CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Say what?—Tyler stared at the blank screen of his phone with disbelief but there was amusement in his eyes.“Dude, what are you doing?”Tyler looked back to see his roommate looking at him with furrowed brows. He was silent for a moment before a low laugh escaped from his lips. His roommate heard it and can’t help but raise his eyebrows. He knows that Tyler is weird, but he just became weirder. Who laughs without reason?“Althea is mad at me.” He plainly said.“… Oh.” His roommate looked at him like he lost his head or somehow grew a tail. He laughed because someone is mad at him. “Is that even something you can laugh about? I thought you were serious with her.”“I am.”The guy is even more bewildered. “Then why are you laughing? Should you not clear or mend things up?”“Of course, I will. I can’t let my girl stay mad at me when I am away.”“…” Your—what? Tyler’s roommate was in shock. He can’t believe that Tyler used a possessive word! “Then why were you laughing?”
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Blue Hydrangea —Althea was at a loss about what to say at the sudden discovery. She stared at her dumbstruck. What was going on? Did she just misunderstand something? The girl, whose name is still a mystery to her, cowered under her penetrating gaze. She shrunk back her neck and darted her eyes everywhere but Althea’s.“U-Uhm, did I do something wrong?”Wrong? Did she do something wrong? No! It was Althea who misunderstood and jumped to a conclusion! She should have asked and clarified before snapping at him!Althea was forced to close her gaping mouth and turn the gears in her mind. Her head heated up when she remembered how she snapped and spoke at Tyler rudely. Not that she cares about speaking rudely at him because she has done it many times already, but—The way she spoke to him and the words she just let her mouth escape is a clear indication of jealousy!Althea was so ashamed that she wanted to dig a hole to bury herself in. She was wondering what kind of mal
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Ambrosia— “I am sorry if my bed is, well, not big as yours, but please do make yourself comfortable.”They spent almost the whole day planning what they had to do the next morning and before they knew it, the sun had partially sunken down the horizon. Althea realized it and because she didn’t want to be rude to her guest, she decided that they’d have dinner outside instead. The girl was delighted and she was even the one who dragged her out. Her reaction made Althea curious, as it turned out that she had never tried eating out before. She instantly regretted her decision and many dark thoughts entered her mind. If she hasn’t tried eating out before, won’t her delicate stomach reject the food outside? What if she gets a bad reaction and her family blames her? Her questions were left unanswered as they already arrived at a certain restaurant’s door. Althea can only pray for this young lady’s health. After that, the young lady was, for unknown reasons. had countless o
CHAPTER SIXTEEN:After the sweet flashback of the past, she is now back in the cruel reality. -ARC TWO:4 YEARS LATER- [BANG!]Althea went inside her apartment and shut the door loudly. Her whole body was wet, and she was soaking her carpet on the ground. It was raining outside, and she forgot to bring an umbrella. It was cold, but she was already numb. She was numb from pain. Althea strode until she faced the sofa of her small apartment and she stilled. Her head was hung low and the water from her hair was dripping on the carpet. It was silent. The whole area was void of sound as if letting her have her privacy. Althea stared at nowhere in particular but her eyes were foggy and red. She was struggling to make her face calm. But, like a broken tape, the scene from earlier played repeatedly inside her mind. The way those people looked at her with mocking eyes. The way the girls there openly laughed at her predicament.The way that girl looked at her with laughter on her face.
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: I Wish That the Song will Never Stop so I Can Continue Dancing on its Tune for Eternity. -- It was dark and cold. Althea was wandering in a void, her body was floating aimlessly. There was no ground nor ceiling and the darkness stretched out in infinity. Althea opened her eyes and stared at the dark, and cold place. Her aquamarine eyes reflected the blackness, and it was devoid of life. The place was silent, and there was tranquility. Her mind was calm, and she seemed to accept the situation she was currently in. It was the darkness. The darkroom where no one can enter except her. A place she created by herself in these past months where he wasn't there. A place where no one can touch her, reach her, or see her silently cry in pain and wail with questions and doubt. It was her sanctuary. Her safe room. The place was isolated from the real world, her only escape from reality was every time she felt pain. Every time her mind and soul give up. Right now, he
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Two Red line - Althea stood in front of the sink and splashed the tap water on her face. She then inhaled a large amount of breath and stared at her reflection in the mirror. The water was cold, her appearance was disheveled, and she was sickly pale. She could see the dark bags under her eyes and her lips were not as smooth and flawless as before. She licked it and stepped inside the shower and turned it on. She leaned her arm on the tiled wall and her mind wandered again. Her mind was traveling through her memories of her dream that morning. From her comfort zone to the world of white and warmth. It was ironic that she felt like that when those memories included the very person who hurt and wondered about her heart. Her dream was very cruel---no, fate itself is cruel. To wake her up just in time before he said those words, even if it was fake, at least it would give her comfort, although also fake. It seems like the world judges her to be unhappy. The world
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Rejection —The morning was cold, and the sky was covered with thick clouds. The sun was barely illuminating the surface of the earth, creating a greyish scale in the atmosphere. Althea turned into the corner of the corridor. She brought her hands to her mouth to warm them up. It was really cold; the temperature had dropped to 10 degrees this morning. She can't believe that she has forgotten about her gloves and scarves. She even wore clothes that were not thick enough to block the cold. She was floating all morning. Her mind was not in her head so she made these stupid mistakes.Althea tried to hug herself to at least give her almost freezing body warmth, but it was still not enough.Althea stopped in front of a room. She pursed her lips before peeking inside. The class was already over in this room, and the students were already dispersing. Some stayed inside and chatted with each other. Althea's eyes swept across the classroom, but the figure she was looking f
CHAPTER TWENTY; Going Back.--Althea's heart was like a small boat swaying unceasingly in a raging storm. The small pitiful boat was getting hit by the ocean's monstrous waves and soaked like a small duckling in the rain. Its sails are slowly getting shredded by the furious winds.The boat doesn't seem to survive the storm. The small boat will surely get destroyed and sink into the ocean, slowly sinking until the ocean bed, getting further and further from the reach of the sun.Her heart was swaying without any guarantees of survival.Althea looked at his cold eyes in shock. Her eyes were filled with pain and disbelief. Tyler looked at her with his chilling gaze that made her doubt if this man was the man she had known for almost four years. His gaze is penetrating, bone-chilling. Desperate?Me?Althea can't believe the words he just said. There was no logic at all—where did he get that idea?!Fury bubbled in her heart, her eyes turned sharp as she glared at him."What the fuck are