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.

purple jacket. She was

everything she needs, she headed out for the small

Althea did

sit near 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

paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And

to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend any effort

fully aware of the situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up

you free this

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

her gaze and

Group study. I know that you can pass the exams with flying

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

are you doing

opened and closed her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted

running out of them." Althea is a bad

he also

like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is

Althea went home, alone.

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and

Hours later.

apartments in a certain building turned their lights

puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five

She's pregnant.

tell him via text because

did not replied, so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed

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