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

headed out for

all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter, in

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 about the past then plan

seems

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

but only to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

stared at

"Althea, hey..."

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

aware of the situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods

are you free

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

gaze

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

what are you doing here?"

mouth, doesn't know what to say. She

out of them."

unconvinced. But he also did not pressed any

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

heart aching, Althea went

she brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for the

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

him via text because of the seriousness of

the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket,

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