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My heart was breaking apart seeing Aria like that, that's why I decided to take her to the this Lake. She needed a break from everything.

I knew how much she clearly loved nature and got relax under it's beauty and she did the second her heart recognizes the silence of peace.

All the time we sat there while she was lost in her own thoughts, untangling the mess in her head, I couldn't stop admiring how beautiful she is. Even there was entire heaven in front of me but my eyes never left from the angel sitting beside me.

But as if in that darkness we sat, it looked like she was very well aware of it. Like she was living in shadows that it didn't scare her at all.

Except sharks...Of course!

Her small mind had to calm down. Though it was clear that I just made her problems more messier that it'd take a time for her to come out of that maze.

But When she said that about sharks in Lake? was something I expected from her. Seriously?

She's so cute.

When I held her hand and kissed her on forehead, the skin to skin contact was so purely true that even she felt the serendipity through it and didn't even mind sharing her feelings with me.

I saw the unshed tears right away when she was eyeing her locket back on it's place. I didn't know why I took it in the first place. Maybe I was just being douche.

Most of all after whatever asshole stunts I've done to her, it took a second for her to forget and forgive me. Though I knew it was a whole lot more than that. For what she went through but I was so happy inside when she spoke those words.

'I forgive you'

Now we were back in the hospital and thank God uncle Fred was awake but I'd see the lines of worry and her fingers fidgeting as she stood outside, anxious to go in.

"He's waiting for you Aria, go." I whispered slowly from behind and pushed her forward slightly by her back. She took a step forward before turned to me.

"I'm here, don't worry, just go." I gestured her with my chin towards the room and she passed me a heartwarming smile which was mixed with a hint of anxiety before she disappeared inside that door.

Even though we've been apart for almost a year, I'd still tell how was she feeling now.

She was scared and angry.

She knew she'd break down the second she'd step inside, second she'd definitely show her anger of fear, and I love her for that. She never hide her emotions and taught me not to do that too.

I stood there for a while against the wall. Leo and Gwen wouldn't be here anytime soon. It was still too early almost seven in the morning.

But the atmosphere was so calm and quite that if I'd drop a pin, it'd make a echo. When we left I saw some police officers investigating and asking around but they didn't approach us.

Maybe not yet.

Nurses were roaming around the corridor we were on. Some glanced my way as I stood crossed leg, hairs messed up, sleeves rolled up, showing my tats but for sure their flirty gazed were a prove I was still looking hot.

But I didn't give a shit about myself now.

After whole thirty minutes, the door clicked opened and Aria came out. Not for sure I expected a crying, messed up Aria to run in my arms but an anger, furrowed eyebrows and a wild cat expressions were plastered on her face.

I glanced inside and saw her dad had a small grin on his face.

Someone has been lectured by his daughter... I chuckled.

No matter what happens one thing was sure that Aria would never stay upset with her dad or her friends for so long and everyone knew that so there was nothing to worry.

I raised my eyebrow at her in a questioning way but as her shoulders slung down, a sigh escaped her lips and then she just came towards me and hugged. Her head pressed sideways against my chest.

She was just upset.

I wrapped my arms around her but not too tightly and tapped a few times on her back.

"He's fine but I blabbered out everything and showed him that how angry I'm and he just laughed like what in the world? and said he's okay, like I can't see. I'm not talking to him for five years," Her voices was cutely angry as I grinned which she couldn't see obviously.

"Five years? Isn't it too much? what about five hours? Cause I know you wouldn't even pass that Aria," I chortled down at her as she backed away and I was already missing her scent.

"Very funny but I guess you're...right. I've to call Blake now. He'd kill me if he find out that I didn't tell him. I'll be right back," She started to make her way out but something flickered in her head as she walked backwards and stopped infront of me.

"Umm..Can I use your phone? I forgot mine at Leo's house," I stuffed my hand in jeans pocket before took out and gave it to her.

"It look better on you. How many more of my jackets you're gonna keep?" I pointed at my black leather jacket she was still wearing as her eyes widened as she started to shrug off it but I stopped.

"I'm kidding Aria. Jesus, you can keep it." A grin made it's way on her face as she started to walk way backwards, facing me.

"I never said I'm giving it back. I'm keeping it as a reminder of our time at the Lake," Her voice was filled with amusement and damn my heart melted right away.

My heart was on fire. The fire of burning dead love to make it alive again. This was my Aria. Her real cheery self. The one I fell for head over heels for. The one I was dying to see since I was back.

I smiled ear to ear at her walking figure before she was gone from my sight.

I decided before coming to Leo's house yesterday that I'd ask her about her side of story. About everything that she was so desperate to tell me. About everything that happened the night we lost beth. About everything she had been wrongly accused of.

But I guess not now, she need some time for herself and her dad and I was definitely not giving up on her. I was ready to listen to her.

The Truth.

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