When Fate Decided to Play its Part

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."

--

Morning came.

her favorite purple jacket. She was going

needs, she headed out for the small

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

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

memories seems so

section she wants then 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 bought 5 pieces of it

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

"Tyler..."

at her before

"Althea, hey..."

not, after all, seen

the foods and

are you free

without missing a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the finals are

gaze

that you can pass the exams with flying

not voiced her true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the

the way, what are you

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

bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out

he also did not pressed any

unwilling watched Tyler's back

Althea

kit.  Followed the procedure and

Hours later.

are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain

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

She's pregnant.

inform Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of

of the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket, and