I was going to quote the show, but I've decided to write my own dialog following the plot of the show. All the A texts will be the same though since I don't feel like I could write as those as good as the writers did. Enjoy and review!
The news was shocking to everyone. Alison was missing probably dead. Her body was nowhere to be found. Aria felt stressed and she had only been in Rosewood for less than a day. Her brother was anxious to get to lacrosse practice so Aria offered to drive him. Her father asked her how she felt about Alison's death since she was a classmate to her. But it struck Aria really hard to have Ali gone. Especially since she was gone so soon after the news broke. No one in town knew what she was going through. No one knew how close Aria and Alison had become in such a short period of time. Aria dropped Mike off at practice and had close to two hours to kill. She drove over to the little bar she knew wouldn't card her. She walked in the musky air overwhelming her nose. It was empty since it wasn't even five yet. She sat in her favorite stool and ordered a cheeseburger. She looked over to the bulletin where people posted concerts and news clippings. Front and center as always was Alison's missing flier. Aria had seen this everywhere she had gone before she left for Iceland. It was impossible to miss Ali when she was alive and here dead she was still haunting Rosewood. The guy near her could feel her sadness.
"Hey, you okay?" Aria turned her hair flipping ever so gently. The man wasn't even looking at her.
"Yeah I'm fine." Aria turns back to the flier as he looks up. She turns back. His hair was messy and his clothes unkempt, but he had a nice face and a perfect smile. Aria liked the way he sat there drinking his drink reading. It felt right.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm just a little jetlagged. I just got back from Iceland where I've been for a year."
"I went to Iceland for a little bit before I left for Amsterdam." Aria smiles still wondering where her cheeseburger was.
"Do you go to Hollis?" He nods.
"I just graduated. I actually start my first teaching class tomorrow."
"I think I'd like to teach English." He chuckles. His laugh was warm just like everything else about him. He gets up and moves his drink over to sit next to Aria.
"That's what I'm teaching." His eyes brighten up when he chuckles. Aria returns his smile. The jukebox starts playing Happiness by The Fray. She loved this song. Ali would never listen to it because it was too slow and too long, but Aria loved it. The soulness in his voice and the rawness of his voice.
"I love this song."
"B-26." Aria smiles. He obviously spent a lot of time at this bar if he knew what number this song was. Or maybe he just really loved this song.
"I write. Do you write?" He nods.
"I tried a couple of times, but I just couldn't."
"I write. It's mostly personal."
"Do you think I could read it?"
"Do you want to?" She was excited. No one usually cared about a young girls' writing. Everyone she tried to get to read it usually said wait a few more years to hone your skill. But he was different. He was young to be a teacher. And handsome too. Aria wanted to run her fingers through his hair.
"I'd love to." Aria smiles.
"I'm Aria by the way."
"Ezra...Well, you write, travel and have good taste in music. I think I'd like to know more about you." Aria smiles. She also liked that he was straight forward. She didn't want to waste time with a man who couldn't make up his mind.
"I'd like to know more about you too Ezra." The next thing Aria knew they were in the dirty bathroom making out. His mouth was all over barely allowing her to gasp for breath. They were tangled up together and didn't have a care in the world. She didn't ever want to leave this moment. She just wanted to live here forever with Ezra. But she glanced at her watch and saw it was almost 5:30. She knew she had to pick up her brother. She pushed Ezra back agreeing to see each other again sometime soon and then she left without ever having her cheeseburger.
Spencer was shocked when Ali went missing. It wasn't necessarily surprising to her considering Ali had a lot of enemies, but it was shocking nonetheless. Spencer and Ali had a complex relationship. Ali had a need for attention and knocked people down to get her way while Spencer tried to persuade people to her side. They both were winners which was good when they were on the field playing field hockey, but when they were off the field they fought. Ali liked to party while Spencer worked hard on school work and her other commitments. When Ali went missing Spencer felt guilty. She had been harsh to Ali saying words she wished she hadn't. They weren't technically friends when Ali went missing. Spencer moved on with her life. She worked hard in school and this summer she worked at the Mayor's office while also taking a class at Hollis. She was stressed and to make matters worse she had to deal with Melissa and Ian. They broke up and made-up every week practically driving Spencer crazy. And tonight was their engagement party. Spencer was at the store shopping for a shirt since most of her's were old and she wanted to look nice for the party. She had decided on a white collared shirt when Hanna Marin, a classmate of hers came over. She was noticeably skinnier probably with the help of surgery.
"You should get this one. It will showcase your nice arms and draw some attention away from your sister." Everyone knew the Hastings were a competitive family. Melissa and Spencer were always competing to be the more successful Hastings and usually Melissa won. Spencer took Hanna's advice and bought the lower cut deep purple top.
"Thanks Hanna." Hanna smiled and returned to the eye glasses she was trying on. Spencer wasn't really close with a lot of people at school. Sure she knew almost everyone, but that was more because she ran for Class President not because she actually cared about them. She was far to busy to have a friend especially after her disaster with Ali. Spencer got home and changed out of her work clothes and put the tank and a denim skirt on with flats. Spencer was taller than Melissa, one of the few advantages she had. She went downstairs and waited to be picked up by her parents since she didn't have a car. A few minutes later Ian walked into the house wearing a suit probably picked out by Melissa.
"Hey everyone's running late so I'm driving you over." Spencer wasn't a big fan of Ian ever since he kissed her at practice last year. She felt guilty and uncomfortable around him, but she couldn't let him know that.
"You look handsome." He smiles blushing.
"You look amazing in that top. It fits you perfectly." Even though the compliment was coming from Ian Spencer loved it. She loved being noticed. She made a mental note to thank Hanna tomorrow at school for the help.
"Thanks." Spencer started walking over to grab her bag when she tripped over the carpet only to land in Ian's arms. He lifted her up effortlessly their bodies so close to each other. He set her upright and leaned in towards her to make sure she's okay.
"Are you alright? Did you hit anything?" His face was right in front of her's making her dizzy.
"I'm fine. I just tripped." Spencer pushes Ian away before they did something they both regretted. He helps her up and leads her to the car. It's silent the whole way between them. Once at the party Spencer is barely noticed. Everyone wants to see Melissa's ring or ask how he proposed. Spencer knew the answers to all those questions so she left to get some air before she fell again. Ian was already outside.
"Shouldn't you be in there helping Melissa out?" He chuckled and Spencer realized how stupid that sounded. They both knew Melissa was reveling in all this attention. "Never mind." Spencer sits down on the bench catching her breath.
"Are you okay?" She nods as Ian sits next to her. She could feel the warmth coming off Ian's body onto her's. She was cold, but she didn't want him to know.
"Are you cold?" Spencer shivers a little bit, but nods no. "Are you sure?" She nods again, but Ian already has his coat off and around her arms. She grabs it close warming her up. She hadn't been expecting it to be as cold as it was. Ian pulls Spencer in and warms her up. Spencer pulls away and they lock eyes. The tension in the air is thick with desire. Ian leans in to kiss Spencer closing his eyes. Spencer gets ready to return it when her phone beeps in her pocket. Ian jerks back.
"I should get back in." Spencer hands him his coat and he goes back inside. Spencer pulls out her phone wondering who that could. Sure she had a lot of people's numbers, but she texted the librarian more often than anyone else.
Poor Spencer. Always wants Melissa's boyfriends. But remember, if you kiss I tell.-A
Spencer looked around, but no one was outside with her. Who was A? And how did they know about the other kiss. Ali told Spencer she saw the whole thing, but promised not to tell anyone. And Ali was missing anyways so it couldn't be her. Unless she had faked everything and was trying to play some sick game on Spencer. Spencer wouldn't be surprised if the latter were the answer. Ali always did have a sick sense of humor. Spencer put her phone away choosing to ignore it. A didn't have anything on her. She didn't kiss Ian and as long as she stayed away from him she would be in the clear. She had no secrets.
Hanna sat on a bench waiting for Mona. After Ali went missing Mona completely revamped her style and lost a ton of weight thanks to surgery. But Hanna lost it all the "healthy way" Ali suggested. She was at her slimmest weight yet, but her mother had picked up on her "problem" and sent her to camp this summer to deal with it. She wasn't completely over her bulimia, but she had come to terms that it wasn't the way to live. She ate healthy now and had good friends especially in Mona. Her family had fallen apart right around the time Ali went missing. Her dad divorced her mom and moved to Baltimore. Hanna's wealthy standing started to slip without her father's income. She could no longer afford the high end designer clothes Hanna craved, but that didn't stop her. Hanna and Mona would go to the mall daily to scope out the stores that had nice products and low security. They stole small things and the rush was like a drug.
Hanna went to the mall to "buy" new sunglasses. She tried on a ton of pairs consulting with Mona about which ones were the best when she spotted Spencer looking at tops. She felt bad for Spencer always getting beaten by her sister. Hanna could relate. Ali was her Melissa. She suggested Spencer get this beautiful purple top instead of the white one she wanted. After that she walked right out of the store with the sunglasses.
"Excuse me miss." Hanna froze. She had been caught. She wasn't sure how to handle this. She turned around slowly creating the story in her head how she didn't realize she still had the sunglasses on her head. "You forgot your bag." Hanna smiles and takes her purse walking away quickly before they realize something was missing. She convened with Mona who had taken a scarf.
"Nice scarf."
"Nice shades." They walked out of the mall like they owned it. Hanna was all ready for school tomorrow. She had reinvented herself with Ali. She wore the hottest clothes and with her weight loss attracted all the hottest guys. She even had a summer fling with the hottie Sean before she broke it off since he was sort of boring. All he ever wanted to do was talk. Hanna was single and hot. She prepped her outfit for the first day of school. and throw the sunglasses she had stolen on top. After that she sat down at her laptop to clean out all her Facebook notifications. Her phone started buzzing and she grabbed it right away. She was always quick to answer. She always knew everything about everyone before they did. But Hanna wasn't prepared for this text.
Be careful, Hanna. I hear prison food makes you fat.-A
Hanna dropped her phone on her desk and started freaking out. Who was this A person and how did they know about her little past time. Hanna called Mona and invited her over for a back to school marathon. Hanna needed to get her mind off this text before it ate away at her.
Emily was the most traumatized by Ali's death. They shared a deep bond that went past normal girl girl friendships. Ali had kissed her and lead her on many times. Emily thought she was falling in love with Ali, but then she went missing and Emily thought she was going crazy. Ali was her friend. Emily spent the whole summer swimming getting ready for the season to begin. Her whole life was swimming and all her friends were on the swim team. It was all she knew.
"Hey Em, I made a basket for the new neighbors why don't you go take it over?" Emily took the basket from her mother. She walked over to Ali's house. It seemed different from all the other times Emily had walked over here. She wasn't here for Ali she was here for the new neighbors. Ali was gone.
"Hey you must be our new neighbors." Emily turned around and saw a young girl with very curly hair addressing her. "I'm Maya." She pops her hand out for Emily to shake.
"Emily. I live there." Emily points to her house.
"Thanks for the basket. My family is inside moving stuff in."
"Welcome. My mom made it. She feels likes she has to welcome everyone into the neighborhood." Maya keeps smiling. Emily liked her. She was upbeat and had high energy. When they touched a little tingle went up Emily's back.
"My family are the people who move so much they don't even bother." Emily nods.
"I should get back. I have some things to do to get ready for school tomorrow." Maya hugs Emily before kissing her cheek. Emily pulls back surprised and leaves without saying anything. She felt her phone vibrate as she walked away, but waited until in her house to read it.
Hey Em! I've been replaced. You've found another friend to kiss.-A
Emily almost dropped her phone. Who was this A? And how did they know she and Ali had kissed?
"Em you alright? How are the new neighbors?"
"I'm fine. I only met their daughter, Maya. She seemed friendly. I think she's in my grade too."
"Well that's good. Maybe this year you'll make friends outside the swim team." Emily nodded. Her mother would probably die of shock if she knew Emily and Ali had been friends. She hated Ali because she was a wild child. Emily went to her room and laid in bed. She was scared of this A and was scared her secret would be revealed. She didn't want anyone to know she and Ali had kissed more than once. It was all Emily had of Ali that no one else did.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Aria got up early. She was excited for the first day. She was excited to meet her teachers and learn. She was weird that way. She got to school early and ran into Emily Fields. They weren't best friends, but they had some classes together and knew each other. They said their hellos and asked about each other's summers. Emily asked about Iceland and Aria asked about her dad. Everything was so formal. The bell rang and everyone went to class. As it so happened to be Aria and Emily were in the same English class. Hanna rolled in with Mona at her side. Aria took in Hanna's new look as well as Mona's. She remembered when they were both the social outcasts now everyone was dying to be their best friends. Spencer walked in a few minutes before the last bell. Aria was distracted by the way Spencer set up her desk that she didn't notice the new teacher stroll in with the bell. He wrote his name on the board as Aria got out her notebook for class. He turned around and their eyes met. It was Ezra.
"Oh shit..." The class looked around and followed his gaze to Aria, but she quickly joined them wondering what he was looking at even though she knew.
"Sorry class. I just didn't realize that the bell had already rung and I was late. I'm such a bad teacher. And it's my first day too." Aria hears her phone chirp and bends down to turn the volume off.
Maybe he fools around with students all the time. A lot of teachers do. Just ask your dad-A
Aria froze. No one was there at the bar. Only Ali knew about her dad and Meredith. Who was this A? And why were they threatening to expose such a deep secret. Aria put her phone away disturbed at the message. She couldn't even focus in class.
After school all four girls went home. Since it was the first day of school no activities had started. Waiting for all of them was a letter.
The park...8 o'clock. First day of school-Ali
All four girls were surprised and scared. Aria arrived first. It was chilly and she regretted not bringing a thicker coat. Hanna came next.
"Aria? Is that you?" Aria nods.
"Hanna? Why are you here?"
"I got a note from Ali. You?" Aria shops shivering when she hears Ali.
"Same thing." Emily shows up next.
"Hanna? Aria? Why are you here?"
"We got letters from Ali." Emily freezes. Clearly she was there for the same reason.
"Why are we here?" They all shrug. Spencer pulls up and walks over.
"Spencer?" They all cry out. Spencer shines her flashlight on the three girls.
"Why are you guys here?"
"We all got a letter from Ali." Spencer rummages around in her pocket.
"You mean this?" She hands Aria the note Ali had left for her only her note was longer than everybody's else.
"The park...8 o'clock. First day of school. Bring a shovel." Spencer lifts the shovel she has in her hands. "Dig a hole at the kissing rock until you find a box." Spencer leads the way to kissing rock even though everyone knows the way. They were all too scared to lead. Spencer gives Hanna the flashlight and starts digging the hole. She doesn't have to dig very long until she hits a box. Aria and Emily help her push the dirt off and Spencer lifts the box.
"If you're reading this it means I'm dead. You four were all secret friends that I hand picked. Someone killed me. I don't know who or why, but someone did. And I want you four to solve it. You have to work together and trust each other to solve this.-Ali" Spencer hands Aria the note and looks through the box. "It's full of pictures of us. Hanna puts the flashlight near the box as Spencer and Emily rummage through. They see red and blue lights flickering through the trees.
"What's that?" All four of them cover the hole and run out of the park towards the lights.
"It's the police." They stop at the caution tape. Maya runs over to Emily.
"It's that girl. The girl that lived here. They found her body." All four gasp. Alison's body had been found.
"Ali's dead..." All four watch as Ali's body is carried out on a stretcher. Alison was dead, but she was far from forgotten.
There's chapter 2. The next chapter will start with the funeral and then follow the second episode. And so forth. Every chapter will be one episode. Make sure to review!