Author's Note: I actually sort of like this one. But only a little. I hope you guys like it!

Day One-Hundred Sixty-Three: Out of Sight by Alexx Calise

It wasn't supposed to be like this.

I was never supposed to get this deep into everything involving Alison's murder. I was never supposed to fall this hard for Spencer Hastings.

I no longer knew who had my allegiance. I started on the side of Mona and A, of course. But now that I was in love with Spencer…the clear-cut answer would be to run to her, right?

At least, in my mind, it was, had it not been for the complications surrounding A's ominous threats. I couldn't let them hurt her. I was way out of line the first time and I knew it. I had no excuses or alibis. I knew it. I just wanted Spencer to know that I knew I was wrong. I didn't expect her to forgive me at all, but maybe it was a step in the right direction.

Right after I told her, I'd leave Rosewood. This wasn't where I belonged anymore. I stayed for Spencer. I only cared about Spencer in Rosewood. I didn't really care what A did to me. If I severed ties from the both of them, surely they wouldn't punish her for my wrongdoings. A was a wicked, sinister person, but she wasn't petty like that; she had bigger things to worry about.

It had been a while since I really ever considered leaving Rosewood. Ever since I got with Spencer, I never wanted to leave for good. I always felt like my heart was in Rosewood because that was where she always was. But now, I wanted to stay out of sight and out of mind. My presence didn't need to be a constant reminder to her about how awfully and horribly I betrayed her trust.

I knocked on her door apprehensively to try and explain myself, even if only the slightest bit. I hoped that she'd be willing to listen and that it wasn't too late to try and get to a somewhat better place with her.

She answered and immediately scowled. Before she could slam the door in my face, I put up my hand to prevent her from doing so and stepped inside.

"We really need to talk."

Five minutes of silence and a cup of coffee later, we were sitting in her kitchen.

"What do you want?" she inquired snappily.

"I just…I needed to tell you everything."

She hesitated before saying, "Go on."

I sighed and took a moment to collect myself. "Mona asked me about being on the A Team a little while after I got back. I wanted revenge. I just…thought it was too good to pass up, especially after the whole incident with Jenna. Mona asked me to get close to you since she knew you'd be the hardest to get to. I agreed and everything was a set-up. I admit that. But I found myself falling for you. I couldn't believe it, but I saw it happen right before my eyes. I never thought you were the person who would make me open up. And now that I know what I did to you and how much it hurt you, I feel like an awful person. I don't want to be in Rosewood anymore. I don't deserve to even be here anymore.

"I don't expect you to forgive me or anything. I just wanted you to know my story. I just wanted you to know that I lost everything to me because I lost you and you were all I needed. I keep thinking about the night you found out. I don't think you should give me a second chance, but if you were going to, I swear to you that I've changed and…my loyalty is to you and only to you."

I felt like I was lying there, naked. I was basically stripped of all my walls and all protection. All I had was my heart. That heart belonged to her. I didn't think that I could do it all alone.

She just nodded slightly. I could tell she was getting emotional because she couldn't stand looking at me. She had to look everywhere else.

"I don't know what I'm going to do about this, but right now, I need you gone and as far away from Rosewood as possible. I know how that saying goes: 'Out of sight, out of mind.' But honestly, that picture of you standing here…is never going to go away, even if you leave. I don't know if I can move past that."

I understood that.

"Get out of Rosewood. You're going to be in more trouble if you stay, and not with me."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Do you know something that I don't?"

"Yeah, but it's pretty clear that neither one of us is very good on giving the other answers," she snapped. "You need to leave and you need to run. I'm serious. Don't try and play a hero or anything, Toby. Leave. I need you to leave," she answered urgently.

I didn't know if she needed me to leave because of Mona or because of what I did to her. Either way, I wasn't about to argue with her when I just ripped her heart into a thousand shreds.

Sarah: A lot of things are also set up by Americans, so there's always that. Maybe they should just have red, white, and blue instead because it seems as though the biggest English-speaking countries all have those in their flags (sans Canada, which doesn't have blue, but it does have white and red). I'm joking. Lately, no, but you don't have to feel bad because Audrey never tells me if she likes them anymore. Well, I mean, I guess it's true in some cases, because obviously relationships happen and marriages happen, or sometimes maybe people decide not to be a******* and give people a chance before they reject them. I should write a one-shot like that...

MilaMizz: It's fine. I was probably a little more on edge than I should've been. I'm glad you liked it and I hope you liked this one!

AL3110: I decided to do Spaleb. And Dpoby? Idk what that is...jk I love you. I hope you liked it :)

The next one-shot will be Telling Myself by Sami Akbari, which will also probably be sad and a little angsty, like me tomorrow. I have orientation tomorrow. Hopefully, nobody decides to be annoying. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping. Also, I really hope we don't have to do much physical activity because if so, I will die and make an idiot out of myself in the process. Also, the dean asked us to wear comfortable clothes and sneakers, so if you don't hear from me in the next two or three days...I'm dead. Orientation killed me. -Kayson