song: leave my heart out of this by fifth harmony

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The door slammed behind Kelley. 

Allie flinched and she looked up from the book she was close to finishing. The midfielder wasn't much of a reader, but she needed something to keep her mind at ease from all the horrible distractions that seemed to constantly be occurring in her life. The book was calming and with a cup of tea, Allie had been perfectly content stretched out on the apartment's sofa. 

Hope and Alex were in Hope's room, starting to pack. Once graduation had finished int two days, the seniors had eight hours to get their belongings and themselves off of campus. The best friends figured it was better to start early and leave some time or relaxation after they had graduated. 

The cup of green tea Allie had been sipping sloshed a little and some dribbled over the rim onto her white crop top. But the glare that stabbed Allie was much worse than the hot liquid that burned her belly button. 

 "What's up, Kels?" Allie asked softly, moving herself into an upright position and looking at her girlfriend with curiosity. Kelley's frown only deepened and she made her way into the kitchen. Slamming cabinets and the clanging of porcelain dishes against each other brought Allie to stand up and follow Kelley, whose freckles were so prominent against her crimson with anger face.

The woman didn't respond to Allie's question, instead somehow managing to find a half eaten muffin in the cabinet which she nearly threw on a plate and brought it to the dining table. She sat down in the chair that usually belonged to Hope. Allie's eyes narrowed as she looked the angry squirrel up and down. She had a feeling what was making her act like this, but prayed and prayed that she was wrong. 

"Kels, tell me! You know that you can tell me anything," Allie said, biting her lip to keep herself from whimpering with fear. She closed her eyes from behind Kelley and clenched her fists. Please. Don't do this, Allie repeated in her head. She heard Kelley's chair push backwards against the wooden floorboards. Allie's eyes opened and she stared at the woman that now stood in front of her, a scowl replacing the usually playful beam the freckled woman wore. 

Allie sighed and she stepped closer to Kelley, placing a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Babe, I'm here." 

What happened next was the least expected action ever. 

Kelley's right fist collided with Allie's nose. A bullet of pain shot through the blonde's head and she felt her hands gripping her nose to try and stop it from bleeding. Red liquid poured from her nose and dripped down her front, staining her white short. 

When the woman regained a little composure and the immediate pain faded a tiny bit, Allie removed her hands, stared at Kelley and swore, "What the fuck?" 

Kelley's cruel expression didn't fade and she slammed her body against Allie's, pushing the senior to the floor. Her fist raised in the air and came down on Allie's jaw. The midfielder cried out in pain, and somewhere in the distance she heard footsteps approaching and the noise of Alex saying, "Kelley! Stop!" 

But the freckled woman didn't stop, her fist striking Allie's nose again. This time, the blonde felt it break and she stifled a scream as Kelley was pulled off of her by Hope. The goalkeeper strangled her on the floor, grabbing her hands and raising them above her head. If the situation wasn't so serious and horrible and horrifying, Alex would have probably made some sexual joke about the position. Instead, the forward rushed over to Allie's side and peeled her limp body off the ground. 

The blonde was seated down in the chair that Kelley had been sitting in a moment earlier, and Alex was whispering comforting nothings to her. But all Allie could comprehend with her pouring nose, aching jaw and pounding temples as Kelley's screams. "She cheated! She cheated! She goddamn cheated on me!" 

And Allie felt horrible until she heard Hope's hissed response. 

"Kelley, shut up!" Hope snapped sharply, her tone dark and low. "You should be the one to speak, knowing so much about cheating." 

Kelley's struggle against Hope stopped and Alex froze next to Allie, who stared between Kelley and Alex and Hope in confusion. "What?" she asked after a moment, standing up from Alex's gentle grasp and moving towards Kelley, who was still on the floor with Hope.