Brutal Truths

Chapter 1

Karen: Well then I guess the baby will just have 2 fathers.

Andi: Karen!

Zac (No longer being able to take it snaps): NO! I'M THE FATHER, FUCK AARON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fatima and Andi: ZAC!

Karen: (Bitterly laughs) This is quite the energy for a man who's done nothing to you Zachary.

Zac (Not even thinking about what he's saying in front of Fatima due to how livid he currently is at the thought of having to share fatherhood with Aaron and him being with her): HE STOLE YOU FROM ME AND YOU LET HIM!!

Karen: He didn't steal a damn thing Zachary. All that man ever did is unconditionally love me the way I've always wanted to be loved. And he's still waiting on me to get to a place of being able to reciprocate that for him 100%. He has to suffer because I've still been in love with you the whole time and didn't wanna admit it to myself. But it's all good because I have finally moved on from your wack ass and you don't have a lick of control over me anymore.

Zac: That's BULLSHIT Karen! You're not allowed to ever be over me because I'm not over you!!

Andi: HUH?!

Fatima (Slaps TF outta him on the side of his head and tackles him onto the couch with her hand tight around his throat and neck): WTF DID YOU JUST SAY?!?!

Zac: Oh um.....I kinda forg-

Fatima (cutting him off): Forgot I was sitting here right?! I could tell you got so damn caught up and distracted as soon as she mentioned the baby having 2 fathers. I was gonna ask you after all this why tjat seemed to bother you so much but you just provided the answer.

Zac: F-fatima look-

Fatima: Fool you can STFU, I'm outta here!

And keep that little engagement ring too.

Karen: Oh, so y'all are engaged?

Fatima: Were, we were engaged yes.

Karen (Looking at Zac): Wow, so you don't even give me a heads up about that before arriving. Then you got thw audacity to have the exact same desk you built for my studies and the bonsai tree you tried to give me as a replacement up in here. This is a hot funky moving ass mess. I think imma go too.

Fatima: Wow, so you literally got pieces of her all up in this house and I had no idea. You were still in love with her the whole entire damn time weren't you?!

Zac: I-yes, I was. Okay? I admit it, I was. But I didn't truly start realizing until very recently Tima, I do love you. And I thought if I could just focus on that then being IN love with Karen would go away. And I ended up getting so deep into it that I convinced my own self I was truly over her. It wasn't just you I was fooling, I was fooling myself too. I
never meant to hurt you.

Fatima: (Punches Zac in his face) Fuck you Zac! I don't wanna hear that fake shit, I cannot believe you'd do this to me knowing what I have been through in past relationships. It is over, I'm outta here. Movers will be by here tommorow to get my belongings her back to my apartment. Lose my number! Karen, I hope you know you deserve better just like I do and don't even think of getting back with this manboy. I wish the best to you.

Karen: Thank you Fatima, same wishes to you. If you ever wanna chat you have my number and salon location. I'm not saying we're gonna be friends because we're not at all due to me realizing you were trying to purposefully upset me over and over again while pregnant. But if you want some advice when it comes to moving on from him. I am more than happy to give it. Been there, done that.

Fatima: I appreciate it, and I am sorry for the whole purposefully aggravating you thing. I got so blinded by my fast love for him I let it start to change me for the worse. I hope you have a happy, healthy rest of your pregnancy.

Karen: I understand, no hard feelings. Again, trust me when I say I've been there.

Andi: I just don't know what to say.

Karen: I'm not surprised, you had a lot to say when it came to telling my business though didn't you?

Andi: Karen! I just-

Karen: You know what Andrea? I don't wanna hear anymore of your bullshit right now. Can I just get some space?? For right now at the very least.

Andi (Tears streaming down her face): Karen please....nope..okay. Okay fine! Are you still coming by to talk things through with me and the girls?

Karen (Shrugging): IDK, we'll see, for Brina maybe. I just need a minute from you.

Andi (Painfully nodding, giving a quick thumbs up regretting not balancing her friendships with Karen and Fatima better): Gotcha!

Fatima (Wanting to say something feeling she is the cause of the wedge now between the two women but deciding to remain silent)

[Andi and Fatima leave]

Karen (Getting up to follow them out, get in her car, & head to the basketball court and visit Aaron to update him on everything and make their relationship official)

Zac (Getting up to follow her, grabbing her arm, turning her around, and deeply kissing her making her moan in pleasure befote attempting to push him away): Karen please, you know you still want it. You want me.

Karen: Zac stop, please stop! You didn't listen when I asked you to last time and look where that's gotten us!

[Zac continues kissing her beginning to rub her body down as Karen is fighting to resist not knowing what she should do, her mind on Aaron.]