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.

purple

she brought everything she needs, she headed out for the small store near

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

of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with

memories seems

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

of the Pharmacy but only to stop again after seing the

"Tyler..."

at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

an awkward silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And

on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought

are you free this

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

gaze and pursed her

Group study. I know that you can pass the exams

nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man

way, what are you

know what to say. She wanted

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

Tyler said, unconvinced. But he also

goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he

heart aching, Althea went home,

test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

moon is already out, the 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 it, the result of the five test kits are

She's pregnant.

not want to tell him via text

of the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket, and