All Chapters of Fallen Apart: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

DAVE'S POV"Aria!!!" I yelled as I watched the car drive away from the cathedral. I stood there dumbfounded as my brain tried to register what happened.She left.Aria rejected me.Why? We were doing perfectly fine, what could I have done wrong? Or Does she knows the truth? The rate of my heartbeat increased tenfold at the thought of Aria finding out about what I did. She would never forgive me and I might end up losing her forever. No, there was no way I would let that happen. It might seem selfish of me that I was still keen on keeping her by my side after what I had done but I couldn't help that I'm in love with her and I can't imagine her being with someone else. I hope against all hope that there was a different reason that Aria left. It would be possible and easy to sort it out better than her finding out the truth about what I did."Dave, what going on? Why did Aria leave?" He asked and I remained quiet. "Will you say something?" He yelled at me."What do you expect him to s

DAVE'S POV TWO MONTHS AGOI glanced at my wristwatch from time to time, tuning out of the discussion at the meeting that was being held at our company's branch in Pittsburgh. Left to me, I would've sent someone else to the meeting because the next day was my one-month anniversary with Aria. I had prepared a lot of things to celebrate the day and I didn't want anything to delay and ruin the day, but thanks to the branch manager, who insisted that it was important that I was here, I might end up stuck here for the night. "Mr. Mendez," a voice pulled me out of my thoughts and I glanced around the room to see everyone giving me a confused look."I'm sorry, you were saying?" I leaned off my seat, placing my elbows on the table in front of me."It seems you are in a hurry, why don't we reschedule the meeting to another convenient day?" The branch manager that was sitting on my right said."That would be so much appreciated." My lips stretched in a smile. "In that case, I'll take my leave.

NIXON'S POVLena's words rang in my head as I walked back to my office. Of all the reasons for Aria to leave Dave, I could never have imagined that it would be because he was responsible for her parent's death. It even hurt me the more that Lena believed I was involved.As I entered my office, I sat on my chair and the picture frame of Dave and I sitting on my desk was in my line of sight. Staring at the picture of Dave and I smiling at the camera after our college graduation made me realize that I shouldn't blame Lena for not trusting me in that case. If Dave was truly involved as they claim and he had told me about it, I would have been forced to keep quiet. Dave is my best friend, there was no way on earth I would sell him out knowing it would ruin his entire life and I was sure that was why he was scared to tell anyone too. But wait, I shouldn't jump to conclusions without hearing Dave's side of the story. Even if he was responsible for their death, something must have happened.

ARIA'S POVThe rays of the rising sun seeped through the curtains and landed on my face, making me groan in discomfort. I turned my head to the other side as I popped my eyes open. Knowing I could no longer go back to sleep, I sat up on the bed and stretched my arms. Standing up from the bed, I walked to the window and opened the curtains. I bathed in the heat of the sun as a bright smile spread across my face. Seeing as the sun never failed to rise no matter how dark or harsh the night might be gave me enough inspiration to put everything that happened behind me and start all over again.Hating Dave and falling into depression won't bring my parent back. The one thing I could do for them was to make them proud by fulfilling my dreams that they have been supporting since I was a child. I moved to the bathroom and did my business before walking out with a towel wrapped around my body. I got dressed in a white shirt and black pants before topping it with a long white coat to protect m

ARIA'S POVReading all the hate comments directed at me on social media was depressing. I had to turn off my phone when I began to receive calls from colleagues and friends from both high school and college. Throughout that day, I lay on the couch and stared at the ceiling after crying my eyes out as I thought of the next step to take. All my plans to forget about everything and move on went down the drain, leaving me with no choice of hope. I couldn't get justice for my parents and I couldn't even defend myself. I was sure my parents were disappointed in me for the way things turned out for me. I wonder how my brother was coping with all the news. Dragging his name into this mess was the last thing I needed. He already had a lot on his plate and I didn't want to add my scandal to it.How I regretted the day I stepped into Styles. I regretted it more that I got myself entangled with Dave Mendez. I was convinced that I had committed a great sin in my past life that was why I was bein