"I feel like whole parts of my brain have shut down." Spencer said, as her, Emily, and Katherine walked into the Hastings home. "I used to love algebra or at least I understood it. And now it's a mess."
"Well, it can get really abstract." Emily said.
"Yeah, but that's what I like about it, you know?" Spencer said.
"No, nobody knows, Spence. God, you are weird." Katherine said, pouring herself a glass of lemonade.
"X's, y's, z's, none of it real. I could deal with that. You just isolate the x factor." Spencer said.
"Like how A is trying to isolate you?" Katherine said.
"Yeah, now I feel like I'm the x factor." Spencer said.
"Honey, where were you?" Veronica asked, walking down the stairs.
"We stopped along the way, at Emily's." Spencer said.
"Now, don't worry, I was expecting this. It's mostly about intimidation so I just, I want you to stay calm." Veronica said.
"Stay calm about what?" Spencer asked.
"They served a search warrant." Veronica said, as men started carrying boxes downstairs.
"A search warrant? For where? For what?" Spencer asked.
"The house, the barn, your room." Veronica said.
"My room?" Spencer said, rushing up the stairs.
"No, Spencer, don't interfere." Veronica said, following after her, Katherine and Emily right behind.
They got up to the room and saw men going through her books, journals, clothes, shoes, everything.
"Make them get out." Spencer said.
"I can't. You're a person of interest in a murder investigation. They're just, they're doing their jobs." Veronica said. "In an especially ham-fisted way."
"Well, what are they looking for?" Spencer asked.
"Things to tie you to Ali's murder." Katherine said.
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"It's so pretty, Hanna. When did he give it to you?" Aria said, as the girls looked at the picture of the jeweled owl that Hanna was showing them.
"He hasn't given it to me. Not yet. I found it. And I wasn't looking for it but I found it and I took a picture and then I just put it back." Hanna said, a huge smile gracing her face.
"Why an owl?" Emily asked.
"It's symbolic." Hanna said.
"Of what?" Emily asked.
"Of our first night in the tent. We heard owls." Hanna said.
"Swooping down to carry off their pray?" Aria asked.
"How romantic, Han." Katherine said, laughing. "But in all seriousness, I'm really happy for you."
"Have you two had another opportunity?" Emily asked.
"Not since he went in the guest room but we do have plans." Hanna said.
"When did that start to happen?" Aria asked, as the four girls watched Paige and Sean sit down, talking loudly with smiles.
"Oh, Em. Don't worry about it. It's totally cool. I mean, the breakup was way messy but Sean's a good guy. I mean, he should be happy. Everybody should be as happy as I am." Hanna said, watching Emily's look change. "You know, maybe I should practice my surprised face when he gives it to me." She said, starting to make a variety of different surprised faces that made the girls laugh.
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Liar
FanfictionKatherine Maybell has lived a life of lying, bullying, and keeping secrets. What happens when Alison is found dead and those secrets start to come to light?
