When Fate Decided to Play its Part

CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO:

They, Them

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Two days after, Becca moved out with Jack. Both expressed their gratitude to her and vice versa. Althea wished them good luck before watching them leave from afar. The sight of them driving away was rather lonely, it was like she was sending her children away for boarding school. The time they spent might be small and short, it didn’t hinder the fact that they all grown closer.

When they were already nowhere in sight, Althea turned back and went inside the hotel, trying to smile despite the emotions swirling inside her. It was really funny, to think she’ll be like this to the people she didn’t spend her whole time with. If her old self sees her like this, she’ll mock her. She was known to be aloof and cold after all.

“Mom.” Kai called out after she entered their room. Althea looked up and saw the kid making a small hop to jump down the sofa and walk towards her. He looked up at her with his big, blue eyes. Althea saw herself on him for a sec. She smiled and stroked his cheeks. This might be how her mother felt whenever she seeks for asks questions with her eyes full of curiosity.

“Are Jack and Becca not coming back here again?” The little boy asked. Althea paused, she stared at him for a good second before chuckling. She hoisted him up despite how he weighs and walks towards the sofa. She sat down and sighed.

“Of course, they will!” She said softly. She slightly pinches his cheeks. “They will surely miss these chubby cheeks of yours!”

“…” Kai lets her pinch his cheeks. “… How about Melanie…?”

“… Well,” Althea throwed her head back to the ceiling.

She called and informed Melanie and Emily about the situation, both were sad, of course and tried to comfort her. Emily, as usual, throwed a joke to lighten up the things. Althea was worried about Melanie’s reaction but aside from being sad about it, she has no other violent reaction.

“Unfortunately, since there’s no use going back here, she won’t. Maybe she will, in the future, but now, she said she’ll try to find a work near her parent’s house.” Althea said after the pause. “She said that she’ll take care of parents too while she’s at it.”

“Oh, she’s taking care of her parents…” He paused then stared at her eyes. “Do I need to take care of you like that in the near future too?”

“Not necessarily. If you want, you can. But if you don’t want to, okay, it’s your choice.” Kai don’t do the second choice, please. “Of course, you can just visit me from time to time.”

Kai nodded in understanding then casted his gaze downwards. Althea furrowed her brows in worry and gently raised his small head up by his chin. “Hey, are you lonely without them?”

“…” Kai shook his head, paused, then slowly nodded his head. Althea laughed.

“Why are you lonely? You have mom, you have me.”

Well, that’s true. Kai thought then stared at his mom in silence. The latter smiled down at him and casted him a questioning gaze. “When can we…”

Visit uncle Tyler?

“Kai?”

it was a taboo to his mother, or maybe she’ll be shocked since he was already calling him uncle. “I just want to ask

cities. It was an isolated town. With a long land of greeneries stretching for miles. Small houses and small

get there is not as big as you can in the city. But his mother really preferred staying there and managing the shop. So, if she

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child was thinking. She said, “We’ll be back in four days, the

just nodded

we go back, let’s buy gifts

go with

won’t be that sad to leave because he misses the other three. She forgot about Tyler. She forgot that her son likes that man

Nah.

unconsciously ignored it so she can cut ties with him

end, she did not even know

you can come with me, you can buy as much as you want too. We’ll just make sure that it can fit in the car though. I know you are getting bored in this room. We can

in agreement,

that, they planned their small little date

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next day, Tyler was having a bad day at work when his phone rang. His glare that was directed at the papers earlier swept past it and went directly to his phone. Sharon, who

that they will go to the amusement park that day and they will be leaving

Tyler’s forehead deepened when he saw who was calling. He let his pen go from his

till now. Tyler has yet to hear his news but

“Hello?”

morning, sir,” The investigator said. “We had finish

“Speak.”

details are similar to what Althea said to them, he listened carefully incase there is something he will miss. But

is targeting her?” Is he just

man paused. “About that, yes. That is, just according to our

something is off, Tyler

very clean and simple, it was very suspicious. So, I went to the prison and tried to interview him again. And, to our surprise,

“Talk what?”