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 headed out for the small

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

on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would talk and laugh about the

seems so distant

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

of the Pharmacy but only to stop again after

"Tyler..."

at

"Althea, hey..."

It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen

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

you

Tyler said without missing a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that

lowered her gaze

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 pressed any

the way, what are

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

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

said, unconvinced. But he also did not pressed any

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

aching, Althea went

out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for the

Hours later.

Almost all of the apartments in a certain

hours now with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five test

She's pregnant.

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

replied, so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed