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.

headed out for

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

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

seems so distant

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

only to stop again after

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at

"Althea, hey..."

an awkward silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each

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

are you free this

sorry, I have group study tonight. You know

gaze and pursed

that you can pass the exams with flying colors even by

to ask if she can join. As expected, the man

the way, what are you

and closed her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she was still unsure.

out of them." Althea is a

said, unconvinced. But he

other just like that and Althea unwilling watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he walks

aching, Althea went home, alone.

she brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for

Hours later.

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

matter how she looks at it, the result of the

She's pregnant.

tell him via text because

out of the bed, grabbed

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