hopefully this will stop the identity getting out."

"Will you tell the whoever it is that it's them?" Lindsey asked.

Marlene nodded, "I will."

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"Are you glad it's not Ezra?" Lucy asked Ian as they drove home later that day.