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.

her favorite purple jacket.

headed out for

approaching. Althea did not hate

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 the

seems so distant

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

the Pharmacy but only to stop

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before greeting

"Althea, hey..."

It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other

gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she bought and mustered up

you

have group study tonight. You

gaze and pursed her

pass the exams with flying colors even by studying only

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

way, what are

opened and closed her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell

bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea is a

said, unconvinced. But he

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

aching, Althea

the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

in a certain building turned their lights on

eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result of

She's pregnant.

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

did not replied, so Althea bolted out of the bed,

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