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.

purple jacket. She

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

all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter, in

with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together

seems

paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation, she finally grabbed the product and bought 5 pieces

of the Pharmacy but only to stop again after seing the familiar figure.

"Tyler..."

stared at

"Althea, hey..."

they had not, after all, seen

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

are you free this

beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You

lowered her gaze and pursed

can pass the exams with flying colors even by

ask if she can join. As expected, the man

the way, what are you doing here?"

say. She wanted to tell him, but

out of them." Althea is a bad liar. Everyone knows

he also did

watched Tyler's back that is

Althea

test kit.

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him, asking where he

replied, so Althea bolted out of the

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