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

needs, she headed out for the small

all, approaching. Althea did not

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

seems so distant

choosing, she headed straight to the counter and paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy.

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

"Tyler..."

stopped and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

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

her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and

you

group

gaze and

know that you can pass the exams with

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

way, what are you doing

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

I, I was running out of

he also did not

other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's

heart aching, Althea went

pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and

Hours later.

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

no matter how

She's pregnant.

inform Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because

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

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