Pretty Little Liars Next Generation - From the Beginning

Rochelle Cavanaugh's 7th birthday

A/N - I am currently in the year 2023 for this story 

*Wednesday August 9th*

Toby's POV

I am currently at a soccer field watching Rochelle kick the ball around with some of her elementary school friends. Soccer was beginning to be Rochelle's sport just like Field hockey was Spencer's sport. Rochelle is on a 5 to 8 year old youth team for the summer to play soccer. One of the rules on the team and for the other teams this age is that only ground kicks are allowed meaning the ball is not supposed to go into the air when kicked. This is to help prevent head injures.  

The practices usually lasted an hour or less and they only played games that were half the length of a regular soccer game. Spencer usually went with Rochelle since most of the other parents were moms but today she told me to go. She said something about an internship application that had to be completed and sent in by noon today. Spencer doesn't usually leave things until the last minute so I'm unsure if she was telling the truth or not.

"Did I play good today?" Rochelle asked

"Yes." I said

"But we still didn't win." Rochelle said

"Next week." I said

"Mom said that last week about today." Rochelle said

"Are you having fun." I asked

"Yes." Rochelle said

"Winning or loosing doesn't matter as long as you are having fun." I said

"Who told you that?" Rochelle asked

"My mom after I got last place in the relay race at the ice cream social when I was around your age." I said

"But it's my birthday and I wanted to win." Rochelle said

"You scored your first goal that you have been trying to do all summer." I said

"For 2 seconds until the other team decided it didn't count as a goal because the ball went just a tiny bit off the ground." Rochelle said

"I wouldn't have let you play soccer without that rule in place." I said

"Why not?" Rochelle asked

"The injury risk is to high. If a soccer ball gets kicked in the air it can very easily hit someone on the head. Then you have to worry about a concussion and life long injuries to the head." I said

"Can we go home now?" Rochelle asked

"Yes." I said

I helped Rochelle get into the back seat of the truck. In addition to the newer 4 door truck I still had the tan truck but I don't drive it around much since I have now had it for 10 years. I drove home and Rochelle went upstairs to her room without being asked.

Spencer's POV

Toby left with Rochelle because she had a Soccer game at 11 am.  She had a few games left this month and then she would be done because school starts on September 5th. A short time after Toby left there was a knock at the door. I opened the door and saw Hanna.

"Sorry to show up unannounced." Hanna said

"It's alright but I was just about to start an application for an internship." I said

"I take it that means your dad isn't going to hire you back?" Hanna said

"No but in a way I think it was for the best. My stress level was up way high when I was working with him and my mom." I said