Am I Obsessed With You?
Author's POV:
Aria smiled and took his hand. "Let's go." They show up at the dance, Ezra opens his door and goes to the other side to open up Aria's door. Ezra took her hand and they walked into the dance. Aria started to smile once more and then looks around the room to see everyone is staring at them. She slowly pulls her hand away from Ezra. "So, why did you choose me to come with you tonight?" Ezra turned to face her with a smile. "Because." He places his hands on her small hips. "I wanted to get to know you better." Aria flashed another one of her famous smiles at him. She put her arms around his neck. "Okay, what do you want to know?" Ezra pondered for a moment as they moved with the music. "What's your favorite color?" Aria looked at him and raised an eyebrow. "Are you serious?" Ezra shook his head. "Just answer the question, please." She shrugged. "I don't know. I guess. Pink?" Ezra cocked his head. "Why?" "I'm not sure. It just suits me." Ezra nodded. "Okay, next question." He looked into her eyes, giving her a serious look. "But you have to answer this truthfully." Aria nodded slowly. "Okay. Go for it." Ezra didn't look away from her eyes. "What happened to your lip?"
Meanwhile with Spencer and Emily –
"Where the hell is she?" Emily asked, getting impatient. "She'll be here. Calm down." Spencer told her, touching her shoulder with her hand softly. Toby looked to the door and pointed. "Is that her?" Emily's eyes got big. "Oh my god." She turns towards Spencer, flattening her hair. "How do I look?" Spencer smiled at her. "You look wonderful." Spencer slapped Emily's butt. "Go get her." Emily looked at Spencer and gave her a smirk and a small wink.
Meanwhile with Jackie and Hanna. –
Hanna stood by the door next to Jackie. Jackie stared at Ezra and Aria in disgust. "Ugh, they're so gross together." Hanna shook her head and looked down at her freshly painted toes. "I don't even want to look at him." Jackie snarled. "I think you should get him back for what he did to you. He stole something from you, now it's time for you to steal something from him." Jackie shook her head in disagreement. "No, I can't. I don't want to talk to him." Hanna grunted. "Fine, I'll do it myself." Mike overheard the two, and called Aria to warn her.
With Emily and Spencer –
Simone and Emily walked back to Spencer and Toby, hand in hand. "Em, you look amazing." Simone whispered, making Emily blush. "Thanks, you do too." Simone blushed as well and gripped onto her hand tighter. "Do you guys want to dance or do you just want to stand around?" Toby glanced at Spencer, grabbing her hand. "Let's go." The four went out onto the dance floor. The DJ put on a faster song and they all went wild.
With Ezria –
Aria looked down at the floor, not knowing what to say. Ezra placed his finger underneath her chin, tilting her head up towards him. "Be honest." Aria took a deep breath, and was about to answer until her phone rang. She dug through her purse and grabbed it. "It's my brother." Ezra looked into her eyes. Aria opened her phone and then closed it. "He can wait." She smiles a little and then set the phone back into her purse. "If I tell you the truth, you have to promise me you won't tell anyone. Not even your best friend, Hardy. Okay?" Ezra nodded in agreement. "Okay. I promise." Aria glanced down at the floor once more and took a deep breath. "Ever since my mom died, my dad deiced to drink a lot. And when he drinks too much, he takes his anger out of me." Ezra stared at her shocked, and a little mad. "He hits you?" Aria nodded sadly, tears started to form in her eyes. Ezra whipped her tears away. He placed both of his hands on her cheeks and pressed his forehead to hers. "I'll never let him touch you again." Ezra kissed her forehead and then stared into her eyes. Aria slowly looked up at him so their eyes met each other's. Ezra looked into her eyes for a few more seconds until he found himself leaning into kissing her, passionately. Aria was shocked, but mostly happy. She kissed him back and wrapped her fingers around his wrists. Jackie walked over to them and clapped. "Great job, Ezra." Ezra pulled away from the kiss and turns his head towards Jackie. "What do you want?" Jackie smirked as she came up with an idea. "You almost had me convinced that you actually liked her!" She takes out a twenty dollar bill and hands it to him. "Here you go. You won the bet! You worked really hard for this money." Aria stepped away from Ezra and then glanced at Jackie. "What is she talking about?" Jackie looked at Aria. "Aw, you actually thought he liked you? How sweet." Ezra started to get angry. "Jackie, stop it. Now." Aria turned to Ezra. "I was a bet? I was a fucking bet?" Tears started to form in her eyes once more. Ezra shook his head. "No, she's just saying this because I broke up with her. Please don't believe her." Ezra started to reach for her hand. Aria pulled away. "Don't fucking touch me. I should have known you didn't like me. All that crap you told me was a lie. Don't fucking speak to me again." Aria turned on her heels and stormed out of the school. Ezra turned to Jackie. "What the hell was that about?" Jackie smirked. "I told you I could be a bitch." She walked back to Hanna.
With Demi –
Bryon pushed through Demi's bedroom door and started to yell. "Where the hell have you been all night?" Aria looked up at him and cried harder. "I was at a dance.." She managed to say. Byron looked at her, disgusted. "With a boy?" Aria looked him in the eyes. "Opposed to what? Yes a boy." Byron's face got red and the veins on his temple started to tremble. "I told you to NEVER talk to me like that." "Then get out of my room!" Aria screamed. Byron walked towards her and put his hands around her throat. "Don't raise your voice at me!" Aria tried to grabs at his hands to try to pull him away as she gasped for air. He threw her on the ground and kicked her in the stomach. Aria laid on the floor, crying harder.
The next morning –
Mike banged on Aria's door. "Hey, it's almost time for us to leave. What's taking you so long?" Mike pushed through her bedroom door. He notices Aria on the ground. He rushed over to her and picks her up in his arms. "We're going to get you help. Don't worry." Aria opened her eyes and looked him in the eyes. She tried her best to shake her head. "I'm fine. I just need to clean myself up." Aria said with a weak voice. Mike shook his head in disagreement. "No, you're not fine, Aria. We need to get you some help." Aria shook her head once more. "I just need to stay home for a few days." Mike started to get frustrated. "No. We're taking you to the hospital." He picked her up in his arms. Aria bit her lip, trying not to scream in pain. The truth was, she wasn't alright. She wasn't even close to be alright. Mike looked his sister in the eyes as tears welled in his eyes. "I'm sorry." Mike walked down the stairs and carried her out the door.