Chapter 6: Ethan's Secret

Please let me remind you, the story plot and concept is completely false…

THROUGH THE EYES OF NATE
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        I really don’t get it. What does Cal see in that bastard? They’ve been dating for weeks now. Why can’t she the idiot inside him? Well, I surely know what she doesn’t…

*Flashback*


        “So he says to me, ‘How are we gonna take the butter off?’ and I’m like, ‘Really Skip? Really? Butterflies don’t have butter on them!’” I laughed along with Carl and Todd.
        “Ah, sometimes stupidity is the best comedy,” Todd implied.
        “Yeah, if so, then you are the most comedic guy I know,” I messed up his hair.
        “Very funny…” he sarcastically replied.
        “Hey, isn’t that Cal’s boyfriend?” Carl pointed to a dude who looked like Ethan. The dude turned around and we saw that it was him.
        “Why is he still here?” I was confused…

*Flashback interrupted*

        “Hey, are you going to the Winter Dance?” I heard Cal’s voice pop up in my mind like a speech bubble.
        “Oh, probably not,” I replied.
        “Aw, why?”
        “Got… stuff… to- uh, to eat,”
        “That’s the lamest excuse I have ever heard in my 14 years of life,”
        “I know you, you’re probably here to tell me somethin’ bout Back-stab- uh, I mean, Ethan,”
        “Yup,” –long pause–
        “Well?”
        “HE ASKED ME TO THE DANCE!”
        “Yippee,” I sarcastically moaned. She whacked me hard on the shoulder.
        “Can’t you be a little bit more supportive?”
        “I jus-“
        “Why do always put him down?”
        “COZ I DON’T WANT YOU TO GET HURT!” I yelled at her innocent face, “I need to go,” I left her on the stairs and ran away. Shit my stupidity.

        “What’s been happenin’?” the bastard stopped me while I was running through the canteen. I wiped my tears…
        “Get away from Cal!” I screamed.
        “HEY! I’m not the one who’s leaving her ALONE next year!”
        “Don’t make this about me!”
        “Maybe it is,”
        “Shut up! Just because Apple’s leaving with Ashley to Japan to help on a Bleach manga while I’m transferring doesn’t mean she’s alone!”
        “You haven’t heard have you? Been stuck in your little world?”
        “WHAT?”
        “Julie and Alex are going to Paris coz they won a trip.  And that’s DURING your leave!”
        “Whatever dude, until I’m gone, keep your disgusting hands of Cal!”
        “I won’t need my hands! My LIPS can do the talking for me…”
        “SHUT UP YOU FREAKING PERVERT!” instincts took over when I sucker punched him in the face.
        “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” the school students crowded around us and ‘raised the roof’. A familiar voice broke through the sound of the crowd as I was beating up the bastard.
        “Get off him!” she shoved me off the bleeding bastard as I blanked out, “Oh my gosh, are you okay?” she asked him, “What happened?” before he could speak, she snapped at me, “WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?”
        “This guy fist-slapped me right in the jaw!” he told her.
        “WHAT?” she started to freak, “WHY IN THE RIGHT MIND WOULD YOU DO THAT?!?!?!?!”

I couldn’t answer her…
        I couldn’t bear to see her hurt…
                I couldn’t bear to see her believe him over me…

[AFTER SCHOOL, AT THE STAIRS OF THE SCHOOL ENTRANCE]

        AAAGH! I wish I could make Ethan cry without Cal screaming at me. It’s hard to kill a dude who has such a massive guard.

And I’m not talking ‘bout Cal. Her sister’s the one I’m scared of. Those sisters are always ‘Mess with family, mess with ME’ and Apple can get pretty defensive.

“We need to talk,” I suddenly heard goldilocks speak to me.
“Whaddaya’ want, blondie?” I finally got round to insulting his hair.
“Let’s go to Coffee Bean for a nice, uh, chat.”
“Al-right,” I didn’t want to but I agreed.

[AT COFFEE BEAN]

        “Look dude, if you whack me one more time, I swear I’m gonna tell her,” he blackmailed.
        “That’s not what we agreed!” I got mad.
        “I guess that doesn’t apply if you hit me every time you see me!” I slammed my hands on the table as I stood to shout in his face.
        “NOT IF I TELL HER FIRST!” I smirked as I spoke.
        “NOT IF I GET TO HER BEFORE YOU!!” he repeated my action, changing my expression – I got infuriated. I sat down slowly, smiling again.
        “Not if I’m faster,” I paused to cross my arms on the table while leaning closer, “And you know I am,” he was stumped; he had no clue what to say.
        “But I’ve got a car,” his smile returned. I cackled…
        “But I’ve got your car keys,” I showed him his keys dangling on the tip of my finger, I’m so glad I decided to steal it. He looked in his pockets as I ran out the door, going as fast as my legs could carry me.

        Where would Cal be? I checked my watch, 4.27 (PM if not obvious enough). YES, she’s still at her part-time job! I’ve got 3 minutes to catch her before she leaves!

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Sorry peopuhlz, I know I said that the next chapter’s Alex’s and that this was supposed to be the conclusion of what Ethan’s about but it got just WAY too long. Don’t worry, the next’ll be the conclusion.