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.

purple jacket. She

needs, she headed out for the small store near

Althea

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

seems so

straight to 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

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

"Tyler..."

stopped and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend

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

you free

sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the finals

gaze

that you can pass the exams with flying

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

the way, what are you doing

She wanted to tell him,

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

said, unconvinced. But he also did

bid goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back

Althea went

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and

Hours later.

of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that didn't despite

matter how she looks at it, the result of the five test kits are

She's pregnant.

text because of the seriousness of the matter. So,

Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet and