Chapter 1

I stared out of the window watching the snow fall calmly to the ground. I think winter is always overated. To me the winter seems to last forever, all the cold weather and the dark nights. The only thing I look forward to is the week when my parents go on a skiing trip. That is the only time in the year I get to do whatever I want without my parents watching over me and always asking me where I am going and what I am doing.

And luckily this year Melissa, my annoying stuck up sister is going away with my parents for 'a family holiday.' Of course I'm not going, they think I have to much homework. To be honest I think thats the reason why they asked my teachers to give me extra, just so they can have Spencer Free time.

I sighed glad that I had finally finished all the homework I had to do today. And let me tell you that is alot.

Glancing at the clock, I realised it was 4 meaning that I have time to go to meet my friends. The only problem is most of them will be busy. Hanna will be busy shopping around with Mona, Aria will be hanging with Ezra and Emily will be practising for a swimming competition that she has next month, so that leaves me with one more person. Toby Cavanaugh. I know he isn't busy, he doesn't have any friends. Well apart from me and Emily. I probably won't be able to go to his house and he for sure can't come to mine. Jenna's at his house, and we don't want to try and sneak around there. Trust me should would sniff me out in a meer second.

Toby hates Jenna, it's not just like you brother- sister type of hate, it is real full on hatred. About a year ago rumours were going around that Toby had made Jenna sleep with him, we all believed it at the time. But it turns out it was actually the other way around. Toby hadn't wanted to do it, Jenna had. If he didn't she threatened him that secrets would be told and he didn't want that.
We all know that Jenna is spying on us, she thinks we have something to hide. We thought she was A a while ago, everytime we got a text from him/her/it Jenna was always close by, which is just slightly suspicious. I know she's trying to make us break down, so we let out the secrets that we have been keeping for so long. But that's never going to happen.

Toby had agreed to help find out what's going on. He lives with Jenna 24/7 and he knows how to keep things from her. It's the easiest option.

I don't listen anymore to what my parents say about Toby, I know the real him. They believe what everybody else does in this town.

I feel sorry for him. I always used to hate him , thinking he murdered Ali and did many other bad things. But the day that I saw him in an alleyway crying, was the turning point. I never thought he would be the type of person who would break down crying, he just doesn't look like that time. We talked and talked in that alleyway and I apoligised to him saying that I was so sorry for not believing in what he said. And from that day our friendship has gotten stronger.

I've met him on the off ocasion at the park and even once at his house when Jenna had gone shopping with her parents.

But all of that stopped when I left my phone in the kitchen and my parents decided to go and read my texts. You can't keep secrets in the Hastings household. They saw that I had got alot of texts from Toby saying that he will meet me at the abandoned park and other places where nobody hardly ever goes. My parents were livid. They were trying to stop me seeing him but so far it hasn't worked. Just saying to me "don't go to visit that boy, you know what our rules are they have to gain mine and veronicas trust first and he has deffinately not suceeded and never will," will not actually stop me from seeing him.
It's not like they are going to put hidden cameras around the house and spy on me while they are going on holiday, and trust me they have done that before.
I get to have 1 week where I can do whatever I want, and hang out with Toby as much as I like, but unfortunately I have to wait three days.

I placed my homework neatly on my organised desk and decided to change into something more comfy, other than my jeans and my top. I put on some sweat pants and a top with a tie and waist coat and stared at my self in the mirror. I gave myself a mental aproval and grabbing my bag I wandered downstairs.

Who cares if I don't follow the rules just one time. As, I was practically running down the stairs really excited to get some freedom, I noticed my parents were in the living room, which I walk past on my way to the door. I slowed down and braced myself for the questions to come my way.

"Where are you going Spencer, you better have finished all of your school work?" My father asked me.
I sighed, just knowing where this conversation is going to go. "Yes dad I've done my school work, I'm just going to hang out with one of my friends."
I walked over to the door and was about to turn the knob when my mother spoke.
"Who are you going to see Spencer?" She gave me a death glare, and I knew I had to tell her who I was going to see. But I just can't because if I do they will never let me out of their sight.
"I said a friend" A sarcastic tone just edged my voice.
"It better not be that boy, he's bad for you Spencer I don't want to think of what bad things he could do to you, if I find out your with him, your going to be punished."

After those words came out of my fathers mouth I just broke, my anger boiling over. "You don't know him, he didn't kill Ali the charges were dropped remember? And I don't care if I see him, you don't really care about me, all you care about is what the other posh stuck up snobs in Rosewood think of you, and I've had enough! If I was seen with Toby you know that it would ruin your reputation because you think that they will think I have something to do with Ali dissapearing. Anyway what are you going to do if I see him? Lock me inside my room? Or turn your head to disgusted to even look at me, like you normally do?"

And with that I shut the door with such a force that I'm suprised the door didn't fall off. I ran and ran trying to get as far away from that house and my parents as I possibly could. Tears were falling sliding down my cheeks making my maskara run. If anybody saw me now they would probably scream and run away on terror.

I texted Toby-

Hey is it alrite if i come over, just had fight with parents and I need to get away?

-Spencer

Quickly I got a reply back-

Soz Jenna's here, I'll meet you at the park in 5

-Toby

I grinned. I always know that Toby will be there when I need him and I'll be there if he needs me.

I entered the park a few minutes later. No body was around. It was to cold to be playing on the slides or swings. As, I turned round that corner that lead me to Toby's secret place butterflies appeared in my stomach.

Toby was standing there. A concerned look on his face. Sprinting towards him as fast as I could I embraced him in a hug and let the tears fall. But I instantly felt better with being in his arms.

Hey guys! I hope the story is ok, I only wrote it really quickly. I'm sorry if it's short, I'll try and make the next chapter longer. Please Read and Review!

Sophie