Hey guys! Because I love you all I decided to put up 2 chapters today! Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy chapter 3!
Chapter three
It was half 4. School had just ended and the corridors were empty. Aria trudged through the hall in her cutest dress and ankle boots - she was a woman on a mission.
She knocked on the door of her English classroom softly, peering in through the window. She saw Ezra at his desk, marking papers, and her heart did a summersault. He gave aria a double take, worry in his eyes.
Aria opened the door slowly, smiling shyly.
"hi," she squeaked. "can I come in?"
Ezra nodded. "hey."
"hi again," aria replied awkwardly.
"Look, Aria, I think you're amazing. When I first met you, I thought, 'who is this girl!' But now..."
Aria placed a hand on his and smiled. "I'm still that girl. Ok, nothings changed."
Ezra's eyes bulged. "yes it has! I'm your teacher."
"I felt something, when I was with you," aria said, squeezing his hand. "I know you felt that too."
Ezra sighed, and pulled his hand away from Aria's. "we just can't." he said, walking out of the room. Aria instantly felt empty. She guessed he was right, though. He was her teacher, and that wasn't right. But she was telling the truth - she felt a connection with him when she had kissed him, it felt so... Right. She walked home sadly, she wanted him so badly.
The next day in AP English, Aria was careful not to make so much as eye contact with Ezra. Even hearing his voice made her stomach churn. It looked like Ezra was trying to do the same thing as well. He did little things like call everyones name on the register, but when he got to Aria he mumbled "Yes I've seen her", and giving out everyones essays back personally, but giving Aria's to Noel Kahn's to pass down the row.
It was so hard to sit in that class room and call him Mr. Fitz. She couldn't pretend that she didn't know him.
"dude, Mr Fitz gets some serious ass!" Colin Holpers whispered to the guy sitting next to him.
Aria's head jerked up. "what!" she snapped.
"I heard he's down on a different girl every week. Why, you jealous?" he teased.
"of course not." Aria mumbled. Her hands gripped the table, making small dents in the wood. That had to be a lie, right? He didn't seem the type.
Suddenly, a guy from the office knocked on the door.
"Mr Fitz. Can you send Emily Fields and Aria Montgomery up to the office?" he said. Aria was positive he flinched at her name.
"Er, yes. Of course. Thank you." Ezra answered. Aria shot a confused look at Emily; what could all this mean? She rose from her seat slowly, and as she walked pass Ezra's desk, he gave Aria the tiniest, crooked, awkward smile. Aria's heart fluttered, but she managed to ignore it and focus on not falling over.
She sat outside the office, her hand on Emily's. Opposite her sat Spencer and Hanna, her old best friends. Spencer hadn't changed much from past year: she wore the same smart/chic clothes with vintage accessories. Hanna had changed completely - her hair was curled into perfectly formed ringlets and she had lost a lot of weight. She wore quite a bit of make-up and a beautiful dress that looked remarkably similar to the one Aria saw in last weeks issue of Vogue. Hanna reminded her of, well, Alison. Emily was just a stunningly beautiful as Aria had remembered. She wore no make-up, her hair was scraped back in a pony, and she wore a green vest top and denim skirt. She didn't try to fit in - she didn't dye her hair blonde or pile on mascara, but as far as Aria was concerned, Emily was always prettier than Alison. Suddenly, Aria felt like an outsider. She had her own, personal style, she customised her own clothes so they'd fit the vintage chic style she went for. She lived in her leather jacket and had big, brown eyes. She always just let her dark, shiny hair go wavy.
Just then, Principal Gupta came outside.
"Girls. I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. I just got of the phone to the police and I have some news about your friend." she said.
Aria felt sick. She new what was coming. Emily leaned against her, a small whine escaping her mouth.
"They found Alison's body."