I Hate You, I Love You

Chapter Five ~ To Trust Toby Cavanaugh

(Spencer's POV)
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I came to school the next day an emotional wreck, maybe it was a bad idea to come to school but I never missed a day of school in my life, and I sure as hell wasn't going to start now. Aria, Hanna, and Emily were waiting for me by my locker and I broke down in tears. "Woah Spencer! What the hell happened yesterday." I built up the courage to speak "t-the police think that I killed Alison." I said in barely a whisper, they all gasped in shock "what?! Why?!" Hanna exclaimed, I shook my head "I don't know." They all group hugged me while I sobbed in the middle of the circle.
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(Toby's POV)
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I was walking down the hallway getting the usual glares and stares I got anywhere I went, then I heard a faint sobbing in the other hallway. Concerned I headed toward the hallway with the crying girl, or I'm assuming it was a girl from how high pitch they were crying. That's when I saw her...Spencer Hastings crying, breaking down in the middle of the hallway to her friends. I thought she never cried in front of people. She was very closed off when it came to emotions like that, and here she is crying to her best friends.
It was fascinating in a way to see her cry, like each tear symbolized how hurt she was and how someone needed to comfort her. All of a sudden I felt my heart break a little at the sight, like I actually cared about why she was crying. It felt weird, I've never felt that before. I just stood there watching her closely, I know it seemed weird but I needed to know she was okay. I watched as the bell rang for class and everyone scurried off to their prospective classrooms. I stayed and watched her, looking to see what she was going to do.

I saw her packing her bag, but then she unpacked it like she changed her mind, shaking her head and putting everything back where it was. I don't know why but when I looked at her my heart beat faster than it has ever beat before, sometimes even skips a beat. I don't know why I felt like I had to protect her all the time, so jealous when other guys talk to her in the halls; especially that one guy Andrew in her debate club. He really gets under my skin, why did I feel this way? I've never felt these emotions before, why now? Why with this one girl, this one special girl?
Then all I knew is I was walking up to her, my heart beating faster with every step I took towards her. Soon I was at her side putting my hand on her shoulder, she flinched and looked up at me her shoulders relaxing a little. She wiped her tears away fiercely and looked up at me, "oh hi Toby." She said meekly. I looked down to her worriedly, "is everything okay? I saw you crying and..." I trailed off, she looked horrified "oh! Yeah I was just being over dramatic about a test." I could tell she was lying but I wasn't going to push her.

"Are you sure? You looked pretty upset." I stared looking at her red and puffy eyes, she sighed and ran a hand through her hair. "Okay, I think you're the only person I can talk to about this in depth." She confessed and my heart skipped a beat, she was confiding in me. A tear slipped down her cheek, before I knew it I wiped it off her cheek but pulled my hand back immediately. She just forced a smile and opened her mouth to speak, "I'm on the suspects list for Alison's murder." I was taken aback when she said that, I scoffed in disbelief "what?! That's crazy!" I said in protest.
She chuckled wiping another tear away, "thanks Toby. It's good to hear someone else say that." She smiled up at me and it made my heart beat twenty times faster, her smile made me crazy. She looked at me with trusting eyes, serious eyes. "You can't tell anyone about this, promise me." She looked into my eyes seriously, "I promise, cross my heart and hope to die." She smiled and tilted her head, "you're different. Different than I thought you would be." I smiled brightly, "so are you."

"I'm here to talk...if you want to. You know, on how to cope with this." She nodded her head, "how about today? My house?" I nodded in agreement, she ripped a piece of paper from one of the tutoring signs on the bulletin board and took out a pen. She jotted down her address and phone number and gave it to me. I looked at it and smiled "okay, see you later in Chem?" "Yeah." She said just as the bell for next period rang. She walked away and I watched her back as she left, I had a friend.

A/N hey guys! Since I haven't updated in a long time, I thought I'd update today. What will happen next? Will Toby and Spencer become friends or will his reputation get in the way? Xoxo Natalia❤️