It was Aria's graduation day, and Ezra couldn't be happier for her. She had worked hard for this, and she deserved it more than anyone.
He was going to school, for the graduation ceremony, to congratulate the girls. Ofcourse he was going for Aria, but it wasn't like he could show that. They were broken up, and he needed to give her space. But it killed him. This day was Always supposed to be a celebration day for them. For them this day was supposed to be the start of their new life.
But now it was a reminder that she was leaving. She was leaving Rosewood, she was leaving him. It hurt him to even think about, and it would hurt him to see her say goodbye to everyone. But he knew it would hurt her if he didn't show up, so he would just go. He would do it for her. There isn't anything he wouldn't do for her.
So, he got her some roses, put on a suit, and made his way to the school. He tried to go unnoticed, but soon there were a lot of his old students greeting him, some even talking to him. After he was done talking to all of his students, he made his way over to Byron and Ella, who he had sort of befriended again. He greeted them and catched up about everything.
Then, the graduation ceremony began and the students all entered the stage. Ezra couldn't help but stare, Aria looked amazing. She was smiling very brightly and she looked confident. He was so proud of her, even after all the -a drama she had managed to get here.
He saw her walk over to principle Hackett, and recieve her diploma. She looked happy.
A part of him was happy that she was happy, but a part of him wanted to be the reason for her happiness.
After the ceremony, she walked over to him and hugged him.
"Thank you for coming." she said
"Anything for you". he replied.
She smiled, she missed Ezra. She missed his jokes, his laugh, his smile, his body, his ability to Always say the right words. But he thought she would be better off without him, and at first she agreed. But after everything that happened, she just couldn't imagine her life without Ezra.
She Always thought he would be the one she would marry, that he would be the father of her children, that they would grow old together. To think about all of that not happening was too hard for her.
So she had decided to tell her how she felt, he needed to know she wanted to be with him.
But she wasn't going to that here, she would go over to his place that night. And then they could decide what to do together.
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Ezra heard a familiar knock on his door, at first he thought it was Aria. It wasn't like he got any other visitors. But it couldn't be her, she had a celebration today. She was going to really celebrate tomorrow, and he was invited. He opened the door to see Aria. He was surprised to see her, but he couldn't deny that he was happy to see her.
"Ezra, I need you to listen to me, Okay?" she asked.
he nodded in response. Wondering what she wanted to say, he hoped she was okay.
"Ezra, I can't go to college knowing that we are not together anymore. I love you, and I want to be with you. I know we agreed that I should be single in college, but that's not what I want. You know me Ezra, I don't get superdrunk at parties, just so I can hook up with random guys. That's not what I want. I want you." she said.
He couldn't really believe what was happening, he wanted nothing more than to get back together with her. But he still thought it would make her resent him later on.
"Aria, I love you too. But I want you to be absolutely sure. And right now you might think you're sure. But you are not in college yet." he said.
She looked at him very dissapointed. She had hoped he would want her back, and that they would live happily ever after. But apparently life isn't a fairytale.
"You know what, Why don't you go to college. And then after a few months if you still want to be with me, I'll be here. I'll wait for you, Aria." he said. And he meant it. He didn't want anybody else. She was it for him, so if he had to wait, he was fine with that.
"You know what, It's a deal." she smiled. There was hope.
