Hard To Believe (A Spoby/Pretty Little Liars fanfic)

She's Gone

Chapter 30 - She's Gone

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"Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes."

- Henry David Thoreau

Spencer

     I wake up with the beep coming from my phone.I grab it and read the 2 messages.

    Mom: Peter and I are staying late at work.Melissa is at her friend's birthday party.There's food in the oven.

    Ali: What about a sleepover tonight?My house or the barn?

   

    I text Ali back.

    Sure.The barn.

   

    I gently get off of Toby's hug and put his t-shirt on my body.I brush my teeth and walk downstairs to make some breakfast.

    As I put the omelet on the plate, I feel arms around my waist.I turn my head and kiss Toby.

   "Morning, sleepyhead." I giggle.

   "Morning.So, aren't your parents coming soon?I'll get killed." he laughs.

   "Actually, they'll stay late at work.And about Melissa..." I get off of his embrace and put the plate on the table. "Don't worry."

   He sits beside me and we start eating.He suddenly stares at me.

   "What?" I ask, resting my fork in the plate.Toby blushes and I melt.Aw.

   "Nothing."

   "Toby..." I raise an eyebrow.

   "It's nothing!" Toby giggles.

   "Yes, it is!" I pinch him.

   "Okay, okay..." he rolls his eyes. "I was thinking about how lucky I am."

   "Define lucky." I say.

   "Lucky because I have you.The most smart, funny and adorable girl in the world." he says. "And beautiful, too."

   I blush, my cheeks turning deeply red.I try to hide it with my hair.Toby smirks.

   "I hate you." I whisper. "Silly."

   "I love you, too." Toby laughs.

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    She wants to touch me, whoa oh

   She wants to love me, whoa oh

  She'll never leave me, whoa oh

 Don't trust a hoe

Never trust a hoe

(Won't trust)

'Cause a hoe won't trust me

  

    The 3OH!3 's song plays on the radio while I drink the liquid in the pink-orange cup.We all laugh.Suddenly, the lights turn off.Emily and I look at each other and Hanna grabs Aria's hand.

        "Wow, what happened?" Aria asks.

       "It must be the storm." I say, but I'm scared too.

         A big and scary noise comes from outside.

       "Something is out there." Aria whispers.

        "Guys..." Hanna whispers.

     Aria turns on her lantern and we all walk slowly to the door.The wind is cold outside.A glass is broken and tossed on the barn's floor.We all scream.My vision is blocked by blonde hair.We all back off.

     "GOTCHA!" Ali screams, and we do the same.She lets out a laughter.

     "That's SO not funny Alison!" I say, still glued to Aria.

     "You guys should see your faces!" Alison laughs and sits down.

     "Ali, did you download Beyoncé's new song?" Hanna asks.

      "Ugh, not yet." Ali says.

      "I love her new video." Emily says to Ali.

     "Maybe a little too much, Em?" Alison says and Emily fakes a smile.       

        "Your turn." Alison says and hands the cup to Aria.Aria drinks just a little of it.

       "Careful, Aria.Drink too much, and you'll tell us all your secrets." I joke as Aria turns the drink in her mouth.She smirks to me.

     "Friends share secrets, that's what keep us close." Alison says and smiles.

      "Drink up!" she motivates Aria, who turns all the drink in her mouth.

      I open my eyes.It's probably after midnight.I look to the girls.Hanna is sleeping heavily on the couch.Emily is on the floor.The other girl is sleeping next to Emily's legs.I look around.Where's her?

      I stand up and try to not wake the girls up.I grab Aria's lantern and go outside.I search for her all over our property and even at the DiLaurentis.Nothing.

     I hear someone running.Heavy breath.A scream.And I know exactly whose it is.Aria.

   

     Hanna

     I wake up and the girls are sleeping.To be exact, not all of them.Only Em and Ali.I look around and realize that Spencer and Aria aren't here.I gently wake Emily  up.

    "Girls" I whisper.

    They both immediately open their eyes and look around.

      "Wow" Emily whispers.

      "Where are Aria and Spencer?" Ali asks.

     "I don't know." I reply.

   I hear a noise coming from the door.

   "Aria?" I ask.But who stands there is Spencer.

  "She's gone."

   "What do you mean?" I say, scared.

   "I've been looking everywhere for her."

     My heart almost stops and starts beating faster at Spencer's next words.

     "I think I heard her scream."