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Chapter 25

“I don’t know why I even came here. I told you that I felt fine. My face is a little bruised, but they didn’t touch my stomach,” Asha fussed as she laid up in the uncomfortable hospital bed.

Her mother insisted that she go and, now, her doctor wanted her to stay overnight. She fell, and he just wanted to monitor her overnight. He said that her baby’s heartbeat was strong, but he just wanted to be sure that everything was okay. The best part about it was that he’d decided that he’d do her amniocentesis the following morning before he sent her home. Asha was ready to solve the mystery of who her baby’s father was and she prayed that it was Cam.She needed a way back into his life and a baby would be perfect.

“I can’t wait until your brothers catch up with them hoes,” Asha’s mother, Gina, said.

“I can’t wait until I drop this baby. It’s over for Nia’s scary ass when I do,” Asha fussed.

“The fact that you told them that you were pregnant and they still fought you is what got me pissed. And where is Randy? I know he sees that we’ve been trying to call him. I hope like hell he ain’t the baby’s daddy, with his simple ass,” Gina said.

“That makes two of us,” Asha said as she called Randy’s phone again. At first it was ringing, but it had started going straight to voicemail after a while.

“I got some words for his ass when I do see him. Anything could be wrong and he’s not answering the phone. Did you call Cam?” Gina asked.

“How, when he has me blocked?” Asha answered.

“He’s too damn stupid. Why would he block you knowing that you could be pregnant with his baby?” Gina questioned.

“Probably because his new bitch is getting in his ear. I’m surprised that he answered for you,” Asha replied.

Asha had her mother call Cam from the hospital’s phone with the information on where to go to be tested. He assured her that he was going as soon as possible, since he was just as curious as they were.Gina hated to see what her daughter was going through. Right or wrong, Asha was her baby and she had her back. Gina was always known for upholding her children’s wrongdoings. She knew everything that they did and she participated in some of it. Her sons took care of her and that was all that mattered. She didn’t care that it was done with drug or robbery money. They had to make a living somehow.Cam was in his feelings because Asha left him, but he should have done right to keep her happy.

“How long before the paternity test results come back?” Gina asked.

“My doctor said that it usually takes seven to ten days,” Asha replied as her eyes fluttered.

She was tired from everything that she had endured that day and she was ready to take a nap. Her mother got comfortable in the chair that she was in and both women fell asleep soon after. The next morning, Asha had the procedure done before she was released to go home. She didn’t feel any cramping like she was told she would, but she was still ordered to stay on bedrest for a few days as a precaution. Since Randy was still nowhere to be found, Asha’s mother went back to her house with her.

“Hello,” Asha said, answering her phone for an unknown number as she laid in her bed.

“Asha!” Randy yelled into the phone.

“Nigga, you must be out of your damn mind. Where the hell are you?” Asha asked him.

“Man, I’m in jail,” Randy replied.

“Jail!” Asha yelled while sitting straight up in bed.

“Yeah man and shit is all fucked up,” Randy replied.

“Please tell me that you didn’t get caught with anything,” Asha pleaded.

“Man, I got stopped with all that shit that I got from Lo,” Randy revealed.

“How the fuck did that happen?” Asha asked.

“Man, I don’t know, but something ain’t right. Not too long after I met with his boy, Lawrence, and got the shit, I got pulled over by the police for speeding in a school zone. I think them niggas set me up?” Randy said.

“No, Lo would never do no shit like that. Why would he set you up and run the risk of implicating himself? Your ass was probably speeding just like the police said. I’m always fussing at you about that,” Asha replied.

“I’m losing my damn mind in here,” Randy stressed.

“It’s only been a day Randy, calm down. I’ve been in the hospital all night, thanks to your ex bitch,” Asha informed him.

“Why? What happened?” Randy asked.

He listened, as Asha ran everything down to him about Nia and her sisters. Randy wasn’t surprised about what they did. Nia’s sisters were bout that life, even if she wasn’t. They’d threatened Randy a million times since he’d been with their sister, and he believed they would make good on them. They warned him not to break Nia’s heart, but he did it anyway.

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