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Spencer's POV
The sun was starting to set, causing the temperature to drop, but I don't mind. The cool air feels good against my feverish skin. I'm standing against a tree, watching Toby work on the car. He wasn't happy when I had insisted on getting out of the car to stretch my legs. He was worried I would pass out again if I moved to much, and I almost did. But after a while, my head stopped spinning and my legs where able to support my weight. And despite my pounding head and throbbing shoulder, I was starting to feel like my old self again.
"Toby?" I say.
"What is it, are you ok?" he turns from the car with a worried expression on his face.
"I'm fine Toby." I say.
"Are you sure?" he asks.
"Yes. I'm fine. I was just wondering about the girls. Do you think they're safe?" I ask.
"I sure they're fine." he tells me. Turning his attention back to the car.
"How do you know?" I ask. " The A team tried to kill me. What if Melissa went after them when she couldn't find me?"
"I worked with the A team for awhile. I know how they operate. Their main goal is to make you, Aria, Hanna, and Emily as miserable as possible. To break you, not kill you. The only reason they want you dead, is because of what you know. The other girls don't know anything. So they're safe." he reassures me.
"But what if Melissa thinks that they do know something? She seemed so desperate. And what if she uses them to get to me." I ask.
"Melissa might be desperate. But she's also smart. She's not going kill your friends on a hunch." he says. "And she can't use the girls to threaten you when she doesn't even know where you are."
"I'm just so worried about them." I say. "I did all this to protect them, and it might just have the opposite effect."
"Don't worry Spencer. Everything will be okay. We can call them when we get somewhere with some cell service." he says. "Ok. I think that should do it." says Toby. He slams the mangled hood of my car.
"That's what you said an hour ago." I say with a smile.
"Yeah, well this time it's true." he laughs. "Now stop being so pessimistic and lets get you in the car." he helps me get into the passenger seat and shuts my door. He runs around to the drivers side and jumps in the car. Then he leans over and gives me a quick kiss.
"For good luck." he says. He tries to pull away, but I stop him. I draw his face back to mine and kiss him deeply. I slowly pull away and look into his eyes.
"In case we need a little more luck." I say. He smiles.
"With this much luck, there's no way the car won't start." he says. He turns the key. The car chokes and sputters but finally starts. Toby's eyes light up and we laugh at are small, but much needed, victory.
"Lets get out of here." he say. He backs out onto the dirt road and we take off.
It's pitch black outside by the time we make it to a paved road. We're still in the country, and huge forest trees grow on both sides of the road.
"Try your phone again." says Toby. I look at my phone for the hundredth time.
"There's still no service, and it's almost dead." I say. Toby swears under his breathe. We're both exhausted and worried. The relief of getting the car running again had worn off and was replaced by more worries. Toby stops when we get to a crossroad.
"I think right is going towards Rosewood. But if we go left we should get to another town soon and can get you to a hospital." he says. He starts to turn left.
"Wait. Maybe we should head back to Rosewood instead." I say.
"Are you crazy Spencer! There are people there that what to kill you." he doesn't stop the car, and we continue to head away from Rosewood.
"And my friends are there with them. I feel like I'm abandoning them by running away." I say.
"You're not running away Spence. You're badly injured and you need to go to a hospital. You can't help your friends in this condition." he says. "The best thing you can do right now is take care of yourself. And that means going to a hospital that doesn't have a mob of people trying to kill you."
"Fine." I say. I know I won't be able to change his mind.
"I'm worried about them too. But there's nothing we can do until your friend gets that evidence to the cops." says Toby. "By the way, which friend did you send it to?" he asks.
I'm about to answer him when my phone rings. We both jump. I was so distracted arguing with Toby that I didn't realize I had service. I look at the screen and smile.
"It's Aria." I tell Toby. I answer the phone.
"Aria?" I say.
"Spencer. Thank god. Are you ok?" Aria sounds like she's crying.
"I'm fine." I say. "What about you, Hanna, and Emily? Are you guys ok?"
"No, we are not ok. We've been worried sick about you. You've been missing for like two days! We even called the police!" she yells.
"You called the police?" I say.
"Of course we did, you were missing. And we got a text from A saying that Toby killed you!" says Aria, sobbing over the phone.
"What? No. Toby would never hurt me. He saved me." I say.
"Saved you from what?" she asks.
"Listen Aria. There's so much I need to tell you, but right now I need to now if you and the other girls are safe." I say.
"What are you talking about Spencer?" she says.
"Just tell me if you guys are safe." I say.
"Yeah, were fine. Hanna and Emily are right here with me." she says.
"Where are you guys?" I ask.
"We're driving around in Emily's car. Looking for you." she says.
"Stop. Just go home and wait. Keep each other safe." I tell her.
"Wait for what? Spencer, what the hell is going on." she asks.
"I did it. I figured out who A is." I say.
"What! Who is it? Tell me!" she pleads.
"It's…" I'm interrupted by a truck slamming into Toby's side of the car. My phone flies from my hand. I scream as our car is pushed off the road and collides with a tree.
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