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.

favorite purple jacket. She was going

everything she needs, she headed out for

Althea did not hate winter, in

chocolate with marshmallows floating

memories seems so

and paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation, she finally grabbed the

stop again after seing the

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend any effort to reply

situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she

are you

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

lowered her gaze and pursed her

I know that you can pass the

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

are

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

I, I was running out of

unconvinced. But he also

unwilling watched Tyler's back

Althea went

 Followed the procedure and waited for the

Hours later.

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 that didn't despite

result for ten hours now with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at

She's pregnant.

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

out of the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket, and

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