Chapter 3
Why of why did Ali make them do this scavenger hunt? Spencer kicked a clump of grass as she shuffled around Ali's yard. Ali could just directly tell them, right? But she probably had some motive for this. Probably. Maybe she wanted to embarrass them in front of everyone. Like that time she told Mona she'd be cool if she jumped into the dumpster to retriever her fabled 'favorite purple ring'. Unbeknownst to Mona, it was a lie. That day, Mona was crowned 5th grade dork by Ali.
"Find any clues girls?" Ali was perched on her deck, watching the girls like a hawk.
"No." Emily replied.
Ali smiled coyly. "Keep looking."
Emily dove into a pile of dirt by the edge of Ali's yard. Hanna looked in the bushes dividing Ali's yard from Spencer's, gingerly pulling the branches out of her way. Aria sat, sulking about the recycling bin mess up. Spencer angrily kicked the dirt, as if looking for a hidden camera.
"There's nothing underground Spence." Ali materialized beside Spencer. "Stop messing up the grass."
Spencer gritted her teeth. "Can we take a break?"
Ali smiled gently. "Sure…BREAK TIME GIRLS!"
The other girls came running up to Ali. Emily stood right in front of Ali. Spencer swore she was growling.
"Easy there, Killer!" Ali laughed. She waved her hand, leading the girls inside. She opened the fridge, pulling out a box of popsicles. "Dig in!"
Spencer noted the box read: Low Calorie! Sugar Free!. She turned to Hanna, who she noticed wincing before pulling out an orange popsicle.
Ali pulled out a purple one and began eating it. That's when Spencer remembered something.
Cereal! She lunged toward Ali's cabinet and opened the box of Wheat Flax Cereal.
"Fiber enhanced. Happy birthday Hanna." Ali sneered.
Hanna shrunk back a little.
Spencer took the box of Honey O's. A small sheet of silver paper twirled to the ground. Spencer picked it up, hands quivering.
May 18th~return here.
May 30th~leaves for 'The Preserve'.
Spencer was puzzled. "The preserve?"
"Yeah. And? You found the first item!" Ali handed Spencer a bracelet. Ali and Spencer-Best Friends Forever!
Spencer forgot about the Preserve. "Thanks Ali! I love it!"
Ali smiled back. Spencer couldn't help but notice the frightened shine in her eyes.
A/N-Slight spoilers. Sorry! I try to make spoilers not too obvious! But sadly, this was obvious =(
Ali knows about Hanna's bulimic issues, so the fiber thing was kind of a cruel joke. I think everyone knows what fiber does…
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