Hello, everyone! Enjoy chapter 2!
Also, this story will focus mainly on Alison, but I do have a more detailed version of this idea planned that will focus on all of the characters and the mystery itself, so if you have not already, please follow me so that you do not miss that.
Note: Hanna does seem like a jerk in this chapter, but that's because she's angry at Caleb, Alison, herself, and the world, which is bound to make her a little irritable.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pretty Little Liars or its characters in any way, shape, or form.
Hanna was moping in her room when Alison walked in.
"What do you want?" Hanna grumbled. Ever since Spencer disappeared, the relationship between Hanna and Alison had been tense at best, and even with the whole A situation bringing the four former friends back together again, Hanna and Alison never reconnected, mostly because Hanna woke up one day and realized she was tired of constantly being used as a doormat by Alison and started standing up for herself, which Alison obviously didn't like.
Alison sat beside Hanna on the bed and stared at the other blonde girl, pursing her lips. For the first time in her entire life, Alison Di Laurentis looked almost at a loss for words.
"I heard about what happened with Caleb," Alison answered.
Hanna shrugged, turning over to face away from Alison. "Come here to gloat?" Hanna sneered. She was already in a bad mood, and Alison's presence was only making things worse.
Alison shook her head. "I actually came here to give you some advice. I think you should give Caleb a second chance."
Hanna snorted. "He lied to me. Alison, you don't get attached to people. You didn't even cry when Spencer went missing, and while I'm not going to say you didn't care about her, you obviously didn't care about her as much as the rest of us did. Every boy you date is just another notch on your belt. You like them; you have a little fun, but you don't get too attached, and then you move on. I liked Caleb. I was attached to Caleb and then he lies to me, uses me, and might have even put all of us in danger by spying for Jenna. So don't tell me when I should give someone a second chance."
Alison sighed. "Hanna… you're right. I don't get attached to most boys. I change boyfriends like you change underwear, but… believe it or not, I did care about a few of them. And that's how I know that Caleb is a good guy. Some of these guys I trusted... they lied to me, but unlike Caleb, they didn't tell me the truth, even though they knew I was smart and would eventually figure it out.
"Hanna… Caleb owned up to what he did. He apologized. He cared so much about you that he was willing to risk your friendship to tell you the truth. He didn't have to do that. He could've swept that under the rug and kept lying to you, but he didn't.'
"Maybe he was just trying to protect himself," Hanna mumbled.
Alison licked her lips. "I don't know, Hanna. You were too angry to tell, but you should've seen that hurt look in his eyes when you walked away. Hanna, he likes you. Maybe even loves you. The real kind of love. Don't throw that away."
Hanna didn't respond.
"And besides," Alison continued, "you should know better than anyone that the people we love aren't in our lives forever. In Rosewood, bad things happen. Spencer was here one day and gone the next, and if Caleb turns into a case like that or even one much, much worse, you'll be sorry you didn't talk to him when he was still here for you to talk to."
If you ever wanted to get through to Hanna, mentioning Spencer was a quick way to do so. Hanna was very close to Spencer before her disappearance; not as close as Aria and Spencer were, but Hanna was always closest to Spencer in their tight knit group of friends.
"Do yourself a favor and convince him to stay. This A situation is getting more dangerous by the minute, and I have a feeling that you'll need someone to lean on very soon. We all will."
Hanna didn't say a word, shocked and confused by the sudden helpful side of her friend she was seeing, as Alison patted her knee.
"Sleep on it, Han," Alison advised before leaving the room.
The following day, Alison saw Hanna Marin walking hand in hand with Caleb Rivers on the side of the road, smiles on both of their faces, and she knew that Hanna had talked to Caleb. She also knew that Hanna had forgiven Caleb and that Caleb had chosen to stay.
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