I knew the girl
Tory sits at her kitchen table, a bowel of cereal in fron of her, untouched. She is staring at the message from "A". She should tell them. they'll find out eventually anyway. I should tell them. It's not my fault Alison didn't tell them she thinks to herself, pondering who this "A" person might be.
"Best get going then" she says to herself, picking uo her blue backpack and walking to the front door.
"See ya later" a green parrot says, bowing to her as she exits the house.
Hanna walks outside her house, closing the door behind her. She spots Tory, who waves to her.
"Her Tory" she says, a smile spreading on her face.
"Hey Hanna" Tory answers, as they stop walking.
"You not got a ride?" Hanna asks, giving her a questioning look. Tory laughs a little bit.
"Don't wanna go gettin' lost ya know? Thought I'd just walk for a bit, get a feel of the town and learn the streets and stuff". Hanna nods.
"Makes sense. Mind if I walk with you?" Tory looks at Hanna suprised. Hanna didn't seem like the type of person who would walk places.
"Sure" Tory nods, and looks Hanna in the eyes as they start walking. "Are you ok, Hanna?" Tory asks. They had seen the news this morning. It wasn't helping. She knew Alison, not as well as the four girls, but she knew her. And if this was tough for them it was tougher for the girls.
"I'm fine I guess. Rather not think about it" she answers, looking down at her feet. They keep walking in silence.
Tory and Hanna enter the school, walking over to one of Hanna's friends.
"Hey Hanna. Who's this?" Mona points to Tory, and Tory gives her a shy smile.
"This is Tory. She's new here, obviously" Hanna introduces Tory and Mona puts out her hand. Tory takes it and shakes Mona's hand.
"Nice to meet ya" Tory smiles, leaning on the locker.
"Oooo and Australian. Very exotic" Mona says and the small group giggles.
They are facing Mr Fitz's classroom and they spot him staring out the door as he watches Aria walk away.
"I'm gonna find out about what that was about" Tory days, but just as she goes to ealking away Mona grabs her hand.
"Here, my number" Mona says as she grabs Tory's phone out of their hand and puts hers and Hanna's number in Tory's phone. Tory does the same with the girls phones and walks off.
"Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery, Spencer Hastings, Emily Fields, and Tory White, pleasecome to administration" the loud speakers call, and the four girls meet uo just before they get here.
"Why'd you get called here?" Spencer questions Tory, and Tory shrugs.
Aria's phone suddenly rings and she pulls it out and looks at it.
"It's from "A"" she says, and Tory looks at her suprised.
"You hot them too?" Tory asks, not knowing what is going on.
"Yeah we all have" Aria answers. "When did you get yours?" She asks.
"Just after they found Ali's body" Tory answers.
"Why would you get one. You didn't even know her" Emiky ponders, and Tory swallows thickly.
"What?" Hanna asks, seeing the guilty look on Tory's face.
"I did know her" she says simply. "But I don't know how these people would know that". Before anyone could respond they door opens and they are told to enter.
They exit, and Tory is now really confused. "I don't know how he could have known I met uo with Alison the day she died" Tory says, and waites for the onslaught of questions and accusations.
"How'd you know her?" Emily asks.
"Knew her from I don't even know. We used to meet uo when we could over the holidays. Alison thought I was "interesting". Don't know what she meant by that. Always told me that she had some friends in her hometown. Loyal (Tory looks to Emily), smart (looks to spencer), Admiring (looks to Hanna), and compassionate (looks to Aria). I always insisted on meeting this mysterious grouo. But she told me that it wouldn't be good. Had no idea what she meant. She alwyas seemed to know where I was. She constantly texted me when I was back hime. Came back and moved here. Thought I might be able to find her. That's not gonna happen now though is it?" Tory explains.
The girls just stand there, shocked that Alison kept something this big from then.
"It's not the first time Alison kepy something from is". Spencer is the first to speak, and thegirls nod in agreement to what she says.
"Ali was always keeping secrets, just didn't think any of them where this big" Hanna says, and it actually sounds smart and realistic.
"But you guys are lying about what happened. Tell me" Tory demands and they sigh.
"Fine. But if you tell anyone, you'll be the one that ends up burried" Aria threatens and Tory nods solemnly.
The girls each explain some of what they remember and Tory listens patiently.
"I ways knew Alison was good at oushing people. Didn't think she'd go that far though" Tory says as they finish their story.
"Did yiu go to her funeral?" Hanna asks, giving me a look.
"Yeah I did. No one noticed me and I was out of their straight after it finished. I couldn't bear it" Tory says simply and looks down to her feet. "But enough of that. Why don't you come over to my place after school. I live around where you lot do, and I haven't got anything to do anyway" they suggest, and wait for an answer.
"I'm free" Hanna says and looks to the rest of the group.
"I'll come I guess" Spencer says.
"Me too" Aria adds and they look to Emily.
"I have swim practice straight after school but I'll swing by later" she says gives Tory her phone. Tory enters her nuber and Emily enters hers onto Torys phone. The rest of the girls, except Hanna do the same.
The bell goes and they all go off to their seperate classes.
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