Spencer couldn't shake the feeling that her sister was dead. She had made A mad and A had taken her sister away for good. They hadn't found Melissa yet, but somehow Spencer knew she was gone.

She woke with a start and sat up in bed, gasping for breath. It had been a dream. Melissa was okay. She was out in the barn or in the kitchen having breakfast with their parents. Everything was okay. Melissa was okay.

There was a knock on her bedroom door and her mother came in. "Spence? Are you up?"

"Yeah." Spencer replied, wondering why her mother was checking to see if she was awake. It was Saturday. Then she looked at her mother's grieving face and remembered.

Melissa wasn't downstairs having breakfast. She was dead. A had killed her, and today was her funeral. Her sister was gone.

"Are you okay?" Veronica asked.

Spencer stared at her for a moment, her face blank. "No. Are you?"

"No." Veronica repeated. She came and sat on the edge of Spencer's bed and reached out to brush her hair away from her face. "But we're going to get through this, okay? All of it."

"I don't think I can, Mom." Spencer admitted quietly as a tear rolled down her face. "I really don't think I can."

Veronica wasn't sure what to say so she simply put her arms around her daughter and held her close. They both clung to each other and cried for a little while and then Veronica left so that Spencer could get ready.

The only problem was that Spencer didn't have the energy to get ready. The thought of putting on her dress and shoes, fixing her hair, and applying makeup was just too much. Wouldn't everyone understand if she showed up in her pajamas?

There was another knock on her door, but this time it was Aria, Hanna, and Emily. Spencer was so relieved to see them that she actually smiled for the first time in a week.

"You guys have no idea how happy I am to see you." She said as she burst into tears again.

The girls climbed into the bed with her and Spencer felt almost normal as her friends hugged her and cried with her.

Aria smoothed Spencer's hair away from her face. "We figured you wouldn't feel like getting dressed this morning."

"You don't have to do anything." Hanna said. "We'll make sure you look presentable."

"You do have to put on your own dress though." Aria added.

Spencer managed a half smile. "Thank you guys."

"I'm going to go down and get you some breakfast." Emily said, squeezing Spencer's hand. "You need to eat something."

Spencer nodded. "And coffee. Don't forget the coffee."

Emily smiled. "Of course."

Emily left and Spencer fought the urge to crawl back under her blankets and go back to sleep. She looked around suddenly as if she wasn't sure where she was. "Where's Mona?"

"She's meeting us at the church." Hanna said. "We invited her to come with us, but she thought this was something we could handle better."

"I can call her if you want her here too." Aria offered.

Spencer shook her head. "No. It's okay. We're not exactly best friends. I just wondered where she was. She's usually with us lately."

Over the next couple of hours the girls managed to get themselves and Spencer fed and ready to go. Spencer and Aria rode with Spencer's parents and Hanna and Emily followed in Aria's car. People were already showing up when they arrived at the church. Mona, Toby, Paige, Caleb, and Jake were standing in a small group near the door, waiting for the girls. The four of them made their way over to their friends and no one said anything when Mona was the first person Spencer hugged.

Mona looked a little surprised, but she happily returned the hug and watched as Spencer moved down the line hugging the others and thanking them for coming. She was being so formal with her friends.

"Is she alright?" Mona asked Aria quietly.

Aria shook her head. "No."

"That was a stupid question." Mona said. "She's just acting so…"

"Spencer." Hanna finished. "She just lost her sister, Mona."

"Hanna." Emily reprimanded. "Now's not the time."

Hanna looked down at her feet for a moment and then turned to Mona. "She's right. I'm sorry. It's just…"

"I know." Mona said. "It's okay. We're all upset."

"Where's Jason?" Aria asked.

Mona shrugged. "He's not here yet. I'm a little worried actually. I ran into him at the Brew earlier and he said he was on his way over."

The others looked worried too.

"You don't think A did something, do you?" Emily asked.

Aria pulled out her phone. "I'm calling him to make sure."

She got his voicemail and left a quick message as Ezra approached. He didn't even look at Aria. He walked over to Spencer and made the usual comments. For some reason it had a major effect on her and she started crying again as she impulsively hugged him. Ezra looked stunned and Aria quickly pulled Spencer away.

"She's not exactly herself right now." She said.

"It's okay." He said. "Spencer, if you need anything…"

Spencer nodded. "Thanks. I'm sorry."

Aria passed her off to Toby and she clung to him.

"Actually," Aria said, pulling Ezra aside. "Can you do us a huge favor?"

"Sure. What is it?"

"Jason's not here yet." Emily said. "He told Mona he was on his way. We can't get a hold of him."

"Mrs. D isn't here either." Hanna said, emerging from inside the church.

"Can you swing by their house and see if they're there?" Aria asked.

Ezra nodded. "Sure."

"Thanks." Mona said as he turned and walked away.

"Where's Jason?" Spencer asked suddenly.

The girls had been hoping that Spencer wouldn't notice that her brother was missing. The last thing she needed right now was to think that A had done something to her remaining sibling.

Aria attempted to ease her fears. "He's not here yet, but I'm sure everything's okay. Ezra's going to check and see if they've left yet."

"They're probably just running late." Toby said.

"Mrs. D isn't here either?" Spencer asked.

"If she is I couldn't find her." Hanna said.

Spencer's expression turned from grief stricken to angry and determined. "I swear if A messes with anyone I care about one more time I'm going to hunt that bitch down and kill her myself."

For those of you that are still asking who raped Spencer, the answer is in Ch. 5.