Goodbye- Prologue (Spencer's POV)

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"Spencer," Toby starts, putting a hand on my shoulder, "Can I talk to you?"

I nod absent-mindedly, my gaze and concentration set firmly on the paper I was writing, "Yeah… yeah, uh, five minutes?"

"Spencer," He insists, spinning my chair around so I could face him, "It's urgent."

"Okay, fine," I sigh, smiling as I looked up at him, "What's up, Toby?"

"There is honestly no way to say this without hurting both of us, and you've got to understand that this is hard for me to say too-"

I laugh, cutting him off, "Calm down, Toby. It's like you're breaking up with me or something."

He sighs, closing his eyes.

"Oh my god," I splutter, scooting away from him, "You are!"

He grabs my hand as a desperate attempt to keep me close, but I yank it away from him.

"Why?" I ask, ignoring how desperate I sounded.

He looks at me, "Spencer, I love you. You know that right?"

I shake my head, betrayed, "I… I don't know anymore."

"You're going places, Spencer. Just one look at you and everyone is intimidated because that's just the first thought, you know? She doesn't even need to try, she's already a star. I remember the first day I saw you. I was so… intimidated. The good kind, though. I promise," He smiles fondly, reminiscing.

I shake my head, walking backwards to put as much distance as I can between us, "Why…?"

"You're my inspiration. And now that I think about the future, it's foggy. You're gonna everything you want to be and more. And me? I'll be the carpenter," He sighs, "And I don't want that. I don't want you to be embarrassed of me."

I wince, "Is that really what you think of me? You think I care about any of that?"

"No," He places his hands on my shoulders, "You would never think that. That's why I'm doing this for you. I don't know. Maybe I'll be missing out on the best experience of my life, or maybe… this was how it's meant to be."

"Stop…" I shake my head, pushing him away from me, "Toby, stop."

"Maybe, if we actually try, we can go back to the way it was. There is nothing I wouldn't give to be with you, but if this is how it's going to be, then I can't do this anymore. I love you too much, and that's why I have to let you go," He breathes, smiling sadly, "Goodbye, Spencer."

He kisses the top of my head tenderly, giving me one last smile before he closed the door.

I wished he would come back in and say that he really didn't mean anything he said. Maybe he was on his man-period or something and he just went through a really crazy mood swing.

But when I heard the familiar engine start up and fade away, I knew he was gone.

And that's when the tears started to fall.

Author's Note: Hey everyone! This is my first PLL fan-fiction, and I'm really excited about it. I have the plot line and everything! (*squeal*) I'm thinking of weekly updates, but I can't really guarantee that because of school. I will update for sure though, maybe like every other week.

So yeah… enough of the boring stuff, how did you like it?

If this seems a bit short, I'm really sorry. The next chapters will end up being much longer, and my only excuse for making this one short is that if I made it any longer, I feel as if it would've been weird and bad.

So, my lovely readers, thank you for reading! I'm starting on the actual first chapter now, and it honestly wouldn't hurt if you guys take the time to drop in a review or something. They'll help me out so much, that way I know what to improve on and everything.

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-123Hayzel