Prologue

Pitter, patter.

The raindrops fell one by one, clattering against the glass window. Not long after, the sky cried fully,  obstructing the person inside the room to see the outside through the window.

Yet, the person was not bothered by it at all. The sound of rain did not even reached her ears as she stared intently on the her phone that was lying silently on her pale palms, her thumb anxiously rubbing against its edge.

Moments later, Althea moved her fingers to type on the phone. She hesitated for a second before sending the text.

:Tyler? 

She typed. 

:Can we meet?

Althea sucked in a rather large amount of air and letting it out through her mouth shakily, while waiting a reply from that person. She waited expectantly.

But seconds, minutes passed, and Tyler has yet to reply.

'Again,' Althea thought inwardly. 'He did not replied to me again.'

Her heart tighten and her tears are on verge of falling, but Althea stubbornly hold it in, making her eyes looks glassy.

It's been like this for a couple months now. She did not know the reason, but Tyler suddenly gotten cold and indifferent. They have been together for 3 years, and now, in their 4th year, he suddenly become like this.

Althea can't understand. She asked, but Tyler did not bothered explaining. He just shrugged it off with a few words.

"You're just being paranoid."

--

Morning came.

purple jacket. She was

she headed out for the

all, approaching. Althea did

window, with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would talk

seems so distant

paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation, she finally

Pharmacy but only to stop again after seing the familiar figure. She

"Tyler..."

at her before greeting

"Althea, hey..."

awkward silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend any

on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she

are you

group study tonight. You know

gaze

that you can pass the exams with flying colors even by studying only with yourself.

if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea

are you doing here?"

her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she

was running out of them." Althea

he also did

watched Tyler's back that is getting

aching, Althea

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for

Hours later.

already out, the streets are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that

But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five

She's pregnant.

inform Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted

Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her

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