Chapter 1: Prologue
It was 6.30 pm. The skies were already dark but had a tinge of sunset orange at the furthest point in the horizon. The darkness, overpowering and looming, dissolved any remaining traces of orange into the dying sun like a watercolour painting with too much black paint. Slowly, little glitters could be seen peppering within the onslaught of the night.
A lone figure sat in the corner of the room. The man remained where he was, silent and deep in thought, even as the light in his surroundings began to fade. He never liked being in the dark but for once, he was grateful when it enveloped him.
No one must see him like this.
I can't, I-
He fisted his hair, focusing his attention on the pain as the roots were being tugged roughly. It was merely a futile attempt to distract himself.
Goddamnit!
Releasing his grip, he clenched his fists once more, feeling his nails dug into the insides of his palm. He swiftly brought them down onto the keyboard in front of him, recklessly pounding the keys, as his mind flashbacked to those black obsidian eyes.
They had stared straight at him, through him, challenging him.
He gritted his teeth.
Breaking out from his thoughts, he reached towards the CPU and punched in a round button, causing his computer to whiz quietly to life.
The screen flickered. After a few quick clicks of the mouse, a clean and empty word document appeared, the predominately white screen glaring at him. Its brightness starkly contrasted with the darkness in the room, casting shadows on the man's tired face. The cursor blinked incessantly, as if beckoning him to hurry up.
He slouched forward, fingers positioned over the keyboard, the individual alphabets already forming words in his mind.
If this is what it means to be strong to you…
With that, words began to fill the blank electronic page. Of which the first few read:
'It was 9 September when I met him. We were at…'
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A/N: This was meant to be a one shot. What happened! Anway, next chapter is almost done (i hope). Any C&C will be much appreciated!