The secret behind the crown

BEHIND THE FACE

SARA

I wouldn't have expected anything from Ethan. He wanted me to suffer so much. I think his ego is bigger than his humanity within him. One of the guy started pulling me with him and I cried out for help. Suddenly the boy was stopped by Ethan.

" I said I won't interfere because nobody needed help. I never said I won't help." Said Ethan looking at me.

" Hey ! What you gonna do ? It's seven of us against one. We'll beat you to death." Said one of the guy.

" You're Mark , right ?" Asked Ethan pointing at a boy with blonde hair.

" You finally recognized me !" Said the blonde boy.

" How could I forget you ? You're the one who used to keep me entertained in the school. You seems to be influenced by me. That's why you started doing all this things." Replied Ethan.

" You know him ?" Asked one with brown hair.

" Yes . He used to bully me in school." Replied the blonde boy.

" Enough. Don't waste my time. Tell me, if you wanna fight or flee from here ? I'm a black belt. If you don't believe me ? Ask Mike. He knows it." Asked Ethan.

The boys were scared at Ethan's confidence so they quietly ran away. Ethan picked up my phone which had fallen on the ground. My phone was constantly ringing and when he saw who was calling me, he seems annoyed. He came to me , gave me my phone and said " Don't tell him what happened here !" Then he walked away.

I picked up the phone. It was Kai.

" Hello ?"

" Sara , Why did you call me ? Did you miss me ?" asked Kai.

" Yeah, sort of." I replied.

" What happened? You doesn't sounds good ?" He asked.

" Uhmm.... I had too much of ice-cream so my throat has become sore."

" Ohhh. Take care of yourself. Don't eat too much of it. Now don't tell me I have take care of your health too ? I'm really happy you called me."

" Why ?" I asked.

" That shows you miss me. Even though , you give silly reasons for calling me. I would still like you. At least , you started feeling the same way that I feel."

" Hmm. I'll see you tomorrow. Bye " I said.

Even though , Kai got the wrong idea about this whole situation......... still I couldn't tell him that he was getting it all wrong. I turned and found Ethan still standing there with his bike. He seems to be annoyed for some reason but I couldn't figure out.

" Come. I'll drop you home." He said looking away from me.

" No. It's fine."

" SARA , YOU WANT TO COME ACROSS THOSE PEOPLE AGAIN ?" He shouted.

I stayed quiet because I don't know what justification should I give to him for staying here. It was the first time , he screamed and I stayed quiet. He must be angry because of me. After all , I suspended him. I looked at him and he , suddenly changed his attitude.

" Sara , come I'll drop you home." He said calmly.

" I never... I never rode on a bike." I replied.

He sighed and stood next to me quietly. I was not a headgirl here so I thought I can talk causally with him but then changed my mind. Fortunately, the bus came so I got in it but Ethan followed me in it too. We were standing since no sit was free.

" You don't have to travel in a bus for me." I said.

" Who said I did it for you ? My bike broke down so I have to travel in a bus." He replied.

Does he think I got no brains to even figure out his lie ? He should come up with a better reason ! There was a sudden jerk and Ethan caught me from behind so that I don't fall down. It was awkward because he technically gave me a back hug. He quickly separated from me as soon as I became stable. A spot was free and he let me sit on it. I couldn't believe it ! Ethan , who bullies and create troubles for school is totally different once he is outside of the school. Soon, the seat next to mine also got free so I let him sit. My stop would come soon so I thought of thanking him for saving me.

" Ethan..... Thank you." I said.

But he didn't said anything except for " Hmmm". He is already annoyed with me and now that he has helped me. He must be feeling terrible doing it.

" Do you know those people ? " I asked trying to strike a conversation.

" I only knew the guy named ' Mike'. I used to bully him in the school when I was in 7th or 8th grade." He replied

" I wanted say ' Sorry '. I shouldn't have suspended you like this. I think I should've suggested a punishment rather than getting you suspended." I said softly.

" I think getting suspended is better than getting expelled and I don't think a punishment was going to change me anyway." He replied.

" I thought for a second..... that you will leave me in their hands." I said sadly.

" Yeah, I thought about it too. But then...... I thought even if I hate you so much , I couldn't push you in a hell. After all , I know how it feels to be trapped in a hell."

I looked at him and I suddenly didn't found the same Ethan over there sitting next to me. He seems to be different from the Ethan I know. He seems to be broken inside but at the same time, he was torturing himself. My stop came so I got down waving him 'bye' but he still didn't responded. I felt pity for him. To be honest , I never thought Ethan could be like this.

ETHAN

I got down on the next stop and went back to my bike. I reached home and straight away went to my room. I locked the door and holded my head in my hands. WHY ? WHY ? WHY ? I screamed inside my mind. I was out of my mind. I threw books here and there then broke the chair and the flower vase in my room. I was feeling terrible, I couldn't stop it ! I was angry with myself.....I got a good reason to be angry. I looked at Sara's photo stuck on my wall with the note. I made my mind to destroy her then I couldn't just save her like this ! I should've let them take her away ! I should've let her suffer ! I could've destroyed her life for once and all ! I laid down on bed and talked to myself.

" Ethan , What's happening to you ? You were so close to destroying her ? You wanted her to suffer ! She has to suffer ! I'll make her suffer ! If I can't destroy her directly then I got to find another way to destroy her !"

I thought over it. Her sister is a excellent bait but there is a risk of getting myself expelled. I got to think of another way........ Jason ! Jason could be a good one too ! But he is strong enough to hold her together. In fact , he is one of the strong point in Sara's life. Then whom should I target ? Who else is close to Sara ? Suddenly, I remembered the times in which Kai helped Sara. KAI ! Kai can a better bait than Giya ! If I want to make Sara suffer then I have to make Kai suffer. Kai loves Sara...........so that means if I snatched Sara away from him then both of them would suffer. This plan is perfect to destroy both of them. I grinned at the thought of seeing Kai suffer. I would be able to end his chapter too.

DARRELL

I was in library when I saw Sara sitting on a chair and quietly studying for tomorrow's test. I wanted to go and make her my friend but I doesn't have the guts to do so...... poor me ! I started practising my lines I would say to her. I confidently walked to her but suddenly out of blue Zack came there and I turned my way in another direction. I want Sara to be alone when I talk to her. I hid myself in one of the lane and pretended to be reading books. Zack and Sara were discussing about something. Zack sat down next to her and continued talking to her. WHY ? WHY HE HAS TO COME AT SUCH TIMES ? They talked like for 20 mintues and he finally left Sara alone. Again , I walked confidently to Sara and was about to say 'Hi' when the bell rang. I cursed our school bell for ringing at the wrong time. She got up and found me standing in front of her. She looked at me for few seconds as if waiting for me to say something. Maybe , she knew I wanted to talk to her.

" Hi. I'm Darrell." I said confidently.

" Hey. I'm Sara." She smiled.

" Yeah. I know. You're the one who got my friend suspended." I joked but I guess she took it seriously as she stared at me.

" Ah ! That was a joke ! I'm not like Henry or Daniel. I'm a good guy." I said.

" So you are Ethan's friend but you're a good guy." She said.

" Yes. I believe in staying in harmony." I replied.

" Why don't you teach some of these values to your friend ?" She asked as we started walking towards the canteen.

" Who ? Ethan ? Well , I guess everyone is different. Even though , he bullies people around but he has a good heart. He just take out his frustration in the school."

" Frustration ? He's frustrated ? I thought he did it for fun."

" No. Because of some personal reasons , he takes out his frustration over here."

" Still , it's hurting the other students coming here." She justified.

" Yeah. Oh ! If you ever need my help then just tell me. I'll be there." I said happily.

" Help ? What kind of help ?" She asked.

" You know when you want to tame Ethan and Kai ---- " she cut me off.

" Kai ? I don't think he fights around the school."

" He doesn't. But I'm talking about the fight between Ethan and Kai. They have fought a lot in school so if you need my help , just tell me. I can handle them."

" Why ?" She asked.

" Because I'm their commom friend. I'm a good friend of Ethan and I'm a good friend of Kai also. So just tell me when you need help."

" Yeah. Sure." She smiled.

OMARIAN

I was sitting in the garden and studying for tomorrow's test when Sara approached me.

" Tell me about Kai and Ethan history." She demanded.

" Why are you suddenly asking for it ? These things are not in the syllabus, Sara." I replied.

" You are telling me or not ?" She asked. She sounded serious. So I gave in.

" Hey ! I was just kidding. Come sit down here and I'll tell you the whole story." She sat down next to me.

" Ethan and Kai used to be friends in their schooling days. They were best friends. They were like brothers most probably. But something went sour between them and they ended up fighting. They fought so badly that they want to just kill each other. After that , you can call it ' destiny ' they ended up in this school together again."

" What exactly happened between them ? " she asked.

" Got no idea about it." I replied.

" How come you know so much about them ?" She asked.

" Sara , my dear.... there's nothing that Omo doesn't know. I know about each and every person in this school. I know about their history , family background , their family history and many more. I'm very informative ! You can say like Wikipedia! I have all the knowledge."

" Great. I'll come to you when I'll be confused. What about Darrell ?" She asked.

" He used to go to the same school. All three know each other very well. Kai and Ethan broke their friendship but Darrell didn't. He is still important for both of them. He's a good guy unlike his friends." I joked.

" Yeah. Right." She chuckled.

GIYA

In the night , I was super tired but still I studied for tomorrow's test. Suddenly I got a message " All the best for tomorrow's test." It was Jason's text. I didn't gave my number to him then how come he messaged me.

" Thanks. But how did you get my number ?" I texted back.

" It's a secret. " A reply came.

JASON ?????? I never gave my number to him. How did he found my number ????? Who can give him my number ????? SARA ! I went to her room and screamed at her.

" You gave my number to Jason ?"

She kept quiet. She was thinking to give me a reason for it.

" Sara , I told you not to give my number to him."

" I DIDN'T ! " She replied.

" Then who else ?"

" Zack ." She replied sadly.

" Zack ? Why would he do something like this ?" I asked.

" This whole boys' group help each other out at such times. Zack gave my number to Kai and Jason did the same." She replied.

" So you didn't gave my number ?" I asked calmly.

" No. Thanks to Zack's amazing hacking skills ! Jason saved his number on your phone. I'm kill that hacker one day !"

" Count me in ! I'll help you hide the body."

" Anyways , let's get back to studies. " she said drowning herself in book.

" Sara , let's stay loyal to each other !" I said.

" I thought we are already loyal to each other." She replied.

" I mean , we both will be in one team and we'll teach a lesson to those boys. What say ?"

" Sounds amazing ! But to whom ?" She asked.

" Your lover , my lover , Zack and Omo." I replied.

" Finally , you agreed that Jason is your lover." She teased.

" Focus on your studies now ! "

" Okay. We'll teach them a lesson." She said.