Aria's POV

Stupid Mother. Stupid dinner. Stupid me.

I'm falling for him. I can tell. Unfortunately, talking with Asher has left me all...smiley is the best way to put it. I'm grinning like an idiot. Stupid boy problems.

"Aria. Why are you smiling? You never smile," my mother questions. She's right. I never smile in my parents' presence. Stupid smile.

"I...uh...ummmm..." I say. I can't tell her about Asher. Actually, my father is here, and since he's so overprotective, he'd probably whip out a baseball bat and hunt Asher down. Stupid Father.

Asher's POV

She doesn't like her life. I can tell. The scowl that overcame her face when her mother called her, the hate red was unlike anything I'd ever seen. Then again, she could've  be scowling because of another reason...NOPE! I can't think those thoughts anymore. I gave it up...never again...

Stupid me. I may have given up love with my head, but I guess my heart didn't get the message. I know I'm falling for her. Stupid girl problems. Why couldn't she have been one of those ditzy, girly girls who didn't give a shit about the woods? No, she just had to be obsessed with the forest, just like me. Stupid forest.

Aria's POV

Mother sent me to my room as soon as I was finished with dinner. It's her way of imprisoning me, trapping me with no escape. Stupid tall mansion. 

Sometimes I like to let my mind wander. I used to think my life was fairy tale, and the fairy tale was Rapunzel. I'd always waited for my own prince to save me, rescue me from my misery. I gave up on that idea years ago. 

But when I let my mind go free today, my thoughts went to Asher. His cerulean eyes. His disheveled chocolatey hair. Stupid eyes. Stupid hair. I can't let myself fall in love. My parents would never allow it. And if I did somehow find a way to fall in love and get married, I would never have kids. My parents would abuse them when they demanded to see them. Stupid parents.

I sigh and look out my single window. It was a view of the forest, beautiful and charming. Peaceful and serene. 

The door to my room slams open. Shit.

"WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?!?!" My mother shrills, "YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE MAKING THAT DUMB LITTLE PEA BRAIN OF YOURS SMARTER, NOT  STARING OUT OF THE WINDOW LIKE A FREAK!!!" I nod obediently. I was cursing inside though. Stupid fucking mother. 

I sit down at my desk and pretend to pour over my textbooks. After a while, my mother leaves, confident that I'll study for the rest of the night. But she was wrong. 

You see, I was very stubborn. Once I got an idea in my head, I stuck to it. And I got a very big idea that night.

A/n: AHHHHH!!! IM SO EVIL!!! I mad at myself for the cliffhanger, but whatever. Cya later guys!!!