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.

wore her favorite purple jacket. She was

needs, she headed out for the

Althea did not hate winter, in

and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it

seems so

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

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

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a

on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered

are you free

group study

lowered her gaze and pursed

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

tried to ask if she can

are

know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she was

I was running out of them." Althea is a bad liar. Everyone knows

unconvinced. But he also

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

aching, Althea

out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the

Hours later.

by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building

now with eyes puffed. But no matter

She's pregnant.

inform Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him, asking

of the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket, and

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