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.

everything she needs, she headed out for the

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

the window, with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating

memories seems

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 product and bought 5 pieces of it before going

stop again

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

seen each other for a

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

you free this

have group study tonight.

lowered her gaze and pursed her

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

nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did not

what are

what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she was

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

unconvinced. But he

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

Althea went

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the

not replied, so Althea bolted out of the

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