The Ride of My Life (an Ansel Elgort story)

Chapter 56

Ansel's POV

I look at Kat and she looks clueless, as if she doesn't know she just screwed up my whole life.

Lucy is stubborn and it's going to be hard to explain how Kat came on to me. Unless Kat confesses, which God knows that's not going to happen.

"You need to leave. And never come back." I yell at Kat as I rush out of the apartment.

"Lucy!" I yell, running outside and see her far down the sidewalk, running away from me.

I'm literally chasing after Lucy for the second time in our relationship. I already had my morning run for the day but I guess I'm going to have to run again.

I catch up to her and notice shes wearing heeled shoes, so maybe that's why she wasn't as fast as usual.

"Babe," I say, out of breath, and grab her arm.

She turns around hitting my hand away.

"Don't," she pauses, tears covering her face, "call me that."

"Lucy. Please."

"Ansel, I honestly thought you were different than the assholes I've dated before."

"I am! I've been nothing but good to you the whole time I've known you!"

"Yeah, but secretly you're hooking up with my roommate! I can't take this." She says, sobbing.

"Let me explain. You owe me that."

She's silent, waiting for my explanation.

"First of all, we need to talk about things before getting angry and blowing up. This is all a misunderstanding just like the Chase thing. Kat kissed me. I swear. It's nothing more than that."

She doesn't respond, she just has a raging look on her face.

"So? Are you okay? Are we okay?" I say. I guess that was easier than I thought.

"I'm going to kill that two-faced bitch." She takes off angrily towards my apartment but I stop her and wrap my arms around her.

"No, you aren't."

"Ansel, yes I am! She pretended to be my friend to get to you! She's a slut and I don't want her anywhere near you or me."

"Okay, you can talk to her, but if you start a cat fight I'm taking you home."

"Oh, that's another thing. I'm moving out of my dorm."

"Sounds good to me."

I let go of her and she starts back towards my apartment.

I can already tell this isn't going to turn out well.

Lucy's POV

The rage I feel towards Kat is unbearable. I can't believe I was so blindsided! How did I not know she was talking about Ansel that day at the coffee shop? She practically spelled it out for me!

I stomp up to the door of Ansel's apartment, with Ansel right behind me. I take a deep inhale and open the door. I look around the kitchen and the living room. Nobody is here.

"I guess she took the hint and left." Ansel says, relief filling his voice.

"Oh, ha. Funny. You think I'm giving up that easy?" I turn to him. "I will hunt that bitch down and when I'm done with her she will know never to come near you again."

"I didn't know you could be so aggressive and protective! I thought that was my job. I have to say, it is kind of cute though." Ansel smirks.

"Did you come back for more?" A voice says coming from Ansel's room.

"I think I found her." I say, the rage escalating in my voice once again.

I march towards his room, but Ansel grabs my arm.

"Please let me handle this? Don't you think she'll listen to me more than you? I'm more intimidating than you."

"You may look more intimidating, but I'm the one that can make a real impact on that whore." I give him a fake smile and walk into his room, closing and locking the door before he can get in.

"Hello, my lovely roommate. May I ask what you're doing in my boyfriend's bed?" I say sarcastically. I'm just happy she still has her clothes on.

"Just waiting for him to come in here so we can have some fun."

"Do you realize how delusional you are? You ought to know Ansel would never want a slut like you."

"What happened to us being best friends?" She stands from the bed and we are now face-to-face.

"Look, if you get out now, I will forget you existed, as will Ansel, and I won't have to hurt you. But let me tell you.. If you don't get out, it's going to get ugly."

She walks over and whispers in my ear, "Make me."

And that's when it all goes downhill.

I don't know what I'm thinking but I have to hurt her. I grab the first thing I can find which happens to be her hair. I tug until she starts screaming and pulling my hair.

The usual cat fight stuff happens and I'm lost within all the adrenaline and screaming that I don't notice Ansel somehow got in.

"Hey!" He pulls me away and I'm kicking the air as he holds me in his arms.

Cory came in too, and he's holding Kat back.

"Kat, you need to leave. Now." Ansel says in a threatening tone.

"Gladly." She says as Cory walks her out of the room and I hear the front door slam shut.

Thank God.

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