I didn't know what to do now, I had to tell Fitz that I let Aria die. Once again, a person that meant the world to be was dead. I'm going to end up killing everyone I love. I looked down at a picture dated November 21st, 2008. It was me, her, Seth and Julia. She had said Seth was coming back, that's why she needed to go but inside I knew it was still my fault that she wasn't here right now. I went from sad to angry in the matter of seconds I looked to the picture and pinned it on my wall with such force my lamp fell. I proceeded in this manner and threw my entire bedside table to the floor. I knocked everything off my dresser and started ripping the posters off my wall. I took the picture down and ripped off the side where Julia and Seth were and put it in my drawer. I looked up to see my mom eyeing everything on the floor, she picked up a cuff of mine that I had thrown off my dresser.
"That's Aria's! Don't touch it."
"Eli, maybe I should call Clare or something."
"Clare's was there, she knows how I get. She'd be stupid to come."
"Fine, did you at least tell her boyfriend." I put my hand on my neck and looked up at my mom.
"I was uhh going to go later."
"Go now, your father will drive you."
"Mom!"
"Go downstairs." I put my shoe's on and put Aria's cuff around my wrist and proceeded down the stairs. My dad grabbed his keys and looked at the blood that was now dripping from my hand. I honestly didn't even feel it until I looked down at it. I went to the bathroom and bandaged it up then made my way out the door.
"Where are we going?"
"Her boyfriend's house."
"Where is that?"
"Go straight, I'll tell you when to turn." We drove past houses and houses until we hit the corner of Henry.
"Dad, turn." Fitz's house was the 2nd on the right. I looked at it and heard my dad unlock the car.
"Do you want me to pick you up?"
"No, I'll probably want to walk." I got out of the car and walked towards Fitz's front door as my dad drove away. I rung the door bell twice and looked around. All the house looked the same except one that had a broken window. Fitz opened the door and looked at me up and down before saying anything.
"Sup?"
"We need to talk, it's about Aria." He invited me in and signaled me to the couch. I sat down and he sat in the chair across from me.
"What's up man?"
"Fitz, I don't know how to say this…"
"Don't make a fucking joke Eli."
"I'm not, she umm got hit my a truck. Last night after the show. Fitz, I'm sorry." He looked at me and then starting putting his hand in a fist. I thought he'd aim it towards me but he slammed it right through the glass coffee table that was between us. He took out his hands that now had parts of glass and blood peeking out of every angle. His mom walked in and looked and me then looked at Fitz.
"Mark Fitzgerald? What did you do!" He looked down at his hand and looked up at his mom.
"I think it speaks for itself." She glared at Fitz and continued.
"And what was you reason? I'd LOVE to hear it!"
"She's dead mom." His mom's face dropped into a look of concern. "But you should be happy mom! You never wanted us together! You never want me to happy! Well, she's dead, we're not together and I'm not happy." He walked out of the living room and she followed I took this as my que to let myself out. I walked out of Fitz house and just started crying. I looked at the ring on my thumb that Aria gave me at Julia's funeral. I didn't think about it at first but this would be my 2nd funeral in the matter of 2 years, most people have never even been to funeral. But my case was different, they were both the most important people in my life, they both died the same way… and now that I think about it, who's to say Julia didn't do it on purpose as well? What am I even thinking anymore? I looked up to the sky and then down to the floor trying to determine where she'd had been placed. I thought about everything she'd told me, everything she'd done. She was an amazing person. But she killed herself… So I looked down and placed my hand on Aria's cuff.
"You swore to me, you promised. I needed you." I expected to hear something but nothing happened. "You promised!" The words came out with tears and my voice broke. I wiped away my tears and walked home. I cried the entire time.
