It Was Always You

C H A P T E R 5

Kate
I feel like I'm paralyzed for a moment. I thought what Carter said might have been the truth and that he was genuinely sorry for what he did but now, he comes here, with the girl he cheated on me with. 

I'm starring at both of them walking through the crowded entry when they come to a halt to talk to one of Carters teammates. My eyes are still glued on them when he suddenly gets hit in the face and the next thing I see is him, lying on the floor with Asher above him, punching his face.

I rush over to them and try my best to get Asher off of Carter but he doesn't stop. "Asher!" I yell, "Please stop."

He looks at me and lands one more punch before he gets up.

"What the hell, man? What was that for?" Carter screams at Asher. "You know what that was for."

Everyone around us is starring at us, shocked. But I couldn't blame them. No one expects the basketball captain to punch one of his best players at a party, after a win.

"Everyone, go mind their own business and continue with whatever the fuck you were doing." Lewis voice brings me back to reality for a moment but I instantly get lost in my thoughts again.

I take Ashers wrist and drag him into the next room, where a girl is on top of one of the basketball boys, heavenly making out.

"Oh my god, get out of here!" I scream, making them giggle. "Why should we?"

"You heard what she said, get the fuck out," Asher growls and they do as he said.

I close the door behind them and turn back to Asher. "What do you want?"

"Why the hell did you punch him?"

"He cheated on you," he answers, not even looking at me.

I scoff, "Since when do you care about me?"

"You might don't believe me, but I don't actually hate you. And no girl deserves to be disrespected and get cheated on," Asher tells me.

"What about the girls you cheat on?"

"I don't cheat on girls because I don't date them," and that's why he thinks it's okay to break their heart?

"But you still sleep with them and break their heart right after."

He runs a hand through his fluffy hair, "Who says I sleep with them?"

"Oh please, what else do you do? Braid their hair?" I tease and he shrugs.

"I see you hook up with a new girl every week."

"I make out with them and have fun with some of them, yeah, but I don't sleep with them and I always tell them it's going to be a one-time thing," he stares right into my eyes.

He seems so honest about this, but I can't believe what he's saying. It doesn't make any sense.

Asher Stone, the biggest douchebag I know, is actually a nice guy that doesn't break every girls' heart he doesn't even sleep with? And he doesn't care that he's got that kind of reputation?

"Why do you let people ruin your reputation then?" I question him.

He shrugs, "People will talk, no matter what you do. Might as well just let them believe whatever they want to believe."

"Carter told me you always brag about all the girls you fucked and played with when you guys were in the changing room after practice."

He rubs his face, "Did it ever come to your mind that he just wanted you to hate me because he does?"

"That doesn't make any sense. Why would he want that?"

„Look Kate, it doesn't matter. I wanted a proper reason to punch him in his pretty face and you gave me one. I defended you, we're quit. Alright?"

I want to nod but he already left the room.

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I'm leaning against a wall, watching the other students have the time of their life. I haven't seen Asher since our little talk and it was driving me insane. What happened between him and Carter?

Speaking of the devil, Carter walks through the crowd and approaches me. "Can we talk?"

"I'd rather not."

"I know you're mad at me but-" he begins but I cut him off, "Mad doesn't even describe the slightest how I feel about you."

"Kate, I-" he starts again but I don't let him finish. "No, Carter. You threw two years of our relationship away, for some girl you've known for what? A month? And then you tell me you'd love me just to show up with her again? Just forget it, you're a fucking asshole."

I turn around and make my way up the stairs. I know the frat boys don't want anyone upstairs but since I'm one of Lewis' best friends, I'm sure they'll be okay with it.

I've never been in one of the boys' rooms before, so I have no idea which one belongs to who. But I do know is that only Lewis and Asher are part of the basketball team, so the room with all the trophies definitely belongs to one of them.

So, I lay down on the bed and stare at the ceiling. I don't know if I did the right thing, refusing to listen to Carter. I said it myself, we were in a two-year relationship, maybe I should've let him explain himself.

No, he cheated. He fucked up. I did the right thing.

But maybe we deserve a chance to talk about what happened?

No, what happened is, that he chose Lara.

I'm in the middle of a discussion with myself, when suddenly the door opens.

"What are you doing in my room?"

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I know this chapter is a lot longer than the other but I'm really proud of it. I'm super excited about what's coming next! <3