"Aria? You still haven't answered my question." He said again, brining Aria back to reality. "Um, I have to go…" She said, swiftly moving towards the door. Ezra stepped in her path and she sighed. " Ezra, I really can't deal with this right now!" She pushed passed him and managed to hold back tears until she got to the bathroom. Pushing open the dark green door, she slammed it and turned the sliver knob, just as the tears overpowered her force. The bell rang, but Aria didn't care. She had nowhere to go, except home and that was the last place she wanted to be. Suddenly she heard the creaking of the bathroom door, followed by the sounds of footsteps on the ugly grey tiles. She stopped her crying and stayed silent, she didn't know why she was afraid but her instinct was telling her to be quiet. A pair of heels paced over to the middle of the mirror and stopped, right outside the stall that Aria was in. The woman turned and knocked on green wooden door. "Aria, we need to talk. " Whispered Ella.

Aria sighed as she sat in the car. Her Mom remained silent as she drove and drove, for what seemed like forever. Well, to Aria it did. Finally she lost her patience. "Mom, if your gonna give me some big lecture, can you just get it over with already!" She looked out the window and noticed the unfamiliar surroundings "Where the hell are we going anyway?" Ella kept her gaze focused on the road, not even turning to her daughter, as she said, " You'll see." Were all the clues she gave Aria. Aria frowned in annoyance; she wondered how she was going to tell Ezra about A. She knew he would try to help, but in reality, there was nothing he could do. A was going to torture the girls for however long they wanted, and there was nothing they could do about it. Aria slumped forward as the car came to a stop. She sat up and noticed the sign sitting across the street. "Philadelphia High School". Ella unbuckled and got out of the car, not turning to see the state of shock her daughter was in. "Aria, honey? Are you coming?" She said as she opened the door and stepped into the street. "Are you insane?" She whispered, trying to control her rage. "No, we are here to see the principle. Come on Aria, we'll be late!" She replied. "Aria stayed in her seat, belt buckled and sat perfectly still on the seat. "Aria! We don't have time for this!" Ella hastened as she walked around to the other side of the car and reached for the door handle. Aria herd the click of the lock as she pressed the shiny red button under the car window. "Aria! Aria, stop this! Stop acting like a child!" Ella said through clenched teeth, but Aria didn't care anymore. She unbuckled and slid to the drivers seat. She always had to remind her mother to take the keys out of the ignition, but as usual, Ella had forgotten. Aria turned the key and put the car into gear. "ARIA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Ella yelled as the car pulled out of the car park and left Ella, standing in the, now empty, car space.

Ezra sat by his desk trying to concentrate. His relationship with Aria was always going to be difficult he knew that, but it felt right. That's what she had said to him, the night in the bar. He remembered every moment he was with her, because every moment was special, unique. He pondered over this and began to write. He had hardly written a sentence when a loud knock was herd at the door. He got up and opened the door, knowingly. She stood there, crying her eyes out. He couldn't bare this, he took her in his arms and held her, gently stroking her hair. She stopped after a while and her looked down and brushed away the tears, knowing that she was trying to find the courage to speak, and trying to help her do so. "Aria…. Aria, what happened?" He whispered, knowing how fragile she was at this moment and trying to lull her into a sense of safety, he could offer that and he always would. For her, he'd do anything. She shook her head and snuggled into the white, now tear stained, shirt. "Please, can I stay here tonight?" She snuffled, through tears. He nodded and kissed her head. "Aria, you always have a place here, if you need it." She nodded slowly and he held her tighter as she began to weep again. Her life was in ruins; but she knew it was worth it and although she missed her family, they would cope. She would, as long as she had Ezra, she could cope, she told herself over and over. But the one question that remained in her mind, did she mean it?

Dearest readers, if you haven't figured out by now, I am VERY stubborn. I had this update ready for a while now, but I refused to update until I reached my target! Aw well, it's here now Updates will not be as frequent now, as I am very bust lately and wont have a whole lot of free time on my hands, but I will try my hardest! The more reviews, the sooner the update! Love all my readers and thank you for your amazing support! Without you guys, this fanfic would be over

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