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.

wore her favorite purple jacket. She

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

was cold, the winter is, after all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter, in fact, she loves it.

comes, she 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. They

seems

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

the Pharmacy but only to stop again after

"Tyler..."

stopped and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

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

on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up the courage

you free this

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

gaze

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

true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she

what are you doing here?"

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

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

unconvinced. But he

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

aching, Althea went home, alone.

kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for the

Hours later.

the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that didn't

eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result

She's pregnant.

to inform Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she

out of the bed,