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.

favorite purple jacket.

everything she needs, she headed

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

would occasionally sit near the window, with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at

memories seems so distant

She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after

to stop

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at

"Althea, hey..."

was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler

gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that'

are you

I have group study tonight. You know that the

her gaze

the exams with flying colors even

nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did not pressed any

the way, what are

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

I, I was running out of them."

said, unconvinced. But he also did

so, they bid goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched

Althea went home, alone.

pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited

Hours later.

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

hours now with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at

She's pregnant.

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

did not replied, so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket, and

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