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 was

she needs, she headed

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

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

memories seems

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

to stop again

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

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

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

are you free

sorry, I have group study tonight. You know

lowered her gaze and

study. I know that you can pass the exams with flying colors

to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did not

the way, what are you

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

I just bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea is a bad liar. Everyone

unconvinced. But he also did not pressed

they bid goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that

Althea

pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in

with eyes puffed. But no matter how she

She's pregnant.

text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him, asking where he

Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet and jacket,

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