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.

favorite purple jacket. She

needs, she headed out for the small store near

cold, the winter is, after all, approaching. Althea did

steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with

memories seems

the small store, heading straight to the section she wants then after choosing, she headed straight to the counter and paid everything. She then headed towards the nearest Pharmacy. And after some hesitation, she finally grabbed the

Pharmacy but only to stop again

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her

"Althea, hey..."

understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month

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

you

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

gaze

right. Group study. I know that you can pass the exams with flying colors even by studying

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

way, what are you doing here?"

what to say. She wanted to tell him,

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

But he also did not pressed any

they bid goodbye to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he

aching, Althea went

kit.  Followed the

Hours later.

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

for ten hours now with eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five test kits are

She's pregnant.

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

so Althea bolted out of the