August 04, 20XX- Monday

D o y o u b e l i e v e i n f a t e ?

I wiped away the tears from my eyes as I read the giant billboard from the busy city street.

Fate?

Is there such a thing?

My answer was easy: No.

Telling me there's someone who planned my life to be this way... would be a joke.

Because...

Who would be this cruel?

I continued walking amongst the crowd of commuters, not paying attention to my surroundings.

All of a sudden, someone bumped into my shoulder, causing me to stumble slightly back.

I looked up to meet my dark eyes with another pair, the owner running his slender fingers through his disheveled hair that gleamed like honey in the sunlight. Almost blinded, I dropped my eyes down, only to notice his hand clutched tightly onto his backpack. The way he held it told me that he must have left someplace in a rush.

He slightly bowed his head in apology before walking on.

I hesitated to turn around but finally allowed myself to look over my shoulder. I stared at his silhouette for a while before the sign at the corner of my eye caught my attention all over again.

D o y o u b e l i e v e i n f a t e ?

I shook my head and walked in the opposite direction of the stranger.

Looking back now,

Would I have changed my answer?