When Fate Decided to Play its Part

Chapter 2: PROLOGUE

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."

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Morning came.

purple jacket.

headed out for the small store near her

approaching. Althea did not

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

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

stepped out of the Pharmacy but only to stop again after seing the familiar figure.

"Tyler..."

at her

"Althea, hey..."

silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler

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

you free

"I'm sorry, I have group

her gaze

right. Group study. I know that you can pass the exams with flying colors even

to ask if she can join.

way, what are you doing here?"

and closed her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she was still

I just bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea is a bad

But he also did not pressed

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

Althea went home, alone.

 Followed the

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

text because of the seriousness

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

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