A/N
Ugh, I hate turning in chapters as short as these to you guys, it's so embarrassing. I'm really sorry /: Forgive me. Not much happens here, but it is a bridge for our next chapter.
CHAPTER 2
Rosewood High was busy, as always, with frenetic students walking here and there all over the hallways. Aria walked side to side with Hanna, stopping by at Spencer's locker to meet her.
"Morning, Spence!" they exclaimed simultaneously.
"Hey, guys", she said, smiling.
"Oh, by the way, have you seen Emily? I kept calling her yesterday and she just wouldn't answer me", Hanna complained, clearly annoyed.
"She had to visit her grandma in Harrisburg, seems like she's been having a few health issues." Spencer informed as she closed her locker and pulled her books closer to her chest, its pages brushing against her ruffled shirt.
"Oh. Well, couldn't she at least have told me that?" They laughed at Hanna's hilarious ego and walked to their first period linking arms.
The four first periods passed quickly and they headed to the crowded cafeteria, where they took their usual chairs and sat down, settling their food trays on the table. Aria asked Spencer to use her cellphone so she could call Ezra.
"Ezra?"
"Hey baby!"
"Are you at work?"
"Yeah, but I'm just planning a lesson. I can talk." Aria could tell he was smiling.
"I haven't seen you since last Wednesday, things have been a little intense at home, and Mike's having some problems and stuff. So, do you wanna meet up?
"Of course, you can come over tonight..."
"Okay!" Aria grinned as she twirled a piece of her shiny brown hair on her index finger. "So I'll tell my parents I'll be spending the night at Hanna's."
"Alright, I'll order some food once I get home. What do you want today, Greek or Chinese?"
"Greek seems perfect. I mean, we always have Chinese anyways!" They both laughed.
"Okay, Aria, I'll see you later! I love you."
"I love you too, bye."
Aria hung up, gave the phone back to its owner and asked Hanna if she could be her alibi. The rest of the day passed even more quickly, and everybody went home. In the car, Aria told her mother that she needed to sleep over at Hanna's house that night because she had been kind of sad over a fight with Caleb. Of course Ella said yes, she knew how loyal and helpful her daughter was to her friends.
