Heeyyyy welcome back. I don't have too much to say except that i'm writing whatever comes to mind while i'm actually writing it so I apologize if it's all over the place, but I hope you enjoy!

"I have to run home really quick." Emily rose from the edge of Alison's bed. She messed with her hair to fluff it after having flattened it from sleeping.

"Will you wait for me? We can ride to school together."

"Yeah. That sounds good. You should go downstairs and get something to eat."

"I don't think I can stomach anything."

"Seriously, Ali. Get something to eat, please. You need your energy."

Alison let out a deep sigh before heading towards the hallway outside her room and eventually to the staircase. "After you," she motioned with her hands.

Third period had just ended. Alison left a room labeled CHEM LAB and stood there waiting for Emily to escort her to her next class. A girl with long, dark hair appeared next to her.

"Oh my god, Em, I don't remember classes being so long. I nearly fell asleep 3 times, but Mr. Clark wouldn't let me. He said I needed to..." She stopped speaking the moment she turned around to face the girl. It wasn't who she was waiting for. "Oh, Spencer... I thought you were Emily."

"She had to talk to her coach. There was an issue with her application to Stanford. I was asked to take you to your next class instead."

"Oh okay. Well, it's history. Shall we go? I don't want you to be late to your next class."

Spencer nodded and walked down the school's hallway without saying a word. She didn't flinch once and her eyes never moved from the wall.

"Spencer, why have you been avoiding me? Aren't you happy i'm back?"

"I'm not sure how I feel. I don't want to be your puppet again. I don't want any of us to be manipulated by you again."

"Spence..."

"I know that you've been on your best behavior since you got back, but I won't let it fool me. I know for a fact that you're going to go right back to how you were before you were kidnapped. You'll be back to the old bitchy self that you were when you ruled this school and you will not stop until you do again."

"Spencer," Emily appeared around the corner. "What are you doing?"

Alison was leaning against the lockers. She was scared, clutching her bag up against her chest and staring at the ground.

"I wasn't doing anything I was just talking."

"No, you weren't just talking you were attacking her. Hasn't she been through enough?"

"Oh come on, Em. Can't you see that she's just trying to get sympathy points? That sooner or later she's going to control each and every one of us again? You can't tell me that you don't think it's true."

"The only thing that I know is that you're out of line, Spencer. Come on, Ali." Emily looked over at Alison who was close to tears at this point. She reached out to touch her shoulder, but then Alison dashed out of sight with her bag still close to her chest. "Ali!" She looked back at Spencer with wide eyes and an angry expression, "just back off".

"You know, you're never going to graduate if you keep running off," Emily looked down at Alison, who was sitting with her head on her knees up against a bookcase.

"I know. It's a bad habit. You know, running away and disappearing."

"Why'd you run to the library?"

"It was always my favorite place in this school. The hundreds of books, the quiet, but annoying sound of the clicking from the computer, and the smell of the pages. I've missed it."

"You always have liked reading."

"It's not the only thing I liked. I liked spending time with you in here. I remember skipping class to hide between the romance and sci-fi sections with you."

"Yeah, you used to read me quotes from the books." Emily suddenly remembered that day. The day that they kissed in-between the two bookcases they were sitting in now. Alison read her a few lines from a book and they kissed. A few weeks later she tried to kiss her again, but Alison stopped her. Telling her it was only practice. Emily felt crushed after that. She was hurt, heartbroken, and humiliated.

"You know, Em. You were the one I missed most. I thought about you guys every day, but you... I thought about you every minute." Alison's face was still wet.

Emily stopped looking at her friend, and instead grabbed a book off the shelf and flipped through the pages, "and don't worry about Spencer. She'll get over herself eventually. We know that she's happy you're back. I know I am".

"Em," Alison grabbed her hand.

"Let's get you back to class, but first let's go wash your face," Emily stood up, and with her hand still being held onto she pulled Alison up to her feet and walked her out of the library.

Group Messaging:

Aria: Ezra is out for the week. He's going to Hollis to teach a few classes.

Hanna: What are u missing him already?

Alison: Who's Ezra?

Emily: It's Aria's boyfriend, and also our english teacher.

Alison: No way! Mr. Fitz? Wow Aria. I knew you could be rebellious sometimes, with that pink hair and all that, but I never knew you would go this far.

Aria: It's not far at all. We met before I knew he was a teacher. We've been together for over a year.

Alison: Hey, no judgment. I mean I am for sure not one to talk. I've done some bad things before.

Aria: Ezra and I are not a bad thing.

Alison: Sorry, that's not what I meant. I'm happy for you.

Alison: Em, what are you watching?

Emily: What do you mean?

Alison: I mean what I said. I'm outside your house right now. Your room is flashing from the TV.

Emily: Why are you outside?

Alison: Just taking a little stroll. Let me in?

There was chapter 2! I know they are pretty short but I feel like if I write them longer then I'm going to run out of steam. Also, whenever the text is in italics with names in front of a colon then that indicates text messages. I hope you're still enjoying the story! Also, don't be too harsh on my writing! I'm not very good and I blame school for not teaching us how to write. ^^

See you next chapter!