When Fate Decided to Play its Part

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

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

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. They would talk and laugh about

memories seems so distant

entered the 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

but only to stop again after seing the

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at

"Althea, hey..."

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

her gripped on the bag that contains the foods

you

sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the

lowered her gaze and pursed her

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

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

what are you doing

mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but

running out of them." Althea is a

he also did not pressed any

unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he walks

heart aching, Althea

out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed

Hours later.

apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but

was looking at the result for ten hours now with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five test kits are the

She's pregnant.

text because of the seriousness of the

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