When Fate Decided to Play its Part

Chapter 2: PROLOGUE

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

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

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

with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with Tyler. They would

seems so distant

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, she finally grabbed the product and bought 5 pieces of it

to stop again after seing the familiar

"Tyler..."

too stopped and stared at

"Althea, hey..."

awkward silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each other for a month now. And Tyler never spend

gripped on the bag that contains the foods

you

a beat. "I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You

gaze

right. Group study. I know that you can pass the exams with

Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join.

way, what are you doing

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

just bought, uhm, medicines. I, I was running out of them." Althea is a bad liar. Everyone

unconvinced. But he also did

watched Tyler's back that is getting smaller and smaller as he walks

heart aching, Althea went

kit.  Followed

Hours later.

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

the result for ten hours now with eyes puffed. But no matter how

She's pregnant.

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

bolted out of the bed, grabbed her wallet

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