Wing Of Change
Chapter 11

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Aria stood at her doorway with arms akimbo while staring back at a smiling Lizzy who seemed completely clueless about how betrayed and hurt her friend could be feeling.

Lizzy reached out and pulled Aria into a bear hug and just kept holding her. She pulled back after a while and scanned her face over with careful eyes.

“Oh my God Ari. Are you Okay?”

Aria said nothing in reply. She still couldn’t understand why Lizzy was acting as though she was worried about her when she could have done all that last night and kept her from falling prey the previous night.

“Say something girl!” Lizzy had shook her over the shoulders.

“What do you want me to say?” Aria had snapped angrily at her friend and even broken free from her hold.

Lizzy was shocked at her reaction and decided to ask why she could be acting in that manner because it was obvious she was expecting a different reaction from her friend.

“I don’t know? Maybe you can start by telling me why you are upset rather than keeping quiet” Lizzy had told her still tugging at her hand.

“Look Aria, I know a lot happened last night and I will understand if you don’t want to talk to me after this but I need you to at least say something”

“I have nothing to say to you alright? Absolutely nothing! So stop bugging me” Aria had replied before she turned and walked into the living room with Lizzy following closely from behind.

“Are you sure about that? Because I know you are angry and I want to know why and am not leaving until you spit it out”

“Alright fine! You want to know why am this upset?”

“Of course yeah, I want to know so tell me!”

“You were supposed to be my friend but what did you do? You let me fall a victim of something I could have avoided”

Lizzy had a look of confusion as she stood staring at Aria with wide eyes.

“Where were you last night Liz because you were gone when I woke up!” Aria had practically screamed those words at her best friend who seemed rather confused than enlightened about her problem.

“Where was I?_I was right there when you left and I did all I could so you wouldn’t go driving yourself home but you assured me you were perfectly fit to drive so I let you go because your ex boss promised that he’d take you home and he did didn’t he? Because I saw you two leaving together in his car”

Aria had a face that said ‘what the hell are you talking about?’at Lizzy’s statement.

“You scared the shit out of me when I didn’t hear from you after you left last night. I thought you two got involved in an accident or something but here you are getting upset at me for no reason”

“For no reason you say? Will you quit trying to justify what happened already?” Aria was beyond frustrated at this point.

Lizzy just stood there in shock at Aria’s comeback.

“Quit justifying you say? No one is justifying anything here Ari. Am only trying to explain the situation to you because I think you deserve to know!_i mean, I get why you are upset but come on, am sorry alright?”

Aria couldn’t hide her disappointment anymore as her lips began to tremble with tears rushing down her cheeks. She knew what happened wasn’t her friend’s fault and blaming her for it was just her own way of justifying herself.

Lizzy would never do anything to hurt her and much less set her up for the worst night of her life. It has to be fate playing tricks at her for choosing to live like everyone else was definitely not for her.

At least she knew that now!

“Come here girl_” Lizzy had pulled Aria close before wrapping her arms around her trembling figure.

“Why are you crying? You only had too much to drink and you even got home in one piece and that’s nothing to cry about” Lizzy had cooed at her ears softly.

Aria pulled away to stare at her friend.

“No Lizzy! You just don’t get it. Am not crying because I had too much to drink or anything like that”

Lizzy brow furrowed in confusion at Aria’s words. “Then why are you crying? I thought you were mad at me because I let your boss drive you home last night instead of doing it myself”

She took a paused before adding. “Did something else happened that you are not telling me?”

Aria sniffed back her tears with an unbelievable snort. “Getting involved in an accident would have been better than what happened you know? I wouldn’t be this mad at myself”

“You are starting to confuse me Ari. What the heck happened?”

She couldn’t even get the word out as she kept staring at her friend with tears in her eyes.

“I_I woke up naked in his bed this morning and I can’t even remember how we did it. Can you imagine?”

“What now?_I mean whose bed did you wake up in?”

” My ex boss_I don’t know how I ended up at his house because I woke up with no knowledge of how. I feel totally brain dead!”

“Wait a minutes! Are you telling me you woke up in his bed and found out that you two had s*x?” Lizzy had asked in shocked, still staring at Aria for a confirmation.

Aria gave a small nod. “Yes Liz. That’s it”

Lizzy was still full of doubt of course. Aria wasn’t a one night stand kind of girl and that’s why she was having trouble coming to terms with everything her best friend was telling her.

“How sure are you Ari? I mean, you can’t even remember a damn thing!”

“I’m sure okay? He confirmed it when he came here earlier and besides, I can feel the changes down there so yeah! Am sure”

Lizzy’s shoulders could only grow tense with worries as she grabbed hold of Aria’s hands. “Are you sure he didn’t drug you?”

“What? Of course he didn’t. He was drunk too remember? We just did it!” She answered absentmindedly with a shrug.

Aria couldn’t believe she was defending that man even without any single knowledge of how things went down.

Something within her knew he didn’t do it. He wouldn’t stoop as low as that or he wouldn’t have come apologizing_She thought to herself.

“Then why are you crying?”

Lizzy’s question had taken her unawares but she answered either ways.

“Because_because i never imagined I’d loose my V-card in a one night stand and much less to that man” Her voice was full of regret as tears began to pool in her eyes again.

“Me neither Aria. I can see how much it means to you and this is why everything is just so confusing”

Lizzy gave her hand a little squeeze before asking. “Are you really very sure he didn’t do anything to influence you after you left last night”

“The alcohol was influence enough don’t you think?”

“Yeah! Of course_judging from the quantity you had last night? I bet your mind is a clean slate as well?”

“You bet it is. The only thing I have right now is this headache and feeling of nauseousness crawling down my throat”

“You have to take it easy alright!”

“Okay” Replied Aria.

“So did he apologized to you after the whole thing?” Lizzy had asked after a while.

“He came running after I left his place. He was even ready to accept responsibility if I wanted to take legal actions against him because apparently he figured I was a virgin”

“Well, is that enough to want to take action against him? _I mean it wasn’t rape”

“I told him I wasnt going to press charges against him then told him to leave”

“It’s okay girl. You did the right thing”

Lizzy pulled her back in for a hug and just kept holding her as she continued to offer her shoulders for comfort.

“I just want to forget it even happened Liz but I doubt I ever will”

“I can only imagine how you must be feeling but healing takes time and you my friend needs to give yourself enough time to heal and then forget”

She pulled away from their embrace and studied at Aria for a moment before reaching for both her shoulders. “Can you do that for me?”

Aria gave a small nod and a smile.

“Good! Now cheer up”

Lizzy let herself relax against the cushion while Aria did same and let her eyes close for a brief moment.

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Meanwhile_Frank had driven back to his house in total silence. He was very much deep in thought.

He has been with a lot of girls in the past and not even once did he cared about what they thought of him. Heck! He never even looked at them twice after a one night stand.

He never took any of them home even. It was strictly business for him and he made sure they understood that perfectly.

But Aria was different. Somehow he felt she deserve better and took her home and now he regretted that very decision.

It must be the alcohol!

Frank ran a shaky hand across his face and g*****d out in frustration. He has never being in a situation like that one before as he was definitely not in the habit of feeling attached or guilty after a one night stand with any girl.

Aria had to change all that in just one night. The way she looked at him back at her house with those hateful glare had caused a rip through his own heart.

The hate in her eyes for him isn’t the frustrating part for Frank but why he was even affected by it. He couldnt even bear to look at the tears in her eyes for more than a quick glance.

Damn!

He tuned up the volume of his radio with the other hand gripping the steering wheel hard.

His favorite love song seemed to be playing in the FM causing a silent growl to erupt his lips. The lyrics had him thinking of her slender legs. Just how it was entangled around his before he went down on her.

Even in his drunken state_he could still remember the way she made him feel. Pretty much how every single curves and shape of her petite figure had his front part all stressed and begging for a release.

Shaking his head slightly, he pulled out of his train of thought when he realized he was In front of his gate.

He droved into his driveway after his gateman had pulled open the gate and parked at the garage before rushing into the building.

Frank headed straight off to his room and stopped in front of the wardrobe before pulling off his shirt and was about to toss it into the laundry basket before his eyes caught the b***d stain on the bed again.

Damn.

He should have taken it off earlier before leaving but he wanted to catch up with her before it was too late.

Grabbing hold of the sheet, he pulled it off in one swift move and held it briefly in his hand with tensed shoulders before placing it in the laundry basket as well.

He felt terrible as he sad with his head between his palms. Memories from that night began to flood his mind all over again.