I flop down on my bed after changing into some sweats, removing my make up and just de-glamping.

"Erica! Erica, it me. Open up." Aria calls knocking on my door. I groan getting up from my bed and open the door.

"Yeah?" I ask she was still in her dress from earlier. She came into my room and closed the door.

"Garrett Reynolds is involved with Jenna Marshall." I furrow my eyebrows

"What?"

"The candle thing which I said Jenna made. Mike took it from Garrett Reynolds apartment. Spencer is with him right now I just texted her and she's coming over." she informed me.

"Oh my brain hurts." I touch my head. We left and waited outside, Hanna and Emily were already there.

"Can we drop of at my place, the house alarm just went off again." Emily says after we get into the car. Spencer nods, she and Aria tell us briefly what happened. Emily went in.

"Wait so it was just the two of you sitting Garrett's car?" Hanna asks

"I don't know where else to meet him. I couldn't ask him that stuff at the precinct." Spencer Replied.

"So how did you get away from him?" I wonder

"When Aria sent that text, I told him it was my Mom. She wanted me home ASAP. Am I still shaking? I'm still shaking." she breathes lifting up her hand

"Yeah we're all shaking. Turn on the heat, you could make a slushy back here" Hanna comments

"Guys why would Jenna give him that lantern?" Aria wonders

"Okay, you don't know she gave it to him?" Hanna retorts

"Where do you think he got it from the crafts fair. Of course she gave it too him. Question is when they did they become buddies." I snip

"And why?" Spencer adds

"They grew up across the street from each other. His parents still live in that house. Maybe he's bringing over raw meat to Jenna's cat.

"They don't have a cat." Spencer and I reply

"Then maybe he's bringing over raw meat for Jenna." Hanna quips

"Hanna, do you actually hear yourself when you speak. Does your brain register the weird shit you come out with?" I question gesturing to my head to make the point.

"Here comes Em." Aria changes the subject

"Whose living in her house?" Spencer wonders

"Some losers who can't figure out the alarm system. They've tripped it like three times and the security company keeps calling her Mom in Texas." Hanna answers. Emily slips back into the car.

"You okay?" Spencer asks

"Yeah it's just so weird to walk in there and see other people's stuff." She replies

"Hey why don't you tell them to lay off the alarm for a couple of days." Han mutters clutching her coat closer to keep herself warm.

"I'm guessing they don't feel safe.

"I'm sure they will now. I'm sure that the twins parents are gonna have Mike on lockdown till he turns 18." Hanna commented

"You did not just say that Han." Aria and I snap at her.

"What I'm not judging. I'm just guessing that your little brother will find another hobby besides breaking and entering." I shake my head

"Still talking." Spencer scolds

"Guys, look. I don't know what's going on with our little brother. If we knew you would know." Aria states

"Can we just go home. I want this day to be over with." i groan. Before Spencer can do anything she notices something

"Emily. Isn't that Garrett Reynolds' car?" Spencer wonders as the lights from the car blinds us for a second.

"Where is he going?"Aria questions as he pulls to a stop and gets out.

" To his parents I guess" Em responds. We duck and then sit back up slowly

"Oh my god, he's going into Jenna's house." Aria breathes

"Is Toby home?" I question Spencer

"No. He went to get his parents from the airport. I thought he said Jenna went with him." Spencer replies. Garett goes inside, Spencer gets out and the others follow, Hanna and I groan in annoyance but also get out as we're walking all we can hear are Hanna's shoes.

"Can you walk any softer." Aria whispers

"Oh please. Jenna can't hear us she's blind." Hanna quips. I stop, snort and cover my mouth in amusement  "You know what I mean." We carry on and make our way to the side of Toby's house light switches on and Jenna is fusing the window as if she were looking out. We gasp, She drops her robe as Garrett comes over and kisses her.

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I jog downstairs and sit down at the table the next morning. I honestly couldn't be bothered with putting in effort today.

"Is it dress down day or something?" Mom comments trying to have a normal, breakfast.

"No, just couldn't be bothered." I reply. Mike comes to join us we catch each others eye but I look away.

"You know what I'm gonna pick something up on the way." I say standing and going to grab my things

"Erica!" I slam the door behind me and walk away

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After school I was heading to the music room when I saw Emily at her locker with her dad, he left and she started groaning then  she was screaming in pain when she dropped to the ground.

"Emily!" I yell running over.

"Emily?" Garrett joined me "L-31 requesting a rescue ambulance unit at Rosewood High School." Garrett called over his radio.

"stay with her I'm gonna get her dad he's in the building." I told Garrett. He nodded and I ran off he i found him talking to a teacher

"Mr Feilds! Mr Feilds!" i grab his arm

"Erica? What's the matter?"

"It's Emily, you need to come quick." I pull him away and I taken him back to my best friend.

"Emmy, sweetie." he tries to comfort his daughter. The EMT's arrive and take Emily to the hospital. I take out my phone

S.O.S Rosewood Hospital ASAP. - Erica. i grab my bag  from the floor.

"Erica." Garrett stops me "Do you want a ride." I went to speak "I know you'll want to be with Emily. We can get there around the same time as the ambulance." I knew it was a bad idea but i nodded. When we arrive i was about to get out when Garrett stopped me.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Okay."

"Spencer was asking some pretty specific questions last night. Do you know anything about it?"

"No why?" I lie. "Wait is she asking bio questions again? Oh please tell me she didn't." i groan he chuckles

"No, seriously she can be a pain in the ass asking professionals questions. She get's these ideas in her head you know the niggling what if questions. It drives us insane."

"She does that a lot huh."

"Like you would not believe. Look, Spencer has her seriously freaky moments where she's like a dog with a bone with a train of thought that randomly pops up into her head. Don't read to much into it. I've got to go." I got out of the car and went inside.

"Thank you Ali." I mutter. like she used to say 'you're always better off with a really good lie' I found, Mr Feilds waiting

"Mr Feilds." He turns around

"Erica, thank you for coming."

"She's one of my best friends, of course. My phone started ringing. It was Spencer.

"Excuse me." I answered and told her what was  going on, I asked her to pass it on. I was gonna wait here.

A while later Mr Feilds spoke to the doctor, he nodded and came back over

"So?"

"She has an ulcer, it can be brought on by stress.They're moving her to a room right now." i nod

"Is it alright if i stay here, the others will come soon and you need to be with Em, so I'll tell them."

"Sure."  Spencer and Hanna arrived.

"Any news?" Spencer questions

"She's in a room right now with her dad. We'll get to see her in a minute." They nod. Mr Fields says we could go in which we do and giver her a hug.

"So all those muscle spasms and the pain that's all coming from your stomach?" Hanna asks

"Yeah, but ulcers can heal. It's not forever Em" Spencer reassures

"Yeah, but she's got like a hole in...."

"yes, she's got a hole in her stomach. Moving on." I cut Hanna off "So where did your dad go?" I change the subject

"He went to the house to talk to the new tenants. Guys, I have to deal with this. I can't keep lying to him.

"Not if it's making holes in your stomach." Hanna comments

"Moving on" Spencer and i repeat. Aria runs in.

"I'm sorry, I got here as soon as I could. I had to escape family court." Aria pants

"Huh?" i ask

"Didn't Mom tell you. Family meeting with Mike. Who didn't even show up." I check my phone, no messages but i did have a missed call from when I was still in school.

"Oh, missed call." I mutter

"I got you your favourite." Aria held out a coffee cup

"She can't drink coffee." Spencer told her

"Yeah she's got a hole in her stomach" Hanna whispers and I slap her around the head

"Knock it off with the hole comment." i tell her

"uh, i'll trade it in for tea? Unless you want us all here when you're dad gets back." Spencer offers

"She's not telling her dad. If he finds out the letter is fake he's gonna move her to Texas." Hanna states what we were all thinking. To be honest I was just glad she was moving off the whole in the stomach thing.

"If she doesn't tell him she's not gonna get any better" Spencer retorts

"but she doesn't have to make her mind up this very second okay?" Aria rationalises

"she already has" Emily replies "I'm gonna tell him the truth"  Spencer left to get a tea and came back. i left after a while, my arm was giving my trouble and i forgot my painkillers at home.

When I did get home i heard arguing. Mike stormed out of his room and went past me. I look in his room and Mom is sitting there

"Are you okay?" She nods and stands up coming out of Mikes room.

"What did you hear?"

"Just raised voices. I just got back from the hospital. What Happened?" I question, she shakes her head

"Nothing for you to worry about. Hows Emily?"

"She's gonna be okay." Mom looked like she wanted to cry "Mom?"

"I just, he thinks I'm gonna leave again." she shook her head trying to force back the tears. I hug her in hopes of giving her some comfort.

"It's gonna get better Mom. It will." i tell her. My phone starts ringing. I pull away and look at the caller ID

"It's Jason. He's probably just checking in."

"Answer it. It's okay, I'm okay." she kisses my head and I answer the call going into my room.

"Hey." I answer

"Hey, how's your brother?" he questions

"On trial. Not that he seems to care. Apparently there was supposed to be a family meeting, he was a no show."

"What do you mean apparently?"

"Em was rushed into the hospital. She collapsed, turns out she has an ulcer." I sigh rubbing my face.

"But she's gonna be okay, right."

"Yeah she is but she won't be in the pool for a while. She's pissed about that. Look, I'm sorry I rushed you out last night. Aria and I...we found Mike's stash."

"Oh." was all he said

"Yeah. Just when you think this house was just starting to warm up again. One of the Montgomery kids strikes again, it will be Aria next. Just you wait."

"If you don't want to be in your house you can come over."

"Thanks for the offer but it has been a long day. I need painkillers and a shower." I answer

"Your Arm?"

"Yeah, the doctor said it would be normal." I sigh "I better get going, but I will come round tomorrow, okay?"

"Great."

"I Love you." I smile

"I Love you too."  he replies and we both hang up. I take some pain killers and get a shower. Just as I changed into my papjama's Aria's home.

"Hey, we need to talk." She says closing my door and  joining me on my bed

"It is never good when you use those words."

"Spencer and I went down to the morgue. We found Alison's autopsy." she told me

"You're all mad. It's like you're looking for trouble. Which we need less of right now." I tell her

"Erica, listen the autopsy said that she could've been hit with something blunt and curved."

"Okay." I say not catching on to what she was insinuating

"Blue and curved like Melissa's hold cocky stick, which went to Spencer who leant it to Alison." now I caught on

"Seriously, this again. Aria, Jason didn't hurt his sister." I tell her

"You don't know that, he doesn't know that."

"I do know that. I know him and Alison pissed him of like she did all of us, but he couldn't. You and Spencer need to drop this thing with Jason or it just won't be Mike creating the tension round here. Goodnight Aria." she sighed and leaves my room.