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.

favorite purple jacket. She was going

headed out for the small store near her

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

would occasionally sit near the window, with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating

memories seems so distant

straight 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

of the Pharmacy but only to stop again

"Tyler..."

stared at

"Althea, hey..."

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

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

you

a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study

lowered her gaze

pass the exams with flying colors even

ask if she can join. As expected, the man

the way, what are

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

out of them." Althea is a bad liar.

said, unconvinced. But he

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

aching, Althea went home,

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

Hours later.

street lights. Almost all of the apartments in

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

She's pregnant.

him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So,

out of the bed, grabbed her