Hey guys! I'm glad you liked my first chapter :] I actually wrote this one first, which inspired me to write the whole series. And sorry its so short. I'm normally not a drabble person... but I like this one. Please review :]
"I love you, Aria."
"I love you too, Ezra."
He doesn't see the way she fakes her smile. He doesn't see her checking her watch every few minutes, trying to think of an appropriate way to end the visit. He doesn't notice the way she stares out the window, in her own little world, while he goes on and on about things at Hollis. He doesn't realize how little they've actually seen of each other recently... Or maybe he does. Maybe he just does a good job of hiding it.
He doesn't know she's going to meet someone else after she leaves his apartment. He doesn't know her face lights up when she sees him, or that she kisses him with more passion than she ever has with himself. He doesn't know she's only with him right now because she feels guilty. He doesn't know she's crying to him right now because he risked everything for her, and this is how she repays him. He doesn't know he was a junkie in high school (oh, but if he did, he'd make sure to keep her away from him.) He doesn't know he might be a murderer. He doesn't know she doesn't care, and tries to be with him anyway.
He doesn't know he's losing the battle for her heart.
...or maybe he does. But its easier to pretend everything is okay than face the fact he lost the one person he loves the most.