Ethan's POV

As I stumbled down the back entrance steps, I couldn't help but think how rude Blake had been to just drag me out of the cafeteria like that! I honestly would getting so annoyed at her at times like this.

She stopped just next to the wooden steps and she yanked me into a tight hug.

"I'm so sorry you have to put up with that 'Cassidy' girl," she started, pouting her lips and batting her eyelids innocently.

"What?" I questioned, confused. My chest started pounded slightly as I stared at Blake, bewildered.

"I mean," she continued, "With what she did in the past and all-"

"Wait, what?"

"Oh, you didn't hear? It been going around the school all morning!" she cried, surprised. I scratched the back of my neck gently as I waited for Blake to continue.

"Well, there have been a few rumours going around," she stated, "but I know that one of them is completely true." She started to twirl her hair between her thumb and fore-finger as she leaned against the wall, checking her manicured nails.

I lifted her head with the tip of my fingers and stared intently into her ice blue eyes.

"What is it?" I cried frantically, widening my eyes and clenching my teeth together.

"Oh, just that she slept with the whole football team at her old school," she blurted out, as if it was nothing. "I saw a few pictures of the guys and, I have to say, they were quite ugly. I know you don't care, but I'm just warning you! You don't want to be played by her!" she finished.

I gulped the big knot that had formed in my throat, and straightened my shoulders. I looked away for a few seconds, and tried to control the way my chest was moving up and down so quickly.

I swallowed again, holding back the disappointment which whirled around, strongly, in my chest.

From the corner of my eye, I saw Blake smirk a little, and I exhaled, the cold air forming a smoke-like cloud in front of me.

Blake ushered me towards the steps, but my mind was blank. How could I have been talking to such a slut?

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Cassidy's POV

"Do you guys know where Ethan is?" I asked, "I have history with him next."
Grayson just said: "Sorry, bro," and Jake shrugged.

"He went somewhere with Blake before, remember?" Aaron suggested. They all said goodbye and I found my way to my history classroom.

I looked around the classroom to see Ethan sitting down at a desk, and Blake leaning over him, giggling. Our teacher hadn't arrived yet.

I clenched my teeth together and breathed hard as I made my way over to the empty desk next to Ethan. I couldn't control my anger, and I honestly don't know why I was so angry.

I slammed my bag down to the floor and crossed my arms across my chest, my eyebrows raised. Everyone in the class had turned their heads to look at me.

"Hey, uh, Ethan?" I asked, my voice giving away my annoyance. He didn't even turn around to look at me. Was he ignoring me? "You said you would meet me back at the cafeteria?" I carried on, and now Blake had turned around.

"What do you want?" she asked, looking down at me with an expression she would have used if she had stepped in a piece of dog shit. "Hey! That's my seat!" she suddenly screamed, trying to shove me off of it.

"May you please stop trying to push me off?" I asked in a phoney sweet tone. I was stayed put on the chair and she was failing miserably at pushing me off.

Ethan had turned to us now and pulled Blake off of me, mumbled to her quietly to stop. I smirked a little, but it was wiped off when Ethan came storming back at me.

"Okay, Cassidy," his voice was deep and raspy, "I don't want to have anything to do with you, anymore, so stay away-"

"What the hell?" I screamed, "What the fuck are you talking about?" I started to breath harder and faster and my eyebrows started to furrow together.

"Come with me," he demanded. I looked over at Blake who was actually shocked (not like before) and tried to stop Ethan from dragging me out of the classroom.

When he had shoved me into a few lockers, I realised how rough he could be. My back stung a little as I stared at him in horror.

"What?" I cried, my eyes squinted at his angry face.

"I know what you're trying to do," he started, his jaw clenched. "Blake told me everything, about you sleeping with all the football team at your old school-"

"Wait, WHAT?! WHEN DID I EVER SLEEP WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM? YOU HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT MY PAST!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. A few people were looking out of the windows of other classroom doors and I started to get nervous.

"DON'T TRY TO MESS WITH ME, CASSIDY, BECAUSE IT WON'T WORK," he screamed at me.

"ME MESS WITH YOU?" I yelled back, "WHY WOULD I MESS WITH YOU. ALL I WANTED TO BE WAS YOUR FUCKING FRIEND AND BLAKE IS MAKING SHIT UP! WHY DO YOU EVEN GO OUT WITH HER? SHE'S NOTHING BUT A LYING BITCH!" I breathed out. I just wanted to scream at him what the boys had told me about Blake.

"JUST GO AWAY," he cried, "I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU, EVER AGAIN!" he breathed out, There was silence for a few seconds. My breaths were quick and sharp.

"You know what? I don't care. Go listen to your girlfriend and don't come near me," I spit.

I quickly stumbled back into the classroom before any more people started watching us. There were tears forming in my eyes. I didn't know why. I hadn't cried for 5 years.

I grabbed my bag from under the table that Blake was sitting at now, and shoved her shoulder with mine as I walked past. I went over to a table at the back of the room, next to the window.

Blake looked back at me, smirking and giggling a little, twirling her hair.

I quickly wiped away the small tear that was trailing down my cheek and covered my face with my tangled hair.

Ethan walked into the classroom with our teacher trailing behind.

"Settle down now, settle down," our teacher drawled.

I peaked through my hair to look at him, and he stared back at me. His face was hard and blank but his eyes were gentle.

••••

Ethan's POV

I couldn't believe what I had said to her. Of course I wanted to talk to her again. But I couldn't now. Inside, I didn't know who to believe, but outside, I knew I had to stick with Blake; she was my girlfriend!

I fiddled with my pencil as I counted down the seconds until history finished, and sprang up from my seat right when the bell rang. I slid out of the classroom without looking back.

Cassidy's POV

Ethan had just slid out of the classroom, not even looking back. He was that pissed.

But who am I kidding? As if he was going to come after me and beg for my forgiveness. But I didn't care.

Of course I didn't.

I grabbed my bag, darting out of the class and running towards the exit. I had to get out of the school.

It was my first day here.

I had already made friends.

And lost one.

I tried to hold back my tears as I walked briskly down the road. My house was 15 minutes away, walking distance, and about 5 minutes through the journey, I noticed two other people walking in front of me. Through the same road.

The back of their heads showed clearly who they were. The street was quiet around us, and I gulped as I decided if I should call them or not.

I would only be able to call Grayson, and it would be very awkward. But I had to know where they were going.

"Yo," I finally had the courage to call. I ran up to them, but only looked at Grayson. Who actually was-

Ethan.

He only had to turn around for me to notice the difference between them, so I quickly looked over at Grayson, my cheeks burning.

"Yo, Cassy," he smiled at me, flinging his arm around my shoulder. Ethan flinched slightly, looking straight ahead.

"What are you guy - you doing here?" I had covered my mistake with a cough, trying not to sound too obvious.

"Well, we live just around the corner," Grayson replied, "You?"

"I live around the corner too, bro," I responded.

"Woah that's cool, dude," Grayson punched my shoulder playfully with his other hand. Then there was an awkward silence. If Ethan and I were still talking to each other, he would have filled in the gaps.

"Hey, Ethan, why aren't you talking," Grayson asked innocently.

"I don't want to," Ethan replied quite fiercely, not even looking at Gray. I just shrugged and stayed quiet.

We turned the corner and found out that we lived right next to each other - literally. I waved goodbye to Grayson and entered my house, slammed the door behind me and sank down to the floor, my head in my hands.

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