When Fate Decided to Play its Part

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO;

7 years later

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[Mom-]

[Althea- Run!]

[Hello-] 

[Bang!]

[Father...]

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7 Years Later

In a small town of a certain country, a lush of greenery feild streched out like infinity. The green grasses unintentionally hid the slowly blooming little flowers from the random spectators like a child in their care.

The cold and somewhat dry wind passed throught the bushes, tress, plants and flowers, letting them sway gently along the breeze of early spring.

"Good morning ma'am." One of the workers in her shop greeted with a smile.

The manager of the shop stopped for a bit in front of her and crouched to smell the flowers in the vase. After smelling the sweet and fresh scent of the flowers, she smiled in satisfaction. 

She greeted her worked back. "Good morning, how's the shop doing?"

The staff laughed. "Still striving, yes. The sale shoot up this february, well, as always."

The manager laughed. "Many shits are still in love, aey?"

The staff laughed and nodded. "Yes, so it seems. Oh, by the way,where are you going?"

"To the main shop," she said. "There's something I need to check."

"Really? How about your kid?" 

"She can handle it. I'm handing my kid to her just for a little while." She said then picked her suitcase from the floor. She showed her a polite smile before opening her mouth. "I'm going then, I just stopped for a bit to see what's the situation here..."

"Okay! Have a nice day!"

"Have a nice day too." She exited the shop and stepped down the three step stairs with her blond hair in a high pony bouncing up and down. 

She walked straight to her car when a local stopped her with baskets of fruits. 

the old woman asked then greeted her with a smile. "Good

a smile that was as rare as Middlemist Red 7 years ago (A flower that is close to extinction that you can only find it in two places in

morning Mrs. Brown. Good to see you again."

already misses you and your kid." Mrs. Brown said. She looked down and saw the fruits she have in hand. Her eyes sparkled as she streched her hands to give it to her.

laughed. "I can't take this away from

is just a small compensation from all of the things you gave to

didn't refused any further and accepted the gift in delight. She smiled at her and

when's that brat coming here? I miss

know yet." She said truthfully. "I've been busy these days. But I will surely visit this town again

say. Oh, I think I have clogged you for so long. I'm sorry

thanks for

"Sure! Visit us anytime!"

bidding goodbye, Althea drove off to

rang. She glanced at it and

"Hey." She said.

hey!" The girl on the other line said. "I'm in charge of Kite because you're

helplessly because she never changed. "It's Kai,

no no no." She said with a laugh. "I won't, I enjoy taking care of Kite. If I

is Kai,

many times and told her to write it down. After she satisfied herself, she

on the road and drove off

hope that this day

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There was almost 10 people in black and suits inside seating leisurely on their sits.

the guy, who was looking stoic and cold, devoid of emotion, with his green eyes, he looked out of the window and saw the other buildin next

around, he wasn't even listening to

that was rolling aroung his fingers. He absentmindedly rolled it and created a tapping sounds that distrupt the person who was talking

and unpleasant but no one dared to tell him off.

above the floor. You can see small formation of clouds just by

of the table was following the movements of the clouds with his

call from the distance. The voice only entered his left ear then exited on the other side. "Mr. Barns?

time, the voice

there looking at him. Some was looking at him without any emotions but some

snorted inside his mind.

Cowards.

ended. We

just said. He picked up the file that was prepared for them and gave the guy some revisions

the meeting was

from the room

said. "You're appointment is

man furrowed his eyebrows as if he can't understand why he had a free schedule.

"No sir, Ms. Sheryl said that I have to