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A Confrontation Continues
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Adi twisted the fork in his hands as he thought of the time when Faith had agreed to marry Andrew. He was the one who had pushed her into Andrew's arms figuratively and that was his biggest regret now. It was his own cowardice that stared back at him every time he met them and saw her. He always thought to himself that he would be happy seeing her happy but every time he had seen her hold Andrew's hand and smile, he had only hated himself. Looking up, he saw that the restaurant was serving the Trifle Pudding today. The mere sight of the pudding took him back a few years ago. He had already moved onto the campus and taken to stay with Faith's family during the weekends. Though his coursework barely allowed him to take time off, he realized that he could not stay away for longer times as he would miss the homely feeling he had there. And thus he would pull all-nighters just so he would have the weekend free. Most weekends were spent at home playing cards or chess while sometimes he an
AGAINST THE FATES Betrayed
Andrew clenched his hands into fists when he heard what Faith had to say and asked slowly, "What do you mean Faith? Are you saying that you will falsely blame me for adultery? Or are you saying that you have committed..." His mind once again flashed back to her and Adi. Even though she had repeatedly told him that they were only friends, he had always felt insecure about the two's relationship because Adi had been the only guy friend in her life in the past. In fact, when Adi announced his marriage to Kathy, he had been the one who felt the biggest relief. He had thought that maybe now he could make progress with Faith without feeling insecure. But instead, Faith had served him with divorce papers...But what she said next made the ground beneath his feet shift and he could feel a sinking sensation overtake his body. "Would it be a false accusation Andrew? You know it well don't you? As for whether I have been true to you? Since the day I said yes to you I did not even think about any
AGAINST THE FATES The Perfect Man
Faith rubbed her forehead as she strode back towards her car. She should have known this would happen. Andrew was never willing to listen to her in the past. To him, just because he said everything would be alright, it should be. After all, the world revolved around him! And she had not even started to count the injustices and insults that he himself had meted out to her. A past memory flashed in her mind, Andrew screaming at her," Why did I have to get saddled with you?" Shaking her head, she opened her car door and was about to get in when her eyes met the man who stood on the opposite side. Seeing that he had her attention, the man angled his head slightly to the side saying nothing. In return, Faith nodded and got into the car, waiting. While she had been trying to not hate Andrew, her old feelings for Adi had kept rearing their head and she had come to a realization. To her, no one could compare to Adi. He would forever be the epitome of a perfect man to her. It was a realizatio
AGAINST THE FATES An Admirer
Six Months Later:Faith slowly closed the door to the cafe and locked it tightly before almost jumping in fright at the man standing in front of her as she turned. A kid she corrected herself though."Ross Kudrow! You scared me! Do you want me to introduce you to Mr Groan?"The boy gave a shy smile and flicked his hair back a bit as he spoke, "Sorry! I was just wondering if I could walk you back. It is already late and the streets are abandoned...Who is Mr Groan?"Shaking her head, Faith spoke, "I am a big girl, Ross. I can take care of myself. As for Mr Groan, well it is where I kick you somewhere that it will make you groan. Anyway? Why are you not studying for your exams?"The young teenager rolled his eyes at her and started to walk by her side as he spoke, "I really am not much interested in this you know. It is only because I want to woo you when you are ready that I am working hard."Faith smiled at this before nodding,"Of course. It
AGAINST THE FATES Time To Move Away
Even though Ross wanted to talk and show her that he was worldly and old enough to engage her in interesting conversations, the truth was that he was only ever interested in two things. And that was food and music. And he had no idea if these things were something she would appreciate... She watched cooking while he liked to eat.Finally, it was Faith who broke the ice after her conversation with her father. However, it was not a topic that he wanted to talk about."Ross. Why do you not stay with your parents? Or look for a place of your own? You are going to be eighteen soon, right?"Ross stiffened and wanted to snap his usual response that he gave when someone dared to ask him, which was to mind their own business. But he dared not say this to her. That would be the best way to impress her... not!Seeing that he was hesitating, Faith spoke, "Well, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it. We can talk about something else."While Ross was thin
AGAINST THE FATES Unexpectedly True Prediction
As the car stopped a little away from the fenced outer gate, Faith was lost in her own thoughts and thus failed to notice what Ross did. With a curse, Ross jumped out of the car and ran straight towards the gate before she could even stop the car. Shocked at the sudden cursing, Faith jolted out of her reverie and could only stare at the scene that was currently happening outside. Mr. Kling stood outside the house with his head bleeding on the side, blood running down his face and hugging his wife who was crying wretchedly. All their belongings had been thrown out onto the veranda and the hot-headed Ross had just jumped into the fray, and was currently jabbing at a big burly man who was even having trouble defending himself! This was unexpected. The kid could fight with his fists even though he did not look like it. Pulling out her cell phone, Faith immediately called for help before grabbing something from the car and walking out to join in the chaos. As she walked in, she noted a
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Faith came home tired to the bones. When she had gone to return the keys, she had not expected to come across such a scene and end up like this. Rubbing her tired eyes, she parked the car in her space and slowly walked towards her own studio house. However, she had barely taken two steps when she saw the man standing in front of her. Cursing the fact that she has actually come back tonight, Faith slowed down and wondered if she should just sit back in the car and make a run for it. Or better yet, she should have crashed at the Kling's place. But the bad evening just got worst when the man spotted her and actually waved at her. He had the gall to wave at her! Sulking, she walked forward and was about to snap at him and question him for being here when he opened his mouth first, "Hey Faith. You are late. I was actually wondering if I had the address wrong. Where were you?" Even though the question was asked casually, she did not fail to detect a hint of accusation in the tone. And s
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Under Andrew's accusing glare, Faith moved a bit further as she answered the phone. Not that it would have much difference since the place was so small. But it was the principal. As soon as she had swiped the phone, a jovial sound echoed. Though he was not too loud, Faith suddenly felt as if Ross was speaking into a microphone with loudspeakers.. surround sound, anyone? When did this guy turn so loud? "Miss Faith? Have you reached home safely? I just wanted to check on you." Though she was ready to explode at this point, she could feel the boy's genuine concern, thus she answered softly, "Yes. Thank you." "And do you like the name that I saved for myself? Don't worry, I have not saved your name as a future girlfriend on my phone. I don't need to be reminded. But I just thought that I should do it for you." "By the way when and how did you do this?" Faith interrupted him. "Oh, when you were lecturing the goon at the police station. I thought I should save my number on your phone
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