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.

purple jacket. She was

headed out for the small store near her

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

and paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation,

stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

stopped and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And

contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up the courage to

you free this

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

gaze and pursed

I know that you can pass the exams

to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did

what are

to say. She wanted to tell him,

uhm, medicines. I, I was running out

But he also did not

to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and

Althea went

she brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was

no matter how she looks

She's pregnant.

via text because of

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

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