chapter 3 - Awakening

I opened my eyes. Sunlight was hurting my eyes. My head was heavy and hurting badly. Suddenly I realized that if sunlight was hurting my eyes, I must be late for school! I tried to get up, but I couldn't. I realized that my hands and legs were tied. I wasn't in my bed. I looked up and saw CeCe Drake smiling.

"Aria! you woke up finally! I was waiting for you so long."

I tried to remember why I was here. I looked around and the walls were full of Ali's and our photos. I was in A's lair.

"Little sleepy, aren't we?" smirked CeCe.

I tried to struggle , but it was futile. I thought that CeCe must have kidnapped me. I had no memories me of what happened last night. I started to struggle even more. I wanted to get away from here.

"Untie me, CeCe! what do you want? What I have done to you! "

" You better keep quiet little liar. You and your friends are she devils. You with Alison ruined everything. Now don't put on that innocent face."

"I swear I never did anything to you. I tried to save you from falling in Ravenswood. how can you do this. Please, untie me."

"You know A. People who know A die. And what you did in Ravenswood doesn't matter. you were the one due to whom I was going to fall anyway. Only thing which is keeping me from killing you is Ezra. So you better behave. "

"Ezra...?"

At that point, I remembered everything which happened last night. He had knocked me unconscious in his room. He was A. I felt like all energy from me was drained off. I fell back on the bed, on the verge of crying.

"Oh Aria. you're too gullible. You thought he couldn't do it, didn't you? Let's face the reality, he is the one who tied you."

CeCe continued to smile at me bitterly. I was lost. I no longer had any reason to try and fight. What is the point to run from someone , if you are going to run for that someone ultimately. I knew I had nowhere to go. I wanted to be in comforting arms of Ezra, but those arms were no longer mine to claim. Defeated, I closed my eyes.

click. I heard door open and then close. There was sound of footsteps.

Then I heard a familiar voice, "Isn't she awake yet? I guess I used too much ether."

My eyes opened and I saw Ezra, love of life, in black hoodie talking to CeCe. I let out involuntary sob and he looked at me. Our eyes met. I saw a flicker of concern and love in his eyes. I felt like he still loved me. But as soon as I thought that, his eyes were again indifferent. He looked back again at CeCe and started talking as though I didn't exist.

I was deafeted. I was betrayed. I was lost.

I couldn't bear this reality. I was broken inside. Ropes tying me no longer hurt. I was already shattered to pieces that even ropes couldn't hold in place.

Thanks for reading! Please review. . I really want to know what you think of this story so far.

I know chapters are short, but I can't help it! I have already written 15 chapters.

In the next chapters find out - if that flicker of love in his eyes really meant anything? What is going to happen to Aria? What was CeCe doing with Ezra? Where is Ali?