Chapter Five – If My Heart Stops Beating, by Boo Keller

*I don't own any characters*

They looked at each other, scared of what they just read. After a few seconds, they all looked around, looking for the person who sent the text. Smarty pants, Spencer, tried to find out the number of the one who sent the creepy text, but I'm not dumb and I have my ways.

The lost girls still haven't realized this, but thanks to me, they became close friends again. If it wasn't for the text I sent, they wouldn't be where they are today. They keep blaming me for all the bad things that have happened in their lives, but they always forget that it's thanks to me that they found out so much about their obnoxious friend's death.

I'm really awesome, once you get to know me.

Or not.

8

(During Summer – First days of school – Before they found the body)

Once upon a time, there was a pretty girl in a nice store with expensive things. The girl had money to buy whatever she wanted, but... why buy if you can steal, right? Stealing is so much fun, anyways.

The pretty girl was Hanna. But she wasn't alone at the store; she had her friend Mona with her, so both of them could help each other do what they thought it was cool.

Hanna stood in the sunglasses stand, trying lots of them, and eventually turning to the security guard of the sector, asking him for his approval of the sunglass. Because, you know, it wasn't like she was trying to convince the guard she was nice or anything and that a person like her would never steal anything. While she looked at a pink sunglass, suddenly, her friend Mona calls her from the second floor of the store.

Hanna puts the sunglass on her head and waves at Mona, walking to the second floor. They hug, like they haven't seen each other for months. Bull. But something that was not in her plan, was finding an old friend. Spencer Hastings.

"Hanna?" Spencer asked. Like always, Spencer wore classic vintage clothes, or whatever you call old fashioned clothing style.

Hanna took a step back. Not that she was scared, just surprised. "Spence! Hi." She looked Spencer from top to bottom. And then to the shirt she was holding. "Nice shirt."

"Thanks." Replied Spencer. "Family dinner." She made a face.

"Oh." Hanna knew how Spencer's family dinners were like, so she completely understood why she made that face. When no one said anything, they just looked at each other, noticing all the changes and how much they missed each other.

And then Mona had to interrupt. "Hanna? What are you doing talking to her?" She threw a disgusted look to Spencer.

"Talking to her." Said Hanna to Mona. Then she turned back to Spencer. "It was nice seeing you, Spence."

"Same."

When Hanna was back with Mona, they decided to put their plan in action.