Ezria - Broken

Chapter 9

A few Days later. Friday 8.00 AM

The past couple of days, I have just stayed home, resting with Meredith keeping an eye on me. My hand still hurts a bit and my wounds have healed a bit but there is still a mark. While I was at home, I looked for my phone everywhere and this morning, I woke up and it's on my desk. I have a feeling that Meredith might have taken it. I have just turned it on and found that I have gotten a few texts and calls from Ezra pretty much asking if I was ok but I haven't been able to get back to him. A few thousand texts from the girls pretty much saying the same thing.

Now I have just arrived at school, too early for most people to be at school. I get out of my car and start walking into the school. I walk down the hallways until I'm standing in front of his classroom.

I look through the window in the door and see him sitting in his chair marking some papers. I open the door and walk in. His head shot up and looked at me.

"Aria" He says as I shut the door.

"Hey" I say as I walk to the front of his desk. He goes back to marking his papers as there is an awkward silence. "There has just been some family issues happening at home and that's why I was away the last couple of days" I finally say.

"Is everything ok?" He asks as he looks up again.

"I don't know. I'm sorry that I couldn't get back to you"

"It's fine, I was just worried that something had happened to you especially when I saw you Tuesday morning and then you weren't at school" He says before he all of a sudden stops and looks down at my hand. "What's on your hand?" He asks as I move it behind my back.

"It's nothing" I say right before he jumps up from his chair, he walks around his desk towards me.

"What's that on your forehead?" He says as he looks me in the eyes.

"I just fell and hit my head. It is nothing"

"Are you sure?"

"I promise. Can I come over to your place this afternoon" I ask.

"I don't know, I will be working pretty late. I have a meeting at 4 and there is this new teacher starting today"

"That's fine, maybe tomorrow"

"Yes, definitely" He says as the door all of a sudden swings open and he jumps back. I look towards the door to see who it is and see a familiar face.

"Mom," I said in shock. "What are you doing here?" I asked.

"I am Ella Rose, one of the new English teacher for Grade 10's and 11's"

"Hi, I'm Ezra Fitz. The new AP English teacher for grade 11's and 12's. Aria was away the last couple of days and I was just showing her the work she Missed" Ezra says as he grabs some papers off his desk and hands it to me..

"Why were you away, have you been sick?" Mom asks.

"Thanks Mr Fitz. I will see you in class" I say as I smile and I walk straight past Mom.

"Aria, wait" I hear Mom yell out as I continue to walk. She finally catches up to me. She grabs my arm and turns me around.

"What the hell are you doing?" I ask angry.

"Aria, please don't be like that"

"Like what, angry, pissed off"

"Can we just go to my classroom and talk about this?" She says before she starts walking towards her classroom. We finally get there, we walk in and she shuts the door. "I saw there was a teaching position available so I applied. Aria, I know that I left very abruptly but I was angry. My own daughter lied to me and I found out by a note"