Hey! Another chapter here. I hope you'll enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.

On with the chapter.

One more thing, I would like to thank NAVAGRL for the suggestion. I liked the idea. :)

Alright, enjoy!


Sarah's POV:

Next day, I sat in class waiting for the English period to finish. After English period was lunch. I just haven't seen Ethan this morning and getting out of class to search for him was something I wanted to do now. When I thought he was absent or something I went to Rory and asked him. He told me that Ethan was present. Was he ignoring me? I didn't think so since things were alright for us. Then what was it? I figured I shouldn't let this be my top worry.

I looked at the students to my right who were counting down the seconds that the period will finish in.

"11… 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…" was what they were mouthing. One of them pointed at the air a second before the bell rang. When that happened, all the students went running outside.

Now where would Ethan be? Not Rory's locker since things weren't cool between them. Cafeteria? Possibly. His locker? Yep.

I walked over to his and Benny's locker. A smile grew on my face when I saw him talking to Benny. When Ethan noticed me, he smiled back at me. I came closer to them so I could join them. Before I could've done that, Benny walked away making me puzzled.

"What was that about?" I asked.

"He's not in such a great mood and he doesn't want to snap," he answered.

I nodded in understanding. "Anyway, where have you been? I haven't seen you until now," I said.

He put his bag in his locker and locked it, and then turned around to see me. "I haven't been anywhere. Maybe we haven't had the chance to see each other today," he shrugged.

That made sense. "Well, are you going to the meeting rock with Benny?"

"I'm going but I'm not sure if Benny will come with me," he stopped talking for a second and frowned. "He's too busy hanging out with Will that he apparently doesn't spend much time with me. I'm not blaming Will for anything; I'm just feeling that Benny doesn't want to be my friend."

I put my hand on his shoulder trying to comfort him. "I've known you long enough to know that you two have been friends for so long. He'll come back. And besides, he still hangs out with you. Just don't worry about it."

He smiled once again. "Thanks for… everything, Sare-Bear."

I giggled. "You're welcome, Cuddle Bear."

After giggling, I heard footsteps. I looked around to see Scarlett and her two sidekicks. She motioned them to turn around and go away. She looked at me and smiled. The smile was obviously fake. "Can I talk to Ethan alone? Just for a second."

"Sure," I said before I walked away.

I was curious about what they were talking about but I knew eavesdropping wasn't appropriate. I looked back at Ethan and Scarlett to see Scarlett putting her arms on Ethan's shoulders. Ethan had a nervous smile. That smile either meant that he was nervous I would see them together or he felt uncomfortable. He put his hands on hers and she leaned closer to him. I couldn't watch the scene anymore. Could he be cheating on me with Scarlett? But I thought he hated her. Maybe he was hiding his feelings for her. But how could this be? I thought he was too sweet to do that. Maybe I shouldn't judge him quickly. I should talk to Erica about this.

== Meanwhile, Ethan's POV ==

After Sarah left, Scarlett crossed her arms.

"You should be thankful," she said.

"Thankful? For what?" I asked.

"Because we changed you. You may think that this ruined your life, but the truth is that it made your life better."

"What are you talking about? Right now, I can't even talk to my friends whenever I'm not so happy. I still have problems talking to Erica and Rory."

"Look around you, Ethan."

I did as she said to see girls waving at me and winking.

"Girls want you," she said.

"Excuse me but I have a girlfriend," I said.

"Who cares?" She put her arms on my shoulders. I was feeling uncomfortable so I smiled nervously.

"What are you doing?" I said awkwardly, putting my hands on hers to remove it but she wouldn't. She was too strong.

She leaned closer to me. "Your girlfriend won't know."

I pushed her away. "I can't believe you'd do this to your boyfriend, you bitch."

"I broke up with him."

"Listen, I don't like you. In fact, I hate you. You and me are never gonna happen, got it?"

"Fine. If you don't like me, I don't care. I'm not giving up." She clapped her hands and her sidekicks came back. "Come on, we're leaving." She walked away.

Oh, I hated that girl. I wouldn't let her come between me and Sarah.


Sarah's POV:

"You saw him do what?" Erica almost yelled. Good thing she didn't or the whole cafeteria would look at us.

"I don't know if he's cheating on me or not," I said.

"Are you kidding me? He's totally cheating on you. I say dump him, now."

"Erica, maybe he's not cheating on me."

"Didn't you see this in the movies?"

"Yeah, the girl thinks her boyfriend's cheating on her but turns out he isn't and their relationship falls down."

"UGH, Sare, it's obvious."

Benny's voice was heard when he said, "I couldn't help but listen." His arms were seen on the lunch table. I looked at him. His eyes were full of curiosity. "Who's cheating on who?"

"Ethan's cheating on Sarah," Erica said.

"Erica!" I said.

"What? It might be true."

"Ethan?" He sat down on Erica's left. "I know Ethan and he'd never do anything like that."

"See?" I said.

"Just think about it," Erica said. "Scarlett's arms were on Ethan's shoulder. Him putting his hands on her… and smiling. They were almost gonna kiss for crying out loud."

Benny shook his head. "Ethan's not a jerk."

I didn't know why but I started to believe Erica. What if he was cheating on me? No, no, he wasn't. Well, maybe he was. He could be and he could be not. This was so confusing. I was in a fight with myself and I guess I was losing. He could be cheating on me and maybe he wasn't. I didn't know anymore.

My thoughts were interrupted when Benny whispered, "Here comes Ethan. Don't say a thing."

"Yeah Benny, we're that dumb," Erica said sarcastically.

Benny gave her a look that made her whisper a 'sorry'.

Ethan walked over to us with a smile and sat to my left. "Hey guys, hey Sare." He kissed me on my cheek.

No matter how much I tried to smile, I couldn't. The only thing that came out was a fake one. My doubts got the best of me.

"So what were you guys talking about?"

Benny said, "Nothing," at the same time when Erica said "Random stuff."

"Okay," he said awkwardly.

I needed to talk to Erica alone. I had to come up with something.

"You know, I have to go to the girl's room. Erica's coming, right?" I looked at her as I stood up.

"No, I'm not gonna-"

"Yes, you are." I said taking her by her hand and dragging her outside to where Benny couldn't hear us since he also had super hearing.

"Erica, I think you're right. Think," I said. "When he kissed me on my cheek, I don't know, I didn't feel comfortable."

"See? I told you," she said.

"I knew that Scarlett liked him. I didn't know why but I did," I sighed. "Let's just get inside-"

"Wait, what are you gonna do about this?"

"Ignore it. I'm still not sure about it. What if he wasn't? He'd be mad at me for even thinking about something like this."

"Suit yourself. I'm just gonna go inside because unlike you, I didn't catch my boyfriend with another girl."

I sighed, and then went with her.


For those who were too lazy to check what the suggestion was, yes, it was Sarah seeing Ethan and Scarlett together. Still, her being confused is something I want to go on. You'll know why later.

Until next chapter.

TEM out!