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"You don't touch your daughter like that!" I yelled back. "And I won't allow you to do it again. I'm not leaving, because I promised I'd protect Aria from harm after she was kidnapped. Yes, I think you should know; your daughter was kidnapped! And was abused by a murderer! What are you thinking now? Huh?" I questioned.

Ella stood, crying. "Oh my god. My little darling," she choked, running over to Aria. She knelt down, running her hands through her hair. I saw fear in her eyes, as she quickly reached her hand up to her neck for a pulse. "She's not breathing!" she screamed.

A tear fell from my eye, as I watched. Was she really gone? She hit her head, and she's gone? It can't happen that easily!

I turned my head at the sound of footsteps, and looked at the person at the door.

"I'm officer Greene," the cop introduced. (hey, remember him?) "What is going on?" he asked, as he looked over at the two fallen bodies on the ground.

I felt all the energy disappear from my body, as my eyes rolled back, and I fell backwards onto the floor. As I hit the floor, my arm, banged onto the hard floor and landed into Aria's, which was also sprawled out onto the floor. I closed my fingers between hers, as my eyes closed.

3 bodies on the floor.

Aria POV:

There were so many things going on in my head, that I couldn't even keep track. I struggled to open my eyes, as the pain started to swell in my head. I fluttered my eyes open slightly, only to be blinded by the sudden beam of light striking my eyes. Man, it was bright!

Alright, let's try this again. I opened my eyes quickly this time. The light was still blinding, so I blinked several times to adjust to the brightness in the room. I looked around to try to recognize the surroundings.

Ezra POV:

I had just opened my eyes again. Suddenly, a flash back at what had happened earlier rushed into my head.

I was ready to kill, once I saw Byron slap Aria. I watched in horror as Aria fell sideways and hit her head hard on the machine.

Yeah, I remembered that very clearly. I turned my head to look at the machine where Aria had hit her head. A tear threatened to escape my eye. Aria.

Was she really gone? Wait, I don't remember….

I grabbed my IV, and ripped it out of my arm. A little blood went through the tube and came out of the little whole the needle made in my arm, but I didn't care. If this is what it would take to protect Aria from her now, abusive, parents, then I'll do it.

I groaned. I was a little fuzzy on that. Why? I don't know, but let me try to remember the rest.

I tapped Byron on the shoulder. He turned around quickly in annoyance, to face me. I threw my fist up, punching him in the jaw. He fell backward. I heard Ella gasp.

"You don't touch your daughter like that!" I yelled back. "And I won't allow you to do it again. I'm not leaving, because I promised I'd protect Aria from harm after she was kidnapped. Yes, I think you should know; your daughter was kidnapped! And was abused by a murderer! What are you thinking now? Huh?" I questioned.

I know that THAT'S what resulted in me laying in this bed. Yeah, I was already in one before that, but, whatever happened, it got worse. I looked over to where I had punched Byron. I sure was going to pay for that one, but I will protect Aria with every ounce of energy and power that I have. I wasn;t going to let her parents talk to hit her like so.

I turned my head slightly to the other side. Where was she? I noticed a curtain dividing and sectioning off the halves of the room. Was she on the other side? I hoped so. I just wished that she wasn't dead.

Aria POV:

I turned my head to the left and saw a curtain in between me and the next bed. Was Ezra there? "Hello?" I asked, desperately.

I didn't hear a response. "Hello?" I tried again. Please, let him be there.

Ezra POV:

I heard a "Hello?" from the other side of the curtain. I knew that voice. It was a beautiful voice that I could tell apart from any other. "Aria," I whispered.

"Ezra?" I heard her mumble. "Ezra!" she cried in shock. "Oh my god, are you okay?"

"Am I okay? What about you? I just fell! You got slapped, and you hit your head! How are you? Where does it hurt? I'll make it better!" I exclaimed. So many things were spilling out of my mouth; but I didn't care, my love was alive, breathing, talking, and she remembered me, thank god.

"Wait, what?" I heard her ask in confusion. Well, I take that would be so much better if we could actually see each other, not just talking to a curtain.

I knitted my eyebrows together. Is she blanking? "What is the last thing you remember?"

"Well, I remember stuff, but it's all just a blur. I just remember Ella and Byron yelling at us….and then I argued back."

"You don't know what happened after?"

"I mean, I do, but it's not really clear," she replied.

I turned on my side, as if to face her, but that didn't work. Once again, that curtain is always in the way. "Byron slapped you…." I started, drifting off, knowing that this would be hard for her to comprehend.

"Well, that explains why my cheek feels numb," she explained.

"You're not upset?" I asked flabbergasted.

"No, the only reason I would be upset is because you're hurt. I'm mad at my parents. I don't ever want to see them again, I want to move in with you. Or no, let's run away together. Let's just leave Rosewood, and never come back!" she said giddily.

I chuckled at her sudden urge to leave and be with me, but then my smile changed into a frown. "Aria, you hit your head, you're probably not thinking straight," I began.

Aria POV:

A memory flooded into my mind. "I fell to the floor, because I hit my head on something. I was just lying on the floor, with my eyes closed, but I could hear stuff. Byron was still yelling at me. Everything went quiet, I heard staggered footsteps, and then I heard a punching sound. That's all I remember. Everything just…faded out after that,"

"So you remember?" Ezra asked in anxiety.

I nodded. "Yeah, I just remembered everything."

"But you don't know this. I punched Byron, and then he fell. Ella ran over to you, and said that you weren't breathing. Then, I just fell backwards. Fainted, I guess."

Ezra POV:

"Oh my god! Are you okay, baby?" she asked. I knew that there would be a terrified and worried look on her face.

"Yeah. It was just, too much to handle. I mean, we told your parents, they didn't handle it well, you got hurt, Byron got hurt, they know why you were gone from home, and I just couldn't take it. Plus, I was in complete shock when Ella said you weren't breathing. My world stopped, I swear," I continued.

It was true. I felt like everything had frozen, and it was just me and Aria in that room. I thought that she were dead; because well, she hit your head so hard, I'm just surprised that Aria even remembered me!

"I just can't live without you, that's all," I ended.

There was a silence, and then I saw the curtains pull back. She had reached over and tugged them. She stared into my eyes, as I stared at her. There was a white bandage wrapped around her head, and she was crying.

"I love you. So much," she claimed. "I can't lose you either."

I smiled. "I love you too. With everything I have. It's just that none of this would have happened, if I never came into your life. I just complicated things."

She interrupted me. Her face was stern. "I thought we had this talk before. I don't think you'll ever understand. I can't live without you, because…Even on my worst day, you make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world, and every day that something goes wrong, it will rain, because we SHOULD be together, even if the rest of the world doesn't. It's what WE feel when we're together, and it feels belong together, because we're soul mates, and this love that we have is ours." (I just HAD to do that. )

I tear had streamed down my cheek, and more threatened to come. Wow, I was such a baby. But, THAT. THAT was fighting for a relationship. I wish I could kiss her right now. I ust wanted to take all her regrets and all her pain away, forever.

We were gazing into each other's eyes when we heard somebody walk in the door. We both turned our heads simultaneously to the man. It was Officer Greene; the last person I saw before I fell.

Aria POV:

"Officer Greene!" I yelled, shocked. "What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to check if you were awake yet, and well, both of you have opened your eyes. That's great!" he said happily.

"Why did you come yesterday?" Ezra asked, curiously.

Wait, I didn't know that he came yesterday.

"Well, for two reasons. One, because we found Jackie Molina. She payed that DiLaurentis boy to kidnap you," Officer Greene explained, nodding his head toward me. "She's charged with 1st /2nd (It's not official) degree murderer. You won't be seeing her ever again."

We both sighed in relief. "I can't believe I almost married her," Ezra said, shocked. "She's pure evil."

I looked at him. I saw he was hurt, but I know that he'll forget about it, because she's out of everyone's life now. I will comfort him any time he needs it.

"And second, well, the nurses called the police, about the fighting and screaming going on. It was a disaster," he stated. "But that's not important, you two need to focus on recovering. Is there anything I could do for either of you?"

I nodded quickly. "Yes, please. A restraining order against my parents. I want Ezra to have one against them too."

Officer Greene paced on his feet. "Well, that was something I was getting too. I mean, Aria, you could get one but…." He trailed off.

"What?" Ezra asked.

"Ella Montgomery told me what all this was about."

"Oh god," I gasped. "You're…you're not taking him away, are you?" I asked.

Ezra was completely silent.

"Officer Greene?" I heard Ezra ask. The cop just looked at us, and sighed.

We both knew where this was headed. I started to weep, and out of the corner of my eye, Ezra was tearing up. Every time, one of us, or both of us, was afraid, nervous, or desperate, we held each other's hands.

At the same time, Ezra and I leaned over the beds, to reach for each other's hand; but we couldn't reach.

This is NOT a filler chapter. I actually did tear up while writing the end. It was hard, but in the next chapter after the next one, it'll be sort of like an episode coming up….. Anyway, did you like it? Please review! And give me any suggestions! Love you! Xoxo Courtney

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