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 brought everything she needs, she headed out for the small

after all, approaching. Althea did not hate

cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would talk

seems so distant

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

but only to stop

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

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

foods and

you free this

beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the finals are coming up,

her gaze

Group study. I know that you can pass the exams with flying colors even by studying only with yourself.

tried to ask if she

are you doing

say. She wanted to tell him, but she was still unsure. So,

uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them."

unconvinced. But he also did

goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched

Althea went

she brought out the pregnancy test kit.

Hours later.

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

was looking at the result for ten hours now with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it,

She's pregnant.

text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him, asking where he

not replied, so Althea bolted out of the

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