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. She was going

everything she needs, she headed out for the small

Althea did not hate winter, in fact,

of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it

seems so distant

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

only to stop again after seing

"Tyler..."

stared at her before

"Althea, hey..."

after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend any effort to reply

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

are you

group study tonight. You know that the finals

gaze and pursed

the exams with flying colors

feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if

what are you

know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she

out

But he also did

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

heart aching, Althea went home,

test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited for

Hours later.

streets are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain

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

She's pregnant.

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

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

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