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

she needs, she headed

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

thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at

seems so

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

the Pharmacy but only to stop again after seing

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

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

foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up the courage to

are you free

have group study tonight. You know that the finals are

gaze and

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

and tried to ask if she can join. As

way, what are

opened and closed her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but

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

But he

that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as

heart aching, Althea went

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited

Hours later.

out, the streets are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a

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

She's pregnant.

to tell him via text because of

bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet

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