Why should she still linger on? Why should she still hope that Carlos would end up with her? It's impossible. He already seems so in love with Lauren. The way he smiles at her during glances, how highly he talks about her...Everything seemed to go gray for Evie. What's worse is that Lauren seems very in love with Carlos as well. And she's so nice. It's so hard to hate someone who does nothing but compliment you and always speak so politely.

Evie played with the single meatball on her plate as she listened to the chattering of her friends. She's never felt this depressed before. Everyone seemed to notice, but never actually said anything because they didn't want to make her uncomfortable.

"...And then the whole boat tipped over! Jay and I had to swim back to the docks after it sank to the ocean floor," Carlos said, the tone in his voice a lot happier than Evie felt it should be.

"So what did your boss say?" Mal asked, swirling her fork in the messy pool of spaghetti on her plate.

"He told us if that ever happened again, he would slit our throats with his hook," Carlos answered.

"Who is he? Captain Hook?" Mal joked.

"Kinda," Carlos replied.

Evie couldn't help but just stare at Carlos. Why is he so happy? She's over here drowning her sorrows in spaghetti while he laughs and tells stories with his hand lingering on Lauren's! Isn't he at least concerned for Evie's well-being? He hasn't even glanced at her since dinner started. At least, from what she knows.

"So, how's old Bennyboo doing? Jay asked, in a joking manner.

"You know, running the kingdom, signing boring paperwork, typical king stuff," Mal answered, casually.

As they talked, Evie could see Carlos and Lauren holding hands under the table. She felt herself about to let those tears she's been holding back go. Evie stood up, causing everyone's eyes to turn to her.

"Excuse me for a moment," she said in the softest voice.

She walked away, leaving her friends. Lauren looked around at everyone's faces. She then glanced at where Evie left.

"Excuse me...As well," she said, getting up to leave.

Lauren walked around the house, searching for the blue-haired girl. She quickly heard her inside the bathroom snifffling, but the door was closed. Lauren lightly knocked on the door, the sniffling stopped.

"Evie? I know you probably don't want to, but...can we talk?" she asked.

There was a moment of silence. Lauren didn't know whether to just leave her alone or to stay where she was. She didn't have to make that choice when the bathroom door opened, revealing a teary-eyed Evie.

"What do you want?" Evie asked, her voice still soft, but also shaky.

"I know you're Carlos' ex. I know you two have a history together. And even though I'm his um, current girlfriend, maybe we can still get along," Lauren suggested. "If it'll make you feel more comfortable, I'll even stop holding his hand for now."

"No, you don't need to do that. I'm fine. Really. I think I just need some sleep," Evie said. "It's...been a long day."

"Oh, well you go ahead and get some rest then," Lauren said.

Evie half-smiled and walked to the bedroom where she and Mal were supposed to sleep in. Lauren then made her way back to the dining room where she found Mal and Jay bantering with each other and Carlos rolling his eyes. She sat back down in her seat and exchanged glances with Carlos. She has suspicions that Carlos might still have feelings for Evie. But that was a long time ago. There's no more spark between them anymore...maybe.

Evie was in a dark room. Everything was black except for the single light shining above her.

"Evie," a faint whisper was heard, echoing in the room.

"Hello? Who's there?" Evie asked, her heart beating faster.

"Evie," the same voice spoke, but now in a taunting voice.

A faint figure began approaching her in the dark. Evie squinted, trying to see who it was. The figure finally came out of the shadows and into the light.

"Carlos?" she asked, receiving a chuckle from him.

"Way to state the obvious," he said, then he began to circle around her.

"What are you doing here?" she asked, trying to keep her eyes on him circling around her.

"Nothing much. I just came to tell you that I'm over you," Carlos said.

"What?" Evie asked, her emotions a mixture of fear and anxiety.

"You heard me. I feel nothing for you. I've moved on. You're just a girl who can't seem to let go of things. It's really pathetic when all you can do is cry about how much you miss your ex. Newsflash, sweetheart: That's not how life works. So you can either forget about it or be like this for the rest of your life," Carlos said, causing a tear to roll down Evie's cheek.

"Aw, how pitiful. You're crying in your dreams," Carlos stated, taunting her with baby talk.

All of a sudden, Evie's eyes shot open. She was still in the room she and Mal were supposed to sleep in. She glanced over to Mal and found her asleep. Evie then scanned the rest of the room before her eyes caught sight of the digital clock on a small nightstand next to the bed.

3:03 A.M.

Evie sighed and laid in her bed. She can't go to sleep now. She can't go back to that dream. Maybe a drink of water will help. So with that, Evie got up and quietly made her way to the kitchen. She poured herself a glass of water and took a sip. All seemed so quiet and peaceful. Evie was about to head back into the room, but as soon as she turned around, she was surprised to see Carlos standing in front of her. They were both so alarmed by each other's presence that they both yelped at the sudden sight of each other.

"Evie, what are you doing up so late? Don't you know what time it is?" Carlos asked.

"I could say the same for you," Evie replied. "I was just getting a glass of water."

She then showed him the glass cup filled with water in her hand. Carlos noticed she just stared at it, not wanting to look up. And he knew exactly why.

"Evie, I know things between us lately have been...awkward, but I really don't like it when we just don't talk to each other," he said.

"Well, we're talking to each other now," Evie stated.

The room began to fill up with silence between the two. Neither of them knew how to start a basic conversation without it getting awkward. Finally, Evie sighed.

"Is she good to you?" she asked, catching Carlos off his guard.

"What?" he asked.

"Lauren. How does she treat you?" Evie clarified.

"She treats me well," Carlos answered. "I think you'd really like her once you get to know her."

"Maybe," Evie said. "I just don't understand it."

"Understand what?" Carlos asked.

"How can Mal and Jay not date anyone else after all those years they've been apart while we're dealing with this...," Evie trailed off.

She sighed, turning away from Carlos so that he couldn't see just how upset she was.

"Evie, they're each other's True Love. It does things to them. I mean, Jay's one of the biggest players I know, but he hasn't hit on a girl since," he said.

"And we were never meant to be," Evie finished, turning back to face him. She paused for a moment. "Is that what you're trying to say?"

"Evie, I-" Carlos began to speak, but was quickly cut off by Evie.

"Don't 'Evie' me. Do you have any idea how hard it is to love someone only to find out they love someone else?" she spat.

Turning away from Carlos once again, she held in her breath hoping it would keep the tears from falling out of her eyes. Carlos stared at her, hating her position right now. But you can't change the past. No matter how hard it hurts.

"I loved you before. Back on the island. Then we moved to Auradon. When I found out you and Doug were dating, I just couldn't handle seeing you and him together," he said. "Now you know how it feels."

All became silent after that. No words were spoken between them for a moment. It felt like the longest minute they've ever experienced. Carlos hoped he could knock some sense into her. Maybe she could just forget about it and move on. But Evie was too stubborn.

"Doug and Lonnie said we were each other's True Love," Evie stated quietly, but loud enough for Carlos to hear.

"UGH! What is it with you and this True Love nonsense?!" Carlos asked, angrily raising his voice.

Evie quickly turned back to face him, her eyebrows furrowing together.

"It's not nonsense! It can happen!" she yelled just as loud as him.

"Not everyone gets that kind of happy ending, Evie!" Carlos argued.

"Oh yeah? What about Sleeping Beauty and Prince Phillip? or Belle and the Beast? Even Jay and Mal have somehow found their way to each other!" Evie retorted.

Right now they didn't even care about waking the other up. They were too caught up in their very intense argument.

"Those people were lucky. But just because we live in a world of magic does not mean everyone ends up with a 'True Love,'" Carlos argued. "That's not how life works. So you can either forget about it or be like this for the rest of your life."

Those words. Her dream. Those were the exact words Carlos said in her dream. But this only made Evie angrier. Her hands balled into fists as she kept arguing.

"I know that's not how life works. And I know True Love is a rare thing. But I believe. I believe that that exists for everyone. And I know everyone has a True Love! I felt it before. With you. I want to feel it again!" Evie said.

"But Evie, I don't love you!" Carlos shouted, causing everything to go silent once more. "Not anymore."

Tears formed in Evie's eyes, but she kept her glare on him. Then she just couldn't take it. She walked away. Outside in the darkness. Carlos watched as she stormed off, not wanting to go after her. He's had enough of her nonsense for one day.

Evie ran to the shore of Triton's Bay. She ended up sitting on a large but flat rock only a few feet from the water. She gazed up at the moon, hoping it could calm her down. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she stared at it. The cool breeze flowed softly onto her skin. It felt like it was comforting her. But she knew it was only trying to get her out of the way. Suddenly, something creeped up from under the water, causing Evie to scream. It was a woman. She was beautifully decorated with shells and sparkles in her hair and on her face.

"Who...who are you?" Evie asked, her heart racing out of fear.

"Hush, child. I am a mermaid. No other questions needed. I heard you crying. What's troubling you?" the strange woman asked.

"It's nothing," Evie lied.

"Doesn't seem like nothing. So tell me," the mermaid persuaded.

It felt strange telling a stranger your personal problems, but Evie just needed to vent. So she told the mermaid about Carlos and Lauren and everything that happened earlier.

"Sounds like you really like this boy for you to waste your time on him," the mermaid said. "Did you tell him how you feel?"

"I did, but he rejected me. I thought when I found him he would still like me," Evie answered.

"And you came all this way for him," the mermaid stated. "But I know he still likes you."

"You do?" Evie asked, her ears suddenly perking up.

"Of course I do. I'm a mermaid. I got all kinds of crazy powers," she answered. "But there is one problem. He has feelings for his girlfriend, as well."

"Of course he does," Evie muttered, her hope shattering.

"But I know that if that girlfriend of his were gone, he would be yours! All you need to do is to get rid of her," the mermaid said, smirking.

"How?" Evie asked.

"With this potion," the mermaid pulled up a small vial filled with black liquid. "Put this in her drink and she'll fall into a sleep-like death. If she's not awoken by True Love's kiss in twenty four hours, she'll stay that way forever."

Evie's eyes widened. She can't do that to Lauren! Sure, she's the only thing standing in the way of her being with Carlos, but poisoning her just seems so wrong. And she's been so nice to her since they met.

"No. I-I can't do that. It just seems so evil," Evie said.

"Well, evil does run in your family, doesn't it?" the mermaid asked, flatly.

Evie stared at the potion is the mermaid's hand. Oh, how badly the evil in her blood wants her to take it. But she kept resisting.

"Come on. Take it. And the man you love will soon be yours," the mermaid said.

How desperate was she? Poisoning Carlos' girlfriend just to get to him? She knows now that he does indeed still like her. And Lauren's the only thing standing in their way. But she's just so nice. On the bright side, maybe she ran over a puppy once. So this would be like avenging the puppy. Evie bit her lip. After a few minutes, she took it. She took the vial of poison from the mermaid's hand and put it in her pocket.

"Perfect. Now go and get your man back!" the mermaid cheered.

Evie nodded and ran back to the house, not knowing the trouble she'll soon be causing.