When Fate Decided to Play its Part

CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX:

More questions

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"You know what, Althea." Tyler said in his gritted teeth. He was trying to surpass the anger that is bubbling inside him. "I used to think that you're reasonable."

Althea glared at him with disbelief. "What...?"

"I thought by using logic is enough to understand you- but I was wrong." He sighed loudly. "Who could have thought that you will hate me with something that happened years ago?"

"What...?" Althea almost spat out blood that time. If she can stand, she already slapped him crisply on his cheek. But all she can do at the moment is stare at him with anger bubbling in her throat. "What..?!"

"Your anger," he sighed. "Your anger is unfounded. It's unreasonable. I know you hate me, you have the right. But- seven years had passed, seven years already Althea. Had that anger never eased eve a bit? How can you hold such anger on me?"

"Tyler?!" She almost shouted in anger. Her face was heating up as she tries to surpass the madness inside her, making her face and neck crimson. God knows how much restraints did this lady have in order to not lash out on him. "You think my anger is unreasonable? Do you think my anger is just because of what happened 7 years ago? Do you think I'm that stupid?!"

"Then what?" Tyler also almost shouted at her. If only they're not in the hospital and Kai is not outside, maybe they were already shouting on top of their lungs. He knows, Tyler knows he too was being unreasonable. But his questions that were not answered ever since they met again came rushing out like a tide. They kept pouring out like the water from a broken dam.

He wants to ask:

Why do you hate me?

How much do you hate me?

Which part of me do you hate?

Which me?

Seven years ago? When we were in college?

Or years earlier than that? When we were on highschool?

Or do you hate me entirely that no matter how much time will pass, that anger will never subside?

But, again, why?

What have I done that it made you hate me that much?

constantly weighing him down. He thougt he was already okay, he thought fine and can charge without

was stupid,

since he let

never

that seems like an endless deep, blue ocean. A dangerous body of water where many unkown creatures lurks. The ocean that can be a captivating for its beauty but deadly when angered, "Tell

make him go bald as a bowling ball that shines everytime the light hits it's smooth surface. She wanted to prick his eyes that resembles the spring leaves, then make it

unreasonable. How dare he thinks that its something that can pass and disappear as the

do nothing

out from his eyes after seeing the unfamiliar

"You won't understand...!"

suppose

a deep breath, and

wanted to reach out and hold her trembling hands. Her right hand was clenching the sheets tightly that

bit her lips that it might even bleed out. He was staring down at her. His

He's angry...? Ha!

responded between her gritted teeth. "And then

"What...?"

you'll understand it- then what? What will you do? Console

to reach out and calm her down but she

"Althea-"

if you manage to understand- you can do

bring back

throat is shaking under her control. She grabbed the sheets again and spat at

Tyler. I don't just hate you-

"- what-"

even more like she was recalling something teribble- even paling as seconds passes by-

But his name...?

continued, forgeting to surpass her

"Althea-"

Get out!" Althea's voice cracked. "Please... Please, leave me

to

Althea was angry again, how dare he not leave after she told him to. Is he taking her as

"... About Kai."

She watched her hazy reflection on the closed window. She was gradually calming down, her emotions that suddenly bubbled up and steamed