Chapter Twenty-three - One Missed Call

Aria starred at the door for a few moments, she couldn't bring herself to do anything else. How could she? The man she thought she had loved the past year had just almost killed her and the tied her up in a room and left her there. Not to mention he had just burst out of the door talking about getting rid of Noel and with everything Aria had been through she knew what that meant. The problem was she couldn't do anything about it, she was stuck here far away from Noel and no way to stop Ezra or even warm Noel.

Aria started to cry, she was panicking and scared there was nothing else she could do but cry. In her head she tried to think of something she could do to help Noel, to save Noel from what was coming for him. Aria had a thought and looked around the room, there had to be something to help her out. There was a book shelf with many books which made Aria wonder if Ezra stayed here often. On one side of the room there was a couch, a rug and a coffee table. Then she saw the desk, there was some books, pencils, pens and then she seen it her purse. All she had to do was find a way to her purse, she could call Noel and warn him about Ezra.

The desk was about 20 feet away and Aria was determined to get to it, she tried scooting the chair across the floor but it wasn't so easy with her legs tied to the chair. The only thing she could think to do was find a way to balance on her feet and hop to the desk. It felt like it took her over an hour but watching the clock on the wall it only took about fifteen minutes.

What do I do now Aria thought to herself, How am I going to get to the phone?

Aria leaned as far as she could on the table and bit down on the purse and pulled it onto her lap, she shifted around and began to dig through her purse for her phone. Where is it she thought. Did Ezra take it? What do I do if he took it? That's the only way to get a hold of Noel! Aria's mind was racing and her heart was pounding, her hands started to shake and she took in a deep breath to keep from dropping the purse.

Finally, Aria said out loud. The phone finally met her hand. It had been turned off or was it dead? Aria held down the power button and the phone lite up and began to power on. Aria held her breath hoping that the phone would be able to power on completely. Maybe Ezra just turned it off in case someone tried to call her. Aria finally let out a breath when her home screen appeared, she smiled as she saw her background, it was her and Noel at the lake house. All she could do was hope she could get a hold of Noel before Ezra found him.

Aria quickly pressed on the keys and began to call Noel, she put it on speaker since she couldn't get the phone to her ear. It rang and rang and then went to voice mail. Aria's heart felt like it was in her throat. Did Ezra make it to Noel already? How far from town was she? How long would it take Ezra to get to town? The thoughts just kept running through her head and she quickly hit call again. The phone rang and rang and once again went to voice mail.

Aria let out a scream and quickly went to her text messages.

Noel please call me! Ezra is coming to find you! All he said was he is going to get rid of you, please be careful! I'm in some house somewhere, he ran my car off the road and took me here, I can't go anywhere I'm tied up. Please help me Noel. - Aria

Then she sent Hanna a message.

I need help guys Ezra kidnapped me! - Aria

Then she Spencer.

I need help guys Ezra kidnapped me! Call the cops and find Noel, he's after Noel! - Aria

And then Emily.

I need help guys Ezra kidnapped me! - Aria

Aria's phone rang a few minutes later, her heart jumped. It wasn't Noel, it was Spencer.

"Hello?" Aria said frantically.

"What's going on?" Spencer said, she could tell she was in her car driving somewhere.

"Ezra has put me somewhere and he's after Noel" she said breaking into a cry.

"I called the police department and they are looking for him and you!" Spencer said quickly "Hanna and Emily are driving around looking for you and so am I"

"Okay" Aria breathed. "Please hurry, don't let him hurt Noel"

"I'm trying Aria! Do you have any idea where you are?" she asked Aria.

"No... All I know is there are woods, when Ezra opened the door there were woods. The house is kinda small, there is no rooms just a big living room type area" Aria cried.

"Okay I'll let the PD know and I'll call you back" Spencer told her and hung up the phone.

Aria quickly called Noel again and once again it went to voice mail.