Terminal One

Situationships

Same Day....
Big Ma's Mini Van

"I can't believe we're having a girl..." "Zac. I honestly don't wanna jump the gun..." "Why not?" He squealed, giving Fatima a puzzled look.

"Zac, the baby's gender wasn't confirmed by an actual doctor..." she reiterated. "I could've been wrong..."

"Don't doubt your skills Mamas..." she chuckles, "I see what you did there..." "What?!" He shrugged, "I'm just saying..."

Fatima flutters her eyes shakes her head with a smile...

The next day....

"We interrupt your regular programming to bring you breaking news." The reporter says, "A high speed chase has escalated into a shootout on Interstate seventy-five after Georgia State Police were in pursuit of a person of interest in the shooting death of Riley Roberson and her unborn child..."

"Oh my God..." Fatima gasped, sitting on the couch resting on her only off day.

"emergency crews are on the scene. According to eyewitnesses, the high speed chase started when Dorian James was identified at the local corner store on Jonesboro road as the person of interest in the murder of Riley Roberson. Police have been investigating this case for the past couple of days and James's name became a person of interest when a tip came in on the Crime Stoppers tip line. Witnesses say, when the clerk recognized James from the police photo, he immediately shot the clerk in the shoulder and fled the scene in a stolen vehicle. Authorities are urging people to avoid the area because the situation is still developing and we will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available."

"Thank you, Penny..." "I'm so glad they caught that boy..." Big Ma uttered,

"I am too..." Fatima says letting out the breath she's been holding in.

"What boy Momma?" Amanda asked coming into the living room,

"That boy that killed that girl we saw at the church a couple of months ago..." "HUH?" "Oh, you mean Riley?..." "WHAT?!" "Cupcake, what's wrong wit'ch ya..." "I'm confused.." "About?!" "Are you two saying that you knew Riley?" She asked, looking between the two of them.

"Yes and No..." Amanda answered, "She showed up at the church a couple of months looking for help." She says, "She was beaten up pretty badly and explained that she knew a friend who lived here and how she had got away from her ex-boyfriend so she figured it would be safe..."

Fatima's eyes flutter, "She was looking for shelter in every way possible to try and get away from him because she was pregnant, 6 months at the time I think. Everything was going pretty great until she stopped answering my phone calls." Amanda reported sadly.

"Went by the safe house I helped get her into and they said that she checked out because she didn't feel safe anymore...after that I didn't hear from her..." "Then Doris found out that that boy found his way down here and kill't that girl...sad..." Big Ma added.

At this point Fatima is a wreck. "I could've helped her.." bursting into tears.

"What do you mean?" Big Ma and Amanda asked, with a puzzled look on their face.

"Big Ma...Riley was the one who told my ex-boyfriend Donovan I was here..." "Oh My..." Amanda whispers.

Shaking her head, "That damn Karma strikes again..." "BIG MA/MOMMA!" "What?" "Momma, that's not nice..." "And neither is Karma." Big Ma reiterated, giving Amanda a stern look and her finger pointed at her.

"May God rest her soul but I said what I said. Nobody deserves to be treated the way that girl was treated by that boy...let her tell it...he was a monster..." she said.