Full Circle

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[I've made a mistake. I need your help.
-Aria]

I couldn't move away from his body. All I could think about was where to hide the body or how many years I could land in prison for this but soon enough there was a knock on the door.
Ezra. 
"What's wrong?" He asked, the genuine concern showing on his face.
I had to wrap my arms around him because I was nothing but scared out of my mind and whenever this feeling occurred Ezra's arms were the only place that could make me feel sane again. This was wrong, all of this was but both me and Ezra knew that our hearts were threaded together somehow and that we could never love another the way we loved each other.
"What the hell happened here?"
"It was an accident I swear, I never meant to kill him."
Ezra knelt down by the man who I should have loved, the man who I decided on staying with just to spite the man kneeling beside him.
"What are you on about? He's just unconscious, he'll come round in a few minutes."
I nearly cried with happiness.
"I can't believe you thought he was dead, did you even check his pulse?"
I couldn't even listen to Ezra's comments because of the overwhelming relief I felt. This situation was too much for me to handle and soon enough I was the one losing my balance. Before another thought could reach my mind, Ezra's arms were placed on mine making me strong once again.
"Are you okay?"
A question I hadn't heard in so long. I didn't even know where to begin, okay wasn't even half as bad as I felt. I felt terrible, I felt like the world was crumbling in front of my eyes. My ex boyfriend hates me. I'm going to lose my job. I'm moving back into my parents house. All these problems and so much more but just looking at Ezra I felt as if none of them really mattered anymore. What was the point of worrying about the future when this moment was the best I had in so long.
"You should get out of here, he'll be up soon. I'll call an ambulance and leave the front door open. Make the call anonymous. I care more about how you are than he is."

Soon enough both me and Ezra were out of the house in the dark streets of Rosewood. Something about this felt vaguely familiar and something about it just felt right. Nothing much was said but soon I found myself interlocking my hand with Ezra's.
"I should probably let you get back now. I feel a bit better."
"There's no need for me to go."
"But Nicole-"
"Aria-" His fingers ran through my hair letting shivers run down my spine. "We broke up the night I told you that it was only you I could ever love. I couldn't be with someone knowing that I was unhappy, it wasn't fair on either of us."
I nodded and I wished I was able to stop smiling but of course I wasn't.
"So-"
"Shh, don't say a word." Ezra placed his hand on my cheek a feeling I had missed so much.
And the kiss that followed was as good as our first.

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