53: The offer

The last statement Aria said to Lily was: "You know what Lily, I think you should take your leave." And she really meant it, it felt like they were moving in circles. And also Lily was coming back in to her life because Ivan didn't want her. If he had told her he wanted to be with her and marry Lily, she won't have seen the need to ask for any silly forgiveness. The realization hurt her, she wasn't as special to Lily as she thought but right now, she had already told herself she wasn't going to stress over each other because they didn't deserve the rest. Aria herself wasn't even in the best position regarding her heart, worrying herself over too betrayal would just add to her problems and that was the least thing she wanted right now. They could go to hell for all she cared. Even with all these thoughts in my mind to pour herself strength, she couldn't just shake off that lingering sadness that lodged in her heart each time she thought about what they had done to her regardless of how