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.

wore her favorite purple jacket. She was

she needs, she headed

after all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter, in

body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would talk and laugh about the past then

seems

to the counter and paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation, she finally grabbed the product and bought 5 pieces of it before

of the Pharmacy but only to stop

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month

the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up

you free

beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the finals are

gaze

right. Group study. I know that you can pass the exams

feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join.

what are you doing

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

I was running out of them."

But he also did not

watched Tyler's back

heart aching, Althea went home,

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for the

Hours later.

by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a

no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five test kits are the

She's pregnant.

wanted to inform Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text

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

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