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.

purple jacket. She was going

headed out for the small store near her

was cold, the winter is, after all, approaching. Althea did not

would occasionally sit near the window, with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler.

memories seems

then after choosing, she headed straight to the counter and paid everything. She then headed towards

stepped out of the Pharmacy but only to stop

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared 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 Tyler

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

are you free

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

lowered her gaze and pursed her

the exams with flying colors even by

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

way, what are you

say. She wanted to

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

said, unconvinced. But he

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

Althea went

she brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for

Hours later.

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

puffed. But no matter how she

She's pregnant.

him via text

of the

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