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.

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

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

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

seems so

small store, heading straight to the section she wants then after choosing, she headed straight to the counter and paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And

only to stop again after seing the familiar figure. She looked

"Tyler..."

stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never

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

are you

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

gaze and pursed

that you can pass the exams

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

are you doing here?"

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

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

Tyler said, unconvinced. But he also did

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

Althea went

 Followed the procedure and

Hours later.

in a certain building turned their lights on but

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

She's pregnant.

want to tell him via text because

the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket,

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