C9 - He is back.

Ally hasn’t seen Ethan in a while. According to Zion and Leio, he’s been busy because his parents are in the country.

“Hey Zion, who’s prettier, Cheska or Rica?” Leio asked his friend, who was working on an assignment in the library.

“The girl in red,” Zion answered, glancing slightly at the pictures Leio was showing.

“Are you sure?” Leio asked with a doubtful expression. “Hey, Ally!”

He then disturbed her.

“What?” she looked up from her reading.

Ms. Basco wasn’t there, so she and Zion, Leio, Michael, and Kattie were in the library. But Ethan wasn’t there, and even though Ally didn’t want to admit it, she missed him.

“Who’s better—”

“The girl in red,” she interrupted, mimicking Zion’s answer.

“What the---??!” Michael and Kattie then complained about being interrupted.

“Do we need a survey to decide who he’ll date next?” she said to Zion.

“That’s Leio,” he said with a soft laugh.

Then they fell silent at their table. Ally kept looking at Zion, who later seemed to notice and asked her d