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.

favorite purple jacket. She was

she headed out for the small store

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

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

memories seems so distant

the small store, heading straight to the section she wants then after choosing, she headed straight to the counter and paid everything. She then

of the Pharmacy but only to stop

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

had not, after all, seen each

gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing

you free this

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

lowered her gaze and pursed her

that you can pass the exams with flying colors even by studying only

voiced her true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can

are you

to say. She

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

unconvinced. But he also did not

Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is

aching, Althea

test kit.

Hours later.

in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that

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

She's pregnant.

But she did not want to tell him via text because of

out of the bed, grabbed her wallet and

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