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

brought everything she needs, she headed out for

the winter is, after all, approaching. Althea

hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would talk and laugh about the past then plan about the

memories seems

to the section she wants then 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 product and

the Pharmacy but only to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

at her

"Althea, hey..."

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

of the situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that

are you free this

said without missing a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the finals are coming up,

lowered her gaze and pursed

Group study. I know that you can pass the exams

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

are you doing

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

medicines. I, I was running out of them."

he also did not

bid goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he walks

heart aching, Althea went home, alone.

she brought out the pregnancy test kit.

Hours later.

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

no matter how she looks at it, the result of the

She's pregnant.

wanted to inform Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because

did not replied, so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed