Chapter One: A's New Target

My name is Aria Montgomery and I'm seventeen years old. I am a student at Rosewood High, and I've been secretly dating my English teacher, Ezra Fitz for almost two years. The only people that know about us are my friends and they're pretty cool about it. I mean like who doesn't think he's good looking.

"Aria!" I heard my mom yell from the kitchen. I grabbed my school bag and walked out of my room. I walked into the kitchen where my mom, dad and little brother, Mike were rushing around. I quickly without bumping into anyone grabbed an apple from the fruit basket in the corner of the counter, then grabbed my keys off the key holder.

"See you guys later." I said running across the hall to get my short black leather jacket.

"I don't want to talk about it." My brother's voice shouted. I looked up and saw Mike storm over to the front door and leave slamming the door behind him.

"What was about?" I asked my mom looking toward her as she came into the hallway.

"Mike's failing all his classes." My mom told me, "I can't get him to us talk about it. Can you to talk to him?" She asked, hoping. I sighed heavily at my mom and nodded.

"I can try." I replied. My mom smiled at me as she said thank you. I nodded at her again, then left for school.

I pulled into the school parking lot and parked next to my friend, Hanna's car as she got out.

"Hey Hanna." I said as I got out my car closing the driver's door behind me. She smiled at me and said as we walked toward Rosewood High.

"Hi Aria. How you talked to Emily lately? Do you know how she dealing with the breakup? I haven't gotten a chance to talk to her."

"I haven't." I replied, then asked, "Do you even know why she and Paige broke up tho?"

"One letter: A." She simply answered, and My eyes looked over to Hanna in shock.

"A made them break up?" I questioned, "Why?" Hanna just shrugged at my question as she said.

"I don't know. Emily won't talk about that part."

"Maybe I can get through to her," I suggested, knowing how close Emily and I were.

"Good luck." Hanna chuckled, as we walked into school. Once we were in the building, Hanna and I split up to go to our lockers.

As I got to my locker, I heard my phone beep and took it out of my bag. I clicked a key on my phone and stared at the message.

Sucks being the only one with a secret boyfriend for two years. Be careful Aria or someone might tell. -A

I sighed closing my phone. I didn't want to deal with A's messages right now. Since they're probably the reason Emily and Paige broke up.

"Aria!" I heard Spencer call my name and quickly turned around to see her standing at her locker beside me.

"Oh. Hey." I replied, smiling at me.

"What's wrong?" She quickly said and my expression immediately changed. She knew something was up.

"Nothing." I lied, then asked, "Did you hear about Emily and Paige?"

"The whole school knows about it." Spencer answered, "But Paige isn't good for her like Maya was." She added, commenting.

"Spencer!" I said upset.

"Sorry." She replied shrugging, "I just really liked Maya. More than Paige" I gave Spencer a little nod and walked to Ezra's class. As I sat down next to Emily, my phone vibrated. I quickly took it out, hid it under my desk as I looked at the message.

First round was Emily. Next round is you. -A

"What?" I mouthed, then looked up seeing everyone looking at me.

"Mrs. Montgomery, is there a problem?" Ezra asked to me.

"No." I quickly answered shaking my head before stuffing my phone back into my bag. I sat in class quietly for the rest of the period.

The bell finally rang for class to be over and I quickly grabbed my things before heading to lunch to meet my best friends. I sat down beside Emily with Hanna and Spencer sitting on the opposite end.

"Did you get a text from A before English?" Emily asked after a little bit. I looked at her, then nodded, which made her then ask, "What did it say?"

Now Hanna and Spencer were staring at me. I looked between the three of them, then sighed, grabbing my bag and taking out my phone, but before I could open it, their phones beeped. We all looked at each other, then they pulled out their phone. Spencer read the text out loud.

Back off, bitches. This fish is mine. -A