So, as promised, here is the Ezria story I have been working on. I really hope you enjoy it. I had a lot of fun writing this first chapter and I am already starting the next chapter. I am super excited to write this story so I really hope you all enjoy it! (:
Aria Montgomery was accustomed to the life of the party. When you grew up in a household that threw a big party every weekend, you got used to it after about the third one. She wasn't one who particularly enjoyed the events, but her father was the richest man in Rosewood and her and Mike, her little brother, were his most prized possessions along with his wife Ella of course. She was tired of always having to show her face at every event her father hosted. She never had time to herself. Her schedule consisted of school all week, along with piano and art lessons thrown in throughout the week and then she had parties on Saturdays and it was church on Sunday and repeat. She had no time and that was something she really wanted to herself. She used to paint for her own enjoyment, but now it was something she couldn't even enjoy. She used to have a love for writing, but her busy schedule that she hated so much left her no time for doing what she truly enjoyed.
It was currently a Saturday morning. She was woken up at 7am on the dot, told to get up and start getting ready to go out to get her hair and makeup done and to buy a new dress for the charity event her father was hosting that night. At 8am, Aria made her way downstairs and was greeted by her mother in the foyer, impatiently waiting on her daughter.
"I like this one," said Aria as she held up a white dress adorned with pink roses. It was two hours into the shopping trip and their hair and makeup appointments were in a little over an hour at 11am.
"Choose something else. I don't like that one," snapped Ella.
Ella Montgomery was a woman who loved her kids and took pride in how they looked, and if she didn't like something, she was very well going to tell them. She was picky to say the least. She knew Aria was different, but she couldn't let her freely express herself because it would make the family look weird, so she made both Aria and Mike a schedule and made them disciplined.
"Mom, I'm sick and tired of not getting to choose something I like or want to wear. I don't see anything wrong with this dress. I really like it and it is the only thing I see that I honestly like. Can I please have my way this one time?" pleaded Aria.
Ella gave her a disapproving look before finally nodding her head in agreement to let her have it.. "Only this one time though, Aria. You know how your dad is when I let you do things he doesn't approve of. I will say I picked out this dress so he doesn't get angry at you, okay?" Said Ella.
"Thank you mom. I love you," answered Aria and she walked over and embraced her mother in a hug. Even though Ella was strict, she was lenient at times, and those times were a little more often than Byron was aware of. She had let Aria skip practices more often than not, but he would never know that. For all he knew, Aria and Mike had been to every practice they had scheduled. They only ever missed school or anything else when they were sick and his definition of sick is the flu or anything of the kind. If you aren't puking or running a fever, you are going to school and are going to participate in whatever it was he wanted you to take part in. He was a parent you never said no to.
Three hours later, both Aria and Ella had finished having their hair and makeup completed and they went out to lunch together. Afterwards, they headed home and Ella started ordering the maids around, telling them what to place where and when it better be done. Night rolled around and it was nearing 7, and guest usually began to arrive at that time. Aria had the honour of walking around and speaking to the guest when they first arrived, and once she had spoken to at least everyone once, she quietly slipped out into the night.
She was hoping no one would miss her presence, she didn't think anyone would but she never knew. She just wanted some fresh air and to go exploring into the woods out in the back of their house. She used to go there when she was little, but as soon as her dad found out he banned her from ever going back again. Therefore her only time to ever slip out of the house and have time to herself, she would often come here with a journal in hand if she had brought one with her and would sit deep in the woods propped up against the wide trunk of a tree and write. Tonight though, she didn't have her journal, just her cell phone. She started around to the back of her house and slipped into the woods, finding the trail that wasn't as visible anymore. She walked for ten minutes until she came upon the tree she always sat under. Walking over to it, she sat down on the ground and relaxed, letting her eyes drift shut. She noticed a couple minutes later that the sun that was streaming down moments earlier was no longer there so she opened her eyes and gasped.
"Wh-who are y-you?" she asked, voice quivering.
The man who stood before her was quite tall, and he had curly brown hair and the most piercing, crystal blue eyes she had ever seen in her life; he was absolutely handsome. "I'm Ezra Fitz. I live back here." His voice was smooth and she became even more attracted to him than she already was.
"No one lives back here," Aria said skeptically.
He laughed then. His laugh was even charming. "I live in a tent. I'm actually...homeless," he said, unsure of how she would react.
Aria still sat on the ground, looking up at Ezra curiously now. How could this man be homeless? He was too groomed to be homeless, and he didn't hold that stench that most homeless people do. "You can't be homeless," she finally spoke.
"Recently became homeless actually. My mother decided to waste away our families money, right in the middle of me getting my teaching degree. She still has money of course, but my family cut all ties with me as soon as I announced I was going into teaching. It's a long story," said Ezra.
"That doesn't sound too good. You don't have any friends you can stay with?" she asked. She was curious about Ezra and she wanted to know about him.
"My friends are all in the city with families of their own. They don't particularly want me living with them. I will survive on my own out here until I can get a job somewhere. It seems as if no one is hiring around here in this town. I suppose I could manage to get a job at the Montgomery's or something for the landscaping.I'm sure they could afford to pay one more person," said Ezra with a sarcastic tone. The only thing he didn't know was that he was talking to a Montgomery herself. "So what is your name?" he asked.
"Aria. Aria Montgomery," she answered.
The shock in Ezra's eyes made her giggle. He began to apologize profusely, to which she laughed even harder. "I'm so sorry! Please forgive me for speaking about your family in that way," he babbled.
"You're perfectly okay. It's not like the entire town doesn't talk about us behind our backs. I hate it sometimes; how much money we have. I can't freely be myself It's all rules and guidelines. It's ridiculous. I just want to be myself, you know?" she told him.
Ezra sat down on the ground in front of her. and crossed his legs in front of him. "Why don't you try and tell them how you feel?" he asked her.
"It doesn't work like that," she retorted. "It's either you do as told or get yelled at and grounded. I can tell you one thing though, as soon as I turn 18 I am out of that house. My dad is giving me a monthly allowance once of three thousand by that time so I will have enough money to live wherever I want. Only four more months and I will be gone," she said with a small smile.
"Where do you plan on going?" he asked.
Aria sighed. "I really want to go to New York for college. I want to major in English, write a book, hopefully get it published," she told Ezra.
"That sounds like a wonderful plan. Are your parents supportive of what you want to do?" he asked.
Aria laughed a little. "Faaaar from it," she replied. "They want me to become a lawyer or some shit. I don't want to do that. I have no interest in law. They already have me doing things I used to love doing but now have no joy while doing them. They've sorta ruined everything I have ever loved except for my passion for writing. They don't know I write though, so that is how that little piece of joy hasn't been destroyed."
Ezra looked at Aria for a moment before speaking. "You know, if you ever want to escape, I'm right back there," he said while pointing his finger in the direction where his tent was. Although the tent wasn't visible, Aria was sure she would be able to find it without any problems.
"Thank you for the offer Ezra. I will probably more than likely take you up on it before the following week is over." she responded. She pulled out her phone and looked at the time. "Crap! I really need to get back to the party. It's getting late and my parents will start to miss me. I'm sorry. I will see you before Friday, I promise," she said.
Ezra stood up and offered her his hand. She took it and smiled at him. "I will be waiting for you Aria," he said politely. She gave him one last smile before walking off in the direction of her house. Ten minutes later she was back at her front door and she snuck back inside, no one noticing her.
That night Aria Montgomery went to bed with a smile on her face. She had made a new friend and she couldn't believe he was homeless. She wanted nothing more than for him to have a home to stay in. That night she made a promise to herself to get him a job at her home so he would have a place to stay after his first day. She wouldn't let him live in the woods. She also promised herself that night that as soon as she turned 18, Ezra was moving to New York with her and they would share an apartment. She wasn't going to take no for an answer.
Aria couldn't wait until she got to see Ezra Fitz next.
So, this was the first chapter of this story! I hope you all like it! It's different and I wanted to make it different. I really hope you guys enjoyed it!
Please review and let me know what you think! (:
