True Or Fake

Is It True?

Sarah's POV
It's been almost a year since Eric was banned on Animal Jam, taken off the channel banner, and thrown off the Jambassadors. And a year since I announced to my fans (On my IG story) how he used me. I've never told anyone that part- Well, except James, but he kind of figured it out. James hates Eric even more than he hates Julian Spencer, another AJ YouTuber.
" Sarah! Breakfast!"
That's my mom. James's fans started calling her Momparri- well, after he said that was her name.
" Coming!"
I close my laptop and leave the room. Prince, my Siamese cat, is meowing at the bottom of the stairs.
" Hey buddy."
I scoop him up in my arms and stroke his soft fur. I sit down at the kitchen table and let Prince leap down onto my feet.
" Here Sarah, eat quickly or you'll miss your bus."
I gobble down the bacon and eggs, practically leaping out of my chair when I hear the bus coming down the street. Grabbing my backpack, I race out the door.
" Bye Mom!"
I make it to the stop just as the bus pulls up. I go to a special farm school. We do regular subjects, but we also get to take care of animals. I want to be a veterinarian someday.
I hop on the bus and sit down in one of the middle seats, taking out my phone. I scroll through Instagram. For some reason I find myself checking Eric's account. No new posts. I notice I have a DM. It's from ArcticStarz. She's this really nice AJ Instagrammer and artist. I met her at Vidcon last year. Her message says:
" Hey Sarah! Did you know Skorm's going to Vidcon? He's going to be their with his gf and family when we're their. :,( "
I shut the phone off and shoved it in my bag. Why the hell would Skorm be coming to Vidcon? And who was his, " gf"? The bus was pulling up now. I scramble down the stairs, saying a quick thank you to the driver. My friend Rachel is waiting for me when I reach my locker.
" Hey Rach."
I say, twisting the lock around and popping open my locker.
" Hey Sarah, look what I got!"
I look at her as I shove some books in my locker. She's holding a ticket.. A Vidcon ticket!
" No way. Really?"
" Yes! I know right! My parents are letting me go!"
I squealed and squeezed her hands as we start walking to class.
" Rachel, I have to tell you something about someone who I just heard is coming."
She looks at me, confused. I pull her into the janitors closet.
" So, uh, there's this YouTuber. His name is Eric. His channel and Animal Jam name were Skorm. He was a Jambassador too. We used to make videos together, and I used to let him. Until he sold items. James told me that he was using me for more subscribers. AJHQ banned him and he said he was quitting. Then he made a new account. He got banned again. He's quit now, but ArcticStarz just told me he's going to Vidcon. "
I left out the part about the girlfriend. Rachel gasps.
" Wow. That's so.. Awful. I can't believe someone would do that."
I nod.
" And the worst thing is, our fans shipped us. Skepper. I already told them I don't like him nor ship us anymore, but if he's at Vidcon, and if he talks to me.."
Rachel nods in agreement.
" We'll figure this out Sarah."
I nod, still a little unsure. The bell rings. Rachel has Pre-Calculus. I have Animal Lifestudy, so I say goodbye to her and rush off to the class.
Once there, I find a seat by myself at the back of the room. Mr. Lonnsburg enters, clearing his throat. " Welcome back students. Today we will be
investigating the guinea pig." He sets a plump hamster like animal down. I sigh. I prefer studying snakes. My phone buzzes, so I slide it under my desk and sneak a look. Text. From.. Eric. My cheeks burn and I look to see what he said.
Eric: Hey, Sarah, long time no talk.
I reply:
Yeah, that's for sure. How R U?
Okay, I took a risk with the "how are you".
Eric: Yeah... I'm good. Sarah, about us... I just wanted to say Lilac is my girlfriend. Just so things aren't awkward still. I have a girlfriend. We... Us.. I think we're over.
I read the text slowly. I can't believe it. My ex-best friend. I stand up and ask to go to the bathroom.