When Fate Decided to Play its Part

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.

purple jacket. She was going

sure she brought everything she needs, she headed out for the small store near

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

on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler.

memories seems so

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

of the Pharmacy but only to stop

"Tyler..."

at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

not, after all, seen each other for a month

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

are you free this

have group study tonight. You know

gaze and pursed her

can pass the exams with flying colors even by

she nooded and tried to ask if she can join. As expected, the man refused. Althea did

way, what are you doing here?"

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

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

But he also did not pressed

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

Althea went home,

test kit.  Followed the procedure and waited

Hours later.

streets are illuminated by the street lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a

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

She's pregnant.

via text because of the

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