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Chapter 25 - Chapter 18.1: The Quadrilateral Argument

A few weeks after Olivia confessed to Aiden about her life back in Oman, they felt closer to one another. Mavis and Pauline were passing Olivia's locker and marked Aiden pulling Olivia into an embrace. That scene enraged Mavis, and she said furiously, "Pauline, I can't take this any longer... what's with their relationship, anyway?!" Pauline calmed Mavis down, and they both chose to interrogate them.

Mavis and Pauline walked towards them and interrupted their conversation. Mavis yelled, "What the hell is wrong with you?! Are you guys a thing or what?! We've been observing both you from the past few months that both of you are all touchy and clingy and so much closer than best friends would be! As if you guys are dating or something! Olivia retaliated, "You guys have no idea what you're talking about!" Pauline interrupts, "How could you betray Sarah like this?!" Olivia's eyes widened, and she glared at Pauline, indicating her to shut her mouth. Aiden was also really perplexed at the moment. Olivia tried to divert the topic by saying, "Okay! Let's just move on, guys!"

Pauline lost her patience and squealed, "MOVE ON!? I mean, seriously?! You know that from day one, we always supported Sarah with A-- Mmmrph!" Mavis covered Pauline's mouth and screamed, "Are you crazy!" Pauline pushes her hand away and shouted, "What's wrong with you?!" Aiden was getting more bewildered than ever! He asked in intrusiveness, " Wait a minute... Sarah had another boyfriend!?"

The three girls panicked on the inside; however, they composed themselves, and Olivia replied, "Nah, it was in middle school... it's over now." Aiden said, "But Pauline said--" Mavis inserted, "She's crazy! When she's frustrated, she doesn't know what she's saying." to control the situation. She continued, "Why do you care? You're with Olivia, right?" Aiden lost his patience and screamed at the top of his voice, "FOR THE LAST TIME I AM NOT DATING OLIVIA! I AM IN LOVE WITH SARAH!" He immediately covered his mouth after he said that. Mavis and Pauline were spellbound. They both fell silent until Pauline asked, "Olivia, did you know about this?" Olivia nodded with agreement.

Mavis added, "So you're just cooking this up to make Sarah jealous?" Aiden replied, "Of course not! Yes, it's true. I love Olivia, but just like a sister! And to answer your question, the main reason why we hang out a lot is-" He studied Olivia's expression, and she nodded as an approval to confess to them, what has been going on. Aiden narrated the whole story of what had actually transpired: The Eastlink Centre, Reuniting with Samar, Yash's death and Olivia's life back in Oman. Mavis and Pauline apologized to Olivia, and they regretted not asking her about the change in her behavior from the past two years. The argument was eventually resolved, and the four of them left the hallway after the bell rang.