Ethan's POV
I was up in my room, doing my homework. Who does that? Homework on a Friday? Then, I heard yelling downstairs. So, I
went to see what it was. By the time I was down 5 of the stairs, the guy at the door slapped Sarah. She fell into the coffee
table. I saw it was Sarah's boyfriend. I ran down the rest of the stairs. "Sarah, are you ok?" I asked. Before she could answer,
her boyfriend- Tommy I think- lunged at me. I dodged him, and then I pinned him on his stomach with an arm behind his
back. I got him on his feet, and got him out of my house. I ran over to Sarah. "Are you ok?" I asked.
"Y-ya I-I think," she answered, crying.
"Here," I said, picking her up and taking her to the couch. "Has he ever hit you before?" I asked.
"Ya," she replied.
"How many times?" I asked.
"This time and 2 other times," she answered.
"What happened the 2 other times? Why did he hit you?" I asked.
"Well, one time he saw me hug you at school, and he thought I was cheating on him so he slapped me," I winced. "The other
time, we were at my house. We started making out and he tried to lift up my shirt. I told him to stop a few times. Then, I
pushed him off. He pulled me back down on the couch. He straddeled me and slapped me a few times. Then, he said sorry
when I started to cry," she explained. I got really mad, because Sarah didn't deserve that. Then I relized, one time she got hit
was becase she hugged me. I felt terrible for that.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked.
"I was scared to," she admitted.
"Well, don't be. Anytime you have something bothering you, tell me. I'll be here to listen to you," I told her.
"Thanks," she said, hugging me. Then, she kissed me. I kissed her back. When we pulled apart, I said,
"I promise, I'll never treat you like Tommy did," She giggled, and then we kissed again.