Still a lot of silent reader… Well, I hope this will change as the story goes on…

Aria's POV

I arrived home later than usual, heard my father asking me how was my day, I said "fine" as I run up the stairs, and closed my door. My father could be overprotective, but he knew when he needed to back off to avoid arguing with me, so no one called me for dinner, or came to wish me goodnight.

I just sat on my bed with my hear phones, and my mp3 playing sad songs on a loop. I took my diary and looked at the empty page, not knowing where to start. Then I started to read what I wrote, during the good times, the best time of my life. And started crying again. I felt that was the only thing I could do, cry and cry... But I never felt better anyway.

At some point I felt asleep, cause I woke up wearing the same clothes I worn yesterday. I felt so tired... Thought a shower might help, but it didn't, just in the outside, but inside I felt so broken...

I forced myself to go downstairs and have breakfast. But as I entered the kitchen my father raised his eyes from the newspaper, and I knew it, he wasn't dropping my last night entrance.

"Are you ok Aria?", I took a mug and fill it with black coffe, I was going to need my last amount of strength today. "Yep..."

"Honey, I heard Ezra took the job..." – I tensed as I heard his name- "I think that means that you two..." I kept looking through the window, not turning back to face him. He got the message, cause he stood up and left without saying anything else.

I refused to say it out loud. Still now, a couple of days passed and I couldn't say that we were over. I drunk my coffe and refill the mug again.

My father drop us at school, Mike run to the main entrance, as I stood there, frozen. I saw Hanna and Emily walking towards me; I pretended I haven't seen them and walked in the opposite direction. It was impossible to avoid everyone. I was sure Hanna, Emily and Spencer would corner me at some point. And my mom sure wanted to have a conversation with me too.

I felt trapped, and felt the same urge to escape that I felt yesterday. So I waited till every student was inside the building and the first bell rang, to walk away from school. I didn't want to go home so I started walking around Rosewood.

After a while I stood in front of apartment 3B. It wasn't my intention to go there, but it was like my body knew this place was the only place I felt safe. Ezra should be at school right now, so I took his hidden key, remembering second after that I still had a copy, and got inside.

Everything was at the same exact place as I remembered. That familiar smell was so comforting... for the first time in days I was in a place I never wanted to leave.

I sat on the couch and hit play to the DVD, to find out last night he was watching Woman of the year again. I let the movie play, as I laid down on the couch, feeling better and enjoying it.

Ezra's POV

I walked to my room hoping to see her, since class was the only place I could at least look at her. But my heart drop again, she wasn't there.

I asked if anyone knew where Miss Montgomery was, but no one answered.

As all the students were leaving, I asked Spencer to stay for a minute. "Do you know why Aria didn't attended to class today?", she doubted for a second before answering "Emm.. She wasn't feeling ok, and she stayed home". She was obviously lying "So, if I ask Ella I would get the same version then...", she looked down "I don't know, ok? She skipped school yesterday as your class ended, and didn't come today either. I don't know why...", I nodded " I do, well, we both know why".

I had a free period so I got into my car, and drove toward the Montgomery's, I wasn't thinking straight, but I couldn't let her throw her future down the sink, it was her senior year, and he grades were excellent, but a couple of days more and she would end up suspended.

I approached to the front door, and knocked hard, no one answered. I walked around the house peeking trough the windows, but it was empty. Where was she?

I had to come back to school for my next class, but I couldn't stop thinking about her. So after my second period I texted her, I knew she wouldn't answer, but still I wanted her to know that I was still here for her "Aria, where are you? Please don't do this... Call me- E".

As I expected, she never texted me back. I arrived home, more tired than ever. I left my bag on the floor and went to the kitchen to serve me a really needed glass of scotch. I leaned over the counter and I felt something was different. I couldn't find out what I was, but then I saw the cushion on the floor next to the couch. I grab it to pull it back in place, and I felt her scent. I shook my head, not even two sips and I was already hallucinating.

I sat on the couch, and I could swear it smelled just like Aria. I hit the play button on my DVD to continue the movie from where I left it, but it was almost at the end, and I remember no seeing more than 20 minutes yesterday. I stopped the movie, and played the stereo, B-26? I didn't remember that cd was on it. I walked to my bed and smell the cushions, and again hers scent was there too. Then I checked the bathroom, and the toilet seat was down.

Suddenly it hit me: Aria has been staying at my place. It sounded crazy, since she wouldn't even text me, but she still had a copy of the key, and knew where I hide another one.