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.

purple

everything she needs, she headed out for the small store near

after all, approaching. Althea

on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would talk and laugh about the past then plan about

memories seems

entered 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 product and bought 5 pieces of it

only to stop again after seing

"Tyler..."

at her before greeting

"Althea, hey..."

awkward silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend any

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

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a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight.

gaze and

can pass the exams with flying colors even by studying only

she nooded and tried to ask if

way, what are you doing here?"

doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell

was running out of them." Althea

said, unconvinced. But he also did

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

aching, Althea

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and

Hours later.

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

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

She's pregnant.

inform Tyler, fast. But she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter. So, she texted him,

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