Hey Guys! This is my first story (so I'm super psyched) – I own none of the characters (very sadly) but still….
This is an original story line – but I'm kind of using a mixture of other people's ideas (so credits for some of this to them). ENJOY! (And please fav and review!)
I felt dazed. I couldn't get around what had just happened. My body was stiff and painful – I could barely move. I dragged myself to my bed. And then passed out.
"Hey Aria!" Hanna calls to me.
"Oh… Hey Han" I reply jumping.
"You Ok?" She asks sounding concerned.
"No – yeah – I'm fine" I lie.
"You want to go to Spencer's tonight? We're having a girl's night?"
"Sorry Hanna – I need to go home after school."
"Why?" She asks curiously. I try and think of a lie as quickly as possible.
"My dad grounded me."
"For what?" She doesn't believe me.
"Stuff Hana! Just leave me alone!" I say storming off. I'm not watching where I'm going and I bump into someone. Ezra.
"I'm so sorry Aria!" He says helping me up. I try and walk straight past him but he gently grabs my shoulder.
"Aria – what's wrong?"
"N-n-nothing" I stammer out. I try and walk away but the corridor is completely empty and Ezra drags me into his classroom and locks the door.
"Ezra!" He ignores me.
"What's going on Aria? You've been acting so different recently! You ignore me whenever I try and talk to you, you never hand in homework, you're always late for class or you fall asleep in class!"
"Nothing's going on! Why can't everyone just leave me alone?!" I say through ears. Ezra sighs gently and walks towards me. I flinch backwards and he backs off.
"Aria? Are you hurt? Did someone hurt you?" He asks softly. I shake my head frantically. He carefully walks towards me again and hugs me against his chest.
"Ssh Aria" He says trying to calm me down.
"Why are you back late?" My father demands.
"I-I-I had a detention." I reply quietly.
"Why? What did you do?" he says standing up and walking towards me.
"Nothing – Honest!"
"Liar!" He says pinning me against the wall. "You don't get detentions for nothing!" He says and he continuously hits me.
My phone buzzes. It's from Ezra.
Come to mine?
Soz can't
Aria?!
I don't reply. Instead, I head over to the bathroom.
None of this wouldn't have happened if I wasn't around. Mum wouldn't have gone. Mike wouldn't have left dad. Why didn't I tell mum before Iceland? If I had then nothing would have happened this bad!
I can see the blood beginning to appear and I breathe.
I have English. I'm running late. I forgot to set my alarm clock and then I had to make dad's breakfast. Ezra looks slightly mad as I walk into class fifteen minutes late.
"Miss Montgomery – detention after school" He says. I roll my eyes and then head to my desk. The lesson goes by too slowly. As does Maths, science and history. Finally it's lunch and I head over to the library. Well – at least I try.
"Aria?" It's Emily.
"Hey"
"Are you coming to lunch?"
"Sorry" I say apologetically. "I'm feeling kind of ill so I thought I'd just go to the library." I try and work out Emily's reaction to my lie. Confused, angry, sad.
"I'll see you later then" She says and she walks off.
Ezra's classroom is deserted by the time I get there.
"You're coming with me." He says pulling on my sleeve.
"Ezra!" I'm scared. He just ignores me and decides to frog-march me to the car park instead. There are no teachers or students around. We get to his car.
"Get in Aria" He says sternly.
"Ezra?!" I'm terrified. He just rolls his eyes and opens the car door and sits me down. He begins driving.
"Ezra? Where are you taking me?!" His hands are clenched around the steering wheel and I can tell he's very tense.
"Ezra?"
"Be quiet Aria!" and he continues driving