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.

purple

needs, she headed out for the

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

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

seems

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 bought 5

to stop again after seing

"Tyler..."

stopped and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month

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

you free

missing a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the finals

gaze and

Group study. I know that you can pass the

feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man

way, what are you doing

closed her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She

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

said, unconvinced. But he

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

Althea went home, alone.

pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for

Hours later.

out, the streets are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that didn't despite the

with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the

She's pregnant.

want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him, asking where he

not replied, so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket,