Hi! So, I'm hoping you're all liking the story so far. I'm thinking that I should start posting a new chapter every few days in order to let people who fall behind catch up. So I'll probably post a new chapter every 2-3 days. (Unless I get a lot of reviews asking me to post chapter sooner, in which case I'll try to post quickly). Anyways, enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 13:

Aria awoke with a sharp pain in her head. She reached up to feel the throbbing area, but her hands seemed to be stuck. Confused, she looked down and saw her hands were tied to a chair. She looked up and saw she was in an empty room. Her momentary confusion turned to complete panic and fear as she recalled the events of the past hour. Going to the Grille, getting carried into a car against her will, a sharp pain in her head...

"Hello? Who's there?" Aria called as she heard distant footsteps. She looked around, trying to see anyone in the dimly lit room, but she couldn't turn around because she was tied to the chair. A moment later a figure appeared in front of her.

"Hello, Aria."

Ezra's POV:

Ezra was just getting ready for bed when he realized Aria had forgotten her cell phone in her rush to get to Hanna's house. He called Hanna so that Aria would know that her phone was safe. He could already picture Aria freaking out, wondering where she'd put her phone. She had a way of worrying herself into an all-out panic attack.

"Hello?" Hanna answered on the second ring.

"Hey Hanna! It's Ezra. Could you tell Aria that she forgot her phone at my place?" Ezra asked.

"Aria? Isn't she with you?" Hanna asked, confused.

"No...she's not with you?" Ezra asked, a feeling of panic starting to work its way into his head.

"No. Should she be?" Hanna asked, sounding worried.

"Yeah...didn't you text her, asking if she would stay at your place tonight?" Ezra asked, already knowing what Hanna would say.

"I didn't.-Oh my God! You don't think...?" Hanna trailed off, panicked.

"Only one way to find out." Ezra said grimly. "Hold on just a second, I'll check Aria's phone." He scrolled through her messages and came across a text from A that was received around the time that Aria had said Hanna texted. Ezra read it really quickly. "Hanna, meet me at the Apple Rose Grille, and call Spencer, Emily and Caleb. Aria was supposed to meet A there at midnight."

"I'll be there in five minutes." Hanna answered, hanging up. Ezra grabbed his keys, his and Aria's cell phone and raced to the Apple Rose Grille. When he arrived, four figures were standing in the parking lot. Everyone was here.

Hanna ran to Ezra. "We've looked everywhere. Aria isn't here."

Aria's POV:

"Wh-Who's there?" Aria stammered, mentally kicking herself for letting her voice show that she was scared.

"Relax, I'm just here with dinner. I'm not going to hurt you just yet." answered a face behind a voice-changing mask.

"What do you want from me? What did I even do to you?" Aria asked, on the verge of tears.

"Are you REALLY asking me that?! You've ruined my life! Everything was perfect until you and your four friends, Spencer, Emily, Hanna and Allison started hanging out. Your friend, Allison, made my life a living hell!" A answered angrily.

"Join the club." Aria mumbled under her breath. The truth was, although she loved Allison, there had always been a part of her that regretted ever being her friend. Ali was a bully-No, she was worse than a bully. She was manipulative, and she was willing to do anything to get what she wanted. She would even stab her own friends in the back if it meant getting something. She blackmailed them with their deepest darkest secrets, just so she could have some entertainment.

"Eat your dinner. I'll be back in the morning. Don't even think about trying anything stupid, we have cameras everywhere, and you and your friends should know better than anyone else that you can't hide from me." A said, menacingly as he/she cut one of Aria's hands free so she could eat. Aria could hear the locks sliding shut behind her.

For hours after A left, Aria was trying to undo the knots around her other arm, her legs and her chest, but they were tied expertly, and she couldn't do anything. Finally, after her hands became sore and even started to bleed she gave up. She ate her dinner, a turkey sandwich, but couldn't even think about sleeping at a time like this. So she sat there, thinking about what would happen to her, if she would ever be freed, if she'd ever see her friends again. But mostly, she wondered if she would ever see Ezra again, feel his strong, protective arms around her, see that boyish smile that made her heart leap, those big, brown eyes that she could stare into for hours. What was he doing right now? Did he know what was happening to her? There was no way. He thought she was spending the night at Hanna's and Hanna would obviously think she was with Ezra. She really wished she had told someone, ANYONE, where she was going. Aria continued to sit there and think. She didn't sleep at all that night.

Ezra's POV:

Once Hanna had told him Aria wasn't there, Ezra's thoughts lost complete control. He still blamed himself for not noticing what was going on, but he was trying to push those thoughts to one side while he tried to figure out how to find Aria.

"OH MY GOD!" Ezra exclaimed.

What got Ezra so excited? Did he see something? Did he think of something? Did he hear something? Leave your guesses as to what's going to happen in the next chapter. Would love to hear your suggestions/comments. :)