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Chapter 20!

Ella looked between Aria's fading car and the three girls standing on her porch completely silent and looking like they were going to pass out.

"What just happened?" Emily whimpered.

"We have to follow her," Spencer practically demanded.

"And when we find her?" Hannah asked. Spencer sighed and looked down the street where Aria had just left. She had no idea what she would do once they found her and couldn't even imagine what she would say.

"I don't know," Spencer admitted. She pinched the bridge of her nose and shook her head.

"Maybe we'll think of something on the way?" Emily offered.

Spencer and Hannah nodded before each of them went to walk to their respective cars.

Ella stood there in shock as she watched Spencer, Emily, and Hannah get into their cars none of them acknowledging her. She immediately pulled out her phone and dialed Aria's number, frustrated when she didn't pick up. She didn't know what was up with Aria, but sent her a few stern messages telling her she needed to come home as soon as she got them.

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Aria breathed deeply as she continued to drive, cascades of tears pouring down her face. She wiped furiously at her cheeks, loud whimpers filling the car. She turned once she saw Ezra's apartment building and quickly parked. She ran up the stairs of his building and knocked feverishly once she got to his door.

Ezra opened it almost immediately, hearing the panicky quality of the knocks.

"Hey," he smiled once he saw who it was.

Aria pushed past him into his apartment another loud sob ripping through her chest.

"We have to go right now," Aria stressed. She walked into Ezra's bathroom grabbing the things she had left here for when she slept over.

"Aria calm down," Ezra said. "What are you talking about?"

"T-the girls k-know," she choked out as she starting taking her clothes from Ezra's closet.

Ezra inhaled sharply and ran a hand through his hair. "We can't just run away though."

Aria turned to look at Ezra, her make-up smudged and her eyes puffy, as she walked over to him.

"Please," she whispered.

"Aria," Ezra curled a piece of her hair behind her ear and looked down into her pained eyes.

"Please," she whispered again.

"How's this going to work?" Ezra pointed out.

"I don't know," Aria sighed looking down at the pair of pants she was holding. "But we can't be here while we try to figure it out."

Ezra gave her a soft smile before grabbing the pants Aria was holding and folding them over his arm. He walked over to his dresser pulling out a few of his clothes before reaching for a duffel bag under his bed.

"Thank you," Aria murmured.

"I love you," Ezra stated as he placed a gentle kiss on Aria's lips.

"Forever," Aria said linking their hands together.

"Forever," Ezra repeated before pressing a kiss to her forehead.

5 minutes and two duffel bags later, Aria and Ezra had packed a good amount of their clothes, some toiletries, and a few boxes of food. They figured they would just buy anything else that they would need.

"Ready," Ezra asked.

Aria nodded as Ezra threw the bags into his trunk before they each went to sit in their seats.

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"Isn't it a left?" Emily wondered.

"No, Ezra's apartment is definitely to the right," Spencer assured her.

"I thought it was straight?" Hannah added.

Spencer sighed, "We are never going to find it."

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Ezra placed his hand on Aria's thigh, rubbing circles along it with is thumb. Aria placed her hand on top of his wrapping her other one around his arm. She kissed his elbow before leaning her head against it. She was so happy when Ezra had bought this car because the console in the middle was really small and they could be so close when they were driving.

At about 6:00 p.m. they arrived in Philadelphia and decided to start looking for a hotel. Ezra had remembered one that he had previously stayed at and fortunately found it with little trouble. Ezra quickly parked the car and grabbed the bags, and he and Aria walked into the hotel.

Ezra booked a room for two nights and hoped that, that was enough time for them to figure out what they were going to do.

"This is nice," Aria said as she looked around the room.

"Only the best for you," Ezra explained. Aria smiled at him as Ezra enclosed her in his arms. He kissed the top of her head mumbling "I love you" into her hair.

"I'm gonna go brush my hair and teeth," Aria said into his chest.

Ezra nodded giving her a quick kiss on the lips before letting her go.

Aria walked to her duffel bag grabbing her brush, the toothbrush she kept at Ezra's, and the toothpaste they had brought. She walked into the bathroom and began brushing through her dark brown locks.

Aria huffed as she tried to work through a particularly hard knot. She winced as the brush pulled at her hair and began brushing harder as she got more frustrated. A pinching feeling in her head made her stop and put the brush down as she realized how carried away she had been getting. She felt her eyes well up with tears as she thought about what was happening. Her life was basically a huge knot. She couldn't think of any way she was going to get out of this. The girls probably wanted her gone forever after knowing that their year of terror was caused by her. Not to mention, the fact that she and Ezra could go to jail for some of the things they had done.

Ezra heard Aria put her brush down on the marble counter and figured she would be out soon. When she stayed in there for 10 more minutes he walked closer to the door when he heard her crying.

"Aria," he called out. When she didn't respond he knocked on the door opening it slightly. He saw her sitting on the floor, her back leaning against the tub and her head buried in her knees which were pulled close to her body.

"Aria," Ezra cooed as he went to sit next to her. Aria lifted her head and instantly curled into Ezra.

"We really screwed up," Aria whimpered as she grasped at Ezra's shirt pressing herself even closer to his body.

"We'll be ok," he reassured her as he rubbed his hand up and down her back. He wrapped his arms tighter around her body before picking her up. He carried her to the bed and gently laid her down. He kicked off his shoes and removed hers before joining her beneath the covers. Aria turned into his chest still crying while Ezra continued to whisper sweet words. Aria's crying soon died down and Ezra could tell she had fallen asleep. He had told Aria countless times everything would be ok, but lying here he started to wonder if maybe things wouldn't .

"I love you Aria," he whispered. He knew she wouldn't hear him, but he never felt right going to sleep without saying it. He kissed Aria's head before falling asleep himself.

Sorry this chapter is so short! I haven't been able to write in forever so I'm still getting back into the swing of things.

I'll try and update soon!

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