Pretty Little Liars: Paying the Cost

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Season 2: Episode 14

Alison grimaced, she had recovered from the attack thanks to Coach Fulton's timely aid. But she was now in the hospital, having been checked over, it had been her arm being slammed in the corner of the locker which was her worst injury, breaking her arm. She glanced down at the cast on her right arm and shook her head.

'Unbelievable, they act that way and then attack me for showing them for what they are.' She reflected grimly. 'Just shows what hypocrites they are.'

She looked up then at the sound of approaching feet and smiled when she saw her friends approaching.

"Ali, my God, those girls, they-" Emily burst out at once.

Alison shook her head. "It's okay guys, really. It's just my arm."

The others nodded, taking this in.

Finally after a pause Spencer spoke up.

"How, how bad is it?" She asked warily.

"Pretty bad, even though it doesn't hurt anymore." Alison admitted before looking over sadly at Emily. "I don't think I'll be able to continue swimming."

Emily bit her lip but nodded.

"Urg, those bitches, can't believe they did that." Aria growled.

Spencer added with a smile however. "Well, they didn't get away with it. Thanks to what you told Coach Fulton she the cameras checked and they were caught heading into the locker room right before you were attacked and running out right after."

Hanna smiled, her first real smile since her torment began. "Their faces when they were called to the Principal's office. They couldn't believe they were getting in trouble."

"What, I didn't think they were that dumb." Alison gasped.

Emily shook her head. "It's more like they thought you'd have no recourse since in their eyes, you ruined them so they attacked you making it even...stupid I know, but that's how their minds work."

"Even by that logic it's flawed, since me ruining them was payback for what they were doing to Hanna." Alison explained.

Hanna smiled wider at that and, despite naturally feeling regret that Alison would no longer be on the swim team, the group were happy and enjoyed their moment.

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"You've got to be kidding, how on earth did you know." Aria gasped with a wide smile.

She was standing outside, of all places, the Philadelphia Art Museum with Ryan by her side, grinning as he had his arm around her waist. They were both dressed up classy, him in a smart but simple suit and tie look, while she wore an elegant red knee length dress with a black cardigan over it, simple make-up, earrings and red heels completed the look.

"Well, you did speak about how much you lived the exhibit that was being held here." Ryan explained. "There's also a few works by famous photographers too."

Aria laughed at that. "Something for both of us then."

They both smiled warmly, enjoying the prospect of their date about to begin before sharing a quick kiss and then heading inside the museum.

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At the same time, Spencer and Tony were enjoying a date of their own. They too had dressed up, Tony in his own suit and tie combo while Spencer wore a silver strapless mid-thigh dress that accentuated her figure and a pair of silver heels that put her closer to Tony's height.

"This place is amazing." Spencer said in wonder as she looked around. "And one of your parents actually runs this place?"

Tony nodded. "That's right, so we can be sure of a great meal, genuine traditionally prepared Italian food."

They were indeed in an Italian restaurant, owned by one of Tony's parents and had ordered their meal.

"So, what time does the movie start?" Spencer asked as they waited.

"Seven, so we've got plenty of time." Tony explained. "Trust me, it's a good one."

Spencer grinned. "I'll bet, I can't wait."

Indeed after their meal the couple planned to see a movie, continuing their date beyond the meal. Just like their friends, they were enjoying the feeling of relief and freedom now that the nightmare of A was over.

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Back in her room that night, Hanna felt that cold chill of dread all over again. She hoped Caleb would be able to dig up proof soon. All the same she felt uneasy as she was about to change for bed. She looked over at her open laptop, the web cam that faced her and wondered. Reacting without thinking she closed the laptop lid and covered the whole thing with a dress from her closet before getting changed, feeling more paranoid and fearful than ever.


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