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.

wore her favorite purple jacket.

sure she brought everything she needs, she headed

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

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 laugh

seems so

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

the Pharmacy but only to stop again after seing the familiar figure. She looked

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before greeting

"Althea, hey..."

was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now.

the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that

you

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

lowered her gaze and pursed

Group study. I know that you can pass the exams with flying

ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did

way, what are

opened and closed her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She

I, I was running out of them." Althea

he

bid goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched

aching, Althea went home,

brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the

Hours later.

illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in

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

She's pregnant.

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

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