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.

wore her favorite purple

headed out for the small store near her

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

her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it

seems so distant

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

stop again after seing the familiar figure.

"Tyler..."

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

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

are you free this

a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the

gaze and pursed her

I know that you can pass the

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

way, what are you

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

running out of them."

Tyler said, unconvinced. But he also did not

like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that

aching, Althea went home, alone.

brought out the pregnancy test kit.

Hours later.

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

matter how she looks at

She's pregnant.

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

Althea bolted out of the

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