Perfect Stranger

Consequences for being young and stupid.

Chapter 17

Aria's P.O.V

I made sure to wake up extra early this morning so I wouldn't run into Peyton or Harry in the hallways. I quietly slipped out of the door leaving my crutches behind. I was locking my door when I heard Peyton.

"Please, just hear me out."

"You have 5 minutes."

"Ok. I'm sorry for how harry is acting and how I've been acting. I'm sorry I didn't try and stop him from firing you, I know I should've. I've been a real shitty friend lately-"

"You got that right."

Peyton rolled her eyes. "-but I just wanted to say I'm sorry."

"Whatever. The funny thing is that I actually thought you were my bestfriend. I thought you would be there for me and stick up for me. Remember when we promised we would always have each others backs? Well you broke that promise. Your a back stabbing bitch and I don't want anything to do with you anymore. Have fun with your asshole of a boyfriend, cause I'm out of your life."

I went to turn around and walk away when she tugged me back.

"I know. But Aria I missed my period this month."

"You can deal with that on your own, I'm not dealing with your problems. You had a choice to not have sex or not and you did therefore this is your consequence."

"Why are you being such a dick right now when I need you most?"

"Why didn't you help me when I needed you most? I'm done."

I turned back around and walked away ignoring her pleads for me to come back. Oh shit today is calculus and physiology. I'm skipping physiology. I can't stand to see Harry or Peyton's face right now. So I ended up going to the only place I could go. Music madness.

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I walked into the studio and heard the little bell ring when I or anyone opened it. I saw Tony sitting at one of the booths recording a soundtrack for someone. I walked by and tapped on the glass.

"Hey!" He mouthed and smiled.

"Hiiii!" I said back.

I walked back to the green room and sat down. I grabbed the guitar and started plucking the strings one by one on the guitar. I looked to my right and saw a piano. My mom taught me basically every instrument there was to know. I sat down bringing the pedals to change the sound of the tones closer to me. I played some notes but then got bored so i went back to the guitar I sat down playing when I heard the door creak open. I turned around and saw my brother. It was so weird to call him that or to even know that he was in fact part of my family. He wasn't like a brother though he was more like a bestfriend.

"You didn't have to work today, ya know." he said to me.

"Oh yeah I know I came here to uh escape."

"Escape?"

"Yeah, you know. Hide out, evacuate?"

"Yeah, but why did you? I don't get it."

"I couldn't go to class with Aria and Harry. I can't stand to see their faces. I saw Aria this morning and I just went berserk."

"Why?" he asked me as he came and sat down next to me.

"She missed her period this month I guess and she tried to apologize but it was all shit."

"Well how do you know that it was all shit?"