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When Reality Sets In

Narrator's Words: Karen's phone rings before Pam can even ask her who it is Karen automatically answers without even checking

Karen (In a tired, drained voice): Hi

Zac: Hey!

Karen: (SILENCE)

Zac: Ugh, Karen?

Karen (Having no idea why he called her in the first place & wishing she'd looked at the caller ID instead of just automatically answering so she could've simply declined the call & blocked him for her mental continues to remain silent with a "WTF" expression across her face leading Pam to wonder who the hell she's on the phone with and what's going on.)

Zac (With a hurt & confused look crossing his face as to why Karen's not sayimg anything which didn't go unnoticed by Fatima sitting next to him who's now glaring a hole into the side of his head. He lets out a nervous,painful sounding chuckle): Um so, I was just calling because I actually wanna see you. (Taking instructions on the next things to say from Fatima) I'd like for you to come talk with me and Fatima at the house. To talk about our baby. (Fatima slaps him upside his head) THE baby I meant, to talk about the baby. I don't know what you're doing right now. But just so we can get all this over with ASAP. What would be the soonest time you could come meet with us?

Karen: (MORE CONTINUED SILENCE)

Zac (With a wobbly voice & teary eyes with is pissing Fatima TF off more and more by the second): Karen? Karen?! Come on, I know you're there! Why aren't you talking to me?! K-

Karen: (Finally hangs up her phone on him while he mid another sentence & immediately blocks him.)

Pam: What's wrong sweetie? Who was that?

Karen (Her first mind initially going to snap at Pam. But realizing Pam's genuinely trying to be there for her & asking in concern not to be nosey responds): Zac.

Pam: Zac?! What in the hell did he want? In that case I am glad you paid him dust over the phone.

Karen: Yeah....he was talking about he and Fatima wanted to see me so we could all have a talk about our baby, then made a point to change it to "the baby" and shit. I know she had to have been sitting next to him due to how he was talking, what I was hearing in the background, & how he kept rephrasing certain statements he was making.

Pam: Wow that motherfucker got some nerve!

Karen: Right?! That's why I eventually just hung up and blocked his ass. Had I saw he was the one calling me I wouldn't have answered in the first place. We're done, and he hasn't shown any interest in our baby before this point so it probably isn't evem genuine. He is probably trying to talk to me about something for his own benefit.

Pam: Well girl the only thing when it comes to the baby that could be to his detriment or benefit would be money-

Karen (Coming to her conclusion): Child Support! He's trying to duck me putting his ass on Child Support I am so done!! That has to be what it is. His other baby mama probably already filed for it or something which is why he is trying to all of a sudden start playing nice with me pretending he gives a damn about our baby now like a bat outta hell. I ain't playing these games with him no more. I ain't even gonna tell him about the conception date I got from the doctor earlier today which confirms it's his. I'll simply have a middle man reach out to him when it is time for him and Aaron to get DNA Tests. Because even though Zac knows just as much as I do that he was the one who fucked me on thw 12th he is still gonma play like it could still be Aaron's. So to duck anymore of his bullshit we'll still get the tests done anyways. Just once he or she arrives. Until then there ain't shit he needs to say to me. I'm gonna go on ahead see my boo Aaron and relax at home.