Aria entered her apartment with a big smile on her face, she hadn't felt like that for a long time. he made her happy but things between them were complicated.
a smile washed off her face, and she threw herself cautiously on the bed, she felt that this feeling would never end. the feeling she felt when she was with him. and of course she liked it but at what cost, Even though they didn't know know each other thta much yet, she felt good when she was with him.
IT feelt right and wrong at the same time.
she decided to go change out of these wet clothes she was wearing and then take a shower.
She was about to go and do that when the answering machine filled her apartment.
'aria it's dad, I just wanted to tell you that me your mom and brother will come to visit you soon, I hope that you are doing well. I hope you do well at work let me know soon when you're free and when we can come visit you',
the answering machine clicked and the voicemail ended, that was the last thing she needed now her family coming to visit her.
but she has no choice, so she took her phone and called her father. Of course he did not answer so she left him a voice message.
'dad I'll be very happy when you mom and Mike would come to visit me, I am fine. my job is amazing I love it there. and I will have my free time at any time of the weekend, Let's say you could come next week that would be great, let me know what you will think about it bye aria',
she put her phone on the table went to her shower that she needed a lot.
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The next day. guys were hiking trough the woods. they do this because Toby's mother suggested it to them.
'whose idea was this again', caleb said annyoed. Truth be told he didnt never really liked hiking especially trough the Woods.
'toby's mom', wren said calmly.
'the shed was me, my mom just said that we should do something for us', Toby said to them.
Toby started leads their group, while the others followed him from behind.
'well. Couldn't we do something without mosquitoes', caleb suggested them a little bit angrily.
Ezra laughed ať him 'they are not mosquitoes they are gnats',
'whatever, they are small and annoying and they are flying up my nose', caleb said annyoingly again.
'well they are attracted to your spray that you have it on ypurself', wren said to him.
'so what are you saying that I attract flies', caleb asked him.
Wren was about to tell him something but ezra interrupted him.
'gnats', Ezra said. and he laughed again, but this time all of them had joined him on it.
'why do I feel like that this is the wrong way', Toby said.
Toby stoppes walking and looks around along with the others.
after a quiet while he said.
'no this is it. I remmeber that tree it's the hallway point. There's 136 steps left to do shed',
'have you been out here since alison', caleb asked Toby while they were still walking.
'me no no way', Toby said.
'but you rememmber that tree', Ezra said to Toby.
'you guys it's not that weird. I mean we came out here in eight grade like even after... You know', caleb told them and tried to soften the mood a little bit between them.
'i think this is totally the wrong place to do this, whatever you call it shrine', Toby said.
'it's not a shrine, it's just a place to remmeber alison what's wrong with that', wren said to them.
'doing it way out here makes it look like we have something to hide', Toby said.
'you are worried what other people think', wren said to him angrily. He didn't know why is Toby acting like that.
'well aren't you, do you really want to give that creepy detective more reasons to question us', Toby said them seriously.
yesterday when they were in school principal called them all to his office, where was this detective mr'willkins. detective wilkins was interested and he also investigates the murder of alison, he was asking them a lot of different questions about Alison and what happened that night when alison disappeared. he treated them strange and not very nice, as if he thought that one of them had something to do with what happened to alison.
Caleb continued walking as the other followed him.
'caleb why are you so quiet', wren asked him.
'i am trying to keep the bugs in my nose and out of my mouth', caleb said irritated.
'you are allowed to have an opinion on this', wren said to caleb.
'you want my opinion, i say we hold off and not remmeber her till we know for sure she's not still here', caleb said annoyed.
'what', Toby said confused.
'what are you talking about', Ezra said confused as well.
'you are think that she is still alive', wren asked him.
'caleb they found her body', Toby said.
'stop you guys, i am officially scared can we just not talk about this', Ezra said to them.
'yeah you know you asked for my opinion. I don't believe she's really gone', caleb said annoyed more then before.
Caleb turned around and start walking in different direction now, Toby hurriedly follwed him with ezra and wren behind.
'we went to her funeral', Toby said confused again.
'yeah and when we left we all got a text from her', caleb said.
Caleb flicked some leaves from his face because he passed a large tree.
'it wasn't her, someone is messing with us', wren said.
'how do you know, and what about all thoose nasty messages. I mean how does this A person know stuff only alison knew', caleb said.
'ok this conversation is giving me a hive', Ezra said.
Caleb stops and faces him. 'that's a bite mosquieto',
The guys are now standing in circle.
'Toby have you gotten sny moře messages', wren asked him.
'haven't you', Toby said to him too.
The guys suddenly seemd alarmed as they heared branches rustling.
'what was that, did you heard that', wren said terrified.
'yes i heard that, i am standing right next to you', Ezra said terrified as well.
'hello is any ódy out there', caleb said loudly.
'its propably a rabbit', Toby said.
'hello', caleb tried again.
'its a rabbit caleb, its not gonna asnwer you', Toby said.
'can we just get to the shed', wren asked them.
They heared footsteps running causing the branches to ruste.
'let's turn around', wren suggested them.
They turned around and were about to walk but their phones began to chime. They seemed worried when they grabbes their phones out from their bags. They cklicked on it and saw a message 'heads up bff's. Its open season on liars and i am hunting A', they started ať each other with wide eyes.
--
Ezra was at lunch with his parents, this was usually for the ezra. Adrianne wasn't there she was with her friends ať lunch, Adrianne was different than him. he also did not like being at home with his parents at all Times, but Adrianne didn't like it more. Adrianne most likely would love to be out with her friends all day and do some troubles.
'ezra don't you know why Adrianne didn't join us today for lunch', dianne asked him. when she slowly sipped her Coffee.
Ezra shocked his head 'you know her mom, Adrianne would love to be with her friends all day, and that's where she is now with them ať lunch',
'i know you are right the girl would love to do trubles all day long', dianne smiled ať the trough. 'but sometimes I think she could ať least could tell us where she is or what she's doing, I'm glad at least you know it ezra',
'I know mom I will always try to know where she is or what she is doing, dont worry about it', Ezra replied. maybe Adrianne is like a pain in the ass but she's still his sister and loves her too much.
'you are a very good brother ezra, we are both very proud of you and we hope you know we love you very much', dianne said and his father John agrred with her and nooded as well.
'i love you guys too, but I would love you even more if somebody of you two will order some more of this French fries', Ezra said with a laugh.
his parents laughed at it.
dianne stood up from the chair. 'I'll take care of it, one with ketchup right',
Ezra nooded at her and she went to the restaurant to order another portion of French fries.
his father turned to him. 'so do you like her',
'what' ezra said with schock.
'do you like your english teacher', his father asked him again.
'oh yeah she's great, dad don't you accidentally have a biography of harper Lee', Ezra asked trying to change the subject to something else.
'yes i have a copy of that biography in my office, I will bring it home afterwards for you', John said and smile ať his son.
his dad was also an English teacher but at hollis college,
hollis is a local and amall college in rossewood.
'that would be amazing, thanks dad', Ezra said and took the book in his hands that was at the table in front of him,the book was how to kill a mockingbird. this is one of the most favorite books for ezra,
His father noticed that ezra took some book from the table. 'is this how to kill a mockingbird', John asked he knew that this book is one of Ezra's favorité book.
'oh yeah it is', Ezra said with a smile. He loved talk about books with his dad, because they both loves books and Reading.
'hand it over, I want to know how far you are in this book', John asked him and he reached out to take the book from ezra.
ezra handed the book to his father who was looking at the pages in the book that ezra had already read.
'wow i am impresed, well you are really far into it', John said proudly.
'yeah i've got like 60 some pages left and i don't want it to end', Ezra said with a smile on his face. He really loved Reading books, he was so passionate about this.
'i totally understand you son, this is really a great book', John said.
dianne went back to her seat and put a plate of fries in the middle of the table, which she had just ordered and they all started eating them together.
--
Aria sat as usual in her class, she just had a break. She was just grading papers like always this is something she has to do everytime.
When suddenly someone came trough the door. when she lifted her head to see who it was she was surprised because it was just miss walch.
'aria do you have a minute', danniel asked her and stepped closer to her table.
'of course', Aria said and put her pen that she had in her hand on the table next to the papers that she had there.
'I was just wondering what do you think about that we all could go to the státě muzeum in Philadelphia of course it would be a trip for us and our student, I have already spoken to other teachers and they have approved it and they go too', danniel asked her.
aria thought about it for a while and she would love to go there, and taking her students with her would be a bonus at least she could show them everything there and explains it to them.
'yeah i agree too, It will definitely be amazing, i am in', aria said with a smile on her face.
'oh i am already too excited for that', danniele squiled with Joy.
'i can tell', aria said laughing at it too.
'ok i Gotta go anways, we'll discuss it later more, i see you later bye', danniele said and left the classroom.
'bye', aria shouted after her.
aria looked at the lot of papers she had yet to grade and with a sigh she went into it.
--
ezra walked through school corridor when he saw Toby by his locker. he was pulling something out of the locker when something that he pulled out of there fell to the ground next to him.
when he wanted to reach for it and take it, ezra went to him quickly and picked it up before he did.
when ezra lifted it he noticed it was a book.,he looked at the book and turned to read its name it was some kind of russian history or whatever it was.
'russian history really toby', Ezra said in disbelief and laugh ať the same time.
Toby just rolled his eyes at him, and reached out to take the book from ezra. ezra gave it to him and Toby pushed it back into the locker and closed it.
'yeah my parents want me to start reading about history so they gave me this book', Toby said seriously.
'ok but why russian history', Ezra said confused.
'I don't know they're both crazy', Toby said and he and ezra started laughing at this.
Soon the laughing ended and the two of them looked serious again.
'So what do you think of what happened today when we were in the woods', Ezra asked Toby then he sighed 'look we do not have to do this thing for alison unitl later', Ezra added.
'no it's not just that, it's... It's everything', Toby said.
the bell rang and they were both going to the math class, but Toby stopped walking and looked at ezra. Ezra stopped walking as well and looked at him back.
'what' ezra said looked at him confused.
'nothing, nothing', Toby said. 'is there a chance you family wants to adopt me', Toby added with a laugh. Ezra laughed too and they they both continued their ways to their math class.
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After lunch Aria went back to her class with coffee in her hand, she opened the door to the classroom and walked in and before the door closed, someone went quickly inside.
Aria was turned to her desk because she put her cup of coffee on the table so she didn't see anyone coming to the classroom behind her, but when the door slammed shut after that person quickly stepped in, she turned around and saw ezra standing by the door.
'hi', Ezra said amiled ať her.
'hi', aria said amiled at him and sat down at her table.
'did you come here to talk about the homework assigment', arai said.
'do you have plans this weekend', Ezra asked her directly.
Aria sighed and moved her hair behind her ears, 'i am thinking we should talk about the homework assigment',
'so you do have plans', Ezra said went to her closely.
'i dont', aria said truthfully. She really didn't have anything planned this weekend, she already told that to Spencer over the phone yersteday when she was asking her if she will come to her party to celebrate her becoming a lawyer.
'ok i was thinking we should go to a dinner and hang out for a while... so if you are free', Ezra asked.
'and do you think that's wise, teacher and student hanging out having some dinner at local restaurant where everyone goes to', aria said to him.
'ok fine it's a bad idea, but what if we met somewhere where nobody knows us just you and me And nobody there', Ezra asked he tried conviced her to go with him but it wasn't working.
'you know my parents will think I am at Noel Khan's party so nobody will get suspixous about anything', Ezra said again tried again to conviced her because she didn't said anything when he asked her before.
'maybe you should go to that party', aria smile ať him and grabbes her coffe to sip on it a bit.
'Why would i want to do that', Ezra asked her xonfused.
'so your classmates would not suspect you've lost interest in your peers',
'too late', Ezra smirked he walked closer to her and stood beside her desk and put his hand on her hand and squeezed it gently.
Suddenly they both felt like there in the world are just only the two of them and no one else. aria looked at their joined hands and felt that it was as if they were supposed to have their hands connected together for the rest of their lifes, at that moment, she really felt how their souls were connected to one another.
Out of nowhere the door opened and aria and Ezra quickly pulled their hands apart.
Miss walch came in 'hey aria', she stooped when she saw ezra in her class.
Should i come back later', danniele asked her.
Aria stood up from her chair. 'no no come in miss walsh', she said to her while she was looking ať her then she looked back ať ezra. 'are we cleae about the homework assigment', she said to him and went to her table to grab some paper to give him and he took it from her.
'yeah tottaly, miss montgomery when i will have some questions i will reach out to you', Ezra said with a smile.
'great' aria said smile ať him as well nervously.
'thank you miss montgomery', Ezra said and went away from the class.
aria went to the door and closed it behind ezra when he walked out of the classroom and then she turned back to danniele with a smile on her face.
--
After school ended ezra went home and when he was finally ať home.
he went to the living room and threw his bag with a sigh on the couch where he also sat there beside it. he was tired more emotionally than psichically because of this whole situation with aria and A.
he felt good with aria when he was with her but for what cost. aria would never be with him anyway.
she's his teacher, and even though he'II think about it several times, it won't change anyway. why he just couldn't stay away from her. he felt strong feelings for her, And even though he wanted them to stop feeling that it didn't help.
Out of nowhere the door opened and Adrianne stepped inside angrily with the door wide open, their parents came right behind her and their father closed the door behind them.
'how can you be so iresponsibble', dianne said angrily a little on Adrianne and took off her coat that she hung on the hanger next to the door.
Adrianne turned to her mother quickly. 'i didn't do anything wrong', she said and croosws her arms over her chest.
John sat down next to ezra while dianne and Adrianne were still just fighting.
'really, so taking a stranger car you and your friend found at an abandoned parking lot and then drive with that car around town even though neither of you has a driver's license yet is nothing wrong for you', dianne said angrily more and more with every word she spoke.
I know it sounds bad but me and Taylor just wanted to ride', Adrianne said becoming sad now.
'honey you can't do this to take a foreign car and ride it down the street if you don't have a driver's license yet, you're lucky that we explained to the police everything and you won't have biggest troubles because of it.
'but now we have to pay you a fine', dianne said.
'I know mom I'll get some job somewhere and give it back to you, i promise', Adrianne said sadly.
Adrianne went to her daughter and gently hugged her, feeling that all her anger suddenly came out of her body.
'honey you dont have too, just never do anything like that anymore ok', dianne said while she was still hugging her daugher.
'ok mom', Adrianne said with tears in his eyes.
after a short moment, dianne and Adrianne separated and dianne carefully wiped her daughter's tears from her eyes.
ezra and John just smiled at them on the couch where they sat. they were both happy that everything was right between them again.
'so everything's fine now', Adrianne asked her mother after she had wiped her tears off her face.
'everything is fine now', dianne nooded with a smile on her face.
'so that means I won't have any punishment', Adrianne said excited at the trough.
'no honey Not so fast, you'll be grounded for 2 weeks', dianne said smile ať her proudy.
'what', Adrianne said, and at that moment she felt her smile disappear from her face and the excitiment vanished.
'yes this is for breaking our rules', dianne said and patted her daughter with enthusiasm on her shoulder and went to the kitchen. Adrianne just stoos there confused and sadness on her face, and Ezra and John couldn't help but laugh at the situation.
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Aria sat in her apartment she was watching tv while eating Chines food, she had nothing else to do anyway. The work of her students has already been graded and the preparation for tomorrow's classes is also finished.
she was thinking about her parents and brother. and how they all come to visit her next week. she wasn't sure she could handle see them now. because of the huge secret that she and her dad have among themselves.
her father cheated on her mother with his collegues from work Meredith. it happened when aria was already in college One day she went to visit her father to his office at work And when she opened the door she saw her father and merredith kissing together passionate. her father and merredith immediately noticed her and stopped kissing, aria had tears in her eyes when she saw it, she shook her head and ran away from there as fast as she could. when she ran off she heard her father calling her back to come back there but she couldn't she just couldn't.
after this, aria had never believed her father anymore. as soon as she went to the house that day her father came to her and he tried to convince her that she wouldn't tell her mother that, and that he would never see merredith again.
of course she didn't trust him none of the words he said. Then he told her to decide whatever she wants if she wanted to tell her mother or not, but she didn't answer him and said nothing. and her father sad and disappointed with all this sitiation just left her room and let her cry in her room all night until she fell asleep.
so that's why aria is uncomfortable when she has to see her family again when what happened happened not so long ago yet.
Of course, her mother and brother still don't know anything, she wanted to tell them that many Times But she never had the courage to do it. she did not want to hurt her mother and her brother with this one devastating truth. so she didn't do it and they still don't know anything to this day.
she was still in her thoughts when she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, she stood up to look who it was. so she opened the door and she was surprised to see ezra behind them.
'hi', Ezra said to her with a smile on his face.
'hi', aria said confused. she did not understand how he knew where she lives. 'What are you doing here and how do you know where I live',
'oh you know I also have the ability to find out what I want to know about people and so here i am', Ezra said with his boyish smile.
'ok but what are you doing here anyway', aria said again.
'I just wanted to see you and tell you if you'd like to go somewhere tomorrow if you don't have time at the weekend', Ezra said to her honestly.
Aria sighed she thought this boy was hardly giving up. 'ezra I've already told you that we can't', aria said to him sadly.
'i know but i was just thinking that...
Can i come in', Ezra asked her quietly.
aria looked at him uncomfortable now. she knew this wasn't a good idea for him to go inside her apartment, God knows what would happen when he went to her apartment, she and him when they were together alone couldn't keep their hands from each other and who knows what would happen if she let him in and that's something she never wanted to risk.
she suddenly felt like crying And that's what she did she started crying right in front of him. She couldn't endure it anymore. these situations just fell her world apart destroying her in front of her eyes.
'i am so sorry i dont think this is very good idea ezra', aria said crying.
ezra immediately felt terrible he didn't want her to feel like that and make her sad and cry.
'you are right i am sorry please dont cry, it was a mistake to come here i should go... I see you on monday', ezra quickly said, trying to get away from there as quickly as possible so she would stop crying and not think he wanted something from her that she didn't want.
he almost left when he suddenly heard her voice calling him back to her.
'ezra wait', aria said still crying.
and he turned back to her. 'can i do something for you', Ezra finally said he felt that he wants to help her.
'i just... Can we stay here for a minute', aria said sadly. Tears kept falling over her face.
Ezra just nooded 'of course', and he went to her and slowly took her to him and hugged her and she hugged him back he pressed her gently against him and then kissed her on the head.
and that's how they stood there with each other in an tight embrace.
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So chapter 4 is done already. i hope you like this and let me know about this in the comments later bye guys.
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