Chapter 1

"Spencer, I would never hurt you. I'm your mother".

That's the last thing she's remembered. Nothing except complete darkness after that. The whole room filled with uneasy tension and a few gasps from the liars. It was like that for a few minutes until the ambulance came. When they arrived they asked Aria, Emily, Hanna, Alison and Mary what happened as they were putting Spencer in the ambulance.

"We got an anonymous text that said to come here, the text said if we didn't come we'd n-never see our loved ones a-again." Aria managed to stutter out, tears pouring down her cheeks.

By this time the police arrived too.

"It said not to get the police involved too" Hanna said, crying too.

"Hey, Addams I can take it from here." Marco Furrey said to a nearby detective who was talking to the girls as he came over to them. "What happened?"

"Spencer got shot" said Emily in a whisper.

"Spencer?!" asked Marco shock rising on his face "Hastings? Oh my god they told me somebody got shot, I had no idea it was Spencer. How did this happen? Do you know who did it?"

"Jenna Marshall." Mary said finally speaking up "She had them all at a gun point. I guess they managed to escape, but she caught Spencer, I got there a bit too late." She finished her cheeks were stained from tears.

"Do you know where Jenna is now?" Marco asked looking at Mary still shocked.

"No. I'm afraid she disappeared after she shot Spencer."

"Noel was there too. Noel Kahn. But, he-he kinda lost his head…" Aria said.

"What do you mean he lost his head?" Marco nervously asked.

"Well…there w-was an axe, and m-me and E-emily p-pushed him because he was c-coming at us with a knife. He stumbled back, a-and the axe k-kinda fell over him. He lost h-his head." Hanna sputtered out shaking.

"It wasn't their fault Detective Furrey. It was self defense." Mary let out.

"I understand. Ok, you can go to the hospital with Spencer for now, but you have to know we'll have to bring you in for questions later, okay?" he asked them, they all nodded.

Hanna got a text message from Caleb asking what happened and if she was okay. She quickly wrote back saying Spencer was hurt and for him to come to the hospital.

They climbed in Mary's car and headed towards the hospital, none of them saying a word until they reached the hospital.

"You think she's going to be okay?" Emily asked shakingly as they were walking down the hospital halls.

"I haven't known Spencer very long but, what I do know is that Spencer Is a tough girl. I think she's going to be okay." Said Mary a sad smile forming on her face. "I'll go ask a nurse if there is any news, I highly doubt it though, it is very early to show any progress." She added and then stalked away towards a different hallway.

"How long does surgery usually last?" Alison asked sitting down on a chair in the waiting room Emily who was still shaking sitting next to her.

"I dunno but she was just shot so I wouldn't except any news so soon." Said Aria.

"You guys isn't this weird?" Hanna asked finally sitting down "I mean, MARY just admitted being Spencer's mom. How is this possible?!"

"Of course it's weird!" called Emily "But, I mean we can't just ask 'Hey. How come you're Spencer's mom."

"Well I'd appreciate it if you would just ask me" Mary said making everyone jump and turn around to look at her." It would be a lot better than talking behind my back."

"Sorry, it's just I'm curious and I didn't know if it would be alright if I ask." Said Hanna her face flushing in embarrassment.

"Well it's quite alright Hanna." Mary smiled a bit towards her. "I expected to tell this story soon anyway. I guess I have to start from the start. It was awhile since I gave birth to Charlotte that I got released from Radley for a short time. I met a man, he was quite charming, his name was Peter, Peter Hastings Spencer's dad, Melissa was around 6 years old I think. We went on many dates and had many secret meetings, of course I knew it was wrong but I really liked Peter. After our 10th date I discovered I was pregnant. I panicked of course, we didn't plan Spencer, but I wasn't about to kill an unborn child that was innocent."

All the liars were watching Mary, curiosity written on their faces, waiting for Mary to continue.

"I told Peter, so there was only the chance to tell Veronica left. She was very angry at first, I remember her even throwing things at Peter while Melissa wasn't home, but eventually she came trough. We had a deal for her and Peter to take Spencer and raise her as their own. But I honestly thought they would tell her when she grew up I never knew they would leave her in the dark for so mnay years. Well that's that. Any questions?" she asked, they all shook their heads, still trying to sink in everything they just heard.

"Out of the way, out of the way please!" called a nurse at that very moment as she was pushing a stretcher with a person in it.

"Oh my god that can't be-"

"Isn't he supposed to be in Maine?" Alison interrupted Hanna shock and fear rising across her face.

"What happened to him!?" Aria asked trying to get a better look at the person on the stretcher.

"Toby?"