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Toby's POV
After what feels like hours of driving, I finally get to my destination. Rosewood hospital. I go to pull into the driveway but my path is blocked by a police car. And leaning up against the car, waiting for us, is the entire A team.
I slam on the brakes and stop just five feet from them. I meet Melissa's angry gaze. It looks like she's been in a fight. I can clearly see her swollen nose and black eyes. The rest of the team stands up from their relaxed position against the car and line up on either side of Melissa. Mona and Lucas on one side, Jenna and Wilden on the other. They each share the same look of desperation. I have never seen them look so nervous. Something must have happened. Spencer must have found something that would end them all. I can practically smell their blood lust, their need to kill Spencer and the secrets she knows with her. I glace back at Spencer unconscious form. She needs medical attention, but it will have to wait. Right now I need to get her out of here.
I throw Spencer's car in reverse, but just when I go to back out a car parks behind me, blocking our escape. The drivers door swings open and a bloody Noel steps out. He must have recovered from the beating I gave him and followed us here. He's probably the one that warned the others.
"I'm disappointed in you Toby." Melissa calls out. "You're going to regret betraying me." she and the rest of the team start walking towards us. I reach over and lock the car doors. Wilden hears the locks click.
"Do you really think that's going to stop us?" says Wilden as he approaches my window. "Besides. It's not smart to resist arrest." his voice sounds muffled through the glass.
"What the hell would you even arrest me for?" I ask, stalling for time so I can think of a way to escape.
"For the murder of Spencer Hastings." he says.
The murder of Spencer Hastings. He said it like she was already dead. Like it all over with and I should just give up. Like I should just let them kill the love of my life and take the blame. Never. I'll die before I let that happen. I don't care if I have to kill every last one of them.
"Did you hear me? I said get out of the car." yells Wilden. He'd been talking, but I didn't hear a word he said.
"Go to hell." I growl. He bangs his fist against the window in frustration. Wilden turns and looks at Melissa for instructions. She just nods her head at him, but that's all he needs. He smiles and then goes for his gun.
I stop thinking and just react. I slam my foot on the gas pedal. The car leaps forward and Mona and Lucas barely get out of the way in time. I crash into Wilden's car, moving it enough for me to get around it. But right after I manage to scrape passed the cop car, I hear gun shot and the rear window explodes. I duck my head and speed through the hospital parking lot. I glance back at the A team. I can see Melissa shouting orders as they run to their cars and start chasing us.
I get to the end of the parking lot, but don't slow down. Instead I speed up and jump the curb. The car bounces violently, and I struggle to gain control as I swerve onto the road. I glance in my mirror and see the A team isn't far behind. I make a sharp right turn onto a road that leads out of town. I need to get Spencer somewhere safe.
I race down roads and make turn after turn, but I still can't lose the team. I have no idea were we are. We passed the You are now leaving Rosewood sign a long time ago. I had turned onto a old dirt road in hopes of losing them but only gained a small lead. I race over a hill and I am forced to hit my breaks. A dead end. I look back and can see head lights speeding towards us. They're about fifty yards away. We're trapped.
I try to think of a way out. There was another road back at the bottom of the hill, but the A team would get to it before I could. I need a plan. They'll come over the hill and catch us any second now. I spot something to my left. It looks like an old hiking trail. It's over grown, easy to miss, and just wide enough for a car to drive on. I pull the car onto the path as fast as I can. I drive about twenty feet then shut off the car.
Melissa's car drives over the hill a second later. It stops right by the entrance of the trail. I hold my breathe and pray they don't see the trail or the car parked just feet from them. After the longest minute of my life, they turn around and drive away.
Spencer's POV
Where am I? What happened? Why does everything hurt so badly? I slowly start to wake up, but I'm in so much pain that I wish I would just go back to sleep. But my body continues to wake up, and I become more and more aware of my surroundings. A soft, cool breeze blows across my skin. I force my eyes open and look around. I'm lying on the back seat off my car. All the doors are open, allowing the fresh air in. The sun rests in the middle of the sky and its light streams through the tall forest trees. Forest? Why is my car parked in the forest? What the hell happened? I try to sit up, but pain shoots through my body. I gasp in pain and lay back down.
"Spencer?" a voice coming from the front of the car calls out. A voice I know. Toby. He's suddenly at my side, kneeling on the floor of the car. A smile of relief forms on his face. When I look into his big blue eyes, all the events of yesterday come rushing back. The storage unit, Melissa stabbing me, Noel choking me, and Toby saving me.
"Toby." I say. Tears start to roll down my face.
"Spencer! Thank god you're awake. You were unconscious for so long." he says. He sounds tired. There's dark circles under his eyes. It looks like he hasn't slept in days.
"How long was I out?" I ask.
"Over twelve hours." he says.
"Really! What time is it?" I ask.
"Around noon." he says.
"I can't believe I was out that long." I say.
"I know. I was so worried. But it was probably for the best you weren't awake when I took care of your injures. It was terrible taking the knife out." he says. I look down at my shoulder. The knife was gone and strips of what once was Toby's jacket were wrapped tightly around the wound.
"I cleaned your shoulder and the cut on your head the best I could, But you lost a lot of blood. We need to get you to a doctor." he say. " I just have to get the car fixed."
"What's wrong with the car?" I ask.
"Can I get you anything?" Toby asks, completely ignoring my question. But I don't really care, because I realize how raw my throat feels and how dry my mouth is.
"Some water would be nice." I say. He disappears for a second and comes back with half empty bottle of water.
"Sorry, it all I could find." he says.
"It's fine." I say. "Could you help me sit up?" I ask.
"Do you think that's a good idea." he asks.
"No, but that's not going to stop me." I say. He gives me a look before careful helping me into a sitting position. My head pound and my shoulder throbs from the movement. I feel like I'm going to throw up. I close my eyes until the feeling passes.
"Here, drink some water. It'll make you feel better." says Toby. He sits down next to me and brings the bottle to my lips so I can drink. The cool water feels good as it goes down my burning throat. I slowly drink the rest of the water. Toby was right. It did make me feel better. I still felt like crap, but it helped. I rest against Toby and lean my head on his shoulder. He gently puts his arm around me, carefully avoiding my injures, and draws me closer.
"What happened Toby? How did you know where to find me?" I ask.
"I figured out that you found the address to the storage unit in my loft, I knew you'd be there." he says.
"Did the entire A team know about the storage unit, or just you and Melissa?" I ask.
"You found out Melissa is A?" he asks.
"Yeah, she's the one that stabbed me." I say.
"She did? I guess I just figured Noel stabbed you." he says. "How did you find out Melissa was A?"
"After I broke into the storage unit, I set a trap that would force the person that was renting it go there. Melissa was the one that showed up and she tried to kill me." I say.
"Wait? You know what's in the storage unit? What is it?" he asks eagerly.
"I thought you knew, you had the address." I say.
"Melissa blackmailed me into being on the A team. I was following her, trying to figure out a way to take her down. I followed her to the storage unit a couple of weeks ago, but never got the chance to break in." he says. "So what was in there?"
"There was boxes full of the things that Melissa uses to control the A team. Evidence that would get them all thrown into jail." I say. "And evidence that would get me thrown into jail with them."
"So you found out what she was blackmailing me with. What did you do when you found it?" he says.
"I took some things that would prove who that A team was, and I destroyed the evidence against me and you." I say.
"Knowing Melissa, she probably has backups." he says. We're both quiet for a minute. I look up at Toby's sad face.
"Why didn't you tell me Toby? I could have helped you." I say.
"I was trying to keep you safe." he says. "But I failed." he looks at my injured body."You didn't fail. You saved my life." I say. He doesn't say anything.
"What happened after I passed out. I remember you saving me from Noel, but nothing after that." I ask.
"I tried to get you to the hospital, but the A team was there waiting for us. They wanted to kill you and blame it on me. I had to crash pass Wilden's car to get away, but they still followed us. I ended up on a dead end road so I drove on to a hiking trail and shut the car off just as they pulled up. Luckily they didn't see us drove away. When I went to start the car again it wouldn't turn over. I guess it was damaged when I hit Wilden's car. I tried calling your friends, but there's no service. So with no way out of here, I had to take care of your injures. Since then I've been working on the car and waiting for you to wake up." he say.
"Oh my god." I say. I'm overwhelmed by what he told we. "What do we do?"
"We get the car fixed and get you to a hospital. One far away from Rosewood and the A team." he says.
"But what about Melissa? She wont stop until I'm dead and you're in jail." I say. He thinks for a minute.
"You said you took evidence that would get the A team thrown into jail, right." says Toby. I nod my head. "We'll use that to take down the A team."
"But we don't have any evidence against Melissa." I point out.
"The A team isn't that loyal. If they're arrested they'll turn on Melissa in a heartbeat." he says. "Where did you put the evidence?" he asks.
"I mailed it to a friend for safe keeping." I tell him. He laughs.
"Only you would think of something as brilliant as that." he says with a smile.
"Thanks. But until the A team is in jail we're still in danger. And what if Melissa still has evidence against me? If she doesn't kill me she might send me to jail" I say. Toby cups my face in his hands.
"Stop thinking Spence. Everything's going to be ok." he says.
"But…" he interrupts me by softly kissing my lips.
"Don't worry Spencer. I'll take care of you. I promise." he says. I look into his eyes. I believe him.
"Ok." I say.
"Toby." I say.
"Yeah?" he says.
"I love you." He smiles.
"I love you too Spencer. I love you so much." He leans down and kisses me again. And in that moment, I know that as long as we're together, everything will be okay.
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- Rin Shade