When Fate Decided to Play its Part

Chapter 81: Burned Down to Ashes

CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE:

Burned Down to Ashes

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The next day, Kai went to visit her again. Tyler only dropped him together with a maid, Kai said he has an important meeting to attend to. Althea could careless, she only let his words past her ears. The whole day, she remained idle. Jack visited at noon, after his classes. Becca went out with him after that, saying she has something to do in the shop. Maybe to attend the flowers, Althea thought.

It was only her and Kai left in the room when her phone rang. It was Melanie.

[“How are you?” She said, Althea can hear the tiredness in her voice. Becca already told her what happened to her parents, so she already knows her situation and has no plan to make her come back immediately.]

Althea was leaning on her bed; Kai was sleeping next to her. She looked down at him and gently runs her hand on his hair. “I’m okay now, you don’t have to worry.”

[She hears a sigh, “That’s good.” Silence. There was the familiar silence Melanie always has when talking to somebody. “Uhm, I- is it okay to not-“]

“Yes,” Althea said, sighing. She throwed her head back at the ceiling. “Yes, yes of course. It’s your parents. You should take care of them while you still can.”

“…” Melanie was taken aback, wondering why she can hear bitterness on her voice. Then she remembered what Victoria said in her birthday. Right; her parents are dead.

[Melanie nodded even though she knows that the other can’t see her. “Thank you. I hope you recover soon. I’ll be back after they discharged.”]

Althea also nodded. “No problem. I hope your parents will recover soon too, and you can take your time, just be sure to be back.”

Hearing her crack a joke, albeit lacking her usual energy, Melanie broke into a smile that made her father- that was sitting on a bed across her- tilt his head in confusion and asked-

[“Hey- is that your girl-“

hangs up. After putting her phone down,

both her and Kai were left alone again. Kai was already awake, eating the foods Tyler bought for them. Althea was silently watching him eat, while leaning on the headboard

apples before her thoughts drifted away. Her mind returned to her conversation with Charlotte. Kai noticed

and reached out to give him a pat on his head. “How are you fairing

his munching and gave her question a thought. “It’s okay- it’s

paused. “So, you

if you tell me to

the little boy to

-

and only heard it after Melanie called her. Althea kept on sighing as she repeats her apologies. If Marjorie wasn’t there, it will take hours before they calm this woman down.

upset. She wants to help

“It’s okay. I just don’t want her to worry about it. I don’t want to bother her too, since she

tell me things- whether small or big, I

laughed. “Any ways, Kai is here, do

[“Really?! Sure!”]

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dinner, Tyler went to the hospital. When he opened the door, Kai turned to look at him with

nodded. “Then I’ll take care of Kai until

is comfortable with you, I’ll take it as you

could have thought that he will thank

in the gap of those slits peeks his

very long time. It was small, like a fire spark, as it was overwhelmed by fear.

Althea’ Charlotte’s words loosened the gripping hand on her throat. She could breathe

that corner

“Althea?”

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