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 was

needs, she headed out for the small store near her

Althea did not hate winter, in fact, she loves it.

near the window, with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating

memories seems

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

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

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

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

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

are you free this

group study tonight. You know that the finals are

lowered her gaze and

that you can pass the exams with flying colors even by

did not voiced her true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected,

the way, what are

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

bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea

unconvinced. But he also did not

Althea unwilling watched

aching, Althea went home,

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

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because

of the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket, and