Perfect Mistake

Chapter 17

Dedicated to @boluu_o

Raph's POV (Day 4 without Aria)

"I'm really sorry, Raph" Jayven said as he slumped down on my couch holding a can of Pepsi and some chips. "Gosh! In three weeks and you've already cheated on your wife. You're a boss, man!" I glared at him and he rose his arms in surrender.

I invited my friends over to stay with me. The house felt empty without Aria. I didn't know what to do without her. Even with them there, it still felt empty.

"No wonder you've been acting all Zombie-like. All we could get from you was "yes" and "no". Come on dude, everything will be alright" Brian said, smiling at me.

I was having a hard time believing that. I've been calling her for the past three days and she doesn't pick my calls. Then I decided to stop bothering her. If she wanted to talk, she knew where to find me.

"Stop that crawling attitude man, you're better than that" Jim, another of my friends said while slapping my shoulder.

"It's just... I've never dealt with a breakup before and it's killing me. Guilt is not something I'm used to" I told them

"Look. Look at me. There's one thing I've learnt in life. It keeps going on. Don't waste your time waiting for some girl when there are other girls out there that-" Brian started to tell me but I interrupted him.

"Don't you dare call Aria that. Some girl? Be careful or I'll kick you out of my house. And I don't want other girls. I want Aria" I said, sternly

"Whatever you say, man" he said, leaning back on the couch

"You think she's coming back?" I turned to Jayven who was quietly eating his chips and Pepsi. He never plays with food. Whenever there's food involved in something, he's always serious. "Jayven" I tapped his leg

"Huh?" He turned to me, with his mouth full of chips. I gave him the what-the-hell look and he quickly finished it and I repeated the question.

He sighed before he started "She might come back, she might not, we don't know. Its better if you don't expect anything. That way, it won't hurt if she doesn't come back to you" he said to me.

I blew out some air and they all gave me sympathetic looks.

"You'll be okay" Jayven said, giving me a side-hug.

I only nodded.

Aria's POV (Day 8 without Raph)

"This is the last box." Jayven said. It was almost midnight and we were just done moving boxes into our new house and I needed Jayven and Skittles' help. We were moving into our new house because the old house had memories of dad in it and we didn't want that. The new house was bigger and had a beautiful garden up front. I promised to water them often.

"Aria!!!" Skittles yelled excitedly "come come come come!!! Your mum is talking to a hot guy across the street!!!" I frowned and followed her to the window.

"Really girls.. Really?" Jayven said, disapprovingly

We pulled the curtain aside and saw her with a really built guy. They were talking and she was smiling shyly at him.

"This is so disturbing" Jayven joined us, looking above our heads since we were smaller.

"Shut up" I waved him off, curiosity getting the best of me.

The man moved closer to her and touched her face tenderly and she blushed. They looked comfortable with each other.

"Oh my gosh!! He's going to kiss her!!!" Skittles squealed with excitement. As if on cue, he bent down and they shared a gentle kiss.

"They're coming!!!!" Jayven yelled and we all scattered around the living room. If you have ever spied on someone, you would definitely know the feeling. I pretended to sit on an invisible chair with my hand on my chin, Skittles was posing like a runway model and Jayven was flexing his muscles. Mum came in and stared at us, confused. She shook her head and started to speak

"Aria, this is Mason. Mason, this is my daughter, Aria and her friends Danielle and Jayven." Skittles and Jayven waved at him but I proceeded to shake his hand. I needed to take a good look at this man. He'd been exploring my mothers mouth right outside our house. I had rights. He had brown eyes and thick black lashed. His hair was a bit golden brown. He also looked unbelievably like Evan. He should be in his late thirties.

"Nice to meet you, Aria. Your mum has told me so much about you. She also said you love writing but you're not good with science subjects?" He asked me

"Yeah. That's true" I said, shyly

"Well, I have a friend who teaches them if you would like to join his class" he said

Then I thought about my finals. I would need two science subjects to pass and I hate them but I had no choice. "I would love to"

"How much does it cost?" Mum asked him

"Don't worry. Its on me" he said, putting his hands in his pockets.

Oh so he's trying to win me over?

"Okay" I said, smiling

"Its at Greysons facility. Not too far from here. I'll give him a call and tell him you're coming okay? Classes start 7pm" He informed me

I nodded.

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I arrived at Greysons and I saw some students coming towards me. They walked past me except one.

"Hi. Coming for the 7 o'clock class?" He asked

"Yeah" I replied

"End of hallway. And I'm Eric."

"Thanks and I'm Aria"

We spoke for a while and headed our different ways. I stood by the door of the classroom and saw it was empty. I checked the time and it was 6:48pm. I was early. I chose a seat in front and sat there. That way, I won't lose concentration if I really wanted to pass my finals.

I was doodling on my notebook when I heard someone clear his throat. I looked up and I swear I thought I forgot to breath.

"Aria" he called my name softly.

I stared at him with cold eyes. What was he doing here? Was he stalking me now?

"What are you doing here?" I asked him

"Look Aria, I'm sorry for what I did to you. I really am"

"You've not answered my question" I ignored his apology..

"Well.." He started

Then two students walked in "Hey Mr James" they greeted him.

Wait what?

I stared at him in disbelief. Then I saw him smirk.

"Yes Aria. I'm your teacher"

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Leave it to me to make him her teacher.. Lol.

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