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.

wore her favorite purple jacket. She

needs, she headed out for

after all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter,

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

memories seems

paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest

stepped out of the Pharmacy but only to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before greeting

"Althea, hey..."

after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend

the foods and 'that' thing that she

are you

have group study tonight. You know that the finals

gaze and

Group study. I know that you can pass the exams with flying colors even by studying only

and tried to ask if she can join. As

the way, what are you doing

doesn't know what to say. She wanted

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

he also did not pressed any

like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he walks away from

aching, Althea went

test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for

Hours later.

apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment

But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five

She's pregnant.

want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted

so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed

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