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Author's note: Thanks for reviews! To answer a question, the rest of the girls are off living their own lives, they lost touch a little. Plus, Aria's parents didn't tell anyone about the accident.

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A few weeks had gone by since Ezra visited the Montgomery's house. Ezra had called Aria every day, but it always went straight to voicemail and she never returned his calls. Ezra had given up all hope of ever winning Aria back, she clearly didn't want anything to do with him anymore. Ezra's days consisted out of waking up, taking a shower, eating last night's leftovers for breakfast, teach at Hollis, going home, ordering take-out , eating while grading papers and then going to sleep to do it all again the next day. He was a wreck, his heart felt like it was being crushed by the weight of the world. It wasn't fair what she did to him, how she lied to him like that, or in this case: make her parents lie for her.

In the few weeks that had gone by, Aria didn't have an easy time either. She had learned that her friend Alison had been murdered after that night in the barn, that her father had had an affair and worst of all… her brother was dead. At first she was very sad that she couldn't remember anything, but after hearing all the bad stuff, she was kind of glad she couldn't remember it. She wished her parents had never told her about some of those bad things, but her parents had told her they just wanted to be honest with her.

The day when she got home from the hospital a few weeks ago, she had gone up to her room, hoping her personal things would trigger her memory. But after seeing her room and how empty it was, she found out that all of her personal things were burned after her car had caught fire. That was the first of many bad news she was going to get. She was worrying so much, she had given herself a head ache, so she decided to get some rest. When it was time for dinner, Aria wondered where Mike was and asked her parents why she hadn't seen him yet. It was then that Aria was told that her brother had died. Apparently, when Aria was eighteen, Mike had gotten very sick very fast. There wasn't anything the doctors could do about it, so not too long after that, Mike passed away. Aria was absolutely devastated by this news, life was so unfair. First taking Mike away from her, then taking away her memory,…

Every time her parents told her, "We have to tell you something", Aria's stomach clenched in fear. Because every time they used that sentence, it meant bad news. It also made Aria wonder whether anything good had happened during those years, because all she heard were bad things. So maybe it was a good thing she didn't remember anything? And she sure as hell wasn't going to force herself into remembering, if it meant getting bad memories back.

Back at his apartment Ezra had the day off, which meant sitting in his pajamas all day grading papers and wallowing in self-pity. He went to the computer to check his email. He had gotten a couple of emails, but none that really mattered, because none were from Aria. Then all of a sudden, another email caught his eye. It was an email from the bookstore telling him the book he had ordered had come in. Ezra decided that maybe a trip to the bookstore would be a good idea, it used to always make him feel better, maybe it would do the same now. He got dressed and then left for the bookstore.

Back at the Montgomery's house, Aria was bored out of her mind. Okay, she was suffering from memory loss, but she had no idea why her parents needed to keep her in the house 24/7. Not to mention, she didn't have a cell phone, or a laptop. The only thing she could do all day was read the handful of books she had in her room, which she each had read about ten times by now, or go downstairs to watch TV. She wanted to call her friends, but her parents told her that after Alison was murdered they stopped being friends. She felt like a prisoner in her own house, with no friends whatsoever. She went downstairs to talk to her mother, she was in the kitchen making lunch. Aria plopped down on a chair at the kitchen table and let out a huge sigh. Ella heard her daughters' sigh and asked, "What's wrong honey?". Aria looked at her mom with a slight pout and responded, "Well… I'm bored. And I feel like a total prisoner". Ella had a shocked expression on her face when Aria said she felt like a prisoner.

Ella stopped what she was doing and took a seat next to her daughter and said, "I'm sorry you feel that way, Aria. But it's only been a couple of weeks since your accident. You need to rest". Aria was clearly annoyed at this and replied, "I've been resting for weeks. I'm all rested out. And maybe the resting part wouldn't be so bad if I actually had something to do while resting. All my stuff burned in that car fire, so maybe I should go shopping to replace it? I mean, resting would be a lot more fun if I had a laptop, or at least some new books to read". Ella didn't really know what to do or say here. Byron was at work right now and he was usually the one telling Aria why she couldn't do certain things. And Byron would never agree with Aria getting a laptop, that would mean she had access to the internet, her email, and ultimately Ezra. But since Byron wasn't here, she would just have to come up with something herself. Ella saw the pleading look in her daughter's eyes and said, "Fine. We'll go shopping. But we're not getting you a laptop, it's too expensive. But, I guess it wouldn't hurt if we went to the bookstore and got you some new books to read". Aria's face brightened and she gave her mother a big hug and said, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!". After they had lunch, Aria and Ella left to go to the bookstore.

At the bookstore, Ezra walked up to the counter and said, "Excuse me, my name's Ezra Fitz. I got an email that the book I ordered was in". The guy at the counter searched the books on the shelves behind him, took one out, handed it over to Ezra, and said, "Here you go. Will that be all?". Ezra looked into the store and replied, "No, I think I'll browse some more first", and he walked further into the store.

Aria and Ella walked into the bookstore. Aria looked around her, feeling right at home. Ella was checking out the books that were on sale at the front of the store, when Aria wandered off, going further into the store. She was at the end of the isle she was browsing, when she turned the corner and bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry", both Aria and the other person said at the same time. Aria looked up into the eyes of the man in front of her, he was cute. Aria smiled and said, "It's okay", and continued her way onto the next isle.

Ezra was walking down his isle, with his head tilted so he could read the book titles as he went along. When he turned the corner, he bumped into someone. He apologized to the person in front of him. But when he looked up, he realized he was face to face with Aria. He was so happy to see her, he smiled and just as he was about to speak, he heard Aria say it was okay and she walked away. Ezra was upset and confused at the same time. He turned around and said, "Oh, so you're just going to pretend you don't know me at all then!".

Aria turned around to see that the man, whom she had just bumped in to, was talking to her. She took a good hard look at him and remembered him, "Right….I remember you. I bumped into you once before, at Hollis College. I was visiting my dad, he used to be a professor there. Were you one of his students?". Ezra stood there confused with his mouth open, what was she saying? Ezra snapped out of it and said, "Excuse me, what! Aria, what's happening here?".

"You know my name, so I know you?", Aria asked herself and him out loud. Ezra shook his head in disbelief and confusion and said, "Aria, of course I know you. What are you talking about? Is everything all right with you?". Aria looked Ezra up and down, trying to remember him, but she ended up shaking her head in disappointment. "I'm sorry. I… don't remember you. Or anything else that has happened during the last seven years of my life, really. I was in a car accident a few weeks ago and I hit my head pretty hard, that's why I'm now suffering from memory loss. So I'm really sorry if I upset you, but I really can't help it". Ezra's eyes widened as she told him this, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. Why was he not informed about this? Ezra, who clearly looked shocked, said, "Oh my god, Aria…Are you okay!", and then proceeded to hug her tightly.

Aria stiffened at his touch. Why was this stranger hugging her like this? Sure, he probably knew her, but this hug was a bit more "intimate" than she liked. Ezra noticed that Aria didn't really care for him hugging her so he let go and said, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. It's just that… we know each other, very well actually. It's me… Ezra?". Ezra looked into her eyes, really staring into them, hoping she would remember him. Aria stared back into Ezra's eyes, but she didn't remember him at all. Aria sadly shook her head. Ezra nodded understandingly, placed his hand on her shoulder and said, "It's okay. How about we go get a cup of coffee and then I can tell you all about us?". Before Aria could respond to his question, Ella found Aria and saw who she was with. Ella panicked and grabbed Aria by the arm, quickly dragging her out of the store.

Outside of the store, Ella was walking to the car, still dragging Aria by the arm. Aria suddenly stopped, claimed back her arm and said, "What is going on here! Why did you drag me out of the store all of a sudden!". Ella turned to Aria and said, "I'll explain it once we're in the car. But right now, we really need to go". Aria looked at her mother questionably, but she did what she was told and they continued their way to the car.

Inside the bookstore, Ezra was still standing in the same spot he was just a few minutes ago, staring at the door. He was unable to move or say anything because of everything that had just happened. Then it suddenly hit him that he coudn't lose her again, so he snapped out of it and ran outside after her. When Ezra was outside he looked around trying to locate her, but he couldn't find her. Aria was already gone.

After driving in silence for about five minutes, Aria looked at her mother and said, "So? Explanation please?". Ella sighed and looked at her daughter, "Fine. I'll explain. The man you were just talking to? Well, you know him. Very well, actually. When you were sixteen, he was your English teacher, and you really looked up to him. He knew that, and he took advantage of that. This one day, he had asked you to stay late after school to discuss something, but he made an inappropriate pass at you. You left immediately and came straight home and told us. He was fired the next day because of it". Aria sat there, with her mouth open in shock. The cute guy she had just met was actually… Ewww, and he had just hugged her. Ella looked at her daughter and saw the disgusted look on her face. Ella said, "I'm sorry we didn't tell you this before. We thought we wouldn't have to, because we didn't think you'd ever see him again. It's our job as parents to protect you from guys like that, he will never hurt you again. So if you ever see him again, just stay away from him, he's… not who he seems". Aria turned to her mother, nodded and said, "Of course". Aria turned her head to stare out the window, thinking, "The bad news just keeps on coming".

Ezra had gone home after his run-in at the bookstore, because he needed some time to think. After hours of thinking and looking at this from every possible angle, he realized there was only one explanation: her parents had brainwashed her. "I can't believe they would do something like this!", Ezra said angrily and picked up a book to throw it to the other side of his apartment. Ezra got his car keys and drove over to the Montgomery's house. There was no way they would be getting away with this, Aria and him were in love and nobody was going to get in between them.

When Ella and Aria got home, Aria went to her room to get some rest, she wasn't feeling too well. When Byron got home from work a couple of hours later, Ella took him aside to talk about what had happened earlier. Ella looked at Byron with a very serious but worried face and said, "Something happened today, and I don't think you're going to like it. Aria was begging me to take her shopping, to buy some new books to read, she said she felt like a prisoner. I didn't think there would be anything wrong with that, but…while we were there…she bumped into Ezra". Byron's face looked panicky and mad at the same time and said, "WHAT! How could you do something like that? Where's Aria right now? Did she remember? Did she go with him? What did Ezra do?". Ella placed her hand on Byron's shoulder and said, "Calm down Byron! Aria's upstairs sleeping. I dealt with it". Byron looked at his wife with a confused look and said, "How?". Ella replied, "I got her out of the store as soon as I saw them together. Then, when we were driving home I told her that she knew him from when he was her teacher. And then I lied to her, saying that he tried to take advantage of her and tried making an inappropriate pass at her one day after school and he was fired because of it. I told her to never go near him again and she promised she wouldn't". Byron, seeming more at ease now, said, "Good. That's good. What about Ezra?". Ella didn't really know how to answer that question, what about Ezra? Ella looked worried again and said, "Honestly? I have no idea… I have no clue how long they were standing there talking to each other, or what they were talking about. But I assume he knows something's wrong". Byron shook his head in disappointment and said, "You shouldn't have taken her. This could ruin our entire plan! You just know he's going to show up at our door". Ella sighed and said, "We don't know that, okay? But if he does, we will just deal with it then". Then Ella walked over to the kitchen to start on dinner.

A bit later Ella, Aria and Byron were having dinner, in silence. Aria looked from one parent to the other, she could sense something was wrong, they didn't even look at each other. Suddenly the doorbell rang and Ella and Byron looked at each other, both with a worried look on their face. Neither of them knew what was going to happen now, but they had a suspicion as to who was at their door. Byron got up from the table and said, "I'll get it". He walked over to the door, opened it, and his suspicion was confirmed. Ezra Fitz was standing there, right in front of him, seemingly angry.

When Ezra arrived at the Montgomery's house, he parked his car, walked over to the door and rang the doorbell. Not too long after that, the door opened and there was Byron, standing in front of him. Ezra had this whole speech prepared how he couldn't believe what they were doing to their daughter and how they wouldn't be able to get away with it. but before Ezra could even open his mouth, Byron said, "I had a feeling you were going to show up here. You need to leave, right now. You need to leave our daughter alone". Ezra took a step closer to Byron and said, "No. I will not".

Aria was still sitting at the kitchen table. She took a sip from her drink until she suddenly heard someone yell out her name. She recognized this voice from earlier. Aria got up from the table and headed for the door. Ella ran after her to stop her, but it was too late, she was already at the door.

Byron saw that Ezra was looking at something behind him. He turned around and saw that Aria was walking towards the door and said, "Aria, I think it's best you leave". Aria kept on walking, when she reached her dad she stopped and said, "I've got this". She turned to Ezra, who was standing there with a hopeful look on his face. Ezra said, "Aria… I'm so glad you came. Does this mean you remember me?". Aria looked at Ezra with a look he had never seen before, a look he couldn't describe, but it wasn't good. Aria said, "No, I don't. But I know what you did…Or at least what you tried to do. You need to leave me alone, right now. I don't want you anywhere near me, you disgust me". Then she turned around and headed up the stairs, leaving a very heartbroken Ezra at the door.

But Ezra wasn't going to go down without a fight, he loved this girl, he would make her see that. Ezra tried to run after Aria, but Byron stopped him. As Byron held him back, Ezra yelled, "Aria! I don't know what they told you, but don't believe it. It's not true. I love you. We've been in love for years. Please remember me?". As Aria heard the desperation in those final words she turned around to look at him, and she saw even more desperation in his eyes. Then she turned back around and headed to her room. As Ezra saw Aria leaving, he stopped trying to get past Byron and Byron took this as his chance to push Ezra out the door and close it.

Aria had just entered her room, kind of confused about what had just happened. Why would this guy go through all this trouble to come to her house? Especially if she was the reason he got fired? It didn't really matter though, this guy was definitely not mentally stable and clearly needed help for it.

As Ezra left the Montgomery's driveway he noticed that the light in Aria's room went on. He walked back and ran over to her window to see her window was half open. He went through his pocket trying to find a piece of paper he could use. After finding that, he took the pen that was in his breast pocket and wrote something onto the piece of paper. He crumpled the piece of paper together, threw it through her window and then he left.

Alright, that was chapter 3! Hope you liked it! So…. What do you think is on the piece of paper?
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