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.

favorite purple jacket. She was

sure she brought everything she needs, she headed out for the small store near her

all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter, in

chocolate with marshmallows floating on

seems

paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation, she finally grabbed the

only to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at

"Althea, hey..."

silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each

her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up the courage to

are you free

a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the

gaze

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

Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did not pressed

way, what are you doing here?"

doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she was still unsure. So,

was running out of them."

he also did not pressed any

goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched

Althea went

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the

Hours later.

moon is already out, the streets are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that didn't despite the

hours now with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five

She's pregnant.

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

so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet