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Aria sat, literally twiddling her thumbs, in her bed waiting for Ezra to return. Where was he? It had been at least thirty minutes and the store was right across the street. After Ezra left Aria had asked to have the blinds in her glass room pushed back.
She liked the light of the hospital's main room streaming in. Also ever since she was small she had always been scared of rooms surrounded by some sort of curtain. It made her feel like she was in quarantine and that scared the shit out of her.
She watched as a tall woman with reddish brown hair pulled her toddler across the room. The toddler clutched a teddy bear and Aria could hear him screaming through the glass room. "But mommy, I don't wanna get a shot!"
All Aria could think of was that one day that would be her pulling her child along to get a shot. A vaccination, allergy shot, chicken pox, etc.
She smiled warmly at him as he settled down and his mom gave him a tissue to wipe away his tears. Suddenly though a huge ruckus crescendo-ed from the lobby doors and several surgeons rushed by the mother and child, followed by a man on the stretcher and a couple police with a electric green haired young man.
The man on the stretcher had floppy dark brown hair. His heavy lids rested on his cheeks and a large amount of blood shrouded his shoulder and a blue towel that was propped under it. He was very handsome and he looked a lot like . . . Ezra.
Aria immediately sat up staring after them as they continued down the hall. Aria could see Dr. Perkins come out of the room next to her and walk into her room. "Miss Montalini, how are you feeling. Where is Mr. Cambridge?"
Aria panted out a few breaths as she composed herself. "I don't know, they just brought him through those doors on a stretcher!" Aria started shaking. Dr. Perkin's eyes furrowed but he soon realized what was going on around him.
"Oh, Miss Montalini. I will go check on him right now. My, oh my . . ." the doctor continued as he left the room to find Ezra. Aria looked down at her shaking palms. What was happening? When would the universe stop screwing her and Ezra over? Never would they ever be able to escape A, Aria knew that but . . . holy fuck. Did A do this to her Ezra?
Aria suddenly felt angry, no furious, tremors moving through her body. Aria don't know what made her glance up for half a second but she did. When she looked up under her dark, tear sprinkled lashes she saw a face she hadn't seen in a very long time.
The girls blonde, long ringlets fell around her small shoulders. Her heart shaped face held a bow lipped smile that fell cutely under a button nose. Her sapphire blue eyes were fluid and sent chills through Aria's body. The girl was talking to a nurse and making said nurse smile. But suddenly she turned for barely a second glancing at Aria. She recognized that subtle mischievous smile anywhere.
"Ali" she helplessly whispered. But as if she hadn't even noticed Aria, the girl placed her slender delicate hand on the side of the nurses arm, giving a final smile and walked away. Aria jumped up, letting the small things connected to her fall lose.
She ran to the door and opened it hysterically, looking in the direction the girl was walking. "Ali!" she yelled out, begging. But the girl didn't even flinch or glance back as if to see what nut job was yelling in her direction.
The nurse went over to Aria. "Baby child, you need to sit back down." The nurse tried to gently push Aria back into her room but she still stared after the blonde girl, who was now softly pushing the door and exiting the hospital. "That girl", Aria pleaded breathlessly, "Did she say her name?"
The nurse led a more restrained Aria into the room. "She didn't say her name, honey, only who she was looking for." The nurse tucked Aria into her bed. "Who was she looking for?" Aria stared, pleadingly into the nurses eyes. "Sweetie I'm so sorry but I can't tell you anything about a random person like that."
Aria understood but that didn't help any. She just shook her head slowly, shocked and dazed and confused. The nurse smiled once more, apologetically, and then left. Aria looked up at the ceiling. "God, if your there . . . like Ezra says you are . . . please. I'm so lost. Only an hour ago I thought my baby was gone. Now the man I love might be . . ." Aria choked up a bit on that.
"Please, just please . . . give me, some kind of sign. Anything . . . please." She closed her eyes and began to cry. But suddenly the small t.v. in the upper corner of her room seemed to get a little louder and Aria took notice as an Asian reporter appeared in front of . . . Ali's house? Aria picked up the small remote on her side table and clicked up the volume more.
"Chanel 8 News Correspondent, Arail Naikuso reporting to you from Rosewood, Pennsylvania. Here I am in front of the house of Alison DiLaurentis, the girl who went missing two years ago, sparking a National Media Compiegne that captivated the Country's hearts. But no one was quite as devastated as her parents and best friends. Last Fall, though, Alison, otherwise known as Ali, was found during the current owner of this house was going through renovations.
"With her body so decomposed and her family and friends searching for closure, the immediate DNA test was accepted. The funeral was drawn up and the family was left to grieve. But now, due to a rampage of the morgue where the test was taken, and it appearing that the test was botched. Ali's family has exhumed the corpse for testing. And what was found has started that blazing fire again because it would appear that the corpse everyone knew as the remains of the beloved DiLaurentis are not hers to claim.
"That's right everyone . . . Ali is still missing and a cold case has been wildly blown open and the police are going through every single document concerning the disappearance of Alison. Our hearts are with the Family and Friends of this young lady who it would appear is not dead, but just unfound yet. The corpse belonged to a homeless teen . . ."
Aria didn't hear the rest of the report. All she had really taken in was that Ali was not dead, not found, not anywhere, but definitely not in the Rosewood Cemetery. Did the girls know about Ali yet? What was going on with Ezra? Who was doing all this and what the hell about Ali? Suddenly Aria's phone buzzed in her purse on the side and she opened it to see one new text.
I thought you deserved to know the truth. Don't get all mushy on me now . . . this is just another reason to get your ass and ADT system . . . –A
Okay guys! Chapter 21! I hope it entertained you and I know it didn't answer many Ezra questions but I figured I'd string you along for a bit ;) Love you!