I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in a while and that this is extremely short. I have been busy with school and what not but now school is out so I should be able to update more often. For those of you who read this story, thank you for the reviews and staying with me. (: Enjoy!


Aria wrapped herself in Ezra's arms, the one place where she felt safe. After a while, she pulled back and looked at him, giving a barely noticeable smile.

"I should get going now," said Aria quietly.

"I'll walk you out," Ezra replied with a smile.

Ezra walked her out to her car and kissed her goodbye before she drove off. Little did they know, this would be the last time they would see or speak to each other for days to come.

When Aria went to pull into her driveway, she noticed that there were police cars sitting there. She calmly pulled up and stepped out of her vehicle and made her way up the porch steps and through her front door. She heard voices coming from the living room and her mother crying. She put on a brave front and walked into the living room, glancing back and forth between her mother and the detectives.

Ella looked up at her daughter through tear-filled eyes. "Aria, I know you didn't do this. Please, tell them you didn't kill Ali. You couldn't have."

"Mom, I can't say that I didn't kill her. I was the last person she was with, and truth be told, I have believed this past year that I killed her, but now I don't think I have. Granted I did throw a boulder at her skull, but I was mad. I had no intention on killing her. I couldn't do that. I believe someone else killed her though. If I threw a boulder at her, I would still be standing. I wouldn't be on the ground," answered Aria. The police didn't care though about what she had just said to her mother, they were already handcuffing her and leading her out of the house to the back of the squad car.

Three hours later, Aria was in a holding cell waiting for her lawyer to arrive. He soon showed up, and Aria retold her story to him. A week had passed and Aria's court date was approaching.

Two days later, Aria sat in the court room, watching Veronica Hastings, the DA, go against her. She watched as the scene unfolded before her, scared to death for every second that passed. Aria hadn't heard from any of her friends except for Emily, who believed that she was innocent. Spencer would show up to the court and watch every day that passed. On the last day though, she broke down, watching as her friend was found guilty, having to serve twenty-five years with chance of parole, now realizing she shouldn't had done what she did. She was remorseful and petrified at the thought or Aria hating her forever for putting her behind bars. Veronica Hastings saw this though, but didn't dare open her mouth about what she knew.

Two weeks had passed and Aria was finally getting accustomed to being behind bars. Spencer would come and visit every day, apologizing profusely for what she had done and Aria apologized as well for acting the way she did the day she exited Spencer's house. Ezra would come and visit her every other day, and they would spend the entire visiting hour together, him not leaving until he had to.

Spencer kept coming and visiting, herself and Aria growing closer as the days passed. Three months had passed and Spencer was now investigating what Aria had told her and what Aria had said at court about someone following them. She wanted to go to her mom, but knew her mom would think she was crazy for wanting her help after wanting her to put Aria in jail, so Spencer just kept investigating by herself.

Ezra was living life day by day, worried about how Aria might not graduate with her class the following year if she got too far behind. She wasn't too worried about it though, because Spencer was bringing her her work and she was studying and passing the test. Ezra knew she should be alright, but still, he cared for her deeply and worried about her more than he worried about himself. Every day that passed was torturous for him because she wasn't in his class, and more importantly, he couldn't hold her in his arms like he longed for all day long. His movie nights were lonely and no one could drag him out of his apartment, no matter how hard they might try. It had been a little over one hundred days since Aria had been locked away, and Ezra didn't know how he was going to handle another twenty years without her. He wondered if there was any way to get her free, shorten her sentence, but he knew that it probably wasn't possible. Then he found out what Spencer was working on, and had been working on for the past couple months.

Spencer and Ezra teamed up, each sharing what they knew from what Aria had told them. Both the stories collaborated, and everything matched up, with the exception of few details that each knew thrown in every now and then. They each underwent their own investigations, and at the end of another three months, Spencer had found out some startling news. News that she didn't want to tell anyone. News that made her avoid people she trusts. News that would make headlines and stay there for months on end. News that would tear everyone in her life apart. News that would stay with her for the rest of her life. And most importantly, news that would break Aria's heart.