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.

her favorite purple jacket. She was

everything she needs, she headed out for the small store near

is, after all, approaching. Althea did not

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

memories seems

paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after

to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

stopped and stared at

"Althea, hey..."

envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never

of the situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up the courage to speak

you free this

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

gaze

the exams with

she nooded and tried to ask if she

the way, what are you doing here?"

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

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

unconvinced. But he also

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

Althea

test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited

Hours later.

are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights

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

She's pregnant.

Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him, asking

of the bed, grabbed her

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