N/A: This is my 2nd Chapter, and special thanks to SouthrnBelle.
"Hey Ezra," I called as I walked into his apartment. I still had my coffee in my hand, and had picked one up for him along the way. His coffee machine had been broken for days and his lack of coffee was making him a little cranky. I heard the shower running, so I walked over to his fridge to find a can of soda, a couple bottles of beer, and some left over lo mein we had 4 days ago. Nothing in his pantries either. I sighed and rolled my eyes, this was just like Ezra. I chuckled, and heard the door of the bathroom open. Ezra was wrapped in a towel, his perfect dark curls heavy with water.
I, as Ezra got dressed, began to question him about why he didn't have any food in his apartment. I handed him his coffee when he was finally in all his clothes, and when I handed it to him, he gave me a quick kiss, before slurping down that coffee like it was the first thing he had to drink in months. I studied him, his smiling blue eyes, dark hair, and perfect body. I couldn't see his intellectual brain, but I knew it was there. It was always there.
"Want a drive to school?" he asked me, pushing a strand of my hair behind my ear, nuzzling closer and closer. For a moment, our lips touched. Then he pulled away.
"I would love a drive to school," I said smiling.
"Hey Spencer," I called out as I saw her outside the school. She was talking to Toby, who when he saw me also waved, and then went into the school, chasing after somebody. I walked up to Spencer, making sure I didn't trip over my new studded pumps. We talked for about a minute before we were stopped by Hanna, the stench of alcohol rising off her.
"Han!" Spence said, criticizing her for the obvious hangover she was in.
"Not so loud," Hanna retorted, putting her hands over her ears.
"That is so wreckless, you can't afford to not be in control right now! You don't think maybe a teacher will smell you?" Spence said quieter than before, but more harshly. We could both see that Hanna was obviously in distress, but she wouldn't tell us about what. She had been like this for weeks, distant, and always, always drunk out of her mind. I think she had been staying with Caleb. If her mother ever smelled that vodka on her, she would be grounded till she was 40.
The school bell rang, and Spencer, reluctantly started to walk to class, she wasn't done chewing out Hanna yet. I had math first period, and Hanna was following behind me. She flinched every time a locker closed. She was growling like a dog. I thought it was actually pretty funny, but I don't think Hanna would have appreciated that. I heard her phone go off.
"A?" I asked her.
"No, Aria, it's my mother!" Hanna said aggravated.
"Geez, sorry," I said under my breath. I walked into the math room, to where some sub was filling in.
After school we all went to the brew, except for Hanna, who, no surprise there, was with Caleb. Spencer, Emily, and I all went over to our usual spot, and I went to order our stuff. Zach stood behind the counter.
"Hey Aria, what can I get you?" he asked me.
"3 medium coffees, a blueberry muffin, and," I paused. He was staring at me. Weirdly. I tried to ignore it, and even said the rest of my order, but kept getting distracted.
"Coming right up," Zach said.
I walked back over to our table, and handed the girls their stuff. Obviously I got it wrong because Spence and Em had to switch coffees.
"Did anybody else find it weird how Zach was looking at me?" I asked them.
"No," they both said at the same time, preoccupied with getting the right amount of sugar in their coffee.
"Oh, ok..."
N/A: Please R & R!
