_‘*   AUDREY JENSEN.

SHE’S LYING,    BUT SHE’S PULLING IT OFF.      _{the truth is much more sinister,     something her guilt will never allow her to forget   ——    and something the killer must know themselves.     but if they’re not exposing her for EVERYTHING yet,     she’s going to play things safe.     she knows she has to on up to her mistakes,     but there’s no reason that they all have to see the worst in her,     not when she’s come so far since ever sending that first letter to piper shaw.      she was better now,     couldn’t this reflect that now,     rather than putting her back in the place where her intentions were darker?       ❝    a documentary.      a film about lakewood and the murders   ——    how the town has changed since then,     where everyone is now.     piper    ——    piper was his daughter.     I KNEW THAT.    ❞      but she wouldn’t reveal what else she knew:      that she was AWARE that she was maggie’s daughter.      that was something she was still safe from knowing   ——     at least for now.    eyes roll and her head falls back.     ❝   we were ALL friends with piper.   ❞        not in the way she was,     but they all TRUSTED her.     they all relied on her.    no one else knew,    so why should she?       ❝   why the hell would i be giving you a DIFFERENT STORY?     or anyone?     i’m telling the truth,    spenc!      we’ve all trusted people we shouldn’t have.     every single one of us wanted to believe that piper was on our side because she was REALLY good at pretending.    ❞        voice is still so desperate,    but at least she’s telling the truth this time.     emma had trusted her the most,     and she didn’t know.     THE KILLER WAS ALWAYS RIGHT UNDER THEIR NOSE.    ❝   i’m not,  ❞       she quickly blurted out.     if she had it her way,    they would get rid of this killer before they exposed any more about audrey’s involvement with piper.     no one would ever know.     she may carry that guilt with her for the rest of her life,     but at least she could save her friends from feeling betrayed     (     more than they already are.    )        ❝  i’m NOT lying to you.     but you have to see what they’re trying to do.      they’re picking up on every BAD thing we’ve ever done and using that against us to make us look guilty.       don’t fall for that,    spencer.     you’re too smart,  ❞       she insisted.}    

 _{❛    you knew that she was brandon’s daughter.   is that all?    ❜     in all honesty    ,   spencer had no idea what she was gonna get out of this conversation.    it only painstakingly established that many secrets lurked within the mystery that seemed to be}   AUDREY JENSEN.    _{(   not only her   ,   but within in lakewood as well.  )   it opened so many new questions that she wanted to ask    .   that would keep them both there}   all night    _{if it were necessary.    but also knew firsthand that there were some things}   you could never tell.    _{not everything was going to be answered.    that was to be expected.    it at least installed reassurance that audrey didn’t belong on noah’s murder board    ,   but it didn’t leave her any less curious.     ❛    so when i first moved here before the murders started happening    ,   you were already in contact with piper then.   that’s how you knew the killer couldn’t be anybody from rosewood   ,   right?    ❜     AT LEAST YOU WEREN’T LOSING YOUR MIND.    it was starting to gather some sort of sense.   just like former nameless stalker   ,    piper shaw also somehow knew everything about everyone.    spencer hastings had skeletons of her own.    (   dirty secrets.   )   however had an uneasy feeling that with this new killer    ,   her secrets weren’t safe either.    stance remained firm   ,   arms folded across chest while head canted and turned to the side at the mention of everyone’s allegiance with piper.   there was still regret in regards to being so quick to believe that the now dead psychopath}   was on their side.   _{only a slight shrug was given in return.     ❛    i don’t know audrey.   i don’t know what to expect from anyone anymore.    how am i supposed to react to any of this?   this is the worst time for anybody to keeping something from any of us.   we can’t split apart   ,   that just makes all of us easier psycho bait.    ❜     hands motioned in frantic moments while talking   ,   brown doe eyes wide and staring incredulously.    the others   ,   including even kieran weren’t exactly helping in proving spencer’s point that she was trying to make.    not when they were all spreading apart after hearing about the leaked recording.   it didn’t feel like a smart move.     or safe.    ❛    yeah and how long is that going to help?   nina and jake were smart   ,   look at what happened}  to them.   ❜