Moving On and Letting Go

Chapter 1: Summer's Not Hot

"She knew she couldn't waste her time waiting for someone she knows will never come."

4 Years Later

Emily Fields, Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery, and Hallie Tucker were all lounging outside around the pool in the backyard of their house. They were enjoying the fact that they had all recently finished college and earned their degrees and diplomas. Emily was going to be a children's doctor. Aria had graduated as journalist. Hanna, after changing her major from model, to photographer, to her final decision, a fashion designer. And lastly, both Hallie and Spencer were ready to be teachers. All five girls planned to have the most amazing summer before it was time to be adults and start looking from jobs in the fall.

Now, I'm sure everyone knows all about Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer, but you may be wondering who this Hallie girl is. The girls met Hallie the summer before college started. They had bought a house for the four of them, with five bedrooms. Not knowing what to do with the extra room, the decided to get a roommate. After meeting dozens of girls, they all agreed on Hallie. She had long, wavy blonde hair, dark brown eyes, and slightly tanned skin. She was amazing. Fun, but not crazy. And she shared qualities with each of the girls. She was smart like Spencer. A little girly like Hanna. Athletic like Emily. And artistic like Aria. She was the perfect roommate and they all became fast friends. They did everything together.

Some might think she was an Alison replacement. But that was definitely not the case. Even though they shared similar characteristics, they were also opposites. Hallie was more on the nicer, sweeter side, when Alison could be a controlling bully. But she also had her sweet side, and they girls would never forget her. After all she was their best friend. They could never replace her.

Also a lot of you may be wondering about Spencer and Hanna. After both of their break ups, it was hard for each of them to forget about their boyfriends and move on. They both fought the urge to contact them but they helped each other stay strong, and of course Aria and Emily were there to help them through it. It took time, but slowly they healed, even though thinking about them was still hard. They still had feelings for them. But they soon accepted the fact that it was over, wasn't meant to be. But right now both girls weren't focused on them. They were focused on an amazing summer with their friends.

"So are we actually ever going to get in the pool, or are we going to sit around and watch the water evaporate?" Emily asked, jokingly. She stood up from her chair and stood in front of Aria and Spencer's.

"But what if the waters too cold?" Hanna asked, whining.

"I know a way we can test it." Aria stated, with a devious grin, causing Spencer to raise her eye brows.

"How?" Emily questioned, still in front of her.

Before Emily could question it, Aria kicked Emily causing her to fly backwards in the pool. All the girls laughed, watching Emily come to the surface, her mouth forming a huge 'O'.

"How's the water, Em?" Hallie asked with a grin.

Ignoring the question, Emily shouted, "I could have drowned!"

"Emily, you're a swimmer!" Spencer said, causing everyone, even Emily, to laugh again.

"Here, I'll get in too." Hallie said standing up.

"Yeah, same here." Hanna said, following the other blonde into the pool, leaving Aria and Spencer to tan.

"Cannonball!" Hanna shouted, before jumping in, splashing each of the girls.

"Seriously, Han?" Aria said annoyed, brushing the water off of her arms.

"Yeah, you got water all over my book." Spencer complained, shaking the novel she was reading.