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."

--

Morning came.

wore her favorite purple jacket. She was going

headed out for the small store near her

approaching. Althea did not hate winter,

with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They

seems so

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

only to stop again after seing the familiar figure. She

"Tyler..."

stared at her

"Althea, hey..."

seen each other for a month now. And

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

you free this

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

gaze

can pass the

not voiced her true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did not pressed any

are you

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

just bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of

he also did not pressed

unwilling watched Tyler's back

Althea went home, alone.

she brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

tell him via text because

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

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