When Fate Decided to Play its Part

Chapter 2: PROLOGUE

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."

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Morning came.

wore her favorite purple jacket.

headed out for the small

all, approaching. Althea

with marshmallows

seems so

headed straight to the counter and paid everything. She then

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

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend any effort to reply

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

are you free this

Tyler said without missing a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study

lowered her gaze

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

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

what are you doing here?"

doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she was still unsure. So, she

was running out of them." Althea is a bad

unconvinced. But he also did not pressed any

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

heart aching, Althea went home, alone.

out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed

Hours later.

out, the streets are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in

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

She's pregnant.

want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him, asking where

out of the bed, grabbed her

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