Little White Lies

Sex, Lies, and Other Sports

Spencer Hastings was sitting on the couch on her screened in porch, reading To Kill a Mockingbird for school and trying to finish some job applications.
Her dream is to get the hell out of Rosewood and she can't do that without her own money. It's been nothing but a show for everyone else, as they all stared at the girl who saw her friend vanish in thin air. Without any warning what so ever, Mellisa, Spencer's older sister, came busting through the screen door. "Where is it? I know you stole it, now where the hell is it?" Melissa yelled out in a rage.
"I didn't steal anything, I swear!" The two started to bicker at each other about personal space for a moment before Melissa spotted what she was after and grabbed Spencer's wrist. "This is mine! Grandma gave it to me in her will!" Spencer looked down at the charm bracelet she was wearing. Melissa was right, it did belong to her and Spencer knew she shouldn't have worn it, but it went with her outfit and she thought what the hell.
Spencer took it off, and tossed it at her sister. "It was in my room, sorry." Spencer apologized, or at least tried to. Melissa isn't the forgiving type. Putting her bracelet on, Melissa started calling out to the boyfriend she left in the kitchen.
"Ian! Can you come here please?" Spencer's mouth turned dry, she loathed Ian more than anything. He was a good looking guy, she'd give him that much, but when something doesn't go his way, Ian gets a bit, well like Ian.
"Hey, what's going on. Oh, hey Spencer!" Spencer ignored him. Melissa told her boyfriend not to talk to the thief. Ian could just feel all the "love" in the room. "I need you to go on the computer to cancel our reservations, our trip is cancelled, I'm not in the mood to go with you." Melissa said in a bitter tone.
Ian gave an evil stare at Spencer for some reason. "Why, did I do something? Honey, we've been planning this trip for months!" Ian quickly became inquisitive about this little surprise Melissa decided to spring on him. "It's not you, it's me. Something came up,God, this whole mess is giving me a headache. I need advil or something. Ian go cancel the hotel and everything." Melissa rubbed her forehead in pain. "But...' Ian tried to protest but Melissa just marched back into the house.
"Geez, what a drama queen." Ian quickly darted his green eyes at Spencer for that comment. "Did you say something to her? You didn't tell her about..."
Spencer immediately shot up before he could finish his sentence, then stated she hadn't said a word about anything. "Why would I do that? It won't do anyone good to tell her, besides this family is already broken. Why shatter it?"
Ian gave Spencer an evil smirk. "Good answer."

On Monday, Spencer left for school early so she could eat breakfast there, but what she didn't expect was to see Hannah Marin and Aria Montgomery there as well. Two of Rosewood's girls, who were famous for not being on time for anything.
"Oh, um, hey guys, I didn't expect to see you guys here so early." Spencer approached her old friends with a coffee in one hand, and a confused face."Remember, it's the first day of school. Ali always had us eat breakfast together on the first day of school." Aria reminded her friend.
"You just can't break tradition, even when the one who started it is gone." Hannah added. Aria and Hannah invited Spencer to sit with them, for a little chit chat with the girls. Yet another thing Ali always did with them. "So, if we're going to do this right then don't we need Emily here too? I haven't seen her since the beginning of summer, well I haven't seen any of you guys since, well you know."
Spencer didn't want to bring up the subject of their missing friend . It was a painful memory they all wanted to forget. "We haven't seen her this morning. She's probably sleeping in. Her dad came home last night." Emily's dad was off in Afghanistan
"So what have you all been up to lately? Nothing good I bet!" Spencer teased. Hannah told her about doing some fashion class as extra credit, Aria was going to do this art program over at the college, Hollis, where her dad works, and Spencer told them she was the usual book worm they knew and loved.
Beep. Beep.
Everyone started going through their purses, looking for the phone that was making the 'beep' noise. "Oh, it's mine guys!" Spencer said taking out her Iphone. "It's probably just my mom asking about how to start the computer or something.
If only it was just that. Spencer hit READ on the phone and almost immediately went white.
Someone had sent Spencer a sick, and gruesome picture of an aborted fetus with a message belong it.

Look familiar, Spence? Wonder what mommy and daddy would say about the things you throw away. More importantly, what would dear sister Melissa have to say!
-A