Yay! So excited to post this chapter (well, the next chapter makes me more excited, but yay)! Woohoo! Though I only thought of it for one night while trying to sleep. But I know you'll like this chapter (happy, bs13?).

Finals exams are here, guys! Wish me luck! And wish me luck in high school next year.

Okay, let's start.

Ethan walked around the hallways of his school, trying to find Benny before the first period started. The reason he wanted to talk to Benny was because he was curious of what was going on with Sarah. She definitely wasn't ignoring him, and she didn't seem to hate him.

But what was happening? She couldn't just forget about her best friend, could she? On second thought, did she even look at him as a best friend? Or just a friend? Did she care about him all this time or did she just pretend to be a friend because she's babysitting his sister? Because he liked her and he didn't want to think like that. Or… or was it Paul?

Sure, Sarah can do MANY things, but she didn't seem like a bad person. She wasn't. On the other hand, Paul seemed like a devil. One that escaped from hell just to steal the things you love and take them away from you until you shatter into pieces, just doubting yourself and losing hope.

He clenched his fist in anger, but he tried to calm down. Luckily, he could manage that.

He continued searching for Benny until he found him by Rory's locker, talking to him like he usually would. Nothing seemed wrong. Once Benny saw his best friend, he waved at him. When Ethan approached his friends, he knew he didn't do a very good job hiding his worried face. Because just as he came, Benny asked him, "What's wrong?"

"It's just… Sarah." He looked left and right for her. He didn't know why, but he couldn't help it. He needed to talk to her and ask her about what's wrong and why she's ignoring him so much while she treats others normally.

"What about her?" Benny asked.

"Didn't you notice something weird about her? Like she's not treating me the same?"

Rory shook his head. "Not really. Anyway, I don't pay attention to such things."

"I don't get it. What are you talking about?" Benny raised his eyebrows.

"Of course you don't notice," Ethan said in a hushed tone. He looked at Benny and Rory, his concern more clear than before. "She's kind of been ignoring me." His best friends still looked confused, which made him sigh. "It looked like she forgot about me being here. It's just Paul in her life now."

"I hate Paul," Rory hissed. "She should just break up with him. He's a jerk."

Benny nodded, agreeing with him. "Even Erica, who goes after guys like him, hates his guts."

"Don't worry, E. We'll do something about him."

Ethan shook his head. "No."

"Why?" They both said in unison.

"Because if she actually cares, she'd realize how much of a jerk he is and break up with him. If she doesn't, I guess it's time for me to move on."

"What? But you're Ethan Morgan, and Ethan Morgan doesn't give up on things he loves." Benny said.

"But a girl who sends me on such chases isn't worth it."

With that said, he walked away, but not without seeing the two boys' shocked faces. To be honest, he was shocked of himself too. He didn't expect himself to say this. It was not something he'd normally say, but maybe he was too angry. And suddenly, he didn't want to look for Sarah anymore. He just wanted to forget about her. Maybe he wasn't just saying anything. If he actually felt this way, then he wasn't absent-minded when talking to Benny and Rory.

He shook his head, trying to forget about this. He remembered that he had Physics for the first class, so he went to his locker to get his books. Just as he arrived beside his and Benny's lockers to get his book, he heard a voice very familiar, yet so unpleasant to her. He wished it was Jesse. It would've been better. But all he heard was Paul's voice.

"Well, well, well, look who's here. What was your name, princess?" Paul mocked.

Ethan felt a pinch of anger at the word princess, but he let it go. "It's Ethan." He looked at Sarah's new idiot boyfriend.

"Like I care." Paul folded his arms.

"Then why did you ask, dumb-ass?" He snapped at him, feeling confident for the first time.

"What did you call me?"

"You heard me."

Paul pinned Ethan against the lockers. Though he was incredibly strong, Ethan still managed to not show a pain-filled face.

"Look, once of the reasons I'm dating Sarah, besides her being hot, is because I want her away from you. Why do you think she's not talking to you that much now?"

Because you're just a jerk who obviously likes himself too much, Ethan thought. He wanted to say this so badly, but he decided to stay quiet.

"Okay, I'll tell you why. It's because every time you approach her, I try to let come in between you two. And when she's at your house, I try to text her all day."

"You know, I thought evil idiots aren't supposed to expose their plans. Oh wait, there's a reason they're called idiots."

Paul became angrier by the second and it was obvious by the furious look on his face. "You don't want to mess with. Just take my words for it."

"'Cause I'm so scared."

"Paul?" They heard Sarah call out for her boyfriend.

He let go of Ethan, whispering, "We're not done."

"Oh, I think we are." He folded his arms, smirking.

Paul turned towards Sarah and hugged her. Ethan was now used to seeing them getting all cuddly. But what happened next made him super jealous. He saw Paul's lips touching Sarah's, who didn't seem bothered at all, but in fact looked very happy about it. Now Ethan wished that it was him holding her and kissing her, making her smiled like she never wants to let go of him. But instead, he saw her with another guy. A person who doesn't deserve her.

Forget about what I said earlier, Ethan. You need to have her back. Now.

But then he thought about something Paul said. He told him that Sarah 'went to his house'. He didn't say that she was babysitting his sister or anything. Did Sarah even tell Paul about this? If Paul knew, he would take it as a chance to humiliate Ethan, but it seemed that he didn't know. Maybe Sarah was making sure not to embarrass him or anything. Or maybe she was answering or telling him things randomly. There were many possibilities of why she didn't tell Paul, and Ethan hoped it was a good reason.

When Sarah and Paul left talking, the bell rang. He just hoped not to see Paul again. He really pissed him off... but it was really worth it for him.

And that is the torturing end of my new chapter. I wanted to post another very torturing part (oops, spoilers!), but you guys are going through enough.

And THANK YOU for all of the reviews I got for UtML. It really means a lot to me, especially since I just came back from my break. I love you guys. *hugs you*