Free Aaron's Fall by Vivian Rose Lee

closed, savoring the feel of his hand on her body. It would be the last time. She looked at him. “Thank you Aaron,” she said softly pulling her robe to her shoulders and rolling to her side. She slept.
    Aaron lay with for a while. Restless he rose and sat in the living room wondering what happened to her. He looked over at her, when he heard her stirring restlessly, tossing, and turning. Aaron went to her and woke her up. Her eyes opened. She sat up pulling her knees to her chest.
    “Asia, I need to know what happened.” He asked his tone insistent.
    She looked at him. “I should have never allowed you into my life, nothing changes Aaron,” she stated tears brimming over and dropping on her knees.
    “Asia what happened?” He persisted.
    Asia took a breath, gazing at his handsome face. It didn’t matter if he knew she would be gone by tomorrow. She took another uneasy breath. “I forgot my keyboard at my house, so I went to get it, when I got there Bass was there.”
    “Bass?”
    “He was Marcus second in command. He told me he owned the block now that Marcus is dead, and that Marcus gave him everything, including me. When I turned to run out, he grabbed me and dragged me back through the house. I try to leave but he grabbed me and started beat me, then he sent me to get beer, than he wanted…,” she couldn’t finish.
    Aaron visibly tense. “Did he…?”
    “No, when I left the house, I ran all the way back here.” she said quickly. Silent now Asia he rested her head on her knees.
    “I didn’t expect you back this soon, or I would have been gone, but was too afraid to leave the loft.”
    “Asia, I’m sorry this happen to you.” Aaron said in a pained tone.
    “Its okay Aaron, thank you for making me feel like I was alive even if it was just for a little while.”
    She lay down and turned her back to him. When she slept, he left her. He didn’t want to leave her, but they had to get back to camp.
    Asia awoke alone; she had hoped for that, if Aaron were here, he would stop her from leaving. She packed a bag, and then went to the studio. She left a note for Tia.
    Thank you Tia, for caring about me
    I’ll never forget you
    Love Asia.
    She folded the note and placed the key on it. She then wrote a note to Aaron.
    Thank you for letting me feel special and alive again Aaron.
    Asia.
    She had some savings and her clothes, everything else she left behind. She caught the bus bound for Macon. There she found a room, a job at the hotel in the city. She could live here, no asked questions.
     
     
     
    Chapter Five
     
    Tia arrived at the studio, and discovered the notes Asia left. She called Martin, explaining quickly to him about Asia. Martin handed his phone to Aaron.
    “Your not going to be happy, Aaron,” Tia said sadly.
    Tia paused. “Asia’s gone.”
    “What do you mean she’s gone?” Aaron said loudly in the phone.
    “Gone Aaron, she left a note.”
    “Read it, Tee,” Aaron demanded. She read the note. Aaron became quiet, and handed the phone to Martin.
    “How’s Aaron?” she asked her husband.
    “He’s not happy.”
    When they got back to Atlanta, Aaron tried to find Asia, with no luck. She had to go out of town; he had no clue where she could have gone. He knew she had no family to go to, so where the hell was she?” He had searched for weeks trying to find her without any luck. He even went to her job to talk to some of the people that worked with her. They all told him the same thing. They didn’t know anything about Asia, she always stayed by herself.
    Aaron, Martin, and Eddie went pay Bass a visit.
    Aaron wanted to beat him senseless, but Martin and Eddie convinced him not to. They arrived at Asia house late afternoon. Aaron knocked on the door; it opened.
    “Bass?” Aaron inquired.
    “Who want to know?” Bass said in the voice he was named after.
    “I’m a friend of Asia’s,” Aaron told him.
    Aaron grabbed him by the front of his shirt nearly lifting him from his feet,