The aftermath || A Ja Morant story

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Every passing day was a day closer to Maria's insanity.

All she wanted was for Temetrius to confess his wrongdoing.

Was she that unimportant to him he couldn't even confess his wrongs to her?

Maria knew Temetrius wasn't cracking anytime soon, Kk on the other hand was on the edge of breaking.

Guilt was eating her up from the inside out.

Maria had been so sweet to her lately, she felt sort of bad for sleeping with Temetrius, who was in the kitchen cooking the household dinner.

"Metri!" Maria shouted from the connected living room.

"What Ria?" he replied.

It was visible to him, Maria was laid out on the couch, watching something on her laptop.

Kk had left the house around an hour ago to go shopping and Kaari was in the gated backyard playing.

Maria knew it was now or never.

"I have something to show you." she held her laptop high above her head.

Temetrius finished seasoning the food, before turning the stove on low to prevent the food from burning.

"What you want to show me?" he smiled as he made his way to Maria.

"It's a movie." she too smiled.

Her smile being more evil than happy.

Temetrius curiosity for the video grew with each step he took closer to his girlfriend.

Opening a file, Maria handed the laptop over to him.

"I'll be back, make sure the sound's all the way up." Maria said before leaving the room.

For the first couple of seconds, the screen was completely black, then clipped of Temetrius and Kk began to play.

"What the fuck?" Temetrius watched in horror as they switched from the bathroom to the kitchen, to the bedroom.

"Where you get this from?" he shouted for Maria.

Entering the room, she laughed, "That's not important." she said.

Her laughter was actually built up hurt and anger she held towards him.

"Ria..." Temetrius sat the laptop down "I promise I wasn't gone touch her. She came bothering me. You saw." he pointed to the laptop.

She looked at it then back to him, "You gave in." she placed her hand on her hip.

Temetrius struggled to form a real sentence.

He said nothing because he knew he was caught and couldn't lie his way out of it.

"It's cool...I forgive you." she said, "But I fucking hate you!" she screamed.

Her smugness was now rage.

Maria picked up any and every item, throwing at Temetrius.

Upon entering the front door, Kk's face was met with the tv remote.

"What is happening right now?" she paused in her tracks.

While Maria was distracted by Kk's entrance, Temetrius saw it as his opportunity to retrain her.

"Get off of me!" Maria screamed.

That caused the hold on her to tighten.

Realizing Temetrius wasn't letting her go, Maria broke down in tears.

"I gave up everything to be with you and you go and fuck this bitch?"

Kk released a breath of air "She knows, doesn't she?" she looked at Temetrius.

He nodded.

"You want him? He yours for the taking." Maria laughed hysterically.

That might've been what Maria thought he wanted but Temetrius didn't want that.

Kk barely wanted him.

"He can't even stay loyal to you, and you think I want him?" Kk laughed "You're tripping."

Maria clawed at Temetrius hands, hoping he freed her.

"I don't want him!" she said.

Throwing her to the ground Temetrius asks her what the hell is wrong with her.

"It's you! You're what's wrong with me!" she cried.

Kk noticed Temetrius lack of concern when he threw her to the ground.

"Maybe don't throw her to the ground? She is pregnant after all." she said.

"Don't you think you're putting her through enough stress?" she continued to badger him.

As if she cared about Maria and their baby.

Instead of shutting up like she probably expected, Temetrius clapped back at her.

"You played a part in this shit too!" he yelled.

Maria could care less about Temetrius and how ever he felt about Kk.

All she wanted now, was for his baby to get out of her.

"Fuck this baby and y'all." she said only to be slapped by Temetrius.

Now she was getting reckless.

"Don't ever say fuck my baby." he pointed.

Maria held her aching face.

"I don't care." her bottom lip quivered, "I hate this baby!"

That comment hit home for Kk.

"What if you lose it? Hm? Then what?" she questioned.

"Like you did?" Maria giggled.

"You knew what my intentions were when I got here and you're mad?" Kk snapped back.

The worst part about the situation was Kaari was witnessing it all.

It hadn't dawned on the three that she could understand every word they were saying.

"Take Kaari and get out before Ria get too out of control." Temetrius demanded.

Kk followed his demand and took Kaari away from the toxic household.

Once Kaari and Kk made their exit, Temetrius released Maria.

She was still dead set on not having the baby.

"I promise I'm not keeping it." she says, "I promise." she repeated.

Temetrius knew there was no chance of her getting an abortion.

She was way too far along to do so.

Maria was closer to her due date than her conception date.

"Or maybe you and Kk can raise it. Like a replacement baby for the one you lost."

Maria might have been joking but she was also dead serious.

"Why you keeping mentioning that?" Temetrius asked, "Trynna hurt me?"

Maria eyes rolled, "Sure she ain't pregnant this time around?" she ignored his comment.

Temetrius told her he was absolutely sure he hadn't gotten Kk pregnant for a third time.

"Hmm." Maria says then goes upstairs to the bathroom.

Unknow to Temetrius, she was about to take all the hurt away.

After mixing a bunch of random pills together, Mari laid on the bathroom floor, waiting for her baby's demise.