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.

her favorite purple jacket. She was going

sure she brought everything she needs, she headed out

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

would occasionally sit near 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 and

seems

small store, heading 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 grabbed the product and bought 5 pieces of it

out of the Pharmacy but only to stop again after

"Tyler..."

stopped and stared at

"Althea, hey..."

an awkward silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for

fully aware of the situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she

are you

sorry, I have group study tonight. You know

lowered her gaze

the exams with

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

way, what are you

say. She wanted to tell him, but

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

said, unconvinced. But he also

so, they bid goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's

heart aching, Althea went

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

Hours later.

Almost all of the apartments in a certain

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

She's pregnant.

Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of

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