When Fate Decided to Play its Part

Chapter 2: PROLOGUE

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.

wore her favorite purple jacket. She was

headed out for the small store near

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

memories seems so distant

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

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

"Tyler..."

stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never

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

you free

"I'm sorry, I have group study

gaze

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

not voiced her true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected,

the way, what are you doing

say. She wanted to tell him, but she

I, I was running out of them." Althea is a

he also did not

watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he walks away from

Althea went

brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

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

now with eyes puffed. But no matter

She's pregnant.

not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So,

not replied, so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her

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