Life With Her

Chapter Four

Constance Knox

Uleki threw the punch. Luke got the punch to his gut, causing him to fold over in pain. He growls and he throws a hard punch to Uleki's bad arm, someone had stabbed him there a week ago, and it was still weak. I winced when he punched it, feeling Uleki's pain as if it was my own.

"God damn motherfucker! You hurt Constance... You lied to her... You said you loved her!" Luke yells at Uleki, punching him in the face and causing him to stumble backward. I try to get in-between them but I fail, getting shoved on the other side of the fight, by the fountain, nearly causing me to fall in. A hand reaches out and catches me before I fall in. I look at who caught me and I see Annabell with her hands clenched tightly around my forearm, holding me forewards to keep me from falling into the water. After I see her, I mutter a short thanks and push her away from me. She gives me a hurt look and it's gone in a flash. She moves away from me and gives me an apologetic look before dashing down the path to get away from me. I watched her go, and then the sound of Uleki sputtering curses and the fight bring me back to reality. I saw Uleki with a bloody nose and Luke with large purple bruises and a swollen and busted lip. Uleki had blood dripping down his arm from the stab wound reopening, at least that's what I could guess. I tried to step in the middle but got hit hard in the jaw from Uleki, as he made one more attempt, trying to punch Luke again.

"Stop!" I yelled, and that seemed to break the spell of anger and violence. Luke was the first one to react. He pulled me to his side, examining the spot that would no doubt be bruised soon. I smile a little at him but it hurts my jaw so I stop and pull away from his gentle touch. I give Uleki a cold and hurt glare before I turn to walk away. He calls after me and that causes me to walk faster. He runs after me and grabs my wrist, forcing me to stop. I stop in my tracks and don't turn when he asks me to.

"What do you want? Whatever you want from me, you can get that from Annabell... I was stupid to call her my best friend. Especially from what she was hiding from me..." I say angerly and cross my arms, freeing my arm from his grasp in the process. I tear up because I cry when I get really mad and I wipe my eyes, trying to hide the sound of my sniffling. He must've heard me because he gently put his hand on my shoulder, trying to comfort me. I move so his hand falls away.

"I think I get it now, Comet... I'm sorry. I never should've cheated on you.." Uleki says sadly. I nod in agreement and tear up but blink the tears away.

"You never should've cheated on me and you can't change the past. You did what you did and there's no going back. Even if you wanted to, it's not possible. No matter what happens, maybe it was for the best... If you like her, then be with her. It'd hurt less than knowing you were with her while you and I were still together, you know..?" I whisper, not knowing if he heard me or not. He pulled me into a hug, and I loved the touch but hated him so much for it. The floodgates opened and the tears start to flow. Luke sees me over Uleki's shoulder and gives me a concerned look.

"You okay?" He mouths to me and I just nod. Uleki squeezes me and I bury head in his shoulder, giving in to his touch, for now, allowing myself a moment of weakness. Then I'll push him away. Just this once, then he'll be gone for the rest of my life I promise myself. Then I hug him back tightly, and he holds me close to him.

"I do love you, I hope you know that, Comet..." Uleki whispers to me.

"If you loved me, wouldn't you have been honest with me, Leki?" I whisper back, crying a little more, despite how much I will myself not to.

"I'm sorry, Comet, I didn't want to hurt you. I guess all I did was hurt you in the long-run more than I thought it would hurt at the moment that I thought it would..." He whispers back. I pick this moment to detach myself from his hug and I step back, out of his grasp.

"If you cared so much, then you wouldn't have made the choices that you have. Why'd you lie to me? All this time, have you been claiming to love me when you loved her?" I accuse him, the tears still strongly flowing. He gives me a shocked and hurt look. I feel a little remorse from what I did but it goes away in a flash. He tears up but it's gone as he turns away. I take this as my chance to walk away. I hear him walk away too, and as I look over my shoulder, Luke is conflicted about whether to follow me or stay there. I turn back around and continue to walk. When I make my way out of the park, I see Lyndsey waiting for me on the sidewalk in front of our favorite cafe. Do I go to her or go home..?

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this exciting chapter of "Life With Her". If you enjoy it and someone you know wants something to read, you know where to point them. I love that you interact with my story and vote for it. I had a writer's block while writing this and I actually consulted an online decision wheel to help me choose who grabbed Constance when she was about to fall into the fountain. I love you all and thank you for your support!

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KitKat!~