Aria didn't want to move. It was the very last thing she wanted to do. Her adoptive mom Lynda got promoted from her job. This results in having to move to Arizona. She doesn't have any friends at all until she meets Ashton Williams. He is sweet and kind and would do anything for Aria Reed. She was his world, but she didn't know that yet. Ashton is like her home away from home. This is a lot for a 17 year old girl to handle.