No one spoke for at least 3 minutes, or at least that's what it felt like. We just stared- Ezra and I locked eyes, Holden stared at me, but the blonde haired girl stared directly at her knotted fingers. I couldnt wait for the silence to end. I tried speaking, but nothing would come out.
"Hey, Aria. It's so-", he looked up in the air, possibly thinking of a word to describe his first encounter in over a year with his ex girlfriend.
"Nice to see you. How have you been?", he said looking at me and then to Holden with the word CONFUSION written across his forehead. I secretly smile to myself knowing that he feels a little hurt by me with Holden.
"We-" I proudly correct him while pulling Holden close. "We're doing fine. How are you and- yeah", I say, trying to smile. Who the hell is that? She looks so familiar.
"We are doing fi-" I cut him off. I know EXACTLY WHO SHE IS.
"Simone?!?", I yell angrily. She looks up, obviously frightened by my sudden outbreak. How dare he have the audacity to date her after he knew that I was affected by Simone trying to get him- while he was still with me.
"Hey, Aria. It's so nice to see you. You're all grown up." In my mind, I had already slapped her about four times. I'm guessing she doesn't know. No matter how bad I want to scream at her for that comment, I realize she has no idea that Ezra and I were a thing. We broke up after I realized he didn't love me. It was all about a stupid book.
"Yup, I'm all grown up and mature now. A year ago, some people might say that I was naive and fell into traps really easily", I said looking at her and then Ezra. He stood there, looking at the ground-avoiding eye contact with me.
"What are you guys doing here?", Holden finally says. I quickly look up at him. I forgot all about you. Im so sorry. I apologize to him in my mind.
"Well, I was offered a teaching job as an English professor at California State University, and I decided to take it", Ezra said, still looking a little confused . "So this is where you've been all this time. You look, good."
Holden eyes Ezra suspiciously, and Simone looks at him with wide eyes. I completely freeze. You dont look bad yourself. I'm still trying to take in the fact that Ezra is here- with Simone. I realize that we are still standing in the entrance of Forever 21. I dont want to be here anymore.
"Well we should get going", I say, trying to break the silence. After saying our 'goodbyes' and 'we should catch up sometimes', Holden and I start walking away. My heart feels like its being pulled through my back. I suddenly don't feel angry anymore, but sad and slightly depressed. The man who broke my heart is here, with my fucking ex babysitter.
"Aria!" I hear Ezra scream my name. I quickly turn around. What the hell does he want?! He smiles at me, and i can't help but smile back.
"Happy 19th birthday", he says and then turns his attention back to Simone.
"Thanks", I whisper, knowing that he cant hear me. I turn back to Holden and we continue walking. All of a sudden my mood changes from sad to happy, but then to pissed. I dont want to be anywhere near him. Did I mention, next week I start college. I got into California State University. English major.
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Just Cant Stay Away ( ezria fanfiction)
FanfictionIts been a year since Aria moved away. The last time she had spoken to anyone in Rosewood was the day of graduation, including Ezra and the girls.. Life was going well, there was no more drama, no more A.
