When Fate Decided to Play its Part

CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE:

Hostages

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There is one thing that Althea hates the most ever since she was young. And it was: unnecessary attention.

In her younger years, she was constantly inside their home or their backyard, tending the garden. She sometimes helps with their shop and do deliveries but talking and interacting with other more than that? No, she cannot remember doing that.

But for the past two years, she learned how to socialize and talk with others. It was good for her, said her doctor. It was good talking with older people and strangers, but people from the past? She has to think twice before even making eye contact with them.

Standing in front of a room that is full of familiar faces, Althea can feel her chest tightening and her breathing become ragged. Feeling their stares and gazes directed to her, she can feel herself drowning with hatred and disgust.

It was like as if she traveled back through time, 7 years ago.

Although this is a high school reunion and 7 years ago was their college days, most of them also went to the college she was in. Their high school and college were connected, so most students go there after graduating high school. So, basically, most of the people here were the same in their college.

The people who showered her with stares of disgust and mockery. What is worst, the two who was the very reason why she came back home was also here, inside the room, together with the other people who mocked her from the past.

If only it did not happen, she would not go home and experience that shit.

‘No,’ Althea let out a bitter laugh inside her mind. She stared at the shock and awkward faces of the people. ‘Even if I did not get home because of it, that would still happen one way or another.’

“What are you doing here?” Sheryl stood up from her seat and asked her. The party seems to have already came into a stop. The music and the slides already stopped playing, even the lights went still. “Did someone invite you here? Did someone tell you about this?”

She asked that in great disbelief. Her eyes were wide in shock as she looked around, trying to find who the hell invited the ‘uninvited’ person. None of them tried to clash wit her gaze, they looked away except from the very girl who really invited her, April. Sheryl looked shock before furry made its way to her pretty face. “April?”

stepped out from the table and began to advance towards where the five are standing. Althea raised her eyebrows

except Tyler and Sheryl, looked at her in shock. She finally spoke! And it was really her! They thought they

Since you just suddenly came to my shop, issued a heart-to-heart talk, but who disappeared after without even the talk? Is this perhaps the topic you want to have a hearty talk with?” Althea raised a brow. “You’ll give me ‘hearty’ talk about not going here

her. She cannot afford to see the two again in the same room.

thought exactly what Althea said. She thought no one will. But April really had to

absolutely mortifying for her.

the two and listening, furrowed his brows and glared at Sheryl. “You came to her shop? Did I already told you not to bother them

and

again. “I have to get going since this is not really the place I should be in right now, also about that, you have nothing to worry about. She had already…” Althea hesitated, trying to find the right word about it. “Sincerely apologize about

those people who never knew she has one, even April and Aaron have a visible

She has a son?

a lot of criticism and mockery, but the

Could it be?

phrase- no, it is not even a phrase- it’s just a single word, she turned

cursed under her

and small murmurs begun to circulate

at where she went and without a single word, he stepped outside, trying to run after her, but

his arm and pulling him

cautiously to not step on her before looking at her coldly. “Do I have to tell you such trivial

you have to! I am your fiancé! I have at least the right to know! What? Don’t tell

shouting. “Let go of

tearing up. “Why are you like this? She just came back,

between the two and It was like as if they completely forgot