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Catherine's POV:

I didn't know what made me do what I did.

Why am I like this? More reasons for Veronica Hampton to dislike me even more.

Ace pushed me away from him and glared at me angrily.

"You always attract trouble." He said before running to the direction the camera sound came from.

I attract trouble? Is that why I couldn't stay away from him? Because I'm addicted to trouble.

I bit my lower lip and sighed.

This is getting frustrating.

Why did I messed up. I need to think straight. I need to make Ace understand that we can work out.

I need to do something..... Anything at all to make him rethink his decision.

I kicked my leg and ran off to the direction he followed. After a while I saw him wandering around the trees, probably still searching for the person.

But who could it be?

"Ace?" I called. He turned back to face me, his jaw clenched as he walked up to me.

His hands were balled up in a fist and the veins of his neck throbbing.

I stepped back in fright as he walked up to me.

Ace has never been this mad at me. He has never looked this chilling to me.

"A.. .. Ace, calm down please." I stuttered, but he wasn't listening.

He kept on walking towards me slowly, with purpose. He looked like a lion cornering it's prey.

"You can't stay away from me, can you? You can't listen to instructions to save your life. Do you know what the headline will be on news outlets tomorrow? 'Ace Hampton caught getting groped by his ex, are they still together? Is he cheating on his fiance?' this is what the headlines will look like, thanks to you!" He bellowed. My body started shaking. I was scared of seeing him like this. It reminded me of the first time we meet at Riverside highschool. How violent he was with me.

"Calm down, please." I begged. He stopped walking immediately, he stared into my eyes and threw his head back, laughing loudly.

Just as soon as he started laughing it stopped abruptly and he charged towards me, catching me off guard and wrapped his hand around my neck.

"What did I say to you the other day? I have a fiance, bitch. A fiance who knows what she wants and isn't scared to go for it. A real woman. My wedding takes place on weekend in New York, you're invited." He Articulated. I gasped and closed my eyes, trying to block out his words.

My heart felt like it was breaking into pieces.

How did we got here?

How on Earth am I going to convince Ace that we can make it work between us.

"I love you! I love you, Ace Hampton. You're the air that I breath. The love of my life. I cannot live without you, Ace. No matter what, I'm going to keep fighting for you. I'll fight for us." I proclaimed. "I will fight for you, I'll wait for you."

Ace loosen up his hand that was wrapped around my neck and I stepped away from him.

"Think about this once again, Ace." I said and turned around then walked away from him.

When I got to the basketball court I squatted down and placed my head on my thighs.

What the hell is wrong with me?

Why is it so hard to let go. Why do I feel like a wire is being cut out of me. Like I'm losing my breath. I felt like a light is getting dimmed inside me.

Why do I feel so dead but alive?

*******

Ace stood there where Catherine left him, he was still standing while he watches her walked away.

Many emotions passed through him at that point but he wanted to scream the most.

He screamed loudly and slapped his hand at the back of his neck.

"God, what am I doing to myself?" He asked and looked up at the leaves and tree branches that acted as a shade and covered the sky from his vision and he sighed. "Catherine, you'd be the death of me."

He also left the place and instead of going back to class, he texted Chelsey that he had somewhere to go. They already finished their papers anyway.

Ace got inside his car and drove out of the school compound, his destination was a mystery to himself but he soon found himself after hours of driving at the old neighborhood he used to live in.

He parked his car at a corner and got out of the car. He slowly removed his sunglass and stared at the building before him. The place has lost his vibe after the fire outbreak but the peach tree was still there. The flowers has withered since it's summer and the tree looked weak. But that wasn't what he saw when he stared at the tree. All he saw was a young boy and young girl standing under the rain and exchanging chocolate bar.

He bit his lip and pushed his hands inside his pants pocket.

"I promise to be your friend forever, Cath." He could hear his younger self say.

"And I'll forever be yours too, we will get married and build a big house!" Catherine said and Ace placed his hand on his chest.

He gasped and pursed his lips.

He stared at the peach tree for a while before getting inside his car and drove off.

He has to do the right thing.

He can't disappoint Chelsey.

He would go to her apartment and apologize to her before she sees the pictures of himself and Catherine on tabloids the next day.

When he got to Chelsey's building apartment, he parked his car at the parking lot and got out of it. He stared at the building for a while before getting inside the elevator.

Upon reaching Chelsey's apartment floor he decided not to bother her and see himself inside since he knew her password.

He to pressed in the password and walked inside but stopped at the front door when he saw an extra shoes that wasn't hers.

Who is it?

"Maybe it is her father." He thought and started walking inside. He got inside the living room and dropped his car keys and wallet on the table.

"Where is she?" He muttered and made his way towards the bathroom.

He stopped at the bedroom door entrance abruptly.

He wasn't expecting what he saw.

He wasn't expecting such thing at all.

He never expected to find Chelsey sitting on top of a guy that wasn't him, and she was laughing loudly.

She was oblivious to his presence.

Ace tried to make out different scenarios in his head if how it led to this. He was trying to find an excuse.

Trying to imagine if the guy in question is her brother or a relative of some sort but even he couldn't believe the lies he was telling himself.

He brought out his phone and started recording them. After a while he stopped recording and saved the video then took a picture of the two on top of each other.

Immediately the camera clicked, Chelsey shouted and jumped off the guy.

She looked back at the door and her eyes widened.

"A.... Ace. Baby." She stuttered.

Ace shook his head and walked back inside the living room, he grabbed his car keys and wallet then started walking towards the door.

"Ace, please stop walking." She begged and Ace turned around to look at her.

"I don't have anything to say to you, in fact I have something to say. I'm not moving forward with this marriage." Ace said and started walking out of the house.

What do they say about cheaters?

They always cheat.