When Fate Decided to Play its Part

Chapter 2: PROLOGUE

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.

her favorite purple jacket. She was

sure she brought everything she needs, she headed

all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter, in fact, she

would occasionally sit near the window, with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on

seems so

She then headed towards

of the Pharmacy but only to stop

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

they had not, after all, seen each

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

are you free this

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

lowered her gaze and pursed her

know that you can pass the

Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if

are you

to say. She wanted to tell him, but she was still unsure. So,

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

said, unconvinced. But he also did not pressed any

Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller

aching, Althea went home, alone.

brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed

Hours later.

illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that didn't despite the

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

She's pregnant.

she did not want to tell him via text because

not replied, so Althea bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet

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