"This will be the best surprise birthday party!" shrieked Hanna eagerly.
Aria looked down at the cluttered jumble of magazines on Hanna's carpeted floor. "Yeah," she agreed. "Emily totally deserves it."
"And now that everything is behind us, we can get on with this planning!" said Hanna.
Spencer looked skeptical, but she didn't say anything.
"So, who do we invite?" asked Aria.
"Everyone!" said Hanna.
Spencer looked at Hanna. "Not everyone. We have to be smart and specific when inviting people. We can't just invite anybody." Spencer was good with planning things. It was the only hobby her and her mother had in common.
"Do we invite the foreign exchange girl?" asked Aria.
"I guess so," said Spencer.
"How about we just leave the invites to Spencer? That would make my job a lot easier," said Hanna writing something down on a clipboard. "So, what's our theme?"
"Masquerade?" Spencer suggested.
"Too overdone," replied Hanna.
"Pool party?" asked Aria.
"Nah."
"60's party?"
"Ew. No."
"Las Vegas party?" said Aria.
"…That's… actually not a bad idea."
"Las Vegas party it is," said Spencer.
Aria looked pleased with herself. "We're doing it on her birthday, right?"
"Yeah," Hanna responded. "It's good it falls on a Friday this year."
All of a sudden, Aria phone began to vibrate. Aria gasped. "Do I look at it?"
"That's all done now, Aria. You can forget about. It was just a ninth grader, right, Spence?" said Hanna.
Spencer looked uneasy, but she nodded her head.
"Right… I keep forgetting," replied Aria. "Every time it rings, a chill goes down my spine."
"It's going to take some time to get used to it," said Hanna, putting a reassuring hand on Aria's shoulder.
Aria nodded and took out her phone. Spencer and Hanna watched as Aria clicked some buttons. Suddenly, Aria's face turned serious. Her jaw was clenched. Her eyes were fixed on the screen.
Aria threw the phone to the floor next to her and turned to Spencer.
"Bitch," Aria said to Spencer. And then she tackled her.
Hanna began to yell at them and tried to separate them. But she couldn't do anything. Hanna stood back from the fighting pair and looked at the phone. It was a picture of Spencer and Noel hooking up in the Art Room.