Title: Long Day

Genre: General

Rating: T

Author: XRoseX13

A/N This is basically Aria's thinking when she got released from the station after answering questions about Mona. Review and tell me if you want me to continue! I don't want to bring in the whole Ezria thing, but if I continue I will. Review and tell me your thoughts please :D Hope you like it!

After answering the police's questions about Mona, my mom was finally able to take me home.

"Are you okay, honey?" She asked as soon as we were outside the doors.

"I'm. . . trying to be okay." I told her as I walked slowly to the car.

I opened the door and climbed in.

"Aria," my mom started as she turned toward me in her seat, "why didn't you say anything?"

"Mom-"

"You're dad and I are here for you." She said trying to get through to me.

"I don't want to talk about this right now. Please, can we just go home?" I asked as a tear slipped down my cheek. It wasn't that I was trying to shut her out, I just didn't want to talk. I'd been talking for hours. I'd been explaining for hours. I needed some time to myself.

"I understand." She said turning in her seat, buckling her belt, and starting the car.

I leaned my head on my window and watched the town go past. I closed my eyes and tried to imagine my life now without A. It's harder to do than I thought. A has been there during all the stress that has happened. A caused most of it. I breathed a sigh of relief as we pulled into my driveway.

"Mom?" I said as we got out of the car. She looked toward me over the hood.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Thank you. For being you. I'm sorry that I've been hurting you lately. I really didn't mean to." I said, and I completly meant it. I started to walk to her.

"Oh, Aria," She said hugging me. "Look at me." I looked into her eyes and saw how much she cared. "I knew something wasn't right with you. I knew something was going on. You are not to blame for any of this. Stress can make a person do a lot of crazy things, and you were under a lot of stress. I understand that."

I nodded and started crying. It felt so good to be honest with her after so long. I missed honesty.

"Now come on." She said leading me to the door. "Let's get you changed and into bed. You had a long day." She said

She was wrong though. I mean, sure, I had a long day, but I've had a long few months. Nothing has gone right. Today was the first day that I felt things finally would.

I got changed and crawled into bed. I pulled my covers over me and felt my muscles relax. I felt calmer and safer than I had in months. I couldn't wait for my new life to start. I fell asleep within five minutes. I was exhausted.

A/N So please review and tell me what you think of it! If I continue, I think I'm going to bring Jaria in because I loved him with Aria! So much! Tell me what you think! :D