Pretty Wrong Direction
Chapter Twenty Eight
Aria's P.O.V
As I watched Niall's fist move closer to Ezra's face. I jumped in front of Ezra, grabbing his hand. "Leave him alone, Niall! Leave US alone."
Niall looked at me, his eyes growing darker. "Stay away from her." Niall whispered, threateningly. Ezra tightened his grip on my hand. "She has the right to choose who she wants to be with." Ezra said, strongly. "Let her." Niall snapped.
I looked, from Niall, to Ezra. Niall, the moment of weakness, the way he made me melt on the spot. His voice, his face, his laugh, his smile. The only good thing about being kidnapped. And Ezra. The passion, the voice. The way I looked at him. He lived in Rosewood. We had more in common. It's always been Ezra...Hasn't It?
I felt a cool hand touch my shoulder, and turned. It was Toby, who had a bloodied mouth, and a cut on his forehead. "Ali and Harry are gone." He told me, and I gasped. "G-g-gone?" I spluttered. I let go of Ezra's hand, and followed, Emily, Spencer, and Toby towards the parking lot. Niall's girlfriend looked up at Niall, and as her lips crashed against his, I couldn't look. "Hanna!" I called. Hanna grabbed Caleb's arm, and soon the whole gang were following. We rushed to a cab. I got in as fast as possible. I looked to see who was getting in with us. Hanna, Toby, and...shit. Niall got in the front, and I clutched the door handle. "Where's Ezra?" I asked Hanna. "In the car with Spence, Em and..Lou, I think." I inhaled, closing my eyes as I felt Niall's stare pierce my face. "Turn around to fuck." I snapped.
Hanna passed me her flask, and I gladly accepted, taking a swig. "You shouldn't be drinking that, you-" Niall started, and I raised an eyebrow, sarcastically, "Do I look like I give a shit? Ali's missing."
"So's Harry, god Aria, I don't know what's happened to you." He sighed, looking out the window.
Oh, well, it hurts when people tread over your heart.
Toby's P.O.V
I knew Spencer was in love with Liam. I could see it in her eyes, in her smile. Our moment had passed, our day in the sun was long gone. I'd never been so close with her friends before, and It felt weird, Aria holding tightly onto my hand. I closed my eyes, and saw all the failed relationships and flings in my life, and then it came to Spencer.
Spencer looking deep into my eyes as we sat at the window. Spencer lying next to me. Her fingers ruffling my hair, as she kissed me softly. And then I saw the way she looked at Liam. I smiled. The girl who had struggled to find perfection, had fallen into the perfect love, with no secrets, and I was like, the other guy. But, Spencer deserved to be happy. So did the confused Aria, the vulnerable Hanna, the quiet Em and even Alison.
Surprised? I know, I'm not exactly Ali's biggest fan here, or anywhere. But I know she cares about her friends, about Spencer. I knew, then. She'd always be My Spencer, then. Not now, but then. I'll always have that part of her.
I know what Liam sees in her. That broad determination, like the time we played scrabble and I completely kicked her ass. That sweet innocence, like the time we stayed at the motel and she was insecure about being beside me, and ended up falling asleep with her arm around my waist. Her big brown eyes, and sarky smile, that made me fall for her over and over again. The goodness in her heart, and the clever, quick brain she used so well.
I love Spencer Hastings, but I know she is not mine any longer. It hurts, but I don't see this as a failed relationship. More like a way to see the person I love the most live happy, and without secrets or lies.
I needed to let her go.
"Toby?" Aria whispered.
"Yeah?"
"Are you upset, about...Liam?"
"A little. But I can't fight against love."
"I wish I could." She whispered under her breath, so Niall couldn't hear.
Hanna's phone started to vibrate, and she gasped. "It's Ali." She murmured, breathlessly, in a half relieved half afraid voice.
As I watched Niall's fist move closer to Ezra's face. I jumped in front of Ezra, grabbing his hand. "Leave him alone, Niall! Leave US alone."
Niall looked at me, his eyes growing darker. "Stay away from her." Niall whispered, threateningly. Ezra tightened his grip on my hand. "She has the right to choose who she wants to be with." Ezra said, strongly. "Let her." Niall snapped.
I looked, from Niall, to Ezra. Niall, the moment of weakness, the way he made me melt on the spot. His voice, his face, his laugh, his smile. The only good thing about being kidnapped. And Ezra. The passion, the voice. The way I looked at him. He lived in Rosewood. We had more in common. It's always been Ezra...Hasn't It?
I felt a cool hand touch my shoulder, and turned. It was Toby, who had a bloodied mouth, and a cut on his forehead. "Ali and Harry are gone." He told me, and I gasped. "G-g-gone?" I spluttered. I let go of Ezra's hand, and followed, Emily, Spencer, and Toby towards the parking lot. Niall's girlfriend looked up at Niall, and as her lips crashed against his, I couldn't look. "Hanna!" I called. Hanna grabbed Caleb's arm, and soon the whole gang were following. We rushed to a cab. I got in as fast as possible. I looked to see who was getting in with us. Hanna, Toby, and...shit. Niall got in the front, and I clutched the door handle. "Where's Ezra?" I asked Hanna. "In the car with Spence, Em and..Lou, I think." I inhaled, closing my eyes as I felt Niall's stare pierce my face. "Turn around to fuck." I snapped.
Hanna passed me her flask, and I gladly accepted, taking a swig. "You shouldn't be drinking that, you-" Niall started, and I raised an eyebrow, sarcastically, "Do I look like I give a shit? Ali's missing."
"So's Harry, god Aria, I don't know what's happened to you." He sighed, looking out the window.
Oh, well, it hurts when people tread over your heart.
Toby's P.O.V
I knew Spencer was in love with Liam. I could see it in her eyes, in her smile. Our moment had passed, our day in the sun was long gone. I'd never been so close with her friends before, and It felt weird, Aria holding tightly onto my hand. I closed my eyes, and saw all the failed relationships and flings in my life, and then it came to Spencer.
Spencer looking deep into my eyes as we sat at the window. Spencer lying next to me. Her fingers ruffling my hair, as she kissed me softly. And then I saw the way she looked at Liam. I smiled. The girl who had struggled to find perfection, had fallen into the perfect love, with no secrets, and I was like, the other guy. But, Spencer deserved to be happy. So did the confused Aria, the vulnerable Hanna, the quiet Em and even Alison.
Surprised? I know, I'm not exactly Ali's biggest fan here, or anywhere. But I know she cares about her friends, about Spencer. I knew, then. She'd always be My Spencer, then. Not now, but then. I'll always have that part of her.
I know what Liam sees in her. That broad determination, like the time we played scrabble and I completely kicked her ass. That sweet innocence, like the time we stayed at the motel and she was insecure about being beside me, and ended up falling asleep with her arm around my waist. Her big brown eyes, and sarky smile, that made me fall for her over and over again. The goodness in her heart, and the clever, quick brain she used so well.
I love Spencer Hastings, but I know she is not mine any longer. It hurts, but I don't see this as a failed relationship. More like a way to see the person I love the most live happy, and without secrets or lies.
I needed to let her go.
"Toby?" Aria whispered.
"Yeah?"
"Are you upset, about...Liam?"
"A little. But I can't fight against love."
"I wish I could." She whispered under her breath, so Niall couldn't hear.
Hanna's phone started to vibrate, and she gasped. "It's Ali." She murmured, breathlessly, in a half relieved half afraid voice.
Notes
I love toby, I just have such a geeky crush on keegan allen, and I ship spoby, but that's why it's so shocking. I had blanaid and clare over and we went into carphone warehouse and blanaid started charging her phone and clare set off an alarm:'D LOL.asdfghjkl.
-Caoimhe.xo
5/13/13