All That Matters

Chapter one

Aria's POV
Song suggestion: Legendary - Daya

The loud ringing wouldn't stop. With an annoyed grunt I opened my eyes and sat up. I grabbed my phone from the night stand and shut off the alarm.

As I groggily stumbled towards the bathroom, I rolled my eyes thinking about  first day of sophomore year. I wasn't all that thrilled about it but I couldn't help but feel excited about seeing my friends again.

I put on the school uniform and adjusted my skirt and tie. My shirt was two sizes up, over sized clothes were my thing. Baggy clothing made me feel less conscious about my body. I wasn't very comfortable being looked at.

I pulled my hair into a high ponytail and pulled out some hair from the sides. I applied a layer of lip gloss and sprayed some perfume on my wrist and behind my ear. Looking at myself in the mirror, I felt a wave of nostalgia hit me. I made a mental note to throw out that perfume when I got back.

I used to make a lot more effort last year into my appearance when I was seeing a certain senior boy. I used to wake up before the alarm even rang because I was so excited about seeing him at school. I pushed aside my thoughts and walked out my room, grabbing my backpack on the way.

"MOMM I'm dressed", I announced walking into the hall.

"Don't yell Aria, your brother will be right there", my mom said, peaking out of my eight year old brother, Vivan's room.

"We're going to be late again", I said, picking up my cup of green tea on the table. I was determined in making a change in my unhealthy lifestyle of binge watching shows on Netflix all day.

"Mornin sunshine", my dad chirped, tossing over a granola bar at me.

I smiled at him. I really hoped he'd stay home more this year, he traveled a lot.

"MOMM", I yelled for what felt like the hundredth time, heading towards the front door.

It was kind of a routine now, being late for school. My brother just failed to understand the whole concept of time management and apparently, so did my mother.

As my brother finally stepped out to wear his shoes, I kissed my mom goodbye. She could be terribly frustrating to deal with at times but I was lucky to have her.

I stood there sulking in the elevator as my dad and brother engaged in some father - son banter.

I looked out the window during the ride to school. I planned on making this year much different than the last.

As we arrived at school, I waved my brother goodbye as he trotted off with his little friends. I dragged myself to class and as a stepped in, instantly I was almost suffocated to death as my friends enveloped me into a group hug.

Immediately I felt much better and burst out laughing. We walked to breakfast and suddenly I stopped dead on my tracks as I made eye contact with him. I looked away as he put his arm around his new girlfriend and kissed her forehead. How obvious could he make it. I can't believe I ever dated a jerk like him.

"Ignore him, you know she's a downgrade anyway. He never deserved you.", one of my best friend's, Myra said out aloud.

The rest of the day flew by in catching up about the shenanigans this summer, all the cities we'd all travelled to and all the hook ups that took place there. Before I knew it I was taking the elevator back home.

As I lay in bed that night, I wished for this year to be drama free and normal for once. I figured it would be anything but anticipating as I planned on staying out of trouble. Little did I know how wrong I could be.

AUTHORS NOTE: MEET ARIA DESMIA HAYDEN ❤ Y'all gonna love her. I'm back and I've been working on the characters a lot more. Leave a comment down below and have a good day lovelies. Much love ×