I made my way to my seat as the whole class stared at me.

''Miss Montgomery?'' Ezra asked. ''I assume you're fine?'' he looked at me intently in the eye.

I nodded my head yes. ''Yes. I'm fine. Thank you, Mr. Fitz.''

He nodded as if to say you're welcome and continued on with his lesson.

''Okay class, get yourself into groups of four and talk about the biography of Nathaniel Hawthorne I'm about to give you. Discuss relativity to the book, and so on.''

I immediately looked at Spencer and Emily and they came over towards my desk. We needed another person though. We were used to having Hanna here with us. She was fine, but the doctors were worried about internal bleeding so she is going to be in the hospital for another week or two.

Marcus Todd came over. He was a junior, like us. He had shaggy blonde curly hair, tan skin, dimples and a slight gap between his front teeth.

''Hey guys. Do you mind if I join your group?''

We all shook our heads as if to signal that it was okay for him to be in our group.

''Okay sweet! Thanks!''

We all pulled four desks together, and mine was coincidentally beside Marcus's.

''So, Aria. Intense scene you had a minute ago. You okay?'' he asked gently.

''Uh yeah I'm fine. I'm just a little overdramatic I suppose.''

''Well,'' he started to say as Mr. Fitz walked over to observe our working ethics. ''I'm always up for a cup of coffee if you ever need someone to talk too, or just have someone to be there for you. Ya know?''

''Marcus. Please don't try attempt to make a love life for yourself during my English class. Save it for after school.'' Ezra said firmly with jealousy in his voice. Jealousy that only I could recognize.

''Sorry, Mr. Fitz.'' Marcus stated as he looked at me smiling.

I didn't smile back, but I looked up at Ezra and saw that he was looking back at me as well.

I gave a half apologetic smile and then looked back down at my desk. He handed me the biography and I swear my whole body was electrified when our fingers accidentally touched. We lingered there for a minute, but then, sadly, he walked on.

''Uh, thanks Marcus. That's really nice of you to say.'' I said awkwardly.

''Thanks but no thanks, right Aria? Sorry Marcus. She's dating the guy who walked her in here, Noel.'' Spencer said forcefully, hinting at Marcus to leave me alone.

''Oh.'' he said with disappointment.

''Um, actually Spencer, I can speak for myself. And I'm not dating Noel, I broke up with him yesterday. It just…wasn't working out.'' I said with a crack in my voice at the end.

''What? Wait, Aria why didn't you tell us? Why did you break up with him?'' Emily asked with concern in her voice.

''It's not a big deal guys, it just wasn't working out. Noel and I are just meant to be friends.'' I said firmly.

Suddenly I heard the vibration of phones. Emily and Spencer checked to make sure Mr. Fitz wasn't looking and took their phones out of their pockets. They had a look of both shock and confusion on their faces as they read the text.

''Who is the text from?'' I asked curiously. ''Is it from A?''

Spencer nodded and handed her phone to me.

''Oh girls, you can't honestly think that Aria broke up with Noel for no reason! She obviously has another man in her life (keyword man). She's been keeping it from you for quite a while now. Think hard, ladies! He's closer than you think. XO - A.''

After I read the text, I looked up to see Emily and Spencer looking at me, ready to interrogate.