CHAPTER 6:

Ring, ring. Ring, ring. There went the Hastings's phone. Veronica had picked up, then handed the phone over to Spencer, realizing it was Toby.

"Hey, Toby," she said into the phone.

"Hey," He said, sadly.

She had picked up on the sad tone in his voice and asked, "What's wrong?"

Suddenly, Toby burst into tears. "I-I-I think there's something wrong with my mommy. She's been acting really weird lately,"

"Oh. I'm so sorry, Tobes," I whispered into the phone. "Have you told your daddy yet?"

"My daddy is at work. And my mom is still sleeping. I'm afraid she might be dead, Spencer,"

"B-but it's 5 o'clock. How can your mommy still be sleeping?"

"I don't know, Spence. I'm just really worried," He sniffled.

"Okay, Toby, go into her room and see if she has a pulse," Spencer said, ever the smart one.

Toby walked into his mom's room, and saw her peacefully resting on her bed. Her chest was heaving in and out ever so slightly. He reached over to touch her neck and found her pulse, sighing in relief when he realized she was just sleeping.

"She's alive, Spence!" He practically cried into the phone.

"Yay!" Spencer screamed in happiness.

"But I still think there's something wrong with her," She could feel his face as it fell.

She sighed. "Call your daddy at work. And then call me back, okay?"

"Okay, talk to you soon," He replied.

"Love you,"

A shaky breath left his mouth, "Love you too,"

Spencer silently awaited Toby's call, for one hour. Then two. Then three. Finally, she heard the living room phone ringing and she lept to answer it quicker than a fox.

"Toby?" She said into the receiver.

"Spence…"

"Toby! Did you talk to your dad?" She asked him.

"Yeah. Um, I talked to him. And I told him about mom. And, um, and then we woke my mommy up. And we drove to some kind of facility. My daddy told me that mom would stay there for a while, until she gets better," He choked into the phone, holding back a sob. She hung up, racing out the door to get her mom. He slid down onto the floor, gasping, his body racked with sobs.

Soon after, the Cavanaugh's doorbell rang. Daniel, who's eyes were slightly puffy from seeing his son so upset, opened the door. Spencer immediately rushed through, not even bothering to greet Daniel, while her mother stayed behind to talk to him. She ran through their house, and into Toby's bedroom, where she found him weeping on his floor.

"Toby," she whispered, hugging him hard. She sat down, placing his head on her lap, and stroked his hair.

"I miss my mommy," Toby whimpered, as Spencer stroked his cheek gently.

"Everything is going to be okay, Toby. I promise," She told him, kissing his forehead. He snuggled into her arms, feeling safer than before.

A/N: So, I don't know how old Toby was when his mom was admitted to Radley, because that's kinda a plot hole, so I decided to say that he was 9/10ish. Anyways, please review!