Ezria: After

Chapter 6

"Liam! Hey!" I answer the phone, hoping I won't break down in the middle of it. "Aria, I heard what happened to Hanna, who would do something like that? Some crazy psycho, that's for sure..." I hear him yell. I instantly feel fucking annoyed at the bitch, not even caring about how I might be feeling. And then I'm shocked at how selfish I am. "Yeah. Yeah...i-it's horrible." I say. "But hey, where are you staying? You can always get away from it all, come live with me." I am shocked. "Get away from it all? You mean from my best friend, who needs me?" I snap. "No. Aria, I didn't mean-" I start to cry, and I can hear him go silent on them other end. Oh my god, what am I doing? I have to tell him. "Liam...I'm sorry. But...I've done something terrible." I sniff. "What?" I put my head down and struggle out, "I...I the book sale went through. I...was with Ezra and it...it just happened." There is complete silence until he says, "No. How could you...do that to me? Stay with him, slut." And then the line goes dead. I cry and cry until people start to notice me. Mona spots me sitting and comes over to me. "Uh. I know you don't like me. None of you do. But..why are you crying?" She asks, sitting down on the seat next to me.

"Nothing..okay. Something. It's...well. I cheated on Liam. With Ezra. I can't believe I did it. Liam hates me.." Mona nods her head like she understands. Probably not. "Do you still love Ezra?" Mona asks. My heart tells me "YES! YES! YES!" But my head tells me "DANGER!DANGER!DANGER!" I look up at her, and she smiles. "You do, don't you?" I nod. Without knowing, I suddenly throw myself at her, hugging her. "Its okay." Mona whispers.