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.

favorite purple jacket.

she headed out for the small store near her

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

thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler.

memories seems

paid everything. She

stop again after seing the familiar figure. She looked

"Tyler..."

and stared at her

"Althea, hey..."

seen

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

you

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

lowered her gaze and

the

her true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea

way, what are

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

medicines. I, I was running out

he also did not pressed any

to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller

aching, Althea went

test kit.

Hours later.

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's pregnant.

him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So,

did not replied, so Althea bolted out of the

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