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.

her favorite purple jacket. She was going

sure she brought everything she needs, she headed

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

hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would talk and laugh

memories seems so

and paid everything. She then headed

to stop

"Tyler..."

and stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

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

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

are you

group study tonight. You know that the finals

gaze and pursed

study. I know that you can pass the exams with flying colors even by studying only

to ask if she

the way, what are you

say. She wanted

uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea is

unconvinced. But he also did not pressed

that and Althea unwilling watched

aching, Althea went home,

kit.  Followed

Hours later.

the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a certain apartment that didn't despite

eyes puffed. But no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five test kits are

She's pregnant.

did not want to tell him via text because of the seriousness of the matter.

the bed, grabbed

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