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

she headed out for the small store near her

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

the 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 and laugh about the past then

memories seems so

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

only to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

at her before

"Althea, hey..."

seen each other for

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

are you free

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

her gaze and pursed her

the exams with flying colors even by studying only with

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

are you doing here?"

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

just bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea is a bad liar. Everyone knows

But he

that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's

aching, Althea

kit.  Followed the procedure and

Hours later.

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

puffed. But no matter how she looks at it,

She's pregnant.

did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter.

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

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