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.

wore her favorite purple jacket. She

she needs, she headed out for the small

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

chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would talk and laugh about the past then plan about the

memories seems so

the 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

only to stop again after seing the familiar figure.

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler

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

you

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

her gaze and pursed her

the exams with flying colors even by studying only with

tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did not pressed

way, what are you

mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell

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

But he also

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

aching, Althea went

brought out the pregnancy test kit.  Followed the procedure

Hours later.

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

eyes puffed. But no matter how she

She's pregnant.

But she did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the

of the bed, grabbed

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