Never Meant To Be

Chapter Seven

Axel's POV

I did not understand what was going on. I couldn't believe what had just happened. Why had Aria said that she doesn't want to marry me? What could have made her change her mind so suddenly? I needed to talk to her, I needed to get the answers from her.

"Aiden, take me to Aria." I said as I started to push on Aiden who had been holding my arm the entire time.

"Axel, you need to calm down."I heard Aiden's calm voice say and I felt my patience slowly thinning.

"But I need to talk to Aria." I said.

"Listen to Aiden my dear, you need to calm down and we will sort this out." I heard my mother's voice speak up.

"I can't calm down mother, I can't calm down until I talk to Aria please try to understand!" I said calmly.

"Yes, we will go talk to Aria but first....." I didn't let my mother finish what she was saying.

"I want to go talk to Aria now, why can't you understand that?" I yelled.

"Okay son, we will go to Aria and try to talk to her." I heard my father say.

I was led outside and we all went to the car and drove to Aria's place. Along the way I kept on asking how far we were from the Watson mansion. I kept on contemplating all the possible reasons that would have made Aria to change her mind so suddenly as I felt my patience thinning as every second passed by and my heartbeat getting louder by the minute.

"We are here." I heard my father say and we got out of the car.

"Where is Aria?" I asked as soon as I heard the door being opened after we had rung the doorbell.

"Go... Good.....afternoon?" I recognized Lisa's stuttering voice. I wonder why she was stuttering, was she nervous or something? But I had no time for that, I was here to talk to Aria.

"Where is Aria?" I asked again not bothering to answer her greetings.

"Why don't we go in first?" I heard my father say and went inside the house. As soon as we had sat down I asked for Aria again.

"Actually, Aria is gone." Lisa said in a very low tone but I heard her though I don't think I had heard her clear enough.

"Pardon?" I asked standing up from my seat.

"Aria is gone." Lisa answered again and this time it was loud enough for me to here.

"What do you mean she's gone!" I yelled.

"She means Aria is gone."I heard Mr.Watson's deep voice boom throughout the room.

"Where has she gone to?"I heard my mother ask as I felt her hand on my arm.

"She has eloped with her lover."Mr.Watson said and I was shocked at what I heard.

"Eloped?" My father asked.

"Yes, apparently Aria had a secret boyfriend and none of us knew about it till today." Mr.Watson said.

"I don't believe this." My mother said. "I have known Aria ever since she was a little girl and she is not the kind of girl to do such a thing." My mother said.

"It was also hard for us to believe that but we eventually did when we found this in her room." Mr.Watson said.

"What is that?" My father asked.

"It's a letter, she left on her bed." Mr.Watson said.

"Read it out loud so that Axel can hear."Mr.Watson said and my mother began to read it.