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?

in his heart, constantly weighing him down. He thougt he was already okay, he thought fine and can charge without bringing up the past. But-

was stupid, he

back since he let

can never be taken

what?" He asked again, he was directly staring at her eyes that seems like an endless deep, blue ocean. A dangerous body of water where many unkown creatures lurks. The ocean that can be

of his hair and pull them out from his scalp- then make him go bald as a bowling

call it unreasonable. How dare he thinks that its something that

to tell him, that it was because of him. But she can just do nothing but

is what I am talking about!" He looked at the glaring Althea, pain flashing out from his eyes after

"You won't understand...!"

How am I suppose to

took a deep breath, and

tired as hers. He wanted to reach out and hold her trembling hands. Her right hand was clenching the sheets

momentary silence. Althea was looking up at him, her eyelashes trembling. Her breathing was heavy, she continues to bit her lips that it might even bleed out.

He's angry...? Ha!

between her gritted teeth. "And

"What...?"

what? What

breathing was getting ragged, Tyler furrowed his brows and attempted to reach out and calm her down but she slapped his hand away, the slap sounds so crisp inside the

"Althea-"

him of. "Even if you manage to understand-

can't bring back the

her control. She grabbed the sheets again and

tell you one thing, Tyler.

"- what-"

panicking. Tyler's back felt cold. Seeing her tremble even more like she was recalling something teribble- even paling as seconds passes by- Tyler knew he did something that made her recall

But his name...?

forgeting to surpass her voice. "It's because

"Althea-"

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

and tried to collect her breathing.

Althea was angry again, how dare he not leave after she

"... About Kai."

the closed window. She was gradually calming down, her emotions that suddenly bubbled up and steamed out from