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.

her favorite purple jacket.

headed

approaching. Althea did not hate winter, in fact, she loves

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

memories seems so

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

only to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her

"Althea, hey..."

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

contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered

are you

I have group study tonight.

her gaze and pursed

I know that you can pass the

to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused.

what are

to say. She wanted

just bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea is

said, unconvinced. But he also did not pressed

so, they bid goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is

Althea went home, alone.

brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

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

of the bed, grabbed her wallet and

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