The Next Morning 6 am
*Ring Ring*
I slowly open my eyes when I hear my phone ringing. My heart starts beating fast realizing I wasn't in my room. I then remember that I fell asleep at Ezra's last night. I then feel two strong arms wrapped around my waist. I slowly release his arms from my waist and get up. I walk over to my bag and grab my phone out. I walk over to the kitchen and answer it so I don't wake him.
"Hello" I say without looking at the caller ID. I then did a big yawn.
"Aria, can you meet us in the woods in 20 minutes?" I hear Spencer say on the other end.
"Spence, do you know what time it is?" I ask as I look at the clock.
"I know, I've called the others and they are on their way"
"Fine, I'm on my way" I say as I hang up the phone.
I quietly walk into the bathroom, I fix my hair and makeup up and I walk out of the bathroom to see Ezra sitting up on the bed.
"Were you seriously going to leave without saying something?" He says as I walk over to him.
"I didn't want to wake you. I have to go, I will see you at school" I say as I turn and start walking towards the door.
Next minute I feel arms wrap around my waist. I turn around and see him looking down at me.
"Are you sure you have to go, I could make you some breakfast or something" He asks.
"I wish but I really have to go. I have to go home and change out of these clothes"
"Ok, I'll see you later" He says as he lets go of me and I walk out the door. I walk down the stairs to the carpark, I hop in and start driving towards the woods.
20 minutes later
I finally arrive at the woods and see the three girls all standing there waiting for me. I get out of the car and walk towards them.
"Are you wearing the same clothes you wore yesterday and last night?" Spencer asks.
"Yeah, I fell asleep in these clothes so I will have to go home and change" I say as we start walking into the woods.
"Ok" She says.
"Anyway, why did you call us up this early Spencer" Hanna says in an angry tone.
"So Alison wanted us across the street so she could have it out with Toby. Ali had something on him" Spencer says.
"Besides being a total perv who peeped in our windows?" Hanna adds.
"Yeah, something way bigger, and she was threatening to tell everybody. That's why he took the fall for us" Spencer says.
"Why are you waiting until now to tell us?" I ask.
"I don't know. Ali made me promise, and... I guess I was scared. I thought if we never talked about that night again, it would just go away"
"Well, it's not going away. Not unless we toss our phones and join the Navy" Hanna says.
"Look, there's four of us and one freak sending messages. If we just talk to each other like this, I feel like it makes it easier to deal with everything" Emily says.
"I think Emily's right. There's way too many secrets. We shouldn't do this in the middle of nowhere. We should do it where we can see it everyday" I say.
"You mean, like somewhere in school?" Hanna asks.
"No. In town. We should ask if we can put a bench somewhere. Wait, and you know what? Whoever did this to her, if they're still in rosewood, we should make them look at it every day, too" I say.
"What, you hate the idea?" Spencer asks Hanna.
"No. No, I just.... I had a rough night" Hanna says as branches rustle and we start walking back. "Look" Hanna all of a sudden says as we're walking back. There was some purple thing on the ground.
"Is that yours?" Spencer asks. She then picks it up.
"Alison's" I say as I read her name on the bracelet that she gave each one of us.
"Ok, can we just go" Hanna says as we all start making our way back to our cars.
Once we get to our cars. We all hop in and drive away.
25 minutes later
I finally drive up the driveway and see that Dad is still home. I get out of my car and walk up to the door. I open it and walk in.
I start walking towards the door until Dad steps in front of me, holding a bottle of alcohol.
"Where the fuck have you been?" He asks.
"I stayed at Spencer's last night"
"I TOLD YOU TO COME HOME STRAIGHT AWAY" He screams and throws the bottle of alcohol on the ground, just before my feet.
"Dad you're scaring me" I say as I start creeping backwards.
"I AM YOUR FATHER. YOU RUINED MY LIFE. iT'S TIME YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS LIKE" He yells as I keep creeping back.
"I DIDN'T RUIN YOUR LIFE, YOU DID BY CHEATING ON MOM" I yelled at him. He then grabs my arm and pulls me closer again. I trip on my feet and land face first to the ground on the broken glass. He let go of my arm as I fell. As I was falling, I put my hand out to stop myself but I winced in pain.
I tried to get back up but I just didn't have the strength to.
LATER THAT DAY: 1.30 PM
I slowly open my eyes as I hear a knock at the door. I look around and see that I am still lying on the broken glass. Next minute, I hear the key jiggling in the lock. The door opens.
"Aria" I hear Spencer say as she runs over to me. "What happened?" She asks as she helps me sit up. "Shit, you have glass all over your face"
"What time is it?" I ask.
"After 1.30. We got worried when we didn't see you in English or anywhere around school. We have been ringing you all morning. What happened"
"My Dad had an alcohol bottle out, I was carrying it when I tripped"
"Well I have to take you to hospital"
"Absolutely not, I am fine" I say as I try to get back up but I plant back down on my ass.
"Aria, you have pieces of glass all in your face. If it's not taken out now, it can be a lot worse"
"There is a first aid kit in the bathroom. I think I twisted my hand, can you also grab the hand brace" I say before Spencer walks off.
Spencer then walks back with the first aid kit and the hand brace.
"Here. Which hand?" She asks.
"Left" I say as I hold my hand out and she slips it on.
"Ok, let's get you up and over to the couch" Spencer says as she helps me up and walks me over to the couch. She sits on the coffee table. She grabs out some tweezers and starts picking all the glass out and places it on the lid of the kit.
1 hour later
After Spencer removed all the glass. I went upstairs and got in the shower. I cleaned the wounds so it doesn't get infected. She then helped me get in bed and she then left.
Now, I am just going to rest and hope this was just a dream.
LATER THAT DAY: 7 PM
I slowly open my eyes, I turn my head and see this blonde lady sitting on my bed.
"Who the hell are you?" I ask shocked.
"Oh, you're awake. I'm meredith. Here, drink" She says as she hands me a mug with some liquid in it.
"What is it?" I am skeptical.
"It's just tea, your Dad said you weren't feeling good" She says before I take a little sip and it wasn't too bad.
"Now, I will leave you to rest" She says as she gets up and starts walking out of my room. I take another sip of the tea and place it on my bedside table.
All of sudden I feel really tired again and my eyes close.
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Ezria - Broken
FanfictionThis story is about the struggles Aria has to face after her mother moves on from the family and she has to deal with her abusive father after Byron, Mike and Aria move to Rosewood because Byron's sabbatical finishes. She also has to deal with the u...
