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.

purple jacket.

she brought everything she needs, she headed out for the small store

was cold, the winter is, after all, approaching. Althea did not

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

seems

She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation,

only to stop again after seing the familiar figure. She looked

"Tyler..."

stopped and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

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

the situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up the courage to speak up

are you free

I have group study tonight. You know that the finals are coming up,

gaze and

can pass the exams

to ask if she can

are you doing here?"

to say. She wanted to tell

running out

he also did not pressed any

and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he walks away from

heart aching, Althea went home, alone.

out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was

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

She's pregnant.

text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him,

Althea bolted out of the bed,

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