ANTHONY WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHAYLA TOLD HIM SHE IS PREGNANT.π± FULL STORY BELOW ππΌ
ANTHONY WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHAYLA TOLD HIM SHE IS PREGNANT.π±
[SCENE : Anthony and Shayla are sitting in Anthony’s living room. Shayla looks nervous, fidgeting with her hands. Anthony senses something is wrong.]
Anthony: Shayla… you’ve been quiet all evening. What’s going on? You’re starting to worry me.
Shayla: (takes a deep breath) I—I need to tell you something, but I don’t know how you’re going to take it.
Anthony: Just tell me. Whatever it is, we’ll figure it out, okay?
Shayla: (voice trembling) Anthony… I’m pregnant.
Anthony: (freezes) …Wait. What?
Shayla: (nods, eyes watering) I found out two days ago. I took three tests just to be sure.
Anthony: (runs his hand through his hair) Oh my God… Shayla, are you serious?
Shayla: I wouldn’t joke about something like this. I didn’t know how to tell you—I’ve been freaking out.
Anthony: (stands up, pacing) Wow… okay, okay. This is… this is a lot.
Shayla: I know. I was scared you’d react like this.
Anthony: No, it’s not that I’m mad. I’m just… shocked, you know? I wasn’t expecting this.
Shayla: Neither was I! I’ve been trying to wrap my head around it.
Anthony: (sits back down) So… what are you thinking?
Shayla: Honestly? I don’t know yet. I’m still trying to process it. I wanted to tell you before making any decisions.
Anthony: (softly) Thank you for that. I appreciate it.
Shayla: I was terrified you’d blame me or walk out.
Anthony: Shayla, no… I’d never do that. We’re both responsible for this. I just… I need a second to take it in.
Shayla: I get it. I’ve been crying for days thinking about how everything’s going to change.
Anthony: (sighs) Yeah… things will definitely change. But hey, we’ll figure this out together.
Shayla: (looks up, teary-eyed) You mean that?
Anthony: Of course. I care about you—and if there’s a baby coming, I’m not going anywhere.
Shayla: (lets out a shaky laugh) You have no idea how much I needed to hear that.
Anthony: We’ll need to make some plans, talk about next steps—doctor appointments, telling our families… all of it.
Shayla: I know. It’s scary, but I’m glad we’re talking about it.
Anthony: (takes her hand) We’ll be scared together, okay? We’ll take it one day at a time.
Shayla: (smiles weakly) Okay. One day at a time.
Anthony: (half-smiling) Still can’t believe I’m going to be a dad…
Shayla: (laughs softly) And I can’t believe I’m going to be a mom.
Anthony: (leans back) Guess life just got real, huh?
Shayla: Yeah. Really real. But… maybe it’s not such a bad thing.
Anthony: Maybe it’s the start of something we didn’t even know we needed.
Shayla: (smiling through tears) You’re really something, Anthony.
Anthony: (grins) I try.
Shayla: (quietly) You heard me. I’m pregnant.
Anthony: (shakes his head slowly) No. No, that can’t be right. Are you sure?
Shayla: I took the tests. More than one. I even went to the clinic this morning. It’s real.
Anthony: (stands up abruptly) Oh my God. This—this isn’t happening.
Shayla: (flinches) I knew you’d react like this.
Anthony: Shayla, I just… I need to understand. How—how long have you known?
Shayla: Three weeks.
Anthony: Three weeks? You waited three weeks to tell me?
Shayla: Because I wasn’t sure if you’d even want to know!
Anthony: (angrily) Of course I’d want to know! You think you can just drop something like this out of nowhere?
Shayla: (tears in her eyes) I was scared, Anthony. You’ve been so distant lately… I didn’t know if we were even okay anymore.
Anthony: (pauses, softer) Distant because I’ve been trying to fix my life, Shayla. You know that.
Shayla: I know… but there’s something else I need to say.
Anthony: (tense) What do you mean “something else”?
Shayla: (looks down) I’m not sure if it’s yours.
Anthony: (eyes widen) …What?
Shayla: (crying) I made a mistake, Anthony. It was one night. I was angry. You weren’t around. I thought we were done.
Anthony: (silent, breathing heavily) You—you slept with someone else?
Shayla: (nods, ashamed) Yes.
Anthony: (paces back and forth) Unbelievable… I don’t even know what to say right now.
Shayla: I didn’t plan for this! I swear. But I had to tell you because you deserve to know.
Anthony: (clenches his jaw) Who is he?
Shayla: It doesn’t matter—
Anthony: (snaps) It does matter, Shayla!
Shayla: (sobbing) It was Jordan.
Anthony: (goes still) …Jordan? My friend Jordan?
Shayla: (whispers) I’m so sorry, Anthony.
Anthony: (voice low, shaking) You’ve got to be kidding me. Jordan? I trusted him. I trusted you.
Shayla: It was a mistake, Anthony. I hate myself for it.
Anthony: (laughs bitterly) A mistake? You think saying that makes it disappear?
Shayla: I didn’t come here to make excuses—I came because I needed to tell you the truth before this gets even more complicated.
Anthony: (glaring) Complicated? Shayla, it’s already complicated.
Shayla: (whispering) I’m going to take a paternity test when the doctor says it’s possible.
Anthony: (coldly) Yeah. You better. Because until then, I don’t know what to believe.
Shayla: (wiping her eyes) I understand.
Anthony: (walks to the window, voice tight) You dropped a bomb on me, Shayla. And you expect me to just sit here and breathe like nothing happened?
Shayla: (quietly) I didn’t expect anything. I just… couldn’t keep it secret anymore.
Anthony: (turns around slowly) You know what the worst part is? I was going to ask you to move in with me.
Shayla: (stares at him, stunned) What?
Anthony: (nods grimly) Yeah. I thought we were building something real. Guess I was wrong.
Shayla: (voice breaking) Anthony, please—
Anthony: (interrupts) Don’t. Not right now. I need to think.
(Silence fills the room. The sound of rain grows louder. Shayla looks down at her hands, tears dripping onto her lap.)
Shayla: (softly) I’m sorry… for everything.
Anthony: (without looking back) I know. But sorry won’t change what’s already done.
(He walks out of the room, the door closing behind him. Shayla sits alone, trembling — and then her phone buzzes. She looks at the screen. A new message from “Jordan.”)
Jordan’s text: “Did you tell him yet? We need to talk. It’s about the baby.”
(Shayla’s breath catches. The room suddenly feels colder.)
SCENE END

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