The Poconos Arc

Each hour something always happens to the girls, and Alison would always be there…watching them

Chapter Six: Spencer

Spencer sat on the bed in the room that Alison basically threw them in as she looked at the bikini that she gave her. Last night was a blur and all Spencer could remember was arriving to the party and met the other girls. They all stood awkwardly next to each other, until the alcohol poured in and that's where her memories went missing. Emily looked herself in the mirror as she had already put her swimsuit on. They both looked at each other until Spencer couldn't take the silence anymore. "Do you remember anything from last night? I mean all I remembered was you, Ali, the girls and booze. Other than that everything was a blur." She said while looking at Emily, who was crossing her arms and nodding her head agreeing.

"Yeah same here, but it just feels weird that we're in the same room together and yet we just met each other at Ali's party. It's so surreal," Emily sat on a pink and white stool that stood in front of the vanity mirror. She looked at the makeup and perfume that was lying around, perfectly intact and majorly full of dust.

Spencer nodded her head and stood next to Emily. They looked at each other in the mirror and started laughing. "Well since we're here, we just might as well make the fun out of it. How about a game of 'Would You Rather,'" Spencer said as she skipped toward the squeaky bed and crossed her fingers playfully. The last time that she played this game was when her sister, Melissa, were good sisters at one point.

They were at her grandmother's log cabin and both of their parents were sleeping. It was Melissa's idea to play this game and they sat in front of the fire place. Melissa went first, "Would you rather kiss a frog or eat a bug?" Spencer made a squinty face and said neither but Melissa said "you have to pick one."

Spencer pondered and said she rather kiss a frog. Lucky for Melissa, she found a small frog when they went fishing in the lake and kept it while her parents weren't looking. "I'm so glad you said that because you have a chance to do that." Spencer freaked out, but Melissa can be very conniving, even at the age of 12. "Maybe your prince charming will come by and swoop you up in his arms," she said romantically.

With much thought, Spencer gave a small peck on the frog's forehead and he let out a small rib bit. They both laughed and talked about their dream wedding and how they would be each other's maid of honor and they'll be there until the end. It was the last time that they talked like that. Once Melissa turned 13, all she cared about was Field Hockey and trying to be perfect at everything she does, she didn't have to time to hang out with Spencer anymore.

Snapping back into reality, Emily turned around as she squinted her eyes and pouted her lips. "Isn't that a drinking game? And the last time I checked, there's no booze in sight since Mrs. DiLaurentis is literally right down the hall."

"Mhm, you have point," Spencer said and stood up. "No matter, we shall still play the game. I mean we are basically forced to know each other right? Why not be spontaneous?" Emily looked at her as if she is crazy. They all know that the real Spencer would probably not be here. Everyone in school knew that they Spencer and Ali didn't get along, something is definitely up.

"I know that we don't know each other, but word gets around. You didn't get along with Ali, so why all of a sudden you want to be friends with her?" Emily asked, still sitting in the pink and white stool.

"I don't know, maybe I'm just tired of making enemies. Maybe I felt the need to owe her back because for once she let me shine through the shadows. All my life I've been living with high expectations and to act like my big sister, Melissa. I'm just really tired of impressing everybody, but somehow I can't stop. It's like a drug." Spencer said, now lying down on the bed.

"I get what you mean," Emily said too, still looking at herself in the vanity mirror. "So are we still on for that game?" She asked and Spencer sat up smiling from ear to ear.

-Later at the DiLaurentis hot tub-

After a few surprising confessions, Spencer and Emily were all ready with their bikinis. Emily looked over at Spencer, who has on a blue and red striped bikini, they were all in the hot tub and Ali made a funny joke that made everyone laugh. They actually were getting along and learning something new every time a conversation comes up.

It was like a nice, fresh, relief and suddenly that feeling quickly went away when Spencer heard something in the bushes. Alison noticed the tense look on Spencer's face and looked at her direction. "Is something wrong Spencer," Alison asked, a little annoyed. Spencer started to say something but decided not to stir the pot, and instead just nodded her head as she suck in the tub lower.

All of a sudden Alison's phone rings and everyone fell silent as she got up to answer it. The other girls continued their conversation, but Spencer knew something was up. Then she noticed the bushes were moving again and suddenly voices were clearly audible, and yet the other girls were just minding their own business.

Spencer slowly walked up to Alison and tapped her on the shoulder. It seemed like she didn't think twice and completely ignored her, which annoyed Spencer and she boldly stood in front of her to finally get her attention. She tried to warn Ali about the voices and the bushes moving but Ali just laughed in her face like she was some kind of joke to her. Ali turned around, with disgust in her face and Spencer thought she said "Noel, please don't," but she wasn't sure until there was a loud beer bottle crashing through the trees. And if that wasn't scary enough, a loud howl blasted through woods and finally the mysterious voices showed their faces.

The rest of the girls were taken by surprise and almost immediately covered themselves with their towels as they ran off into the outskirts of the lodge. All except for Ali who embraced the drunken strangers onto her private property. The girls were all hiding behind a large rock near the lake. It's as if Alison is immune to the cold and has on a skimpy bikini. And with just one look, the girls stepped away from the rock and followed her.

Noel, Sean and a few of his friends, which included Naomi and Riley, took the girls spot in the hot tub. They were all laughing out loud until the girls showed up. Naomi and Riley looked at the girls, Spencer specifically, and snickered quietly. "Do you have something to say Naomi and Riley? Cause the last time I checked, you both was crying that you didn't get invited to Ali's party," Spencer uttered. Naomi and Riley stopped laughing and didn't say anything after that.

"So anyways," Alison continued. "Have guys met my new friends? This is obviously Spencer," she pointed to her direction and all the guys gave her a small clap from her comments earlier. "And this is Hanna, Emily and Aria," they didn't get a hand clap but had respectable nods instead.

Hours past and the girls were still in their bathing suits. Spencer decided that they should change clothes because the hot tub is obviously occupied and who in their right minds would go back in there? Spencer led the way to Alison's bedroom and the rest of the girls went into separate rooms. Once Spencer put on her clothes, she heard something vibrating. She checked her phone, but it's been dead all day today. The phone was ringing again, but it was under the bed. She finally realized that this was Ali's phone, which was strange because she always have her phone with her, especially tonight. Spencer didn't think twice about it and was about to open the door when it started ringing again. She knew that even holding someone's phone is wrong, but she couldn't help herself. Spencer pressed the green button, and pressed the phone against her ear. "Hello?" she whispered. She could hear someone on the other line, breathing ever so faintly, and creepy. She was about to say something else, but she heard someone coming upstairs. Spencer recognized it was Ali talking to some guy, and she quickly hid inside Ali's closet.

Ali and the mysterious guy have a full blown make out session, and the stuff that she is hearing is to explicit for her delicate ears right now. She heard her moan seductively and Spencer saw the guy trying to take Ali's shirt off. Ali cried out no. Spencer is trying to figure out who he is, but can't see his face.

The guy got furious, "Why do you always do this? You say you're ready, but you always flake out!" He pulled up his jeans as he stood there shirtless. "You know how I feel about you."

"I know, but I'm not sure if I feel the same way about you," Ali said, as she looked down feeling ashamed, a side that Spencer had never seen before. "I just need more time right now and I don't know if this is going to work out."

"Are you kidding me? You still have feelings for that loser?" He asked. When she didn't answer, he just bolted out the door. Alison cried after him and Spencer could faintly hear their conversation. "You were just using me to make him jealous! Alison, I loved you ever since the day you moved in and you're going to treat me like this? I am so over this bull! Have a good night sluttin' it up with half of Rosewood!" He yelled and Spencer heard him go down the stairs.

Alison came back, tears all over her face as sat there crying. Spencer wishes that she could just come out of the closet, but she knows how bad that will look. And then she'll have to explain about the mysterious phone call. So instead, Spencer sat there quiet as Ali cried uncontrollably.

Finally after five minutes of tears, wails and failed sex attempts, Alison got off of her bed and went inside her bathroom. This was the perfect time for Spencer to sneak out, but she had almost forgotten about Ali's phone. With all the crying, she didn't realize that there was 2 missed calls and a text message from that same number she answered not too long ago. Spencer so wanted to read it, but she couldn't get pass the code. With no luck trying to get open it, Spencer got her things and headed out the door, not noticing the phone is ringing.