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.

purple jacket. She was

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

was cold, the winter is, after all, approaching. Althea did

winter comes, she would occasionally sit near the window, with thick blanket on her body and cup of steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on it at hand, together with

seems so

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

only to stop again after

"Tyler..."

stared at her before greeting her

"Althea, hey..."

an awkward silence envolped them. It was understandable, they had not, after all, seen each

fully aware of the situation, tighten her gripped on the bag that contains the foods and 'that' thing that she

you free

"I'm sorry, I have group study tonight. You know that the finals are coming up,

lowered her gaze

the

voiced her true feelings. Instead, she nooded and tried to ask if she can join.

way, what are you

closed her mouth, doesn't know what to say. She wanted to tell him, but she

was running out of them." Althea is a bad

said, unconvinced. But he

watched Tyler's back that is

aching, Althea went home, alone.

test kit.  Followed

Hours later.

lights. Almost all of the apartments in a certain building turned their lights on but there was a

no matter how she looks at it, the result of the five test kits are the

She's pregnant.

text because of the

the bed, grabbed her wallet

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