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.

purple jacket. She was going

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

is, after all, approaching. Althea did not hate winter,

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

memories seems so

store, heading straight to the section she wants then after choosing, she headed straight to the counter and paid everything. She then headed towards

to stop again after

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at

"Althea, hey..."

seen each other for a month now. And Tyler

aware of the situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods

are you free

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

gaze

can pass the exams with

did not voiced her true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did not pressed

way, what are you doing here?"

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

medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea is a bad liar.

Tyler said, unconvinced. But he

to each other just like that and Althea unwilling watched

heart aching, Althea went home,

test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment

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

She's pregnant.

not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the

replied, so Althea bolted out of the

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