When Fate Decided to Play its Part

Chapter 2: PROLOGUE

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."

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Morning came.

her favorite purple

everything she needs, she headed out

all, approaching. Althea did not hate

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

seems

choosing, she headed straight to the counter and paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation, she finally grabbed

to stop again after seing

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend any effort

that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up the courage to speak

are you free this

sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that

her gaze and

that you can pass the exams with flying colors

tried to ask if she can join.

what are you

know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she was still unsure.

I, I was running out of them." Althea is a bad liar.

said, unconvinced. But he also

to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back

aching, Althea went

she brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for the

Hours later.

apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that didn't

now with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five test

She's pregnant.

want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she

so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet and

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