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

brought everything she needs, she headed out for the small

winter is, after all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter, in fact, she loves it.

with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together

seems so distant

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

only to stop again

"Tyler..."

stared at her before greeting

"Althea, hey..."

understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend

the foods and 'that' thing that

you free

Tyler 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

you can pass the exams with flying colors even by

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

are

She wanted

I, I was running out of them." Althea is a bad liar. Everyone

said, unconvinced. But he also did not

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

aching, Althea went home,

 Followed the procedure

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

via text

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

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