1. Dark
Aria dropped the keys in her right hand into her handbag while her left hand held an iPhone. She tried to open the door to her apartment once again, making sure it was locked and finally walked towards the elevator.
Although the walk wasn't long, a million thoughts went through her head. She was worried about bumping into people she knew back in high school. What would they think when they know her current 'situation?' Aria had been a single parent for three years and now had just started college in Hollis. She had applied to NYU three-almost four years ago and was accepted. But that was before she knew that she was going to have a child of her own. She couldn't stand the idea of killing an innocent child so she kept it. Of course having to take care of a baby, she couldn't take classes. So she declined the offer to be a student there and just stayed with Spencer in her loft in New York. Telling her parents weren't so much of a problem. They weren't even as mad as she thought they would be when she told them who the father was. The father. Telling the father was another story. Suddenly the device in her hand rang and she quickly picked up when she saw that it was her mother, Ella.
"Aria, are you on your way here yet? I have to get to my doctor's appointment in 45 minutes! I can't possibly leave Abigail alone," Ella was the only one who called Abby by her complete first name.
"I'll be there in 20 minutes," Aria into her iPhone as she glanced at her watch.
"Alright, don't be late. Love you," without waiting for an answer, Ella hung up. It wasn't that she was mad at Aria. It was just a habit. Everyone commented on how it was rude of Ella when they first noticed it, but she didn't do it on purpose and everyone knew by now.
She slipped the handy gadget into the pocket in her vintage mini dress and pressed the down button of the elevator, which instantly opened with a ding. She walked in and got a glance of a guy who stood at the back corner, but couldn't really see his face because he stood in a dark spot. Aria was about to press the button with an L carved on it when she realized that its light was already on, and figured that the guy behind her had beat her to it before she came in.
Ezra watched the woman in front of him tap her heels on the ceramic beneath them. The clean black ceramic floor was probably the only thing from this century that was a part of the elevator. He observed her long black loose curls that cascaded down her back and the leather jacket that hugged her body perfectly over a white vintage dress. Ezra couldn't help but stare. He watched her glance at her watch a couple of times until her phone suddenly rang.
"Hey Spence," Aria's voice filled the room and Ezra immediately recognized it. His heartbeat sped up and he became alert. At first he thought it was the voice of someone he knew, but realized that he was probably just hallucinating. The girl he was thinking of was a thousand miles away, probably drinking a cup of nonfat latte while shopping in SoHo. But then she spoke again.
"No, I'm on my way to Ella's right now," Aria replied Spencer's question of whether or not Aria needed help picking up her three year old daughter.
"Aria?" Ezra involuntary said his thoughts out loud and immediately regretted it, because the woman in front of him couldn't be his ex-girlfriend. But he was wrong.
Aria whipped around to the sound of her name and her jaw dropped when she came face to face to the last person she wanted to see. Ezra went pale and couldn't seem to form any words.
"Ezra…" Aria whispered mostly to herself, not believing that this was actually happening. And then everything went dark.
Hi, this is my first ever fanfic so please review! I accept critiques too! :D
